The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-07-23
READ THE FIGURES
PROOF OF REPUBLICAN ECONOMY
GIVEN TO VOTERS eY TAWNEY.
EXPENDITURES KEPT DOWN
Were Over $2s.ooo,o 900 Less Than for
the Fiscal Year t91o-Democratic
Talk About Extrava0anee
Proved Untruthfui.

Washington.-Chairm Tawney OF
the appropriations committee Of the
house of representatives. has issued
the annual review of the national ap-
propriations and expenditures. and
every voter who Is interested in the
revenues and expenses of the govern
ment. should read these figures care
fully.
1t would be natural to assume that
the expenditures of a great govern
| ment like ours which Is expanding
so rapidly In every department coin
cident with the increase in popula-
ton. power and responsibility. would
| show a normal and constant increase
year after year. and yet the total APP
| preparations for the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1911 are over $2S.000. 900 less
than for the fiscal year 1910. In 9TH
! er words. In spite of a considerable
increase that might be expected,
there is actually considerable de-
crease. Total appropriations for 1910
amounted to $1.055, ,663. .267.sS. while
the appropriations for next year
amount to s1.0s2.125. 1893 SIS. 1t must
be remembered. however, that these
sums are not wholly tax upon the
government; for instance. s244 100000
were appropriated for the postoffice
department. and almost this entire
amount will flow back into the govern
ment through the postal revenues
that In itself reduces the appropria-
tions to less than $s00.OO0.O00.
Then again, 1t must be considered
that millions are appropriated for con-
structi6n and other purposes. which
will not be used until later years. In
fact. the ordinary receipts and expen-
ditures of the government amount to
only about $700.000,000 annually, SO
that when the Democrats talk about
billion dollar congresses, they are SIM
ply trying to mislead the people and
to advance the suggestion that we are
raising through taxation and expend-
ing hundreds of millions more than
We really are.
Economy 10 Proved.
The IL regular appropriation acts
that provide for the annual expenses
of the government-that is, the agri-
cultural. army, diplomatic and con-
sular. District Of Columbia, fortifica-
ton. Indian, legislative. military acad-
emy, navy. pension. postofiice and sun
dry civil appropriation acts-appropri-
ate In all for the conduct OF the gov
ernment during the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1911. $819,647 ,O52.O2. which
sum is $500. .Os5.44 less than the reg
ular estimates therefor submitted to
congress at the beginning Of the SEES
sion In December last, and $44,9l4.-
527.46 less than was carried in the cor
responding acts. including amounts ap-
propriated at the extra session for the
fiscal year 1910.
The river and harbor act. passed at
this session. appropriates Sal ,329.-
1880. and In addition authorizes con
tracts involving further expenditures
amounting to $1O.61S.605. The river
and harbor act. passed at the last ses-
sion of. the last congress. appropri-
ated only s9.435.75O. and authorized
contracts In addition for only $635.s75.
That act was not general IN Its char
acter. but provided chiefly for the re-
pair and maintenance and upkeep of
improvements already accomplished.
No river and harbor act at all was
passed at the previous or first session
of the last congress. The one en-
acted March 2, 1907. which should be
considered as the one general river
and harbor act next preceding the one
passed at this session. appropriated
$37 .108.0s3, and authorized contracts
in addition to the amount of $40. .829,-
349.. 1t Is therefore apparent that in
comparison with the act that Is to
be considered as its immediate prede-
cessor, the river and harbor act Just
passed appropriates outright and au-
thorizes expenditures under contracts
less by $34.9S9. 1880.
Cut in Deficiencies.
The total deficiencies appropriated
for are gratifyingly less by $7.5s7.-
65412 than those of the last session
of the last congress, and $1l 1925, 1851
less than the average annual def
ciencies provided for on account of
any fiscal year since 1898. the year of
the Spanish-American war It, will
be remembered that appropriations
amounting to nearly $3.50 900 were
made In deficiency appropriation acts
to provide for the expenses Of the
war with Spain. For many fiscal
years prior to that period. the rec
ord shows that deficiencies were usu-
ally but little less and sometimes con-
siderably more than those of this ses-
sion
| MIR. Tawney, chairman Of the ap-
preparation committee of the house, In
his annual statement, gives full cred
1t to the president for his aid in his
efforts toward economy. stating that