Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-01
SIXTY MILLIONS MORE
Appropriated This Session
Than Last Year.
TOTAL IS $3.50, 1s3,3o1
Isthmian Canal Swells the Aggregate
Greatly.
TAWNEY MAKES STATEMENT
Not All Of Big Total Charged Against
Observation-Disclosures Cries
Extravaganza.

Chairman Tawney OF the House appro-
priations committee last night made the
following statement as to the appropria-
tons for the fiscal year 1907:
The total appropriations made at this
session OF Congress. including those car
ried in the regular annual appropriation
acts. all deficiencies. miscellaneous matters.
and permanent annual appropriations, ag-
gregate $3.50 1SS, SOL
This Is an apparent increase of $6OOOO-
600 over the appropriations made at the
last session of Congress
This apparent excess in appropriations
at this session over those made last ses-
sion Is more than accounted for in the three
following items:
For the isthmian canal. $42 447 GOO: I'M
der the statehood bill. $40, 25o. 600; toward
the construction of new buildings author
lied at this session. 10.321 600 making
total Of $63. o1s, GEO. to which might properly
be added $5.o00,O00 for San Francisco.
Other Notable Increases.
"Other notable increases are 5000, 900 on
the agricultural BILL for inspection of meat
products. and S10.6OO, 600 on account of the
postal service.
The total apparent appropriations made
at this session. $3.50. 1873, 301. do not consti-
tusS III tHSiI eHtiTely q charge against the
revenues of the government for the next
nscal year for the reason that there must
be deducted from this sum DEFICIENCIES that
are chargeable to the service of the cur
rent year and to meet expenditures already
incurred on account thereof. appropriating
at least $35, co., GOO This sum includes SIC
100000 for the isthmian canal
There should also be deducted $57 600 900
Tor the sinking fund.- which may or may
not be met in whole or in part, as it is
purely matter of discretion with the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury to utilize the sur
plus In the treasury for that purpose
III, ere should also be deducted the sum
OF $22,OOo.0OO. which is estimated and includ-
ed In the whole sum of appropriations to be
paid out OF deposits of national banks in re-
demptfon of circulating notes of banks The
deposits are not credited as a part of the
revenues OF the government and therefore
redempt1ons made from the fund thus aris-
Ing should not be charged to expenditures.
The amount Of s25, 456.415 appropriated
Ior work on the lsthmian canal during the
next fiscal year is payable from or reim-
pursible to the treasury out of proceeds
OF bonds that are authorized to be sold
for that purpose, and should also be deduct
ed from the sum of appropriations for 1907
Estimate of Revenues.
THE sums mentioned amount to more
than s139 100000 and when deducted leave
apparent appropriations of only H41. GOO. OOO
to be met out Of the revenues of the next
fiscal year.
I'm my Judgment the ordinary revenues
of the government next fiscal year will
amount to at least s6OO.OOOOO0 The postal
revenues are estimated at 1851, 573. 900 for
1907. making the total apparent resources
OF the government next year of not less
than $7S1 COO or at least 10000 coo In
excess of appropria tons that may be charg-
ed against them
Senator Culberson yesterday found OPP
portunity to make an address in the Sen
ate on the finances of the country under
President Roosevelt. The statement showed
that, exclusive of the Panama appropria-
ton, the increase of expenditures in 1904
over 1903 was $50. 400. 895; In 1905 over 1904,
SAC. 336, 233; in 1906 over 1905, s17, 9O3, s36
Culberson Cries Extravaganza.
This" said Mr.. Culberson shows an
aggregate increase of expenditures, exciud-
ing all expenses in Panama, of s93, 767 O64
in three years. AS usual with this admins
tration expenditures for the military and
naval establishments increased for this
period and Of the preceding amount the in
crease for the naval establishment alone
exceeded s34, 000.0 eco for the three years.
The total expenditures for the years 1908.
1894. 1905 and 1906 was 81 033, Goa, 400 and
deducting Panama expenses 1t was s., $685.
421 ,0S0. The total expenditures of the
years 1898, 1899, 1900 and 1901 the four
full years of Mckinley. was 81, 40 316, 800.
1t thus appears that exclusive of all ex-
penses in Panama the expenditures for the
four years of Roosevelt exceeded those of
the four years of Mckinley. although he
conducted the Spanish war, by the extraor-
binary sum of 1874, 104 &C.,
Secretary Shaw last night issued the fol-
lowing statement making comparison be-
tween this and the previous fiscal year:
'In making comparison between this and
the previous fiscal year the following facts
must be taken into account: The deficit
last year was s24.OO0,OOo in round num-
bers. This included $4,000. 600 extraor-
binary expenses on the Panama canal The
actual deficit on ordinary expenses was.
therefore. in round numbers. $4,000. 900.
This year the surplus is $25.5O0, 600, and in
addition there has been paid the Pan
anna canal S1S.O00000. The actual excess OF
revenues over ordinary expenses Is. there
fore. $43, 100000 The difference between
$43, 500, 900 excess and $1S,Oo0, 600 deficit on
ordinary expenses is, therefore $1,000, 600.
The treasury, on ordinary expenses, Is
$61 500 O0O better of at the close of this
fiscal year than at the close of the fiscal
year 1905"