The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-03-15
USE BIG sum
Congress Appropria.es 0rer One Billion
Dollars Last Session.
NEAR TIE ESTIMATES

According to Both Tawney and Liv-
ingSton This Exceeds President
Taft's Figures by Only One Million
Dollars When He Estimated
Amount TO Run the Government.
Appropriations at the last session
OF congress aggregated S1,025. 49,
So. according to the statements Is
sued Friday by Former Representa-
tivev Tawney OF Minnesota and Liv-
ingston og Georgia. who were re-
spectively chairmen and ranking
Democrat Of the house appropriations
committee in the last congress. Mr..
lTawneyTawney. saying this IS less
than 100000 IN excess OF the
total estimates OF President Taft on
which the appropriations are based.
pays high tribute to the executive
for good faith in scrutinizing esti-
mates and computes that the sur
plus Of revenues next year will be not
less than soS.542.0 900. which. with
any part OF the treasury cash balance.
may be applied to the sinking fund.
Against this Mr.. Livingston says
she last session record demonstrated
that when the Democratic party
comes into complete control OF the
government. this billion dollar mark
for a sessions appropriations estab-
lished four years ago at the first ses-
sion OF the Si1tieth congress. can not
be substantially lowered. IL lowered
at ALL
Mr.. Tawney renews his recommen-
dation for the consolidation OF the
app7opriating jurisdiction OF the
house under a single committee OF
sufficient. size to be representative Of
all sections Of the country and OF all
branches Of the public service. Eight
committees now consider and report
appropriation bills and Mr.. Tawney
says no reform Is more important.
The committee on appropriations.
which reports more than half Of the
total appropriations OF congress. re-
ported during the first regular ses-
sion OF the last congress SIS. 6.933.92o )
less than the estimates. while the ap-
propriations by all the ether appro-
priating committees. according to Mr.
Tawney. were s27.931.402 in excess
OF the estimates. Mr.. Tawney claims
that II this consolidating reform had
been effected. it would have saved
So. 100000 at that session alone.
Mr.. Tawney says one OF the evils
incident to this divided appropriation
Jurisdiction IS the practice Of making
appropriations Immediately available.
large portions Of many appropriation
| bills being in fact designed to cover
up deficiencies in the preceding year.
He points out that the aggregate for
the past session. which includes Si.-
06o.000 for the Appalachian forest
reserve. is $2.500.000 less than the
aggregate for the preceding session
OF congress and that the aggregate
Of the entire last conress. which e1-
act aggregate is not given in his
statement. is an increase Of s60o.o00
over the preceding congress.
Mr. Tawney says that in the Six
years Of his Craftsmanship OF the ap-
propriations committee the estimates
have amounted to s6.0s1.2511.13c. OF
which congress granted all but $685.
662.264
Declaring that the Democrats want
to save the people Of this country
from the danger which threatens
them because OF the rampant expen-
diture OF their money that has been
going on for the past II years. Mr..
Livingston in his statement contends
that mil!tarisn IS a menace and that
Democratic accession will prevent ma
tional bankruptcy. He says It is a
superhuman task to restore expend!-
lures to normal level because OF the
enormous liability fastened upon the
Treasury "by the statutory increase OF
the enlisted strength OF the army and
navy four-fold since Mr.. Roosevelt
was so unhappily called TO the e1ecu-
tiSe Office OF the republic"
Sounding note Of warning
against threatened onerous" d!rec;
tax with all its inquisitorial features,
Mr.. Livingston said that II that day
comes. 1.-The people will rise in tneir
might with a cry that will De heard
to the remotest corners Of the earth
and shake from themselves and their
poster!ty the manacles OF burden
some taxation fostered by the Repub-
lican party. That day IS not distant
unless We stop instanter in this pre-
cipita;ious. money wasting race We
are now engaged in
Mr.. Livingston says the nations OF
the old world stand agape and Won
der over the magnitude OF appropri-
ations and increased federal activity.
He compares appropriations ior the
| Fifiv-third congress. the last Dem o.
cratic one. aSGregatinG s91I.0l3.323,
with those Of the past congress for
the TWO fiscal years Of 1911 and 1912.
| asgregating s2.053.391.2e1 and de-
clares that in IL years there has
been more than 500 per cent in
crease in all expenditures. the army
and navy each increasing more than
800 per cent He 5espeakS for the
incoming Democratic house economy.
particularly in those government de-
par,ments relating TO the enormous
expenditures for war purposes
! Don't Depend on the Hoe.
The noe is too costly an im3le-
ment 10 ne depended upon. for j,