| Show TAWNEY GIVES OUT DETAILED STATEMENT NOT considered EXCESSIVE claims it costs less to run our government than any other country tho minority makes statement washington july 2 representative vawnoy of the louse committee on appropriations has prepared a detailed statement concerning tin appropriations for the fiscal year beginning july made by congress during the session just closed in which he claims that the per capita cost of government in the united states including federal and state Is less than that in any european Eui try mr vawnoy enters upon an analysis to show the various cha ennols into which the total appropriation of will bo diverted he begins by deducting provided foi the sinking fund for the panama canal etc showing that the real appropriation for the conduct of the government for the fiscal year is to meet this demand he estimates that hp total customs internal and postal will be the supply bills the appropriations as made in the various supply bills are as follows agriculture it army 71 diplomatic and consular 8 district of columbus 10 fortifications in deans legislative etc military academy navy pension fice sundry civil total isthmian canal deficiency urgent deficiency 1906 and prior years 13 urgent deficiency additional 1906 and prior years deficiency 1906 and prior years tota regular annual appropriations permanent annual appropriations grand total regular and permanent annual appropriations various increases the aggregate appropriation Is in excess of that tor last year of the various increases that of 5 is made on account of meat inspection on account of the army to carry the new consular law into effect on account of the on account of pensions on account of the department of which was for rural free delivery of the appropriation made about was for included in this list were the following carried in the statehood act tor arming and equipping the on account of the earthquake and fire at san francisco i on account oi tho new quarantine law on account of public buildings comments on appropriation air tawney comments as follows on the volume of the appropriations while the expenditures of our government are constantly increasing and while tho appropriations made by congress are in the aggregate very large yet when we take into consideration the marvelous growth of the country the extent tc which the people demand that tho federal government shall perform services that should be paid by the states none but the unthinking or misguided who do not stop to consider the care with which the estimates for appropriations for the public service aro scrutinized by the daveral committees having jurisdiction of appropriation bills can find any reason to cri appropriations made during the session of congress minority statement in a made for the democratic minority representative alv ing stone makes a comparison of the expenditures provided for by this congress with the expends expendi tures of 1898 the first year of president administration when the figures acri a difference of commenting on this showing he says the growth in the appropriations sustains the contention that the republican party stands for extravagance in public expenditures in order to iise that extravagance as a cloak for their more objectionable purpose of maintaining a high protective tariff to favor the trust combinations of manufacturers of the country A reduction of expenditures they well know would compel s commensurate reduction in taxation and to that extent a lowering of the chinese wall of protection that now surrounds the great body of consumers who statute the larger portion of our population and compel tribute from them to the favored classes i cause of extravagance much of the extravagance grows out ot the practice prevailing with the present administration of appointing commissions to do what congressmen are elected for and paid for thus delegating the powers constitutionally belonging to congress to others who have no particular relations with or responsibilities to the public and do not render an accounting to the tax payers of this country |
