The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-09-03
Nearly Forty Millions Due to Deficiencies Gre
ated by the Preceding Session-Expendi-
turesin No Danger of Exceeding Revenues.
Possibility that the Butterworth Anti
Option Measure Will Not Be Passed.
Clayton Breckenridge Discussed in the House
Arkansas Methods Arraigned by Mr. Coop
r,of0hio-Ministers May Be Imported.
APPROPRIATIONS BY coNGRE IS.

Mr.. Cannon Makes q Statement Showing the
Cause of Their Apparent Increase.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2-Mr. Cannon of
Illinois made statement to the House to-
day respecting appropriations made by
this session of Congress as compared with
similar appropriations while the House
was under Democratic control. Mr.. Cam
non prefaced his statement by saying that
all the appropriation bills had been en-
acted. except the river and harbor and gen.
eral deficiency bills. Preliminary to q
critical examination of this statement"
said Mr.. Cannon, "it is not uninteresting
to call attention to the fact that the appro-
priations made during the first or long
session OF Congress exceed in marked
degree those made during the next preced-
ing and succeeding short sessions. The
last of the Fiftieth Congress furnishes an
apt illustration. During the first or long
session the appropriations aggregated S422a,
ca. 343, or $57, 1851, 947 excess over the appro-
priations of the short session of the Forty
ninth Congress, and S27. 2SS ,S37 more than
the appropriations of the following short
session of the Fiftieth Congress, which lat
ter are the appropriations naturally brought
into comparison with appropriations made
at this session.
IAN examination shows that during the
first session of the last Congress there was
appropriated including deficiencies, for the
payment of pensions, SS5, 25S, 700, while dur
ing the present session there has been APP
propriated including deficiencies. for the
cess of S3S $50. 66S. which alone is more than
equal to the whole difference between APP
preparations for the support OF the govern
ment at this session and at the first session
of the last Congress. two years ago. And
when our Democratic friends cry out 'ex-
travagance' in the increase Of approprl-
atoms, l reply that such increase results
solely from increased legislation and pay
ment of pensions for soldiers and sailors of
the late war; and that was one of the is
ance with the Republican platform, as well
as from the standpoint of patriotism and
Justice, we make the increases, and APP
peal to. the country for our jnstih-
cation.
"a critical examination of the appro-
priatiOns made during this and the
two preceding sessions OF Congress Will
justify the statements made" said Mr..
Cannon, that had the last session of Con-
gress made appropriations In the same
degree of liberality that seemed to have
governed that Congress at it's first or long
session, and had it provided. as 1T should
have done, so as to avoid the S3S,511. 54 of
deficiencies which devolved upon this Con-
this session would have been no greater, If
not less. than they were at the last session"
Mr.. Cannon then read a statement in ex-
PLANTATION of the apparent excess OF the APP
preparations made at this session over those
of the last Congress, from w ich he reached
the conclusion that the whole increase in
appropriations by this session over the last,
after deducting the river and harbor DILL
and the increased sums for soldiers PEN
sions. is more than accounted for by the
increase of s., 621 1854 which Is given on ac-
count of the postal service.
Mr.. Cannon then made an analysis of the
appropriation bills to ascertain, as he said,
the amount of the whole appropriations
chargeable against the revenues of 1891
that is, for the ordinary expenses of con-
Quoting the government during the year.
The total revenues for 1891, including postal
receipts. he estimated at S461 .414, 337. TAX
ing from this amount the total appropria-
tions. left surplus of S65. OK, 315 and add
ing TO this the balance of net cash in the
treasury, fractional coin in the treasury
and the amount for the national bank act
Of 1890, made total surplus of S1s6. 99O. 4l6.
Specified reductions for this amount left O
net surplus of $685., $685.
SHOULD it be the policy of the govern
ment, as / think it will be-" added Mr..
Cannon, Ito redeem the $50, O15, $50 of four
S4SOO00OO Of them into the sinking funds,
under it's requirements for 1892, the net sur
plus as shown above will be increased by
that amount to S64, ga $685."
Mr. Savers of Texas submitted the views
of the minority of the appropriations COM
mittee, reviewing the fiscal situation from
the Democratic standpoint. The minority
place the aggregate of approximations for
the current fiscal year at $461, S4f, ITO, as
against $3.50, 4l4, S57 revenues, thus making
the excess of appropriations over revenues
S11. 430, AZ. Deficiencies, they say, will be
unusually heavy. this year, in the matter Of
the minority confidently ventures the
opinion that revenues during the present
fiscal year will not be sufficient to meet ex-
penditures. o thing that has not occurred
since 1866.