New-York tribune., 1907-12-18
WARNING FROM TAWNEY
CIJT FOR APPROPRIATIONS
Chairman of House Committee Says
Estimates Mast Be REFUSED.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Chairman Ta"ney OF the
House Committee OH Appropriations "hicn "'
appointed yesterday by Speaker Cannon enec'eu
its organization to-day by the appoh'ihehs vi SUI
committees follows:
aid and sherey egslativebinglan1 81 Gliiett. EFT
Brick Livingston and Burleson piS,riGs nso o. ND ND
Bowers. Pensions-Keifer. Gardner brownloE'
s GGMfrs Gep sha shersy a1d F,tssera
srseand Ketsr srandse 1r anS era
Madden, Brundige, jr., and Buriesoh'
Al the close of the committse's first meeting TO-
day Chairman Tawney dictated the foho"lhs
statement:
The Committee on Appropriations and N Iongress i
are confronted with situation WINCH wiz ip4uia
very material revision the estimates supmtteo
tor public & E a is f% order f to keep the sppro
priations within the possible and estihlaleo rev
The estimates submitted a, the beginning of last
session of Congress for the now current year c co
tailed ssa5 The estimates for the next lsca
year. sHbnftea at te ossd ssss 2Ss or an in
ths se0h n q the esaed expendtures
fiscal year over the euTren, yf @ nex V sci Year is
oil. while the actual revenue ; iG'uoins s
postal revenue received during the ,ast t ms ~ any
which total revenue was larger than n; thet Oh any
previous year IN the history of the government
it viii be seen, therefore. that on the basis OF OF
the estimated expenditures and the est,miases Iii
for the 2es nsd' h@ sea BY
This excess does not lHsds ap
nropriations which for the current year amount
to SlSli7ssa. Nor does it inciude ary new anthor-
izations for spontaneous expenditures. II, ,o,.
From this excess total OF StS,S16.ZI. suolih now
ever he deducted s25 .U0r0 which Is inciuoea !"
the estimated expenditure for the @ a., a. ,,,,
tonaI banknotcs This e8pcndlt'lie - ,lot 49,
of the current revenues but OUT ot me s'tIuv's @ y
fund obtained from national banks. which iuna IS
not carried as part OF the government IGi.-c7.
Dn6uctiny the So Hsl 0lN still leaves denclencH
Of ss3e0.N09 between tho estimated cNpfnontul"S
ard the estimated revenue. and shows the reCttS-
sity for practical revision of the estimates snb
led bv the several subcommittee having 1uFlSul
tion of the appropriations for inc ntXt @ it ..,
In order 10 keep expenditures Tor that Eedi "i.''
noesihIe revenues and thus to avoid detcteIcg
II also shows the practical impossbility of Con,
gress at this session authorl1ilE new annrH-
services the undertaking of new pCo1sctS tta
priatious which would have TO nc met out OF
revenues incoming for the next nsca 5 5r,i,;s
other provision Is made for meeting such ai'hIi
tration axDpniitures than 10 require tneli ~ ue
betrayed out Of the current revenues OF u'P XIV
ernment.
I-,Dortsnt increases Of estimates over tho cur
rent annropriations are: For the army, slilZl>'i
for the navy ss6 S32 So: for fcrtifcauons. Soi9.
as4. for pensions 81 $4,000 In view of the almost
o>rtan decrease in estimated revenues Tor the next
fiscal year, and also in view ot the fact 'hat VIZ,
does not threaten this country. u may oe stated
n, the highest authority that Congress in revising
the estimated expenditures viii at TINS session en
deavor to reduce most OF all the budget for the
maintenance OF the military establishment. rather
than put the pruning knife TO civil estimates The
closest scrutiny though. will be given to ali meas
ures proposing appropriations of any Kind and new
authorizations will be subjected TO more than ordi-
nary consideration
The situation. IL presents itself. said MT
Keifer may mean. after We get down to business
that not single bill calling for the erection OF
public building will be favorably reported by the
committee