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= 80 - - g. y ~ saHnsss " wNwasNESetAs'S'
APPROPRIATIONS my FIRST sSES-
SION ABOUT Sf,SeS, 900, 900.

Beats the Flfty-ninth COngress by More
Than 8l0O 900 900 0-House cut the
Ess,mntcs 08e 900 900, but the Senate
Added Jt 20 the House Appropriation.
WARRINGTON, May 7s.--The first session
Of the Sixtieth Congress-, just closing, has
broken the record for expenditures. Tho
billion dollar Congress Of 1891 and 1897,
which was roundly berated for. extrav-
agance, was an economical Congress COM
pared TO those that have come and gone
since the beginning Of the twentieth oen-
tury, and IL In reduced TO the piker GLASS In
comparison with this one.
The appropriations Of the Ffty-Bfth
Congress, which ended In 1900, made. appro-
priations Of all previous Congresses look
small. It beat the billion dollar Congress-
half billion and some millions more
These were largely war expenditures, but
all succeeding Congresses have done. almost
as well IN scattering public funds. 4
The Congress Of is0l-O2 spent q, ,<7e 900 900,
that Of toOs-04 spsnt 81 ,bss ,217 ,2eI and the
Fifty eighth Congress Of 1p06-O8 earned
championship honors by breaking all
records with appropriations aggregating
81 ,601 900 900. It's distinction was, however,
oAOAs hVCo. xu0 Cnty~hAhtkl kkOcSs w
1eo7-0s made tho Fifty-eighth and all its
predecessors look cheap with appropria-
tions Of 81 800 900 900 In round figures.
Most any body Of spenders might get
discouraged trying 10 circulate more
money than that. but this present Congress-
went at It like winner. The best
that the Ffty-ninth Congress- could do
at its first session was 3e2o 900 coo. This
ono goes 1t more than a hundred millions
better. The total appropriations for the
first year will be about 81. .s2s, 900 .000.' and
the time Of the Sixtieth Congress is only
half expired. Assurance Ia doubly sure
that the necessary appropriations for the
succeeding year will make the total Of OK
penditures for the Sixtieth Congress far
and beyond It's nearest competitor,
In Justice TO tho House It has to be said
that II did struggle to keep down expendi-
lures. Estimates were cut right and left.
and a possible deficit In the face Of the
estimates Of Sis. 100000 was reduced to
100000. These arc the figures. chat
Mr.. Burieson Of Texas gave In his speech Of
yesterday in the House. So il would seem
that the popular branch Of Congress- out
the estimates 800 .OOO, 900. and the Senate
ohoVt tiio OOohoIhy W adShhB doooe tho
same amount to the total Of the House
appropriations. The estimate of, what was
added by the Senate after it's additional
appropriations had been chopped or elimi-
mated in conference is estimated at sss ,OOo,
600 on the largest appropriation bills alone.
In round numbers the amount appro-
priated last year for the navy was 500 900 900.
This year It is ti22, ,OOO,0 600. The pension
aDDrODriatiOn COmDAred to last wear was
increased from sll5 900 900 to $le2 600 900.
the navy appropriation from $4,000 ono to
sos 600 600. post oeace from 32l2, zoo, 600 to
sac. 900 900. not including the ship subsidy,
ss.5oO 900 to sii zoo 600. sundry civil from
Slio. 600 900 to $l1s,O 900 and Notifications
from 30. 800, 600 to 8l1 900 900.
A special appropriation OF 80. 600 900 for
public buildings helped to swell the grand
total Few decreases from last years
record we're made in the total of any Of the
smaller appropriation bills.