Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-05
ANALYSISOF APPROPRIATIONS
Congress Provides for Expenditure of Nine
Hundred and Nineteen killionL
SURPLUS OF ABOUT TWENTY MILLIONS
Statements by Senator Allison and
Representative Tawney-views of
the Minority I'm the
House.

WASHINGTON, March T. - Statements
were made to the senate and house today
by Senator Allison and Representative
Tawney, chairmen, respectively, of the ap-
propriations committee, and by Representa-
tive Livingston. ranking minority member
of the house committee, regarding the APP
propriations of the session.
The total appropriations aggregate Ssls.-
S4S, S,679.6S, Of which $780, 662,674g7 is for the
annual expenditures for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1908. The balance of the grand
total is to be used as follows: Twelve mil
lion four hundred and thirty-nine thousand
six hundred and eghty-five dollars and
thirty-six cents for emergencies and def
ciencies on account of the fiscal year 1907
and prior years; $1.OOO,O0O for miscellaneous
objects, such as private claims and the
like authorized in special acts, and $l49, 30
for permanent annual appropriations to
meet the interest charge on the public
debt, the requirements of the sinking fund,
expenses Of collecting the revenue from
customs redemption of national bank notes
and other purposes,
surplus of Twenty Millions.
The revenues of the government for 1908
are estimated at $S5O,OOOOOO, which, it was
stated. would leave a surplus of s2O,OOO.OOO
and not a deficit, as had been predicted In
some quarters.
During the Fifty-ninth congress as a
whole it was stated that S1ss,OOO,OOO had
been appropriated in excess of the total
for the Fifty-eighth congress.
Analysing the increased appropriations
for the year 1908 over the current fiscal
year the total nf which is given as $4,000
900, the increases are distributed in part
as follows:
| d. ZOO 900
Fertilization .......................... 100000
Legislative, executive. Judicial..... 400 600
Postal service ...........''''''.. z9'VV9V0 '00VCo
Pensions OfVOOVVO
| 1t was stated that while the river and
harbor bill carried approximately SSS,0OOOOo
the expenditure under 1t would be but
s27 100000 during 1905
The appropriation for the Panama canal
was increased over that during the Fifty
eighth congress by s69,5OOOOO. During the
same time the postal expenses increased
$50 OOO.OOO.
Views of the Minority.
Representative Livingston, presenting the
views of the minority on the subject,
agrees as to the total which. he says, is
an increase OF $40.5 49447 over the ap-
proprIations made for the current fiscal
year and $57, ,266, 192.57 over the appropria-
tions for the fiscal year 1893 made at the
first regular session of the Fffty-fifth con-
gress, which covered substantially the en-
| tire expenses of the military and naval
establishments on account of the war with
/ Spain.
| "EnormoIis as are these appropriations
| for the next fiscal year, there should be
added to them the further sums of sS5,o0O 900.
on account Of contracts authorized In the
naval bill for additional warships and for
which no sums whatever are yet appropri-
! ated, and the sum of s49, So. .349 for contracts
| authorized in the river and harbor appro-
priation bill, In addition TO the appropria-
tions made in that act.
"These sums added to the sessions total
apparent appropriations make the tremen-
dous sum of 1894 us. 2S.63 carried either
in direct appropriations or authorized at
this session of congress, establishing a new
record for federal appropriations approach
ing the prodigious sum of $lOO0OOO,0OO for
a single session of congress.
"The highest estimates placed on the
probable revenues OF the government from
all sources during the coming fiscal year
! indicate that they will be at least $780,
100000 below the appropriations and au-
| thorizations for expenditure chargeable to
the session OF congress just closing The
| Increase for the army over last year Is
81, us, ,ll7.67. Increase for the navy over last
| year, s21, ,SG7, 200, with the authorization for
two new ships. Increases for fortihcations,
S. S44,OO0 Increase for pensions IS 5.691, 900.
II this military spirit and extravaganza
is TO continue the ways and means commit
tee had better get busy and provide a large
! Increase in the revenues"