Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-03
SAYS THE c. D. P.
IS EXTRAvAGANT 7
HOUSE MEMBER COMPARES
APPROPRIATIONS
Representative Livingston Declares
Republicans Use Cloak to Cover
Up Favors Shown Big
Trusts
BY Associated t'resa.

by AsSociated Presa
WASHINGTON. July 2.-Representa-
tive C. Tawney, chairman of the house
committee on appropriations, has pre-
pared a detailed statement concerning
the appropriations for the fiscal year
beginning July 4, 1906. made by con-
gress during the session just closed, in
which he claims that the per capita cost
of government in the United States, in
cluding federal snd state. is less than
that in any European country.
The appropriations, as made in the
various supply bills, are as follows:
Agriculture, SO, 1872, $40; army, $71 ,S17,-
1855; diplomatic and consular, S3,091 ,094;
District of Columbia, $1O,13S, ,692; forti-
fications, $5,O53,993 Indians, $9,260,924;
legislative, executive and judicial, $780,
741,O19; military academy. s1,664, 7o8;
navy, $102, OIL $50; pensions, $140, ,245, 800;
postoffice, $191, ,695, 999: sundry civil $685.
274,574. Total, $672 ,734.
Isthmian canal deficiency $11, 900, 000;
urgent deficiency 1906 and prior years,
SIG, ,270, 1872; urgent deficiency additional,
1906 and prior years, $274,925; deficiency,
1906 and prior years, $11, ,573, ,9S9. Total
regular annual appropriations, $74Q106,-
9S1 permanent annual appropriations,
$40, 706. 410. Grand total regular and
permanent annual appropriations, $780,
1873, ,301.
Total Appropriation $50, 100000
The aggregate appropria tion is $780,
COG, 900 in excess of that of last year.
OF the various increases is that of
$3,050, $50, made on account of meat in
spection; $1,420,533, on account of the
army; S96S,046. to carry the new con-
sular law into effect; $1,744,97 on ac-
count of the navy; 1895, 400, on account
of pensions; $10673,905, on account of
the postoffice department, of which
$1,000, 900 was for. rural delivery.
OF the appropriations made about
$31 100000 was unestimated for. In
cluded in this list were the following:
$10250, 900, for carrying the statehood
act into effect $1,000,000, for arming
and equipping the militia: $2,500, 900,
on account of the earthquake sufferers
at San Francisco; $600000 on account
of the new quarantine law; $10,231, 900,
on account of public buildings.
Comparison Made
In a statement made for the Demo-
cratic minority, Representative Living
ston makes a comparison of the eXpen-
ditures provided for by this congress
$3.50, 49,, ,301, with the expenditures pro.
vded for 1898, the first wear of Presi-
dent McKinleys administration, when
the figures were $52S, ,735, ,079, difference
or 1851, 44S,22
Commenting on this showing he says:
This growth in appropriations sus-
tains the contention that the Republi-
can party stands for extravaganza in
public expenditures in order to use
that extravaganza as a cloak for their
more Objectionable purpose of main
tanning high protective tariff to favor
the trust combinations and manufac-
tUrers of the country.
"A reduction of expenditures they
well know will compel a commensurate
reduction in taxation, and to that ex-
tent a lowering of the Chinese wall of
protection that now surrounds the
great body of consumers who consti-
tute the larger portion of our popula-
ton and compel tribute from them to
favored classes
Commissions Not Necessary
Much of this extravaganza grows
out of the practice prevailing with the
present administration of appointing
commissioners to do what congress
ought to do and what congressman are
elected for and paid for doing and thus
delegating the powers constitutionally
belonging to congress to others who
have no particular relations with or
responsibilities to the public and do not
render an accounting to the taxpayers
of this country"
To afford an idea of the magnitude
of this years appropriations, Mr.. Liv-
ingston saysa
"Our corn crop of 1S99 valued at
$S2S, ,192,3SS, could have been paid for
with the total appropriations made at
this session and a few millions to
srare."