The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-07-06
COST OF GOVERNMENT.
Less Per Capita in this Country than
In ANY European Country.

Less fer Oaplt1 In THIS country than
In Any European Country.
AsseeIsted Press to The Evening T1nes.
Washington, July 6.-Representative
Tawney, chairman of the house COM
mittee on appropriations, has prepared
detailed statement concerning the
appropriations for the fiscal year be-
ginning July l, 1906, made by congress
IN course Of the session just closed, in
which he claims that the per capita
cost OF government in the United
States, including federal and state, is
less than that In any European coun-
try.
MIR. TaWney enters upon an analysis
to show the various channels into
which the total appropriation of $780,
1S3,301 will be diverted. He begins by
deducting $139,456,415 provided for
the sinking fund, the Panama Canal.
ETC., showing that the real appropria-
ton for the conduct of the government
for the fiscal year is $74O,726,SS6. To
meet this demand he estimates that the
total revenues (customs, internal and
postaD will be $7S1,573,364.
The appropriations as made in the
various supply bills are as follows:
Agricultural. $9,932,940; army, ST.
S17,165; diplomatic and consular, 49,
091,094; District of Columbia. SiO.-
1852; Notifications, $5,O53 1893:
Indian, $9.26O,4O0; Legislative, etc,
$29, 741 ,019; military academy, 81 1884,
70S; navy, $102,071 $50; pension, $14O,-
245,50O; postofice, 1871 ,695 1893; sun
sS7,7s4. ''
1sthmian canal deficiency, $11,OOO,-
600; urgent deficiency, 1906 and prior
years, $16,270,332; urgent deficiency.
additional, 1906 and prior years, $274,-
925; deficiency, 1906 and prior years.
$11,573.989.
Total regular annual appropriations,
$40, 106,9S1; permanent annual ap-
preparations, $140,O76,32O.
Grand total regular and permanent
! annual appropriations. $3.50, 1S3,3O1.
The aggregate appropriation is $780,
100000 in excess of that for last year.
OF the various increases, that of
$1,000, 250 is made on account of meat
inspection; 81, 420, 533 on account of the
army; $968,046 to carry the new con-
sular law into effect; $1,734,97O on
account Of the navy; 1896, 400 on
account Of pensions; $10,673,9O5 on
account Of the .postofiice department,
Of which 5000, 900 was for rural free
delivery. OF the appropriations made
about $31 100000 was unestimated for.
Included in this last were the follow
ing: Ten million two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars carried In the
statehood act, 100000 for arming
and equippfng the militia. $2,500, 900 on
account of the earthquake and fire at
San Francisco, 100000 on account of
the new quarantine law, SO, 1921, 900 on
account of public buildings.
Mr.. Tawney comments as follows on
the volume of the appropriations:
While the expenditures of our gov
eminent are constantly increasing, and
while the appropriations made there
for by congress are in the aggregate
large, yet when we take into consid-
GRAFTON the marvellous growth of the
country. the extent to which the peo-
pie demand that the federal govern
ment shall perform services that
should be paid by the states. none but
the unthinking or misguided, who do
not stop to consider the care with
which the estimates for appropriations
for the public service are scrutinized
by the several committees having
jurisdiction of appropriations bills, can
find any reason to criticise appropria-
lions made during this session of
congress.