The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-07

for the coming fiscal year Sal. 5000, 600,
bringing cur total estimated income for
, the coming fiscal year. including postal
revenues, to $675, 633, 042.
"Of the total appropriations made at
this session at least $50. 600 will not in
the light of past experience be expended.
This considerable margin between ac-
tual expenditures and appropriations
made by congress indicates a sum total
of expenditures during the fiscal year
1902 of not exceeding $699. 9l1, cS3-
This sum includes $53 900. coo on ac-
count of the sinking fund requirements
for the fiscal year 1902, which of course
under the terms of law will be met only
to such extent as surplus revenues in the
treasury may permit. After meeting the
fullest ordinary requirements Of the pub.
lie service under the appropriations
which have been made there will re-
main sufficient revenues for 1902 to meet
not less than S30,000,000 of the require
ments of the sinking fund. The large
deficiencies provided for the fiscal year
1899, by the first regular session of the
Fifty fifth congress as amounting to
$349. 1888 were almost in their entirety
to cover the expenses of the military and
naval departments during the fiscal
years 1899 and 1900 incident to the war
with Spain
1.-THE most marked increase indicated
in the appropriations for ordinary ex-
penses of the government made for the
two years 1901 and 1902 at tbs two ses-
sions of this congress over those of the
service. The necessity of these increas-
ing appropria lions to meet large buSi-
ness demands is referred to cause
for coneratulation. The appropriations
have been reduced 1928, 150091 by this
congress under those provided for by its
predecessor and this has rendered pos
sibie a reduction of taxes in the sum
of S41, 600, 900.
with a continuance of the wise adj
ministration now enjoyed by the country
there is every reason to expect further
reduction Of expenditures and especially
of taxes .
Mr. Livingston says.
The 54th congress was the last one
that made appropriations for the sup
of the Spanish war. The difference be-
tween the appropriations made by the
56th and those made by the 54th con-
gress is 1895, 1872. 272-
During the session just closed the de-
mands of the people. through their rep
resentatives for the Nicaraguan canal
have gone unheeded; for new public
buildings they have been persistently
denied The river and harbo4 bill has
been permitted to fail. The payment OF
just claims of honest people against the
government has not been provided for.
Notwithstanding the heavy taxation
Of the people and the enormous sums
that are obtained each year 10 be poured
in the federal treasury, the public works
and internal improvements of every
character throughout the country have
practically been denied by this congress.
The most casual explanation of this ta-
bic makes comment practically unneces-
saFy- It shows that the army for each
of the two years prior to the Spanish
American war cost a little over $23, 000,
600 and but little more than $4,000, 600
for the two years covered by the 18th
congress- while for the army for each of
the two years since that war. 1901 and
1902 it cost nearly $115, 900 600 or $780,,
600, 600 for the two years exclusive of
deficiencies that have been provided for
in large sums out of appropriations
made for expenses of the Spanish war
during the 55th congress.
The navy cost for two years. 1898,
$63, 562, 600, while for the years 1901 and
1902 these appropriations amount to
nearly $144, 600. 900.
For the payment of pensions the APP
preparations show an increase of nearly
IS, 600, 600 for the two years.
In a word this table shows that the
price to the people of the policy of this
administration that has been thrust
upon them by the Republican party is
$500, O0O, 900 within a. period OF two years
and the half that is contemplated has
not yet been put in operation. The ship
subsidy measure, that has been de-
ferred but not abandoned, will cost $780,,
O00, 900 more to say nothing of the lesser
schemes that are proposed.