The news & observer., 1897-03-09

haiAtauched the limit Of eNtravaeSA aIe
preparations. That Congress appfohristesi
] 81, ,0S5. $50 109.a4 The total aproRrsa
9;ons Of this Congress. however, includ-
/ ing permanent and indefinite appronria.
tsoaS. aggregate S1.046. 43T 01S.53. btShr
/ $40 7s6. .90S.59 in excess of the fnaprbvf
xlSaee appropriations of tho Fifty first Fbll-
/ greSs. which was the last Republictil
s Congress. The total appropriations made
3 at this session. including the ttff.
+ naneat appropriations. as sent 10 the
PrgsisS.see9G, ssalso tase sspsFtll aef16tispey
hilas = fsrsss ii ghs hgrs EupoP by the
TWO houses. amounted to S530.59 ,S23, ,96.
/ BILLS THAT FAILED ARE IN
CLUDBD. t*rr otu
1T is proper to say that / include in
tins statement OF appropriations The, sun
| dry civil. Indian, and agricultural appro-
priat;on bills. which failed to receive the
approval OF President Cleveland / also
include an estimated amount on account
Of the general deficiency bill, which did
| not reach the President. In estimating
its total / add TO the amount Of the BILL
as it passed the House, the items added
by the Senate which were agreed to by
the House on q conference report, and
exclude all disputed items, making a
total for the general deficiency bill OF
| Sc. 1896. 80. H.. ,93a ~,
''The last : Congress Fiftyrthird9 APP
propriated $685.. .239, ,2D5.6 An analysis
of the appropriations made by this Con
gress discloses an Increase of liabilities
along almost the whole line of Federal
appropriations over appropria tions made
by that Congress, which was Denioeratic
in both houses. > 3n1
a''fhe Liabilities, have been notablylaug-
mented ON account of fortifcations, athei
new navy, the postal service, and Vfver
and ,sharbor improvements 'naesa /
COMPARISON or 4 -iAPPRoPRI A..
az ts TI0NScqas 4, .,is's +
'The bills of this Congress, which show.
increases as compared with the Fifty
third Congress, are as follows: Eu 0 . !.
'TFNor expenses Of the foreign service
,S199, 400; District OF Columbia expenses,
S796, 1882; for construction OF. forbifieaz
tions. and armaments thereof, 'Sf1s56B,-
467 80; legislative executive, anduJaadi-e
cal expenses, Sf2. 100, "a support of the
Military Academy, S58.301. 70fnmaintea
nance Of the navy, S8s947, ,523 .21 post
Office expenses, $11 40, ,305.56:,l II regular
river ind haEbor bills, including fndefil
mite amount estimated at $3,000,000 for
the Monogahela river 'S4. .016, $40; SUM-
dry civil expenses, including river and
harbor works under % contract, S5,304!-
s25.S2; deficiency appropriations, S4,-
078, 1870; miscellaneous expenditures,
SAC, 1856 IA. and permanent annuql appro-
priationsg S24, 9S3T43.6S. 1'h3lIf
''Deducting from the aggregate of these
increases the reductions made under the
other bills, including $103T0.6S0 for pen
sions. the met increase bysthis Congress
over 'appropriations srnasle by tho. FIFTY
third Congress am8rrits to $57, 1877 81; "a,
BELIEVES COMMENT UNNEGBS-'
SARY. 7f
I'm the pregeItce Of stfs exhibit it seems
hardly necessary to indulge In comment
or critseisn4. 4 The Fifty-fIrst Congress
was rehlIkesf by che country for its riot
ous Waste sof ihiElic an0peyt The condi-
ton ~ the Treasury mid Of business
then wasl very much pofe favorable than
At is nSw lAf that time the annual cur
trent sarpltsslEn tile rnasliry was nearly
Ioric haraisad piH ions dollars. while
there waslsI M yegre Of htbsperity in all
tbe ay flAas tJade and cYeninerce.
takHiS TIM Ila-c utrent income of the
sE atioaai Es9akury. Is nfessedly inad@1
aqIatu ~yae~t current. mfiuFing liabilR
tas.I Ih xeess of expHadMures over re-
tffts forseIgilt Months Dc tbis fiscal year
was $48, 107, ,716.6S; the current deficiency
during the Iast three years and eight
.montiissi siRiviug been $1S5,919, MIG. IA.
1.-THE Republican party cannotl ese2R9'
the condemnation Of the country for un-
just and unwarranted appropriations IN
Ia tisness ~ teafeHs3 qRmercial depres-
|seipqz u h q s9lE4s convened at
|fts inHf $cSes9Hs. 5aa,ds &6s ,disconbcuted
becsfvAe a. inf y aslafa scDmps
lnfni0g industries were at q standstill;
nnanufac t6rbes were closed or running
upon limited time, while agriculture, an
avocaHfon III which one4half our people
are engaged, was utterly PROSTATE. q u
RECKLESS DISREGARD OF THE
am TREASURY.
Upon the re-assalnbling Of this Com
grcss at it's second session, in December
last, these adverse business conditions
were aggravated and intensified The
condition of the public Treasury was also
still more unsatisfactory, the Secretary
OF the Treasury estimating deficiency OF
| $45, ,71S,970.60 for the ensuing fiscal
year. Every consideration Of patriotism.
equity, and fair dealing to all the people
demanded policy Of rigid economy. Some
of the Republican leaders, as have
stated on former 0ceas0ps, attempted
TO enforce such q policy dohgress how
ever, has recklessly disregarded the obyi-
ous requirements Of the national Treas
ury, and instead of fnnAsing an honest ef-
| fort TO close the eYer-incran sing fhnam