The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-07
The Total Amount is Placed at ST.
440,062,545.
COMMENT is UNNECESSARY.
Senator Livingston Says the Figures Speak
EoquentIy Enough of the Price That
the People Pay for the
Policy OF the Republican
Administration and
its Workings.
. (By Associated Press.)

tBy Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 6.-Representa-
tive Cannon, chairman of the Committee
on Appropriations, and Representative
Livingston, the senior Democratic mem
Der Of the committee, have prepared
statements of the appropriations of the
F'ifty-siNth Congress, which will be
printed in the Congressional Record to-
morrow. Both place the total appro-
priations for the Congress at 81, ,44o 062, ,545,
placing those for the first session at
S71O15O, ,S62 and for the second at s729,-
81, ,GS3.
Mr.. Cannon publishes a. table showing
the expenditures of the previous Con-
grcss at S1,56S, 637, and Mr.. Livingston
makes q comparison with the Fifty
fourth Congress, which appropriated ST.
044,5S0,213.
In his statement, Mr.. Cannon says:
'.Of the total appropriations made at
this session at least $50, ,00o, 600 will not in
the light of past experience, be eNpcnd-
ed This considerable margin between
actual expenditures and appropriations
made by Congress indicates q sum total
of expenditures during the fiscal year 1902
Of not exceeding S699, ,911 ,GS3.O7: this sum
ilcltuSS Soo.VCU,UJD on accDIIl ol lile SliIf-
ing fund requirement for the fiscal year
1902 which, of course, under the terms of
the law will be met only to such extent
as surplus revenues in the treasury may
permit. After meeting the fullest Ordl-
nary requirements of the public service
under the approximations which have
been made there will surely remain suffi-
cient revenue for 1902 to meet not less
than $30,0O0.000 of the requirements Of the
sinking fund.
POSTAL SERVICE.
1.-THE most marked increase indicated
in the appropriations for ordinary eN-
penses of the government made for the
two years-19O1 and 1992-at the two ses-
sions of this Congress over those of the
two preceding years-lS99 and l900-pro-
vded for by the Eifty-fifth Congress, is
for the postal service. The necessity OF
these increased appropriations to meet
large business demands is referred to as
a cause for ccngratulation The appro-
priations have been reduced Sl2S 150,09l by
this Congress under those provided for
by its predecessor, and this has rendered
possible a reduction Of taxes in the sum
of S4l .O00. 900.
with continuance Of the wise adj
mnistration enjoyed by the country,
there is every reason TO anticipate
further reduction OF public expenditures
further reduction in taxes
Senator Livingston says the Fifty
fourth Congress was the last that made
support Of the Government prior to the
beginning OF the Spanisll-American war.
JUST CLAIMS DENIED.
THE F-ifty-sixth Congress is the first
Cor sress sppropriating for the support OF
the Government since the close Of the so
called G!panish- American war. The differ
ence between the appropriations made by
the Fifty-siXth Congress and those made
bv the F'ifty-fourth Congress amounts to
$3c5. As, -
During the session just closed the de-
uapds of the people, through their repre-
scntatives, for the construction of the
NicaraSuan canal have gone unheeded.
and those for new public buildings have
been persstently denied. The river and
harbor bill has been permitted to fail.
The payment Of just claims of honest
people against the Government has not
been provided for.
TIE PRICE HIGH.
81 The most casual examination of this
table makes comment practically un-
necessary 1t shows that the army for
each of the two years prior to the Span
ish-American war cost a iittlt over So
0V1HGO. and but little more than $4o,00o,-
OGO for the two years covered by the
7ifty-fourth Congress, While for each of
the two years since that war, 1901 and
1902, it cost nearly S115,0o0,00o or S25o,000,-
GEO for the two years exclusive OF de-
ficiencies that have been provided for III
large sums out of appropriations made
for the expenses of the Spanish war dur
ing the Fifty-iifth Congress.
The navy cost for the two years, lSo4-
1898. s653. .392 600 while for the years 1901 and
1902 these appropriations amount TO
nearly S1440oo.ooo.
For the payment of pensions, the ap-
propriations show an increase of nearly
IS 600 900 for the two years. IN word this
table shows that the price to the people
OF the policy Of this Administration that
has been thrust upon them by the Repub-
':can party is in round numbers S400,O0O-
600 within a period of two years and the
half that is contemplated has not yet
been put into operation.