The Washington herald., 1907-03-05

There was loud applause in the House
yesterday when Mr.. Tawney, chairman
of the Appropriations Committee. in a
stentorian voice announced that there
would be a surplus and not a deficit in
the Treasury in 1905 The statement came
at the end Of the customary summing up
by Mr.. Tawney for the majority side OF
the committee and by Mr. Livingston for
the minority OF the aggregate amount Of
the appropriations OF the session.
Mr.. Tawney's statement was as follows:
Tine total appropriations made at the
present session of Congress aggregate
apparently S91g, 94S. go. which sum includes
S756. GO, GA for the annual expenditures Of
the government for the ensuing fiscal
year OF 1SOS. 81. 439 $50 for deficiencies on
account of the fiscal year 1907 and prior
years. Sl.0oO.0OO for miscellaneous objects,
such as private claims and the like, au-
thorized in special acts and Sl49, SS6,520
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.
In order to determine how much OF
this apparent grand total Of appropria-
tions made at this session IS on account
OF operations Of the government for the
fiscal year of 1905 and that viii be "a
charge against the revenues Of that year,
there must bc deducted from the peTma-
nent appropriations the sum Of $4,000 900,
tional hank notes. the deposits made by
the banks for that purpose not being
treated as a part OF the revenues Of the
government. and the sum Of S5L000.000
estimated 20 be the amount Of the sink
ing fund requirements for 1908. as it is
optional with the Secretary of the Treas
uTy how much OF the surplus moneys in
the Treasury shall be applied 10 this
purpose, and also because the require
ments Of the sinking fund have already
been anticipated or exceeded by an
amount in excess Of the requirements Tor
next year; also the amount (Sl2 439, $50
appropriated for deficiencies on account
of the current and prior fiscal years. the
same being payable for moneys already
in the Treasury or out of revenues for
the balance of the current fiscal year:
and the sum of Sl.00100J estimated for
miscellaneous objects, which are payable
prior to the beginning Of the next fiscal
year.
Income for 1908.
''The amounts mentioned aggregate 800.
40 SIS, and whea deducted from the total
appropriations Of S9I9,9lS,679, leaves SS29.-
50S99i as probable necessary expenditures
Tor 1903 authorized at this session.
THE total revenues Of the government
for 1905. according to the best information
available, VIII aggregate $S5o,000,OO0. A
further examination Of the history of the
appropriation bills shows that the esti-
mates under the thirteen regular annual
bills were reduced by committee recon-
mendations and by the House itself more
than S22,000o00; that the bills as passed
BY the House were increased on the rec
ommendation of the committees of the
Senate and by the Senate in their passage
more than $50GJ0,8CO.
"Of the increases by the Senate about
S6,0o0,0o0 was on account of the artillery
law, and SS,OJ0,000 on account Of the new
pension law. The total Of the thirteen
bills as finally enacted show a reduction
of Sl6.4 04 $3.50 under their aggregate as
passed in the Senate"
Mr.. Livingston said:
The appropriations made at this ses-
sion Of Congress have reached the un-
precedented sum OF S9l9,94SG79. an increase
OF 1889 494 over the appropriations made
Tor the current fiscal year, and So 255. 1872
over the appropriations for the fiscal year
1883 made at the first session Of the Fifty
NTH Congress, which covered substantial
j. the entire expenses Of the military and
naval establishments on account of the
war with Spain.
Enormous rs are these appropriations
for the next fiscal year. there should be
added 10 them the further sum OF So. 600. o.
UJO on account Of contracts authorized in
the naval bill for additional war ships and
for which no sums whatever are vet ap-
propriated, and the sum OF S49. So. $40 for
contracts authorized in the river and har-
bor appropriation bill in addition 20 the
appropriations made in that act
LiyinEStOn'S Total Larger.
These sums added to the total apparent
appropriations of the session make the
tremendous sum of Ss9477S, o2&G3 carried
either fin direct appropriations OF authoyI-
zations AT this session OF Congress.
THE highest estimates placed on prob
able revenues of the government from all
sources during the coming fiscal year in
dictate that they will be at least g1O0, 900
below the appropriations and authorize
tons for expenditure chargeable to the
session Of Congress Just closing.
The increase of the army over last
year is $6.IS.1lI: increase for the navy
over last year. 81. $4,000 with the authori-
Zation for two new ships. Increase for
Notifications, Sl.S44.0o0; increase for pen
sions. S5.69l. CO.,"