The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-08

Il says: "a statement Of the aggregate
OF appropriations mado by this congress
the first half OF Clevelnnd's administra-
tomas compared with the aggregate OF
the appropriations for the Fifty first and
bifty-second congresses, respectively, un-
der Harrison's administration follows:
For this purpose comparative statement,
which has been carefully compiled and Is
correct, is inserted:
From this statement it appears that
the appropriations OF the Fifty first con-
gress, when Mr. Reed was speaker OF the
house, and the present house and senate
were Republican, were, in round numbers.
s9SS, 000, 600, while the appropriations for
The Fifty.second congress, when the house
was Democratic and Mr.. Crisp was
speaker, were, in round numbers, 81, ,027,.
100000, and the appropriations for this
congress, witt president house and senate
all Democratic, are, I'm round numbers,
800 100000.
Moreover, the late sale of 30 year per
cent United States bonds-the payment OF
interest upon which is permancnt-swells
the total appropriation for this and the
next year by 81, 10000 making the grand
total actually appropriated by this con-
gress in round numbers 1898 600 900. This
exceeds the appropriations made by the
Fifty-tirst congress- called by our Demo
cratic friends "the billion dollar con-
gress" In round numbers by s5,000O0
This congress, furthermore in nddi-
tion TO the actual increase of appropria-
tions, has authorized public works TO be
done under contract, leaving the next
congress TO make appropriate ons there
for as follows: BY fortifcation act,
M. hv ,ix.tl ~ k,x
District OF Columbia act, s36l, ,76i; by
naval appropriation act, Ella, 900; total,
eel, ,6s6, ,764. Thus the appropriations and
authorizations of this congress are seen to
be in round numbers 81, ,0l5, 900, 000'
The Monetary Conference,
The members Of the monetary commits.
sion selected by the senate and house will
have conference with the secretaries of
state and treasury before they leave Wash
ington.
The recent movements In Europe favor
able to an International conference fur
nish encouragement for the belief that
such conference will be convened and
something practical and beneficial may re-
suit from its Investigations and labors.
The three commissioners TO be selected
by the president will not be named for
several weeks. An impression prevails
that the president will select those who
are in favor of the gold standard and who
are opposed TO bimetallism.
70 select three pronounced gold stand
ari representatives, remarked cabinet
minister yesterday, would retard rather
than promote solution Of the question
and might result in conf ct between the
American delegates. 1t has come TO DO the
fashion of the silver advocates TO speak of
the president as the champion of the single
standard. and TO assume that any action
OF his in connection with this subject will
necess slrlly be inspired by hostility to sil-
yer coinage. ="
Therefore, IL is assumed by these people
that he is likely to send as delegates TO
the conference mon who will antagonlze
bi.metallism. No one has the right TO as
sert, remarked this cabinet officer, that
the president is really inmical to bi-met-
allisn. He has nevtr said that he was,
nor has he had ever dono anything to war.
rant such an inference.
Every effor5 is being made here TO bring
tho silver question. prominently TO the
I'oat. and make IL figure ns the one great
.ssue in the next campaign. The men
wno make their living by agitating this
question arc very much disappointed with
the provision made for having this coun-
try at another International conference.
should ono be held.
There is somc talk now of the sound
money mon organizing In a similar way
that the silver men are doing, to educate
the people In behalf OF sound money. 1t
Is tho belief OF influential southern repre-
scntatives who are opposed TO the free
coinage craze that II tho campaign could
be carried on In the proper way In the
south and west IL would no doubt change
the prevailing feeling.