The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-02-01
5 U @ H w IL L B E TIL E.
AMOUNT OF CONGRESS
SIGNAL APPROPRIA.
TIONS.
An Era Of Unheard Of Prodi.
gality-There Will be Many
Millions Of Deficits = War
Tax Reductions in Peril
Surplus of $50, 900. 900 May
be Dissipated.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. %
TO a degree never before known
extravaganza and prodigality
mark the history of the Fifty.
sixth Congress, and, with no war
on hand, as the administration
so often declares, the appropria
tionS bid fair to reach or even ex.
coed the one and a halt billion
dollar mark.
This week in the House is
likely to be mOnopolized by the
appropriation bills. Seven to
fourteen general appropriation
bills have already passed the
House, namely. the Legislative.
Executive and judicial Pension.
Military Academy, Indian.
Naval, River and Harbor and
District of Columbia bills.
Three others, the Post Office.
Agricultural and FortificationS
bills, have been reported TO the
House, and the remaining four.
the Army, Consular and Diplo-
matte, Sundry Civil and General
Deficiency are still in commit
tee. The three reported to the
House, and the Consular and
Diplomatic, which is practically
completed, probably will be dis
posed of during this week.
The appropriations for the tiS-
cal year, made by the present
Congress at its first session
amounted to S710.I4O. 96}. SIS.
They included $ll4,22O. 600 for
the army, 500, 40, 900 for the
navy, Sl45, 600, 900 for pensions.
ll3,0O0,00O for Post Office.
while 500, 100000 was expended
under the Sundry Civil bill.
When the Representatives and
Senators came back in Decem Der.
after the Republican Landslide,
and the crushing defeat of
Bryan, they broke all legislative
records by passing a bill for a
large standing army, and then
passed a River and Harb0r bill
which carries the palm for eX
travagance, in that it provides
for the eventual expenditure of
$4,000, 900.
The regular annual estimates
of appropriations already made
amount to S143,474, SOL. but these
estimates are too small The
River and Harbor bill is put at
so, 900, 600, yet concealed in
SnndrN civil estimates is more
than S2O,000,000 more for that
purpose.
The estimate for the army is
put down at Sl13, 900, 600 Yet
this Is far too small, and Con
greSs is leaving IA legacy in the
way of deficiency in the army
amounting very nearly to the
cost of the army before the
Spanish American war. The
regular army prior to 1898 cost
about $23, 000,00 War DEPART
ment officials now say that the
cost of the new establishment is
likely to be at least $40. 600. 600.
The sum total Of deficiencies
sent in by the Secretary of the
Treasury is Sll, 256, 1852. In adj
dltion to the budget, about 100
different deficiency items have
already been filed with the House
Committee on Appropriations.
and they are still pouring in.
The lowest estimate of the total
deficiencies to be provided for by
this Congress that has so far
been heard is $50 100000. Thus.
$50, 900, 600 deficiency, plus
Sl43, 900, 600 estimated appropria
tons. make S173, 200, 900 that is
In sight already, to be charged
against the last session of this
Congress. Added to the former
appropriations of s710,15O S62,
made at the first session, gives a
total of 81, 1873, 100, 900.
Besides all this, there is a Mic.
aragua Canal bill, calling for
800, 900, 900 for the first year: a
Pacific Gable bill, taking 500.
600, 900, and a bill requiring
50, 900. 600 for an exposition at
St. Louis, Mo-, two years hence
to celebrate the Louisiana pur.
chase.
Following is tabulated sta te.
ment of the appropriations made
and threatened:
appropriations made at
the first session ............ $40 OGO $50
appropriations estimated
for this session.......... 743, 374 ,SO4
DEFICIENCIES i'm sight. 10000 GOO
Deilclencles estima!ed.."" 100000
Shlp subsidy, pending" 100000
NIcaraguan Canal per
year pending........,.... 10000. 600
racine Gable pending..... 20, 100000
-. Louis Fair, pending 100000
Cotton claims, pending 9,000,000
Grand total.................. $,566, 525, $3.50