Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-01

In conclusion, Mr.. TaWney SAID.
Whatever the unthinking or the SUI
perficla critic may now say, the I'M,
partial and nom partisan historian win
hereafter record and tI-uthfully state
that in the Affirmative work performed
and In contending against and success
fully restricting unconstitutional de-
mands upon the powers and treasury oil
the federal government, the work oil
no previous session Is comparable with
the work of the first session of the Six
tieth Congress"
In a census table subjoined tc
Chairman Tnwney's report there are
given comparisons showing the rela-
tionship of expenditures for the MAIN
tenance of government to the aggre
gate wealth of that relationship for
long series Of years. This table shows
that the census report of 1880, the hrst
to present the aggregate payment for
all expenditures for all classes, Az dis
tinguished from mere tax levies for
states counties cities and minor civil
divisions, including schools, amounted
to $3.50 252, 684, or a total expenditure OF
1890 for each $1,000 of national wealth,
In 1902, however, the year in which
the next census inquiry upon this sub
tect was made. the aggregate expen-
ditures OF this class had nearly doub-
ed amounting TO $l,t56 447 0s5, or $3.50
per 81 900 of national wealth.
STATEMENT OF MINORITY.
Mr.. Tawney was followed by Mr.
Fitzgerald of New York. ranking min
ority member of the appropriations
committee. in the absence OF Mr.. ldv-
ingston of Georgia. Mr.. Fitzgerald
reviewed the appropriations of the SEES
sion from a Democratic standpoint.
He arraiened the Republican party
mercilessly for what he stigmatized al
"a shameful squandering OF public
funds"
He predicted a staggering deficit TO
be impending. and denounced the
president, the executive department of
the government and the Republicans
IN Congress as its causes
THE country" said Mr.. Fitzgerald,
would have been benefited had the
recommendations Of the committees
charged with the preparation of the
supply bills been more generally heed
ed by the house. The opportunities
Of those outside are sufficiently diff
cult TO resist without having the MEM
beers OF the house take sides against its
committee on questions Of expendi-
ture."
A PRoFLIGATE CONGRESS.
THE Congress- said Mr.. Fitzgerald.
"s now about TO adjourn. and this ses-
sion has been the most profiigate in our
history Extravaganza has run riot,
the treasury has been depleted; the
public money has been shamefully
squandered. Every energy seems to
have been concentrated upon the task
of emptyina the treasury and OF max
Ing imperative issuance OF bonds by
the next administration in order to de-
fray the ordinary expenditures OF the
government. The dreaded handwrft
ing has apparently been seen on tho
wall and the Republican party ia de-
morali2ed and shaken.
'rhe appropriations for the next
fiscal year aggregate the enormous
sum of s1,00s, s04, ssa. as against aE
gregate estimates by departments of
1,077,4g9.2Ss"
REVENUES FOR 1910.
Mr. Fitzgerald quoted the estimated
REVENUES for tho fiscal year 1910
treasury hgureaD as tS7s,12S,01l,
and" he declared. I'VE shall demon
strate later that this estimate Ia IN all
probability at least 500. 100000 toe
large. and that not more than s7s5-
100000 Is likely to be realized, Never