Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-04
REVENUES WILL BE LARGER
Estimates That the Margin Will Be
$2o,ooo,ooo.
HOUSE CHEERS ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr.. Livingston Does Not Accept the
Prediction, but Apprehends
q Deficit.

The usual statements concerning the ap-
preparations made by Congress and the
probable revenues of the government for
the ensuing fiscal year were made in the
House today by Chairman Tawney of the
committee on appropriations, and Repre-
sentative Livingston of Georgia, the rank
ing minority member of that body.
Unusual interest attaches to the state
ment of Mr.. Tawney today, however. Two
weeks ago MI. Tawney made a statement
in the House that threw the worst sort Of
a scare into the big men and the little men
at both ends of the Capitol. He said that
If the appropriations at this session of Con-
gress reached the total which it then ap-
peared they would reach. the expenditures
during the fiscal year 1908 would exceed the
estimated revenues by more than $1OO, OOO,-
OCO. This statement was based on facts
and figures, and since it was made there
was a noticeable enhancement of caution
and care, on the part of the House at least.
in dealing with all appropriation bills.
Now, today, Mr.. Tawney was able to
state upon the floor that as a result of the
splendid efforts of the House of late to keep
down appropriations the expenditures of
the government for 1905 would probably be
at least $2O,O0O,O00 less than the estimated
revenues. This statement was greeted with
prolonged applause, and later the appro-
priation committee chairman was congrat-
ulated by many of his colleagues upon his
part in the good work
Representative Livingston of Georgia does
not agree with Mr.. TaWney. 1t was appar-
ent from his statement today that he stands
now where Mr.. Tawney stood when he
made his scare speech some two weeks
ago. Mr. Livingston warned his colleagues
that if the present military spirit and ex-
travagance were permitted to continue the
ways and means committee Of the House
would be put to the necessity Of framing
legislation designed to increase the annual
revenues Of the government. Both these
gentlemen will later present complete fig
ures intended to prove their varying promo
sitions.
Mr.. Tawney's statement shows a yerv
encouraging condition as compared with
the prospects as they seemed when he
made his speech of warning And even
Mr.. Livingston could not work up much
Of a sensation on the other side of the
chamber by his utterances.
Chairman Tawney's Statement.
Mr.. Tawneys statement follows:
1.-The total appropriations made at the
present session of Congress aggregate an
parently $919, 94s. 500 which sum includes
$756, &c, 67427 for the annual expenditures
of the government for the ensuing fiscal
year of 1908, $12, 439. $3.50 for deficiencies
on account of the fiscal year 1907 and prior
years, 100000 for MISCELLANEOUS objects,
such as private claims and the like, au-
thorized in special acts, and $40, 1856, 800
for permanent annual appropriations to
the requirements OF the sinking fund, ex-
penses OF collecting the revenue from Gus
toms. redemption of national bank notes
and other purposes.
I'm order to determine how much of this
apparent grand total of appropriations