The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-07-03

Washington. June 30.-Chairman
TaWney Of the house appropriations
committee made the following state
ment, as to the appropriations for the
fiscal year 1907:
The total appropriations made at
this session Of congress including
those carried in the regular annual
appropriation acts, ali deficiencies,
miscellaneous matters, and permanent
annual appropriations, aggregate
$3.50, ,183, ,3O1.
This is an apparent increase of
s6O,O00,O00 over the appropriations
| made at the last session of congress-
This apparent excess in appropria-
tions is more than accounted for in the
[ following items:
For the isthmian canal 42,447 900;
| under the statehood bill s1O,250, 900;
| toward the construction Of new build
| ings authorized at this session S10,-
321 900 making a total of s63,01S, 900,
to which might properly be added
S5,O00,000 for San Francisco.
| Other notable increases are $4,000
| 900 on the agricultural bill for inspec-
ton of meat products, and 10,60O,-
900 on account of the postal service.
! The total apparent appropriations
made at this session, $3.50, O,1S3, ,301, do
not constitute in their entirety a
charge against the revenues of the
government for the next fiscal year
for the reason that there must be de-
Quoted from this sum deficiencies that
are chargeable to the service Of the
current year and to meet expenditures
already incurred on account thereof
japproximating at least s35,O0O,O 900
This sum includes s16.O00,00O for the
isthmian canal.
There should be deducted $5TO0O,-
1000 for the sinking fund, which may
not be met in whoe1 or in part, as
it is purely a matter of discretion
with the secretary Of the treasury te
utilize the surplus in tie treasury fol
that purpose. !
There should also be deducted tht
sum of $50. 2.COO 900 which is estimated
and included in the whole sum o.
appropriations to be paid "out Of de
DOsits of national banks in redemption
/ of circulating notes Of banks. The de
DOSlIeS are NOt tLCbACCo eh"7 - pea
of the revenues of the government
and therefore redemptions made tron
the fund thus arising should not b
: CHARGED to the expenditures.
THE amount Of s25.456,415 appro
priated for work on the isthmian can
; al during the next fiscal year is paya
be from or reimpursibel to the treasur
| out of proceeds Of bOnos that are au
9 thorized to be sold for that purpos
= | aud should also be deducted from tn
sum Of appropriations foE 1907.
The sums mentioned amount [
f more than s139, 900, 900. and when de
:. Quoted leave appropriations OF onl
s741 600. 900 to be met out Of the rev
enues of the next fiscal year.
I'm my judgment the total appa'
ont resources OF the government ne1
+ wear are not less than s7S1 ,573,OOo
at least s40.000,000 in excess OF al
Dropriations that may be cnarse
against them
Mr.. Livingston of Georgia, the ram
: ing democratic member on the appr'
ii nriations committee Of the house, mac
brief reply to Mr.. Tawney, an
warned the republicans that unie'
tt they provided some means TO increa
ie the revenues that the next congre
~ would be called upon to explain Il
d. the deficit. He will submit a stat
\, mant of appropriations later.