The herald., 1896-06-12

wv VI CUSTOMS revenue, al q total cost
of 6.607, SIT.
The bills establishing salaries instead
OF the fee system for officers Of the United
states courts, he says, will save 81, ,O00, 900
annually and minimize frivolous and
malicious prosecution, and special at
tention is called to the fact that congress
MADE no increase Of salaries of employees
IN tne government departments. The
Following table of appropriations Is
given:
Fifty-first congress, $s1S,417, 1888 "a;
Fifty-second congress, $1,O27, ,124, 547. .92:
Eifty-third congress. $9S9,239, ,2O5 50;
Eifty-fourth congress. first session, ,$515,
The revenues for three fiscal years of
the Harrison, administration ending
June 80, 1892, are given as 81, $50, ,631, ,214:
expenditures, 1898, ,131, SOL; for the two
complete fiscal years of the Cleveland
administration: revenues, $611, ,112 O94:
expenditures $723, 720,57S.
MI Sayers in his statement says of the
TOTAL appropriations of the session:
This sum exceeds the appropria tions
made during the last session of the
Fiftylthird congress by $18, ISL, ,299. SO, and
tnose or the first regular session of that
congress by $23.523.3574
:, IL is less than the appropriations by
tne second session of the Fifty-second
congress by only $3,744,53S.72 aithoueJ,
at the latter session s39, 1852. 494.S5 more
was appropriated for pensions than at
TINS session. 1t is more than those of the
hrst session of the Fifty-first congrass
py s2l l,So3,571.s4. and s25, AGA. 04O.s0 less
tnan the appropriations fthe second
session OF the Fifty-first
The senate organized this session bv
a combination Of Republican and Pom,
uiist votes. placing the control of the
committees In the hands fthe Renuh-
Means, and by its amendments to annro-
priation bills as they passed the house
Increased the total $22. .92O, 442. 80. By con-
Ierences between the two houses this ag
2S3,81S.24, " ~A1"-
Inc appropriations made by the Sec
ond session Of the Fifty-first conpress
exceeded those made at the first session
OF the same congress by 46, ,676, ,612. GAS. or
nearly 10 per cent. If the same pronor-
tionat should be made at the next ses-
less than $565, 000,00O."
contracts authorized by this session
ne estimates as follows:
:, RIVERS and harbors. $59, ,404: pub
lie buildings. light house and revenue
cutters, 81. 100000; defenses and arma-
ment, $4,4l9,O76; new war ships, S12. 900 =
1924, 400. o'"''
He says the total expenditures in ono
fiscal year have never been SO great ex-
cept during the civil war and exceed the
assessed valuation of property in any of
the South Atlantic states. -
IN conclusion Mr. Sayers says:
II the present congress had rigidly re-
fused authority for additional Contracts
and had appropriated only to meet the
immediate and fiscal year reuuirements
unoer existing. ones, the next congress
ana administration would have been in
a position to largely reduce appropria-
tions and expenditures and the admin
1stration OF the government could easily
have returned to an economical nethod
or expenditure. This, however, has NOT
been done and the majority in congress
must be held responsible for this grave
dereliction in public duty
VETOES TO COME
The president having approved the
act passed by congress at the instance
of the American delegates to the inter-
national maritime conference, relative
to the prevention of collisions at sea.
the state department has taken steps to
promptly acQuaint the British govern
ment with the fact that the amendments
to the rules suggested by it have been
made and 1t is hoped there will be no de-
lay IN putting the new rules into opera
tion by proclamation. The acceptance
of the changes by the third maritime
power Is necessary to- the inauguration
Of the rules but as Germany as far
back as April, 1894, brought forward the
very same propositions of approval and
therefore will fail to become laws. While
there Is grave doubt entertained as to
the legality of the old practice of regard
ing the president as lacking in author
ity to approve bill within the next ten
days after the adjournment of congress.
in the present case the president will
abide by that practivce
The list of"pocket vetoes"will be made
public tomorrow.