The Washington times., 1895-01-13
SURPLUS AND DEFICIENCY.

SURPLUS AND DEFICIENCY.
peculiar feature about every appropria-
tion bin for the District OF Columbia is that
it involves at the same time u surplus and
a deficiency. The former is created by the
revenues put into the Treasury by the tax
PAYERS: the latter is the result of unsyste-
matte, hap-hazard, happy-go-lucky legisla-
ton.
Proof for this assertion is close at hand. 1t
is estimated that with the appropriations
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1896. as
ate there will be surplus of revenue
amounting 10 over SS00.O00. On the other
hand. with but one or two exceptions, every
item in the bill falls short of the amount
actually needed in the different departments
OF the local administration.
Attention was called in The TINES yester-
day to the serious deficiency in the appro-
printion for the support of the schools. By
reason OF a cheese pairing policy that finds its
inspiration and supper. in the dasire TO pose
before backwoods constituencies as econo-
mists. 800 children In the District of colum-
bia are altogether robbed OF the opportunity
TO obtain that common school education
which every American boasts to foreigners
is the right and privilege OF every child in
the land This is not all. however. Many
thousand others can only have a halt day of
schooling. because OF lack of room for all for
a whole day. A beautiful condition OF things
at the Capital of the United States,
Now mark the exceeding wisdom OF our
syIons Ii we remember Alright. the Commits
sioners ask Tor eight or nine new scnool
buildings. The bill provides for four OF lin
tied capacity. Five more schoolhouses. cost
ing each $40. 900. would have taken less than
one-fourth of the surplus of the taxpayers
money. which at tue close of the fiscal year
1886 will have to be turned into the Treas
ury.
The worst OF it is that this sort OF Congress
sional biundering falls heaviest upon the
poor who cannot afford to pay for the educa-
ton OF their children at private schools. and
thus must see them go year after year with
out any educational advantages. The Senate
may do better than the House.
If Representative Jones would sit down
and think. his yariegated brain might catch on
to the fact that the Confederate flag has long
since been lurled in peace.
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Ir must be that Financier Springer has lost
his appetite. His name is not mentioned as q
/ guest to any of the administration financial
conference dinners.
! ANoTHEG brilliant financial light has been
! turned into the Senate. Steve b. Elkins has
/ been nominated United States Senator, and
4 the public may be assured there will be nc
/ fail in sugar trust or any other stock on thai
I account.
FL. c. FRIcK, OF Homestead notoriety, has
( abandoned the coke-burning business and
/ institution of New York city known as tht
1 Union League Club.
The sad, silent past has buried the hopes
I OF another great man. Not even an echo re-
mains OF the boomlet of Napoleon Mckinley.
| As means OF economy, now that the gov.
ernnent is in such desperate straits the
/ Treasury guard might be dismissed "a sooI
as the vaults are thoroughly raked over.
/ SECRETARY CARLISLE has the latest invita-
| ton out for a financial dinner function. o
course. Senator Hill is invited.
| -
He is coming. His lecture will be on sou
fat friend" aud he hopefully expects to fill ou
Fat friends chair. Hs travels under the pirati
cal pseudonym of Bloody Brides Waite.
SECRETARY CARLISLE will soon have Z
| issue a search warrant to find our gold re
serve.
The film has been removed from the brail
OF another statesmen. Senator Vest has
| financial scheme.