The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-28
TWO CONGRESSMAN
HAVING A DISPUTE
Tawney and Livingston Sum
Up Congress Expenditures
in Different Ways.
BOTH PLAYING POLITICS
REPUBLICAN COUNTS THE ACT.
UAL EXPENDITURES BUT THE
DEMOCRAT TALKS OF THE
BONDS YETTo COME.

washington, June 2s.-Figures do
not lie, but-Congressmen do juggle
them to their purposes, as was shown
today by the statements issued by
Chairman Tawney, of the house COM
mittee on appropriations. and Repre-
sentative Livingston, OF Georgia, the
ranking democratic member OF that
body, showing how much money the
late session of congress has cost the
country.
This Is an annual spectacular per-
formance on the part of these two
members. the former seeking to mini
mize and the latter to magnify the
expenditures, each for partisan pur-
poses.
Starting out with the identical set
of figures, by the simple processes Of
addition and subtraction they have
reached widely different answers to
the problem of the cost of running the
national government. In the end their
figures are nearly $200,00O,0O0 apart.
This apparent but not real difference
Mr.. Tawney includes in his figures
only the direct charge made upon the
federal treasury occasioned by the
actual appropriations made in appro-
priation bills Of this year.
Includes Bills to Come.
Mr.. Livingston includes not only &C.
tual charges upon the treasury, but
authorizations which will become lat
er next year and years following,
charges upon the public treasury, but
which will not have to be met during
the coming fiscal year.
Both statesmen agree that the ap-
preparations this year are 1902, 133,-
446.44, but Mr.. Tawney follows the
rule of subtraction and thus fixes the
expenditures at $3.50. 100, 760 net, while
Mr.. Livingston's rule Is that of addi-
tion, and he accordingly reaches the
grand total Of $1,0s1.744.142 gross, or
100000 more than the appropria.
lions Of last year, including $11, 00O, 900
for the extra session, while Mr.. Taw-
ney's figures read $2S.O00,O00 less
than last years appropriations.
Taking the charge upon the treasury
alone. Mr.. Tawney shows there will
thus be surplus Of about 81, 000, 900
OF receipts over expenditures, but in
doing this he counts upon $25, 600. 900
from the corporation tax, the constitu-
tionality of which is now pending in
the supreme court.
Deficit Would be $14,ooo,ooo.
II 1t should be decided unconstitu-
tional the deficit would be $4,000, 900
upon his showing to actual charge up
on the treasury, to say nothing Of con-
tingent appropriations.
Always heretofore Mr.. Tawney has
been obliged to apologize for increas.
Ing expenditures. but this year he
finds cause for rejoicing in reductions
and he gives President Taft credit for
en1otning economy upon congress.
MT Livingston, as he has been do
ing for more than a decade. hanks
back to the days of the Cleveland ad.
ministration. when the total expendi.
lures were less than a billion dollars
per congress, whereas they are now a
billion dollars a session, or double
what they were during the last demo.
cratic administration.
These figures uncle Lon" has been
religiously presenting to the country
ever since the last democratic con.
gress.
Mr.. Tawney asserted that a sum.
mary OF the constructive legislation OF
the first regular session Of the sixty
first congress constitutes a record OF
accomplishment SURPRISING in import
ance any previous session in the his
tory Of congress.
Money for the Army.
Livingston denounced what he call
ed large increase on account of pub
TIC expenditures, an increase OF the
public debt. half billion dollars
spent for militariasm and the treasury
drained for army and navy"
Mr.. Tawney declared there was a
substantial reduction in current mill
tary expenses. while Mr.. Livingston
asserted that under the reclamation
issue and naval appropriations Eve
nave a policy that stands for interes,
bearing bonds issued against the hum
ole homes OF the settlers and the Law
ism handing out OF millions upon tens
OF millions OF dollars raised by oner
Gus taxation to satisfy the greed Of
ship-builders and srmor plate contrac
tors, and to maintain a nation policy
OF pomp and splendor."
Mr.. Tawney urged abrogation Of the
rule, instituted by democratic house
giving to eight different committees
the power OF preparing the money bills
LOT eacn congress and the adoption
OF a new rule constituting one com
mittee. large enough to be representa-
tive OF every section. to have inita
control over all appropriation bills.
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