The news & observer., 1897-03-09
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which,. in their aggregate, are WITHOUT
precedent in all our history. fIndiHidupalI dup
or corporate enterprises. il confronted
withalilSci@ ci@ondithfslwouki liaye gedpeeRd
l,expqpditures whereyer possible. The die
Ftates OF sound business judgment COM
mairdedl thes Republican party to pursue
the same. policy in. respect to national
Expenditures, IT. has not done ssl ON
! The captrary, the, Republiqan party has
wasted the substancc of .thq people and
squandqFd their revenues in ipr6aliggqqls ap-
pFanEia tionS.4t,4 ID i, ..s,z.a At--.
i tsp, much for thei fiscal RECORD 3f Tie
Republican party in, this Cangress. The,
delinauen03es pl that party in respect 70.
Mublie egneDdituress therpFopesed increAse
OF tariff taxation, and hts ceFtnih failure
wixelyato reform our, Ha0netary system,
will! i!i1oventure to nredict vacate ntatiy
seats tin Congrss sdt the next Cohgrcs-
ltstunah eectionssuhdl restore the Demo
cratic party TO power iuboth House and
Stgnte. Y3e . t*.n dNt
TJx6FRMOuSIlY IN RNCnSS tJtF
fo~ d REVENUES. #l' t''
81 Aa'I have atAtudl tho Appropriations as
made hy this Congress- afe enormously In
excess OF thca revenues or the govern
ingsnt, and. IN MY judgmdnti far beyond
the necessities OF rhe public service,
wisely and economically administered.
1n meet these appropriations, Taxation
win have to 'hc largely Increased, inpos-
ihg enormous additions tb the already
great burdens upon the people. Twelve
years ago the fldusc OF Representa- iycs
changed its rulRs and divided thi re-
'sponsihihty Of initiating up'oprlbt!oiis.
.bS clothing eight diFcr1Ht committees ~
the House with power 10 formulate ma
report money bills, Instead ,of one com
mittee, gs had been The custom thereto
fore from :Re f9npdlt, Is, 80 the gdV-
ernmcntq ,pS, 10 thqt tnpe tbe atmo:m'b
growth IN rpproe alltlls. its boeA toa'
apparent, That the House erred in it's
aetion At that time jpn making tthat'changep
eyents have prqYen. i believe, beyond
idoubt, In my opinion the, timefbas comd
when, l1oagnesS in Tsspqpse itoa the de-.
9mands ipf the neQples lnpst reduce eX-
p4ndAtuFes.A 3 ,t e q, ssessatt t91t .tbu-t J)i
"The best ngactical, method by which
thisreap9be aceomplished.iaItp change the
rulesgagaan and. clothe with the requisite
power and responsibility, one committee
be itnthe committee onlanpropEiations
oEssfas was the naseispriors to- 1856 the.
committee on Ways and Means. By thisi
method appopriaitiOns can be- j, reduced
within the revenues OF the government
wisely, harmoniously, and without Grip
plSng any branch of the public service.
There should abe one committee organ
lied to protect the taxpayers and the
Treasury. 9s3 @r tf..s rnfa !,
APPROPRIATIONS OF PAST TWO
;i1sp 2. CONGRESSES. lie.trst
I. II conclude by submitting herewith an
exhibit of the appropriations. They tell
the story of lavish and wasteful improyl-
denee. t tGt1 =
APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY THE
TTFTY-THIRD AND 1FIFTY-
FOURTH CONGRESSES, FISCAL |
YEARS 1895 TO 1898 INCLUSIVE.
r~7 H. 1. t.a,o Far Fifty-third Fifl y.fourtha
Congress. Congress.
Agriculture, y. Z SS,527.373 6i So 6,4SS, ,i4 90 |
Arm y..ssss1l..s. 1885, ,4e2 n 46407,T47. 03
Diplomatic .....,u 3,l3SsS7T 81 I$,47 S67 81 1
MS. Of 'oluuA bla li.29l,12l ~ t20S7 $40 81 |
FoTtificatfoi,i. = 4,3s ffl 56 1896 029 90
Lnsiian4.4.s..E... j 1a.f2a3l6 on J 5000 III rs
ltfgifllarve, SC 45,3gS 3A - ~ 2'On9l u !
NIL ACADEMY S707R-1t sfe9,O9S a. |
Navy !.9. ....... 5i7l3,372 a3 e3.taa) 695 81 |
Peusi,aDL II. = j.. 2H3ANS l4E Os aS2s 460 10 |
Postaffiefs ...xs III .TS2sjT II lsS, 92 81
RlVer& Harbor. II 1Al3, sO,f I3859,550 90 |
Sundry Civil -. S0,S2l ,937 a5 Sa.iR67el III
liefic encies III nsR,s7S ~ 2j7t6.tf2 ~ |
Miscellaneous. 67562S 92 *960i0 0d |
permRBent ..,.4, 2i4,ll8,6S6 81 239, lf, 80 90 |
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Total ap'toha. $3.50 $50 9O5 90 s. 046 ls. org So
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