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Under the present law the Government is required to purchase (54,-
000,000) million ounces of silver each year, which is nearly equal to the
total out-put of the American mines. The coinage of all the gold aud
silver now held in the Treasury would not materially Increase the
amount of money in circulation, If at all. At the close of business July
80, 1892, there were in the Treasury $78,823,598.49 in gold bars and SSO,-
479,594.22 in silver bars. These, together with gold and silver coin, are
represented in the circulation by $154,800,329 in gold certificates, $331-
809,304 in silver certificates, and $105,586,170 in Treasury Dotes of 1890.
If the gold and silver bars were coined and put in circulation, the cer
tificates which represent them would have to be taken in. The
amount of gold in the Treasury July 30 was $247,306,220.66.
PER CAPITA AND COTTON PRICES.
HOW THEY HAVE VARIED-IN THE YEARS BETWEEN 1865 AND 1892.
Average Price of
Per Capita Year Ending Cotton in N. Y.
Years. Circulation. Aug. 31. Cents.
1865 S2O 67 1865-66 43.20
1866 18 99 1866-67 81.59
1867 18 28 1867-68 24.85
1868 18 89 68- 69 29.01
1869 17 00 69-70 23.98
1670 17 50 70-71 16.95
1871 18 10 71-72 20.48
1872 18 19 72-78 18.15
1873 18 04 73-74 17.
1874 18 13 74-76 15.
1875 17 16 75-70 13.
1876 16 12 76-77 11.73
1677 15 53 77-78 11-28
18’i8 16 32 78-79 10.83
1879 16 75 79-80 11.02
1880 19 41 80-81 11.34
1881 21 71 81-82 12.16
1882 22 37 82-83 10.63
1883 22 91 83-84 10.64
1884 22 65 84-86 10 54
1885 ‘ 23 02 85-86 9.44
1886 21 82 86-87 10.25
1887 22 45 87-88 10.27
1888 22 88 88-89 10.71
1889 22 52 89-90 11.53
1690 22 82 90-91 9.03
1891 23 41 91-92 ....
1892 24 40 .... ....
THE COTTON SUPPLY.
CROP OF THE UNITED BTATES FOR SIXTY YEARS.
Years. Bales. Years. Bales.
1829 870,415 1859 3 861,481
1830 976,845 1860 4,669,770
1831 1,038,848 1861 3,656,006
1832 987,487 1862 to 1865 No reeord
1833 1,070,438 1866 2,193,987
1834 1,205,324 1867 2,019,774
1835 1,254,828 1863-. 2.593,993
1836 1,360,752 1869 2,439,039
1837 1,422,930 1870 3,154,946
1838 1,801,497 1871 4,352,317
1839 1,360,632 1872 . 2,974,351
1840 2.177 835 1873 3,930,-508
1841 1,634,945 1874 4,170,388
1842 1,683,574 1875 3,832,991
1843 2,378,876 1876 4,669,288
1844 2,030,409 1877 4,485,423
1845 2,394,503 1878 4,811,2H5
1846 2,100,537 1879 5,073,531
1847 1,778,651 1880 5,757,397
1848 2,347,634 1881 6,589,329
1949 2,728,596 1882 6,435,845
1850 2,096,706 1883 6,992,234
1851 2.3-55,257 1884 5,714,052
1852 3,015,029 1886 5,66!),021
1858 3,262,882 1886 6,-550,215
1854 2,930,027 1887 6,513,624
1855 2,847,339 1888 7,017,707
18,56 3,527,845 1889 6,935,082
1857 2.939,519 1890 7,313,727
1958 3,113,962 1891 .8,655,518
The returns are for the years ending September 1. Thi average net
weight per bale is 440 pounds.
No, 204.—Annual Average Currency PRICES in the NEW
YORK MARKET of MIDDING COTTON and the STAPLE
MANUFACTURES of COTTON for each year from 1847 to
1688, INCLUSIVE.
[Prepared by Mr. Joshua Reece, Jr., ol the Dry Goods Economist, New York.]
New York kj w fti
Middling Standard Standard MUla Standard ”I,°'.”
Year. cotton per sheetings drillings bleached prints ri ( ,tn<T
pound. per yard, per yard. | p *»“ d - P«ry«A
_________ _____ i . . ...- ——
Cents. CaiU. Cents. Cent i. Oents. Cents.
1847 11.21 8.28 8.34 14.96 11.83 6.01
1848 6.03 6.78 6.83 14.21 10.17 4.35
1849 7.55 6.91 6.90 14.21 9.33 4.58
1350 12.34 7.87 7.97 14.96 10.62 6.19
1851 12.14 7.08 7.75 14.75 10.50 4.-59
1852 J 9.50 6.96 7.70 14.50 10.50 4.70
1853 11.02 7.92 7.93 14.50 10.60 6.15
1854 . . . . 10.97 7.96 7.84 15.00 10.50 5.81
1855 10.39 7.64 7.77 15.00 9.80 5.11
1856 10.30 7.50 8.10 15.00 9.50 6.36
1857 13.51 8.90 9.04 15.00 10.10 6.98
1858 12.23 8.25 8.70 15.00 9.50 5.60
1859 12.08 8.50 8.82 15.42 9.50 6.67
1800 11.00 8.73 8.92 15.50 9.50 6.44
1861 13.01 10.00 9.68 15.33 9.71 5.33
1.862 31.29 18.55 18.94 21.00 14.40 9.81
1863 67.21 36.04 311.41 85.33 21.24 15.20
1864 101.50 52.07 53.02 48.85 33.25 23.42
1865 83.38 38.04 37.33 49.58 29.00 20.24
1866 43.20 24.31 25 14 45.00 21.16 14.18
1867 31.59 18.28 18.79 35.21 16.58 9.12
1868 24.85 16.79 16.49 26.65 13.&3 8.18
1869 29.01 16.19 16,49 24.79 14.00 8.30
1870 23.98 14.58 14.98 22.50 12.41 7.14
1871 16.95 13.00 15.64 20.83 11.62 7.41
1872 22.19 14.27 16.14 20.66 12.00 7.88
1873 20.14 13.31 14.18 19.41 11.37 6.69
1874 17.96 1 11.42 11.75 18.04 9.75 6.57
1875 1546 10.41 11.12 15.12 8.71 5.33
1876 12.98 8.85 8.71 13.58 7.06 4.10
1877 11.82 8.46 8.46 12.46 6.77 4.38
1878 11.22 7.80 7.65 11.00 6.09 3.44
1979 10.84 7.97 7.57 11.62 6.25 3.93
1880 11.51 8. 1 8.51 12.74 7.41 4.51
1881 12.03 8.51 a 8.06 12.74 7.00 3.95
1882 11.56 8.4* a.S 25 12.95 6.50 3.76
1883 11.88 8.32 a 7.11 12.93 6.00 3.60
1884 10.88 7.28 «6.86 10.46 6.00 3.36
1885 10.45 6.75 a 6.36 10.37 6.00 3.12
1880 9.28 6.75 ati.2s 10.65 6.00 3.31
1887 10.21 7,15 6.58 j 10.88 6.00 3.33
1888 10 03 7.45 6.89 | 10.94 6.50 3.81
~ a Including 18*1 and since, the prices ol standard drillings are net; raw aotton prices
are also net ior the entire period.
STATEMENT SHOWING WHO HAS BEEN IN CONTROL OF EACH BRANCH
OF THE GOVERNMENT FROM MARCH 4, 1865, to MARCH 4, 1893.
Senate. Rouse of Rep.
j j Presidents.
Dem. Rep. | Ind. Dem. Rep. j Ind.
March 4,
rnh Oongre*« 1885 to 1867.- 10 42 46 145 Lincoln, Johnson.
40th Congress 1867 to 1869 11 42 .. ..... 49 143 Johnson.
41st Congress 1869 to 1871 11 61 73 170 Grant.
42d Congress 1871 to 1873 17 57 104 139 Grant.
43d Congress 1873 to 1875 19 55 89 203 Grant.
44th Congress 1*75 io 1877 29 47 161 109 3 Grant.
46th Congress 1877 to 1879 36 39 1 166 137 Hayes.
46th Congress 1879 to 1881 41 34 1 151 128 14 Hayes.
47th Congress i. 861 to I*B3 87 38 1 130 162 11 Garneld, Arthur.
48th Congress 1883 to 1885 36 40 200 119 6 Arthur.
49th Congress 18*5 to 1887 35 41 IS2 140 3 Cleveland.
60th Congress 1887 to 1869 37 39 It* 154 8 Cleveland.
61st Congress 1889 to 1891 37 47 164 175 1 Harrison.
62d Congress 1891 to 1693 1 39 47 2 235 87 10 Harrison.
STATEMENT SHOWING THE COMPARATIVE VALUES OF GOLD AND
GREENBACKS FROM JANUARY 1, 1866, TO JANUARY 1, 1879.
Gold. Greenbacks.
January 1, 1866. . . $ 100 f 144 50
January 1, 1867. . . 100 133 «J 0
January 1, 1868. . . 100 133 25
January 1, 1869. . . 100 135 00
January 1, 1870. . . 100 120 00
January 1, 1871. . . 100 110 75
January 1, 1872. . . 100 109 50
January 1, 1873.. . 100 112 00
January 1, 1874. . . 100 110 25
January 1, 1875. . . 100 112 50
January 1, 1876. . . 100 112 75
January 1, 1877. . . 100 19? 00
January 1, 1878. . . 100 102 87
January 1, 1879. . . 100 100 00 Specie payment* resumed.
Table exhibiting, approximately, the stock of money in the aggregate and per capita in the principal countries of the world.
Stuck of Silver. Per Capita.
CouNTttiga. Population. Stock of Gold. 1
wJtdl? Tot “l- P GoM - Bilver - P “P er - Totol -
United State* 65,000,000 *0*7.000 ,ttoo *480.000.000 $ 76,000,(100 *556.000 000 *422,390,000 *lO 57 t 8 55 * 6 51 *25 62
United KtUK'iom 38,000.000 560 000.000 100,000,000 100,000 000 30,530,000 14 47 2 *3 80 17 90
France 39 000,000 900.000.000 650,000,000 50,000.000 700.000.000 81,402,000 23 07 17 95 2 09 43 11
Germany. 49,500.000 600.000.000 103,000,000 102,000,000 205.000.000 107,«X).000 10 10 4 14 2 16 IS 40
Belgium 6,100,000 65,000.000 43,400,000 6,600,000 55,0(0 out 54,000,000 10 66 9 02 8 85 28 53
1ta1y.... . „ 81.0U0.000 93,605 000 16,000.000 *4,200.000 60,200,000 163,471,000 3 02 1 62 5 27 9 91
Switzerland... 8,000.000 15.4 XX) 000 11,400,000 3,600.000 15,000, .410 14,000.000 6 00 5 00 4 67 14 67
Greece 2,200.000 2,000.000 1 800,000 2, 00,000 4 000,000 14.000.000 91 1 82 6 36 9 09
Spain 18,000,000 100,000.000 90,000,000 50,000,000 125.000,000 94,000,000 6 56 6 94 5 22 17 72
Portugal 5,000.000 40,!K4),«00 10,000,060 10,000.01*1 6,000,000 8 00 2 00 1 20 11 20
Austria-Hungary 40,000,i!00 31,810 000 90,006,000 90,000.000 260.000.0u0 77 2 25 6 50 9 52
Netherlands.... 4,500,000 25,000.000 61,800,000 8.200,000 65,000,000 40,000,000 6 65 14 44 18 89 28 88
Scandinavian Uniun 8 600.(00 82.000,000 10.(4*1,000 10.000,000 27 000.000 3 72 1 16 3 14 8 02
Russia 113 000,000 190.000 “00 22,000.000 88,000.000 60,000,000 600,000,000 1 68 68 4 42 6 63
Turkev 33.000..00 60,000,000 45,000,000 45,000,000 1 52 1 36 2 88
Australia. 4,000.000 100 000.000 7,000.000 7,000 000 25 00 1 75 26 75
Egvpi 7,000 000 109.000.000 15.000.000 18.000.900 11 29 2 14 16 13
Mexico 11,600,000 5,000.000 50,000,000 69.000,000 2,000.000 43 4 31 17 4 91
Central America. 8,000,000 500,000 500.000 2.000,000 17 67 84
South America- 86,000, 000 45,000,000 25,000.000 .. 25,000 000 300,500.000 1 29 71 8 57 10 57
Japan 40 000,000 90,600,000 50,000,000 50 000 000 56 00(1,000 2 25 1 25 1 40 4 90
India 255.000.000 900 000 000 900,000,<HK> 28.U00.U00 3 50 11 8 64
China 400,000,000 7C0,0U0 .000 700,000 hOO 175 175
The Straits 100,000,000 100,000 099
Canada 4,500,000 16.000.000 5,000,000 6,000,000 40,000,000 3 56 1 11 8 89 IS 56
Cuba, Haytl, etc 2,000,000 20,000, 000 1,200,000 800.000 2,0u0,«*> 40,000 000 10 00 1 00 20 00 81 00
Total 3,658,935.000 8,401,100,000 543,600,0(10 8,914,700,000 2,281,793,000
K. O. LEECH, Director ol the Mint.
Bureau op the Mint, Treasury Department, May 24, 1892.
AN ACCOUNT WHICH SHOWS HOW MUCH TARIFF THE CONSUMER FAYS.
Store Account for 1889.
J. W. Neill to Shackelford b Bell, Okalona, Ark., Dr.
\rtlrle« Cost of I'er cent Amount
goods. of duty, of tariff.
4 pairs shoes $8 00 80 81 86
11 pounits shot 95 72 40
2p< UH<ls powder (10 cents per pound) 70 BO 16
2% pounds coffee 50
27 pounds salt ..... 49 44 15
6 gallons ooal oil 1 50 20 25
11 spool* cottou thread, 200 yards* 57 61 21
1 yard ribbon - 07 60 02
3 bunches cotton thread 10 45 03
1 package needles - 10 25 02
1 pound yarn thread 50 70 20
1 6-inch file, 10 cents; 2 8-inch, 30 cents 40 65 16
Vn pound pepper - —• 15 48 05
>a pound spice C 15 48 06
1 box blacking 10 26 02
1 quire paper 16 25 08
58 jards, co ton, domestic 4 78 69 1 93
18 y rrts cotton, bed ticking 3 60 56 1 28
20 i ounds sugar 2 00 99 1 00
10 yards cotton flannel 1 00 55 36
25 yards wool tlannel 6 25 70 2 65
10 yards jeans,(wool ami cotton)- 3 <H) 1 22
25 yards cotton checks 2.00 55 72
12 yard* cottonades - 2 10 55 86
28 yards prints 2 32 55 82
10 yards cotton shirting - 80 69 85
1C yards cotton shirting, hickory- 1 00 55 36
V/2 yards cotton . ackonet - 00 40 17
1 lady’s corset ,75 85 20
4 pounds soda (l)4cen f ßi 40 94 20
9% gallons molasses t 8 et-nts) - 660 8y 185
5 pounds nails (1% cults) - 25 52 09
2 boxes felt gnu wads - 80 35 21
1 pocket knife 65 50 21
1 comb 10 35 03
1 package pins 10 80 03
1 box horn buttons 10 25 02
1 pair lady’s lisle thread gloves - 80 85 08
6 pounds soap 50 20 09
1 pound starch 10 91 05'
3 pair sufcpenders 15 85 04
1 pal *• lady’s cotton hose - 20 40 07
6 yards j ite bagging 80 54 88
9 pounds tii'S - 45 35 12
1 8-g*llon earthen jar 80 25 06
1 boy’s wool hat 75 68 31
1 lady a Straw hat 75 80 38
14 vards cotton lawn 1 86 65 66
2 pair cotton overalls 2 10 . 85 55
1 seersucker coat aud rest (cotton) •. 150 85 89
1 pair pants (pari wool) 2 25 61 79
1 woolen shawl...- 3 00 88 1 40
1 band saw, 81.75 (40 per cent.); 1 draw knife, 81-26 (35
p r cent) 3 00 86
1 brace and bit with Y, dozen bits 4 20 45 1 30
1 hammer, 40 ctnts ,T/ j cents (15 per cent.); 1 monkey
wrenon, 80 cents (46 per cent) 120 81
% dozen chisels 1 SO 35 47
4 steel shovel plows 1 60 46 50
4 hoes, $2.76 (45 per cent.); 5 packages tacks, 50 cents (25
per cent) 3 25 95
% dozen sets door hinges 1 80 32 44
4 pairs ira<* chains (1% cents) 3 00 50 1 00
1 4-pound ax 1 00 35 26
1 bottle castor oil 25 200 16
1 box blue mass 40 25 08
1 ounce quinine, free 75
1 bottle paregori; /. 25 40 06
1 bottle laudanum 25 40 07
1 bottle Dover’s powders 25 25 05
Total 91 89 28 74
STATISTICS OF SAVINGS BANKS.
number of depositors, amount of deposits, and average to
EACH DEPOSITORS, 1889-90.
Number of Amount of ***
States and Territories. Depositors. Deposits. De^itor-
Maine 132,192 $ 43,977,085 $332 68
New Hampshire 159,7'2 65,727,019 41) 35
Vermont 65.759 19,330, -564 293 96
Massachusetts 1,029,694 832,723,688 323 13
Rhode Island 127,898 60,479,707 472 88
Connecticut 294,896 110,370,962 374 27
New York 1,420,097 650.066,657 387 10
New Jersey 117,853 30,946,878 262 58
Pennsylvania 221,613 65,582,943 295 93
Delaware 16,000 3,603,681 225 22
Maryland 123,814 35,924,111 290 15
District of Columbia 12.534 1,303,717 104 01
West Virginia 6,230 300,228 48 19
North Carolina 4,043 209,363 51 78
South Carolina 21,855 3,274,440 149 82
Georgia 43,876 2,637,648 60 12
Florida 467 85,462 183 00
Alabama *1,765 236,108 IS3 77
Louisiana : 3,421 1,182,482 345 65
Texas *1,069 261,110' 247 06
Tennessee 15,577 1,650,940 121 60
Ohio 73,335 28,143,263 383 76
Indiana 13,062 3,078,608 235 69
Illinois 42,170 11,193,401 265 43
Michigan 124,664 27,237,582 218 49
Wisconsin 615 67,539 109 81
lowa 44,858 16,336,787 364 35
Minnesota 21,017 5,845,209 278 12
Nebraska 18,558 2,632,970 141 19
California 124,967 98,442,007 787 74
Montana 3,253 344,599 106 59
New Mexico 418 109,407 261 74
Dakota *431 23,927 55 51
Utah 9,881 1,512,580 153 08
Washington 5,364 523,129 92 85
Total 4,258,623 1,624,844,506 $3.58 04
•These are the returns of 1888-89. of Thpelßß9-90 are wanting.
The above table is compiled from theof the Comptrortoes roller of the
Treasury. The number of saving) banka was 92L
SUPPLEMEITT,
THE RECORD OF PARTIES UPON FINANCIAL QUESTIONS
NATIONAL BANK LEGISLATION.
ACT OF FEBRUARY 26, 1863.
a
In the Senate, February 12, 1863.
[Journal, third session Thirty-seventh Congress, page 240.]
The President called up the unfinished business of the senate, the bill
(S. 486; to provide a national currency, secured by a pledge of United
States stocks, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof;
and
On the question, Shall the bill pass? it was determined in the
affirmative.
Yeas—23; 2 Democrats, 21 Republicans.
Nays— 21; 12 Democrats, 9 Republicans.
In the House, Friday, February 20, 1863.
[Journal, third session Thirty-seventh Congress, pages 442, 443.]
The House resumed the consideration of the bill of th(TSenate (8. 486)
to provide a national currency secured by a pledge of United States
stocks, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof.
The question being, Shall the bill pass? it was decided in the afflma
tive.
Yeas—7B; 3 Democrats, 75 Republicans.
Nays—64; 42 Democrats, 22 Republicans.
SUPPLEMENTAL ACT OE JUNE 3, 1864.
In the House, April 18, 1864.
[Journal, first session Thirty-eighth Congress, pages 644, 545.]
The Speaker announced as the business in order the bill of the House
(H. R. 396) to provide a national currenoy secured by a pledge of United
States bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof.
On the question of its passage, it was decided in the affirmative.
Yeas—Bo; all Republicans.
Nays—o 6; 65 Democrats, 1 Republican.
In the Senate, May 10, 1864.
[Journal, first session Thirty-eighth Congress, page 426.]
The Senate having uuder consideration the bill (H. R. 396) to provide
a national currency secured by a pledge of the United States bonds and
to provide for the circulation and redemption thereof.
On the question, Shall the bill pass? it was determined in the
affirmative.
Yeas—3o; all Republicans.
Nays- 9; 6 Democrats, 3 Republicans.
TO TAX GOVERNMENT BONDS.
In the House, June 28, 1864.
[Journal, first session Thirty-eighth Congress, page 930.]
The bill of the House (11. R. 540) to provide ways and means for the
support of the Government, and for other purposes, was taken up for
consideration.
Mr. Holman moved to amend the same by adding thereto the follow
ing, viz; •’ Provided, That nothing in this act shall impair the right of
the States to tax the bonds, uotes, and other obligations issued under
thin act as other personal property shall be taxed.”
And the question being put., it was decided in the negative.
Yeas— 71; 63 Democrats, 8 Republicans.
Nays—77; all Republicans.
BILL DESTRUCTIVE OF NATIONAL BANKING SYSTEM.
In the House, January 19, 1881.
[Journal, third session Forty-sixth Congress, page 211.],
The House resumed consideration of the bill (H. R. 4592) to facilitate
the refunding of the national debt, and on the question, Shall the bill
pass? it was decided in the affirmative.
Yeas—l,3s; 125 Democrats, 9 Republicans, 1 Greenhacker.
Nays—l2s, 8 Democrats, 109 Republicans, 8 Greenbackers.
In the Senate, February 18, 1881.
[Journal, third session Forty-sixth Congress, page 283.]
The bill (H. R. 4592) to facilitate the funding of the national debt
being under consideration, on the question, Shall the bill pass? it was
determined in the affirmative.
Yeas —43; 38 Democrats, 6 Republicans.
Nays—2o; ail Republicans.
President Hayes vetoed the bill.
BILL FOR EXTENSION OF NATIONAL BANK CHARTERS.
BILL PASSED THE HOUSE.
In the Iloust, May 19, 1882.
[Journal, first Forty-seventh Congress, page 1286.]
On the question, Shall the bill pass? it wasdecidcdln the affirmative.
Yeas —125; 103 Republicans, 22 Democrats.
Nays—67; 67 Democrats, 2 Republicans, 8 Greenbackers.
AMENDED AND PASSED THE SENATE.
June 22, 1882,
[Journal, page 865.]
The bill us amended passed the Senate.
Yeas—34; 26 Republicans, 8 Democrats.
Nays—l 3; 12 Democrats, 1 Republican.
t
CONFERENCE REPORT ADOPTED.
VOTE ON BILL AS] AMENDED BY SENATE AND FINALLY PASSED BY
THE HOUSE.
In the House, July 10, 1882.
[Journal, page 1612.]
The report of the conference committee that the House recede from
its position and agree to the amendment of the Senate was adopted.
Yeas—llo; 99 Republicans, 11 Democrats.
Nays—79; 69 Democrats, 2 Republicans, 6 Greenbackers, 2 Readjusters.
PUBLIC LANDS RESTORED UNDER CLEVELAND’S ADMINISTRATION.
The following table and statement shows the quantity of land actu
ally restored to the public domain by the administration, exclusive of
forfeiture bills:
Acreage.
Land* in granted railroad land* restored 2,108 417 33
Railroad indemnity land* restored 3,823,600 00
Private land claims: withdrawn lands restored 576,000 00
Entrie* under pre-emption, homestead, timber culture, desert,'mineral and
tiu. er land laws cancelled in regular course of exainiuatlun and proceed
ings in General Laud Office for abandonment, Illegality, and other causes, 27,460,603 74
Invalid State elections restored to Uuited Slates * 968,747 62
Total actually restored to the public domain and opened to entry and
settlement by the executive department 62,437,373 69
So we have the following results:
Acre*.
Forfeited by Congress 60.952.240 00
Restored by Executive orders 52,437,378 59
Total added to public domain 103,420,613 59
A Comparison of the Appropriations Made by Fifty-first (Re
publican) Congress With Those Made By tiie Fifty-second
(Democratic) Congress.
Apjrropriations made by the 51 st Congress at its first session;
Total as stated in official tables $463,398,510
Add cxfienditures by treasury under civil service act and
bounty claims 1,362,059
Add amount reported as permanent appropriations not
included in official tables 29,695,678
Total first session 61st Congress. $494,456,248
Appropriations of 61»< Congress at second session;
Total stated in official tables $525,018,672
Items under civil service act and bounty claims 985,000
Other appropriations classed by the Treasurer as indefinite
appropriations • • • 16,227,000
Total second session of the 51st Congress $541,230,672
The Republican Slat Congress paused lawn pro-tdlng for sugar bounty,
pensions, etc. to meet which required of the 52na Congress an addi
tional unnuul a)ipropriution of $79,527,602.
As this covers items and purposes not Included In the appropriations
for either year by 51st Congress for the purpose of comparing it to 52nd
Congress, this should be added to each year's appropriation to show
what its appropriations would have been bad it been required to make
the additional appropriations which It has Imposed upon the 52d Con
gress and Its successors. When added—
First session of 51st will be $573,983,850
Second session of olst will be 620,758,274
Appropriations made by the 52nd (Democratic) Congress at its first
session aggregate $507,701,380. This includes the. additional burden of
$79,527,602 imposed by its predecessor, the Reed Republican Congress,
and which were not met by the Reed Congress.
When compared to the first session of 51st Congress, the Democrats
made a net saving of $66,282,470. When compared to the second ses
sion of the 51st Congress, which was for the year Just preceding, the
Democrats made a net saving of $113,056,894 Deduct from total appro
priations made by 52nd Congress, the extra appropriations ($79,527,602)
made necessary by laws passed by the 61st Congress, and we will see
that had the 62nd Congress not been required to meet these appropria
tions, the total appropriations would have been at Its first session
$428,173,778. This Is less than the appropriations actually made at first
session 51st Congress by $66,282,470. It is less than the appropriations
made at second session of 51st Congress by $113,056,894. The amount
actually appropriated by the 51st Congress at first session is less than
that of session of Republican Congress at session Just preceding by
$38,529,291. The last session of 51st Congress passed no river aud har
bor bill, while in last bill (by Democrats) Is Included for that purpose
$21,153,618. The Republican Senate increased the appropriation bill
after It passed the House by $32,407,798, and finally the House y’elded
to $18,951,466. This Increase, tacked on by a Republican SenaU I*, of
course, Included in the above estimates.
For strength of parties in each House since 1865, see table
STATEMENT SHOWING WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS DONE FOB
THE EDUCATION OF THE CHILDREN OF THE STATE
IN THE COMMON SCHOOLS.
School Fund. Poll*.
1873 $ 250,000 192,626
1874 265,1KK) 199,550
1875 161,304 209,388
1876 149,404 204,607
1877 160,225 ... 207,816
1878 219,136
1879 155,264 224,040
1880 185,789 286,995
1881 195,137 241,642
1882 272,574 ’. 236,447
1883 282,221 248,939
1884 305,520 248,699
1885 323,677 252,969
1886 312,292 253,087
1887 804,820 ’. 254,093
1888 830,113 258,222
1889 490,708 267,893
1890 * 688,066 264,021
1801 936,611 270,<507
Total $5,098,275 4,480,560
To the amount of school fund each year add poll tax to get full amount
of educational fund.
COLORED MAN’S PROPORTION OP SCHOOL TAX.
Here Is a statement of receipts and expenditures of school money
which shows what the Democratic party in Georgia Is doing for the
colored people:
Total school fund In 1891 .........-$ 1,125,690
Taxable property owned by the whites 445,000,000
Taxable property owned by colored people 14,200,000
School tax paid by negroes 19,000
Amount of school fund paid out to colored people for educa
tion of their children . ... 430,000
Tills does not include the large amounts paid out for the education of
colored children by cities and towns which have a public school system.
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THIRD PARTY BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
A Texas exchange has been looking up the history of third parties
for the education of Its friends who have strayed away with the Peo
ple’s party, so-called. Here is the list:
1. The Clinton Democracy, born 1812 and died the same year.
2. The antl-Masonlo party, born 1820, and though such men as
Seward, Film ore, Weed, Clay aud Wirt were identified with it, its ex
istence ceased in 1832.
3. The Liberty party, born In 1840, died In 1844.
4. The Free Soil or Abolition party, born in 1848, died’ln 1852.
6. The Southern State’s Rights party, born in 1852, died the same
year.
6. The American or Know Nothing party, born in 1856, died In 1880.
7. The Liberal Republican party,.born In ’872, died the same year.
8. The Temperance party’s birth and death occurred in 1872.
9. The Labor Reform party came into and went out of existence In
1872.
10. The American National party was born In 1876 and died in 1878.
11. The Greenback party was born In 1875 and died in 1880.
12. The Prohibition parly was born in 1876 and has been dying a slow
death ever since.
13. The National party was born in 1878 and died the same year.
14. The National Liberal party breathed its first and last breath in
1879.
15. The Greenback Labor party was born in 1882 and died so quietly
that the exact time of Its demise is not knowu.
Since 1882 probably a dozen different parties, all more or less tinc
tured with communism or socialism, have flourished for short times.
AN ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM, ADOPTED AT
CHICAGO, 1892:
For home rule and individual liberty and against centralization.
Against the Force bill, federal marshals at the polls, federal return
ing boards, tiie revival of ruce antagonisms, and the entrenchment of
the Republican party in perpetual power.
Against profligate expenditure and new burdens of taxation.
For tariff for revenue only.
Against the Republican tax policy which fosters no Industry so
much as that of the sheriff.
For wider markets for American goods and against prohibitive
taxes which close these markets.
Against sham reciprocity, offering the shadow not the substance, of
trade.
Against trusts and combines.
For public lands for actual settlers and against grants to railroads
aud alien landlords.
Against unnecessary taxation which is unjust taxation.
P’or honest dollars of gold and silver, of equal iutrii*io and ex
changeable value, and for coinage of both metals without discrimina
tion against either and without charge for mintage.
For repeal of the ten per cent, gtute Bank tax.
For genuine civil service reform sincerely enforced.
Against the domination of political conventions by federal office
holders.
Against bluster toward the weak and humility toward the strong
in our foreign relations.
For the prohibition of Chinese, pauper and criminal Immigration.
For just and liberal pensions, but against extravagant and corrupt
pension administration.
For improvement of the great waterways of the republlo.
For popular education, against interference with religious liberty,
aud opposition to meddling with parental prerogative.
For territorial self-government.
For protection of life and limb of railway employes.
Against the sweating system. Against sumptuary legislation.