Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-03-06
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of this month to sss, l09, "a So This def
cheney as shown by recent conservative
estimate by Chairman Cannon, of the
Appropriations Committee, will probably
reach SIS, 10000 on the 3oth of June next.
1T is impossible to estimate with abso-
lutte accuracy the treasury deficiency for
the coming fiscal year. The Secretary of
the Treasury in his annual report made in
December last, estimated it at about $751;
co. zoo; but it is now apparent that it
WILL NOT BE LESS
that 500, O000oo. II is almost certain,
therefore, that the government will be
compelled during the calendar year 1850 10
face an actual treasury deficiency. The
SAC. coo coo of income arising from the sale
of bonds under this administration and
that of President Cleveland will then have
been exhausted, and the treasury will
pass from the condition of a borrowed sur
plus 10 an actual deficit. Such a condi-
ton must be met, either by increased tax
alton, or by the issue OF treasury certih-
Gates, or by an additional bond issue.
Notwithstanding this deplorable treas
ury situation, which has been called over
and over again to the attention Of Con-
gress and the country. appropriations
not been warranted by the interests of
the public service, or which If proper In
themselves, should have been postponed
until the national income should be ample
to meet all its liabilities without the ne
cessity of bond issues.
The appropriations of the original Bill
lion Dollar Congress amounted to $685.
$50, 1884. The appropriations of the Con-
l.
gate of 81, $50, $50, 0162S.
IT is FAIR TO DEDUCT
from this total s4S2, So, 0S3. II, made neces-
sary to meet the liabilities on account of
the Spanish war. So if we deduct from
the grand total the liabilities on account
of the war with spain, it appears that the
appropriations for the ordinary expenses
of the government are $,USi, S27, $50. 81. The
appropriations of the Congress just ended
to meet the ordinary governmental ex-
penses exceed those of the preceding Fiji
ty-fourth Congress by $50, 747, 1854. Not
only this but the contract liabilities au-
thoriZed by the Congress just expired for
new ships and their armament, public
buildings, rivers and harbors and miscel-
laneous items, amount to $70,6o2, 52i If.
therefore to the ordinary appropriations
is added the liabilities on account of these
authorized contracts, we ascertain that
the appropriations and contract liabilities
amount to the tremendous total of 81, 1i4, =
$50, 456 81.
These increased appropriations have
gone for French spoliation claims, public
buildings, rivers, harbors, Bowman act
claims and hundreds of other projects,
some meritorious, but many of them not
entitled to recognition by the national gov
eminent. In nearly every branch Of the
civil service of the government there has
bee an increase of appropriations.
1.-THE time has come to reform the scale
of national expenditures. The reckless
improvidence of the outgoing Congress
will at least serve the good purpose of
arousing the people and of causing them
to send representatives to the national
capital who will reduce the burdens i'm
posed by riotous appropriations"