The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-27
IN MIGHTY FIGURES
The HOUSE DEALS
EXPENSES OF THE NATION
ESTIMATED AT s747.s17 1922 FOR
THE YEAR 1905.

surplus of S22,OOO,OOO Is Expected.
MIers of Indiana Thought the Re-
cent Order of Pension Commits
sioner Ware in Bad Taste-WOuId
Increase Pension Expenditures
SALTS, 5OS-POu of North Carolina
Talked of Broken Pledges.
Washington, March 26-The House
to-day began consideration of the sun
dry civil appropriation bill. Ten hours
were fixed for general debate on the
measure, but at the end of an hour
and half there were no speakers
ready to continue, and the House ad-
journed for lack of takers.
Chairman Hemenway of the Appro-
priations Committee and Mr.. Benton,
a Democratic member, filed statements
on the bill. Mr.. Hemenway summed
up the fiscal condition for the next ifs
cal year, showing that after all legiti-
mate expenses had been paid there
would be $22,0O0,0OO surplus for the
year.
Mr.. Benton complimented the Re
publicans on the bill, saying that 1t
was altogether the best Republican
bill he had seen come from the COM
mittee in years. 1t, however. did not
meet with his approval from a Demo-
cratic standpoint.
Mr.. Hemenway estimated the annual
expenditures for 1905 to be 1891, 800, 324;
70 this sum must be added the interest
on the public debt, estimated at $S4,-
81, $50. The revenues for the year, he
said, are estimated at $704, Az, 900. The
total estimates of the departments Tor
the expense of the government for 1913
aggregate $747, 317922, or an excess of
S42,S45. 1862 over the revenues. BY seal
ing down the estimates and emitting
to pass river and harbor and pubic
buildings appropriation bills the ex-
penditures have been reduced 2,0OO,-
900 less than the estimated revenues.
Mr. Miers of Indiana estimated the
additional cost of pensions under the
recent order of Commissioner Ware at
Sl417456S, of which $40, 100000 would go
TO those not now on the pension roll.
Mr.. Miers thought legislation would
be necessary to make the order enec-
tive and considered the executive or
der in very bad taste.
Fell short of Promises
Mr.. Pou, of North Carolina, review
ed the failure of Congress to enact
legislation to correct specif1ed evils
particularly the trusts. He referred 10
president Roosevelts attitude on trusts
before and after his election as Presi-
dent Mr. Pou minimized the value or
the Northern Securities decision, be-
cause, he said, it did nothing to pre-
vent the two railroads from co-operat-
ing and charging their own rates Tor
passengers or freight. He said the
feeling that the accession of Roose-
Welt to the presidency would result
in changing the Republican party
from a servant to the oppressor of
trusts had proved a fallacy, and that
the party was still dependent upon
monopolies and the money they pour
into its campaign funds.
THE Republican party" he said, in
a few short months VIII be begging
money for the election of your strenu-
Gus moralist candidate, who when
Governor of New York, was denounc-
ing the corporations to which he is
now looking for support"
Liberal laws on immigration were
deplored by Mr.. Pou, who said that
a broken pledge of the Republican par
~ for an abatement of the influx of
foreigners would be called to the at
tention of the people in the next cam
paign The party in power, he assert
ed, has broken also its promises for
the building up of the merchant ma
rine and for the ratification of recipro-
city treaties which were sent to the
Senate during President McKinleys adj
ministration. The record of the party
during the two last Congresses, he
said, is one of broken pledges.
No member was ready to proceed,
and Mr.. Thomas of North Carolina
protested against taking action on so
important q measure with only a limit
ed number present. Continuation of
the bill was suspended and the House
adjourned.