The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-25


APFR O r. ri ,lA \, Is;
JAKE NEW RECORD
Fifty-Nintl, Congress viii Leave,
M ost& Extravag ant Predecessor
Far Behind,
especial i to file Times-D ispatch.)
WASHINGTON, p. c.ss juno s4.- n zen
SSi Thotr,as & u, III Reed was Speaker q the El'
4 rifty-first Congress-, only Fifteen years
III axo. N there was a great gu tory y IN TN the
IS publc press because the approprlat
" Tor 4 20 years had reached the enormous
total so 81 o2a, sa2 lie cri tcsi WIS :
Tint 1t was IA billion dollar Cong y:
@ Mr.. Reed replied that tliis was "a billlon
dollar country.',8s But It was hot until until
eiahtsysars ter that the appropriations
HI tx ceet1eu that figure for any two years,
when, III the 1rlrty-flftli& Congress, winch
4 Ind much TO do with paying for Tug ne
IA spanisl, War, they reached the enormous
total OF $1,655,O 600, 900. 81 ~
@ Tho Eifty-nintlls Congress, when IS d III
preaching tho completion OF its first SEES
"a sion Is going to put I'LL OF Its prcdIec :,
E DCrg to Shame as an eKuIlipIe Aoi VIZ 80
courngement OF parsimony. q.
THE appropriations Of public moneys
X which viii have been made BY the Inc
4 tho session ends will be pcrilously near
tho billion dollar mark for q 81 gley ses-
IA sion AT tho rate public money IS being
+ expendcd md demands for grenter sums
are being formulated the short session
viii come to close In. March, 1907, with
NJ appropriations very near 81 oco,oVo,ooo 10Y
two years s. ii III .5,ss !,
S ii Is very doubtful II The men RESPONSE
e blc for5.the appropriations In the Senate
4 ana House and the officials Of the Treas
#Sury Department have had any serious
consultation as to whether there Will he
S money enough at tho END Of the next
53S fiscal year to meet the enormous de-
mands upon the accumulated surplus and
" the revenues which are now being az
thorixed. # rs
There Is probably 10 necessity Is { for : y
y the state OF the Treasury, the prospects
81 revenue and the bills which SILL have
ii to be paid will be pertinent while there
10 yet time for Congress 70 stay lts - ia 1l
Iow Appropriations Have Risen
n Let IL be assumed that the npproIpI,ri;a u
Sg tons to be nrnde BY this Congress- VIII be
ri ts0o, ooo, 900. This is in round figures
" tSO, OoO, DO In excess of any appropriations
III made at a single session Of CONGRESS :;
slnee The the year do nho w
s. more than was appropriated at the first
$S$ session OF the Fifty-elghths Congress. Il
~ Ia si75, 10000 IN excess Of the estimates
tie tie fiscal cal year ending June 80. 1907, ;,
tS The income OF the government for the
~ fscal year ending June 80. 1905 was
sslss The estlmated r rsce 1a' d ior
elusive OF the Post Office Depa a II, IT
which is self-sustaining. were sb5S, Wy, w
81 The actual receipts are likely to be about
s fboRn Al Increase OF a bout s4oolo, o, as
4 against deficit OF ~, ,as 11) last yea;
] 81 But the Increase In The revenue ann
L the fact thai there Is 70 be an excess ,9t
y Sssc,a.D;s, this year instead Of dei,Git
u II sss,Is,,.it does not make the expendi-
" t,sr. IL SAtaN isso by Congress good bilsl-
" pssss Assuming that ne increase IN Gus "a
tpns reesiPis IN internal rsvs en- 1 ~.
r.s.st during She nert twelve mo n1tsss t1lis
Wrriid only give tsis i'aeIl1 !.
n Il, 4 s,,erld 1,..sprf II ttli~'aak ai,ph We
s,Y,rtr,.ss. r,ew accumulated in tbs rss sur
Sr i,s:,ptssissd III ygrastas hanks Tseta r.
sssisgw Declined 40 1rlaa.s aiss ls ci
sisi.s..asHts dAr lAEs- a # i5s i5l &. ].
ssls.. 80. -
Nh ls1 ~ we've gu fiiss 800
4 ,Is,l,s ,-anzltn,s wssits s'ssss
U, s TIT sa..z sEsss'
sls5 XIX ~ Ut Tx EssEs
n COG 8zazace Needed
.ss Tes .fEEf SO, e RI
Efss ssf-sLarE szss sscasias 80,
s sts5 -.s.ssssa 1y = sfe 9ss 80
:sa4siz1s.ss az 80 s,s ~ rs Esl2 gts
ss1s r7sTsra7-=-- FL .e'sl 70 ~
]. asseassz. - sa4e rsSsad1s or t'sa sSAfs ~
A-as IL 1ss cszs1es=zas sessgt1s s-Dlad $50
sss.E ss-n:S 70 1ae att3Ees y q Non
t.e as $500 q fss' ri go: Z 81, sae
E4c~e1arT es sss Trsasur! M % az y. -
WI srssa ho@ 20 s-ssss TIE .e5Tsaf.f.s. ai.a
Congress wes1fd ~ s6sllf rtsssi fsa !. ~. th
i nrr,S;sy- of providing NOR revenue ~
4 Ne. "A OF 81 stamp IaI rr4aH adtftlonai m
4 ssrIsi re-erua FAX Of some other ct.a rae
Y Tthen members OF the Committees on
$Apprpprta lions are talked with about the
enormous appropriations thar are pflng
authorized they say tina; these appro-
Fpriationa do ROE all come out OF .nc
4ravenue collected in the next hscal year.
They argue that these appropria tons ex-
tend over a series OF years. and mar
there is no cause for apprehension, =
study Of the APPROPRIATIONS made by CON,
year to year shoW, Ihat.this argument Is
3allacious, and each. year the eS pendl-
lures are coming more nearly to tla
s sans .ea{ sss l''s''''a'0as s. ~
$5s Investigations Cost Money"
& The whole tendency of legislation has
y been In the direction Of correcting abuses
by the application OF Federal inspection.
Federal regulation and Federal inveatlga-
\ t,On as c,,re-1lls for evils complained Of.
!, The movement, headed by Mr., Roosevelt
u for the GENERALIZATION Of power In the
h Federal government ut Washington has
i been steadily growing In force,
Where the Federal government steps
An and performs duties heretofore per-
formed by State governments and munlc-
Qualities the Federal government has got
" to pay, Iii