The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-29
TOTAL OF S7S|,574,629
APPROPRIATED BY THE
CONGRESS JUST CLOSED
Messrs. Hemenway and Allison
Make Statements in Behalf of
Republicans.
CAUSE OF THE INCREASE
Nearly $27,ooo,ooo Due to Def
ciencies, and Large Amounts
Charged to Special Purposes.
CAUSE OF THE INCREASE

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-The Republican
and Democratic views of appropriations
made thus far by the Fifty-eighth Congress
were presented 70 the House to-day by
Chairman Hemenway. of the appropriations
committee. and Representative Livingston,
Of Georgia, the ranking Democratic side
member of that committee.
Good Government Housekeeping" is the
caption chosen by Mr.. Hemenway to repre-
sent his views.
"A Congress That Has Done Nothing But
Spend Money is the heading of Mr. Liv-
ingstons summary.
After reviewing the expenditures for the
next financial year Mr.. Hemenway con-
cludes: THE expenditures of our govern
ment in their aggregate as exhibited by the
appropriations of Congress are large and
by unthinking persons and especially by
misguided newspapers are denounced as ex-
travagant, and yet, according TO the very
best authority. our national government is
the most economically administered of any
in the civilized world table to substan-
tiate this statement is given, showing the
per capita expenditures of the leading ma
tions. The highest given is New Zealand.
where the per capita expenditure is s30.3S,
the lowest is the United States. with a per
capita showing of $7y
The total appropriations made by this
Congress aggregate, according to Mr..
Hemenway. s7S1,574.629; of this sum $685.
Sol,s4S was to pay deficiencies of prior fiscal
years and $50, 500 900 is set aside for appli-
cation to the sinking fund. This leaves
the total appropriation for the expenses
or the government for the year 1905 $685.
zl2, 1S6. The total estimated revenues for
this period are s704, 472.060 or an excess over
appropriations authorized expenditures
of $6,l99,2S4. Continuing, Mr.. Hemenway
said: Experience has demonstrated that
one year with another the actual expendi-
lures of the government are about per
cent. less than the appropriations made by
Congress; and, anticipating that the COM
ing fiscal year will not prove an exception
to this practically we'll established rule. IL
is safe to assume that the apparent sur
plus OF revenues over expenditures will be
augmented by not less than s35, 900 900, thus
affording a safe margin of at least $40 0O0,-
600 between revenues and expenditures
with which to meet all legitimate def
ciencies that may arise and that may have
to be provided for next session and also
affording a considerable sum to be devoted
TO the sinking fund"
LIvINGSTON'S STATEMENT.
Mr.. Livingston in his statement compares
the expenditures of Democratic Congresses
with Republican Congresses and adds
''The appropriations for each of the fiscal
years 1895 and 1896 as made by Democratic
Congress do not materially conflict as will
be seen, and the average only 's494. .619 6O2 for
each year. The table also shows the appro-
priations for federal expenditures made
under Republican administration by a Re-
publican Congress for the next fiscal year
have reached the startling sum of S7S1. .574, ,62e
an increase of $3.50, ,955, ,OS1 over the average
of the last two years under Democratic
control and within a period of less than ten
years.
II do not question the honesty of these
vast appropriations. either in their aggre.
gate amount or in their Details but 1 chal-
lenge the wisdom of the policy of the Re-
publican party that has made these enor.
NOUS expenditures necessary through the in
crease of the military and naval establish
ments, the maintenance of which is at the
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COL. 81