The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-11

fell to Sal 900 900; in 1895, s141 900 900; in
1896, S139 900, GOO. and in 1897, s141, ,OOo,-
000 If the expenditures for pensions
during the next fiscal year should be
s14S, 100000, as had been estimated, the
increase, Mr.. Dingley said. would not
be due to new legislation, but TO more
rapid administration of the present laws.
1t would, therefore, involve no addition
al expense in the end.
The question as 30 the revenue and
expenditures for the next fiscal year,
proceeded Mr.. Dingiey, was a practical
one which congress had to face. The
statement of the secretary Of the treas
ury, ne said, had caused much misap-
prSnension, owing to the fact that I'M
der new provision of the law he had
been obliged to include in the estimates
OF expenditures $4,000, 200 for public
works, which neither he nor the sec
retary of war, nor any other We'll in
formed person believed would be ex-
pended. Counting this, the estimated
deficit, he said, win be s21 ,000 000
He violated no confidence when he
said that the secretary of the treasury
the receipts next year would exceed the
expenditures.
Mr.. Dingled said he took it for grant
ed that congress would exercise reason
able economy. The estimated deficit for
the present year. not counting the
money Obtained and 10 be obt4ined from
Pacific railroads. was S2S, 600, ,O00 The
anticipatogy importations had, Mr..
Dingley argued. placed in the treasury
before July i. sSS,O00. 0O0 These impor-
t3ti0ns had reduced the deficit last year
from $56.0OOo0O TO slSOOoOOo. lnasmuch
as the importations were for conyump-
ton this year.
M. Dingley contended that in equity
that sum should be properly charged to
the receipts OF she current year. l.
they were 80 charged. instead OF deficit
there would be a surplus this year of
10000, Gao
Mr. Dingley figured out a surplus Of
exactly that amount, (s10, ,000. .oo0) for the
coming fiscal year. He described the
steady manner in which the revenues
had been increasing at the rate of one
or two millions month. Although De-
cemoer was generally a bad month for
importations, he said that if the the
increase for the first nine days Of this
month We're continued. the receipts this
month would increase from 81. 900. 600
in November 10 $27.OOo, coo in December.
When he confidently predicted that fhe
effeot Of the anticipatory revenues
would all be overcome during the fiscal
year, ana that after May or une, 1888,
the revenues would exceed the expendi-
lures the Republican side broke out
into repeated cheers.
Mr.. Allen (Dem, Missy concluded the
general debate with a humorous speech.
During the five-minute debate Mr..
Linney CRep.. y. c. made an argument
IN favor OF overe1rowing the civil SER
vice law, which set the galleries in a
roar
All amendments. including those pro-
posed yesterday by Mr. Allen Dem.
Miss), We're either voted down or ruled
out on points OF order
The oil was eaen reported to the
house and passed
THE FUR SEAL CONES UP.
Mr.. Hit, chairman o. the committee
on foreign affairs. asked unanimous
consent Tor the passage OF the Die re-
ported by mis- eoTnmi-See 70 PROHIBIT She
killing ot fur seals. He explained the
necessity fer the immediate passage %