Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-06-21
HE PEOPLES MONEY
.NcREss VOTES TO SPEND IT IN A LAVISH WAY.

v.t We Hear Good Deal About
 .nkrupt overnment-E1trsmely Heavy ..vouriations-An Appalling Deficit.
 ,,v One Way to Prevent 1t.
 n,ho additicss by the senate to the ,.neral deficiency bill bring the grand so4al of probable appropriations by the zs.esont session of congress up to $523, 9sn ooO or about $15, GOO. 900 more than hss been appropriated at the first ses- .san of any congress in the history of -fr ,overnnent, and about 5 1 900, 900 s.a,e than was appropriated by the first ssss;on of the last congress. This is the 4..tsl of actual cash appropriations to .ss ,,s svnended during the next fiscal year 8@,. 4be basis of the bills already passed |hvfhe senate and the general deficiency s,sll as reported to that body. In addi- 5lt;<, to tbis contracts have been author ;s.aa to be appropriated for i'll future to E*fa amount of $93, 300. 900, thus bring E3,, zs,,o the total amount of appropriations a,s5 liabilities authorized by the present session, if the senate increases are con- crrred ill by the house. up to the enor- s,aons amount of $616, roo, 900 ill round numbers.
 These figures are probably somewhat laraer than the final total of appropria- < Htins,s will be, for the reason that the bause in conference will probably be able to effect some material reductions Sn fbe increases made by the senate. There are now ill conference increases sn fhe sundry civil bill amounting to Aahort S2, COG, 900, increases in the Dis tr;ct of Columbia bill amounting to about $2, GOO, 900 and increases in the Ratification bill amounting to about x5, oO0,0 900.
 IN addition to this the house will have to be consulted about the $4, coo, boo Increase in the general deficiency fabill. This makes total of about $13, 100000 ill round numbers which is in- , aeterminate, and makes it possible that l9 Hee total cash appropriations for the n session will not amount to more than ,etween $509, GOO. GOO and $510. GOO, GOO. h Senators have way of standing by each M ,ys 5tiaer, however, and the senate has the ir. emulation of getting about everything wants OH appropriation bills It is easonably safe to estimate, therefore, = hat the total cash appropriation for ~ be gession will not fall short of $520, sts 00.000
 What this means fer the treasury can :, 1e req lized by taking into consideration o(he fact that the receipts are running .s aehind the revenues this year to the mount of SEQ, GOO, GOO CT more, when ui4 aa Appropriations for the year amount
 to only $497. GOO, 900. With an ad- wzifion ef $23, GOO, coo to the appropria- ions. there must necessarily be added
 kesamount to the deficit for the next lseal year, and it will be seen that un- v As thero IS a considerable increase in
 le reyenues the deficit for the next ifs.
 . year will bc more than $50, LOGO, GOO There is only one way i'll which this '"n be prevented, and that is by the
 esident pursuing the course advised
 Senators Sherman and German in .Neir speeches i'll the senate. He can re- Afse to carry cut all public works which We not absolutely necessary and can
 as save the money appropriated for
 csc objects. This has been done al-
 ady to 8 considerable extent in the N1 alter of public buildings which have
 en authorized by previous congresses,
 Id is probable that, unless there is
 Unexpected increase in the public
 venues, there will be very little new
 ork Commenced on either public build
 gs pr on river and harbor improve
 tsduring the next fiscal year.-Chi- : f go Tmes- Herald.