Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-08

wen as Tor congress and Tor the salaries
for the judiciary. The increase does not
show an abnormal excess over that which
necessarily occurs from year to year.
The Military Academy act appropriates
$673, 1898. reduction of $500. 233 IS, or
nearly one-third under the act for 1905.
For the Navy.
"The naval appropriation act carries $780,
396, ,67e.94, an increase of 81. .s31, $50 over the
last act. This is probably the largest naval
appropriation act that Congress will be
called upon to enact in the near future. 1t
carries more than $42,OOO.OOO toward the
construction of ships already authorized,
and unless Congress at its next session pro-
vides for many more additional ships. as l
believe and hope 1t will not do, it's charge
upon our national revenues ought to show a
substantial reduction during each of the
next few years.
THE pension appropriation act carries
$13S, 250,1OO, a slight reduction under the
amount appropriated in the last act.
'"The post office act carries $1S1, ,022 093 20,
or an increase of $S, 476095 over the appro-
priations made by the last act. This in
crease marks the steady progress of COM
mercial growth in the country. Were it less
In amount the fact would not be subject
of congratulation, but might well be re-
garded as marking downward turn In the
high tide of prosperity.
The river and harbor act carries s1S.251,-
S75.41, an increase of $l5, ,251 ,ST5.41 over the
appropriation act passed at the last session.
The act In its total is not large when we
consider that 1t is the only general act for
improving our harbors and waterways pass
ed in three years, or since the general act OF
1902.
Why Sundry Civil Bill is Large.
"The sundry civil act carries $67, ,O83 75O GO,
an Increase of SO, ,223, ,539.32 over the act for
the current year.
This is considerable increase, and is ac-
counted for nv ipcrea
quired Of So, ,224 600 for the construction of
public buildings authorized by previous
Congresses. $2,671 ,932 to meet contract obi-
cations authorized for certain river and
harbor works by previous Congresses, and
81, 100000 for the construction of building
for the National Museum and 100000 for
the new building for the Department of
Agriculture, both of which buildings were
authorized by the Fifty-seventh Congress.
The sum total of these annual appro-
priations for the support of the govern
ment for the fiscal year 1906 is large, and
when to it is added the amount of author
lied requirements of the sinking fund,
which represents material things that we
have had, including arms and munitions of
war used by our armies in preserving the
Union, and when there are also added the
amount that may be used in redeemng
national bank notes and the sums for de-
ficiences and the amount carried in miscel-
laneous acts, 1t makes the substantial sum
of SS1S, AIS, ,a14.S1.
sum of money, but they likewise represent
a great and rich nation of people. The
wisdom and the honesty of the appropria
tions are not challenged, and the absolute
integrity of their expenditure is guaranteed
by the presence of Theodore Roosevelt at
the head of the government.
Revenues for 1905.
Il am advised by those most competent to
judge that the deficiency in the revenues of
the government for the current fiscal year
will not exceed S1SOOo,0OO. This deficiency
Is brought about by unforeseen expend-
ttures in two directions, namely $13,0OOOOO
on account of new ships for the navy. the
construction of which has been accelerated,
as l have already stated. in degree not
anticipated when the expenditures of the
government during the current fiscal year
were forecast, and also in the probable eX-
cess of five or six million dollars Of ex-
penditures for the postal service over the
postal receipts for 1905. These excessive
expenditures on account of the postal serv-
ice are largely attributable to the rapid in
stallation of the rural free-delivery service
throughout the country. 1t Is reasonable
to anticipate that this service, now being
substantially installed, will show an in
crease of revenues during the next fiscal
year which will bring the total postal re-
ceipts more nearly up to the postal eX-
penditures than they appear to be during
this year..
From Mr.. Livingstone Viewpoint.
Mr.. Livingston's statement says. in part:
Added together, the appropriations make
the startling aggregate of sS1S, AIS. .914.S1, an
Increase of more than $37, 100000 over the
like purposes for which provision was made
at the last session of this Congress, and
the enormous sum of 1921, 40, ,394. 15 greater
than were the appropriations made by
republican Congress during the last year
QS96) of Mr.. Cleveland's administration.
I'VE have, and the country has, spec
tacle presented of appropriations made at
this session of SS1S, AIS, ,914S1, with predict
ed revenues for the ensuing fiscal year of
1906 amounting to only $725, 5,590,515 diff
ference of s92, SSS 1893. 81, broad enough ex-
panse between the buckle of expenditures
and the tongue of revenues to startle the
plain and common people, who bear the
burdens of taxation; and it is enough, 1 am
sure, to bring into play all of the ingenuity
of republican financiering in order to make
the two extremities meet without destroy
ing their idols of revenue raising that pro-
kibit importationS in order to protect
against foreign markets the products of
trust combines in our country