Speech #520057949

Notwithstanding the great reduction in the appropriation " For the care and preservation of public buildings." there is in this bill. "For fuel. lights. water. and heating apparatus" in public buildings a cut of $100.000 in the estimate. and a less sum by $25.000 than was carried in the last bill. when there were fewer buildings to heat and light. Although the report of the officer charged with the duty of "Suppressing counterfeiting and other crimes" shows that good work is being done in this office. and that there is great need of more means to prosecute the work. yet the estimate which called for $75.000 has been cut down $15.000 less than was given in the last bill. In the important service of "Enforcement of the Chinese exclusion act." where a stricter enforcement is loudly and daily called for. there is a reduction of $10.000 from the estimates andfrom the appropriation in the last bill.