The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-04-06

the time of Grant and the enormous
jump that 1t has made under RoOse
velt.
Grant, 1869-1S73 ........$ 656,645,825
Grant. 1S73-1877 ....... 674,716,557
Hayes, 1S77-1881 ........ 547,226,224
Garfield-Arthur, 18S1-1885 790,931 1920
Cleveland, 1885-1889 80. S68,O37, ,675
Harrison, 1SS9-1893 49,. 1,217,33t, ,537
Cleveland, 1893-1S97 80. 1909, Ats SOC
Mckinley, 1897-19O1 (war
with Spain) ...... 1906, 1861
Roosevelt. 1901 to July
1, tl9Ob .... ............ 3,ll1,6l1 ,I37
The appropriations of the govern
ment during President Roosevelt's ad-
ministration aggregate $3,117,617137,
which is $940, 0,100,856 more than was
appropriated during the eight years Of
President Cleveland, and $1,211, ,4S0,526
more than the four years Of President
Mckinley, during which time the Span
ish war was fought and won.
The appropriations for the army and
navy during President Roosevelt's ad-
ministration aggregate almost $1,000,-
100000, which is more than was ex-
pended during the Spanish war by
FreSlQcnJ MCKINNEY.
With a deficiency of at least $780,
100000 almost certainty during the
next fiscal year, President Roosevelt
and the republican congress went
ahead making lavish appropriations
for the army and navy while pairing
down those for rivers and harbor I'M
provements and public buildings. Be-
cause OF the enormous appropriations
made during the last two the secretary
Of the treasury repeatedly warned
congress that deficit would certainly
occur If more economical appropria-
tions were not made. Extravaganza OF
all descriptions ruled the Fifty-eighth
congress, except in the last short ses-
sion, when a mighty effort was made
to cut down the appropriations.
The president and congress differed
as to how the appropriations were to
be reduced. He demanded that no APP
preparation for the army and navy
should be decreased, and insisted that
everything else, including rivers and
harbor improvements, in which mem
bers are yitally interested, should be
cut. Instead of the great naval pro-
gram which he had arranged, Congress
gave him but two battleships, making
reduction in this one appropriation
bill of about $20,000,000.
During the four years Of President
Cleveland's first administration from
1885 to 1889, the expenses Of the gov
ernment were but $86S, 675, or 49,,
249, SIG, 1852 less than during President
Roosevelt's administration. The ex.
~ 4.
second Cleveland administration, from
1893 to 1897, because of the natural
growth of population and in material
greatness, requiring more money to
carry on the government. During this
four years the expenditures amounted
to $1,3O9, ,4S7 ,6O6, or $1,80S, 1851 less
than in President Roosevelts time.
From the time of Grant to that OF
Roosevelt the expenditures have
shown a gradual increase, but the in
crease during the latter's administra-
tion has been most sudden President
Mckinley disbursed $1,000, 1864, but
the expenses of the Spanish war were
borne by his administration. No war
expenditures can be charged to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's administration, yet
the appropriations exceed those OF
President Mckinley by $1,211 ,48O,526.
President Grant disbursed under the
head of miscellaneous" $248,032,245,
which was about the average until
President Cleveland's first term, when
this item rose to $313,04S,080, but this
was increased slightly during the war
with Spain, when President s.cKin-
lley's administration spent $453, ,766,95f.
President Roosevelt's administration
under the head of miscellaneous" has
brought the sum up to the startling ag-
gregate of $1,505, ,850,419. Under the
heading of miscellaneous" is placed
the opstoffice, deficiency and other
bills of the government not specially
enumerated.
The appropriations for the navy un.