New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-19

Mr. Cannon then proceeds 10 analyZe thls st'e'
ment In respect TO the deficiencies OF nearly S4o'-
600 900 Inherited from the Lth Congress ne deaS oS
with the S25.32l .0O7 on account oi pensions WIZ"
WAS "A fagrant. deliberate act Of the Dem 'Vid'0 Nu
niul,tration and Congress for partisan eject Auu'hS
,o. 70 tho concentrations Of the Lth Congress and sub
,r,ctn, If from the total Of the List Congress leaves
an increase OF S119.-02AjJ over the t"'dl
appropriations Of the Lth Congress- "hotoHOn'Y mauc
meagre AT its last session, under estimates sHDheu
by a defeated and disappointed Democratic AohIlls-
tratlon.7 In respect. to this apparent lhcr'a'e M
Cannon says:
7i ,r,e large as It nav appear Is not equal to the
record made by The Lth Congress. tn incr.aS on account
, rcn.ons b. excluded for the record shows that ha
,nrro'r,,to,s mad, " the Lth Congress. win
Democratic House and Democrat, Au"in,'
,,,,ion exceeded the appropriations mad' oY inc
XIIXth Congress excluding increase of pensions
s6l s3l O0i 20 whereas tho appropriations made by inns
Congress exceed those Of the Lth ConeN-,' M'F w.
Quoting increase for pensions only Fo'l''''' W. 49,.
Mr. Cannon then takes up and explains eaVh lc'"
, t,crcase and decrease and the causes thereof:
Arr,.ulturc-ncr a,c. sitIA13; 100000 Of when IS
only apparent being account OF the transfer o N''
Weather Bureau. 100000 for new eApeil""h' s"'O"
.,,bli.h,d under an act Of the XLlXh Congress. ~
the remainder due natural growth OF the Department
o., ,rrrulture which by of the Lth Congress was
Ial,.d to the dignity Of an Executive Department
Army-lncrease 49, Os5 -; due mainly to decrease oil
ertlons under law Of present Congress and wise admin
strlton. .o--o
consul,r and Diplomatic scryc,-DecraS". $40 100
District OF Columbia Increase S63' s9 o. dH' To
growth u school system. natural thaFsehe"' VI I'
and fire departments and improvement OF streets ann E'
ways incident to the rapid growth OF the N''o"''
Observation-Disclosures $3.50 "a the legislation ot
e tb Congress- required increase Of $-0OO0 show
ing a net reduction
tdiapsIncrca.e ~ 3O7 1iG 20: OF the whole amount
appropriated 80 $4,000 will he devoted to CARVING ou0
agreements with various Indian tribe. authorized IN tho
r,l, hv LEGISLATION prior tn List Congress whereby
there are rciinqushed to the Government more IMAM
900 600 acres OF land. which has been or vi" De- o'u
to settlement. and when disposed OF Will bflhS "' INV
Treasury a return OF more than Sl2'-uooVo OF "o''
than 81 600 OUO I'm excess " the sums appropriated
Legislative Executive and Jldcial-no rcase, sI'fo''
rsi OF which sGG7 go Is due T. ncrca'' Of clerical o'
20 expedite settlement OF pension canH T-JUVVo w ~
dttona expenses collection of Internal Revenue uu "
Increased receipts ana balance mainly Ter necessary "u
tional clerical force III "'h'r't La"u ""''' ~
ana postorice Department
Nayy-lncrca,c si0i23ii; mainly due to necessity VI
meeting contracts new ships authorized by previous
Congresses and OF 1t to Increase III current ou""'
expenses Of Naval establishment T.,
prn Not int rcase So COS $50. This ncreaseA IN
pars 20 pay claims allowed under the Dependent Fehao
act passed by List Congress In compliance win '
hedges OF the Republican party TO the veterans vi '"u
armies that preserved the Union and TO the Increase OF the
men .,on roll through the prompt adjudication by TINS Az
mnstroton Of claims pending under the old pension laws
AZ G6S 3i3 this increase IS only Ia
ren mace with the natural growth OF the service a. snow"
nv no.t,l rccein, and the pro Of the country.
RIVER, and marJors-Increasc, $7SS01o which is less
he o than As 600 900 than the increase OF the apprOpr
on for ike purposes in the Lth Congress over those oil
tho xIxth Congress both Congresses being Democratic
and tho Administration also Democratic.
sundry Civil Expenses-Appa ent nceaSeSlo $50 iSo ~
- his sum S. 205 900 is account OF excess In the
omoun for public buildings over the sums appropriated
nv the Sundry Civil bills Of the Lth Congress- IL having
been the policy OF the List Congress to appropriate LOT
hubble buildings independent OF the acts authorizing the
construction The practice obtained during he
previous Congress- and Ia consequence IL appears a wv
sundrv Civil bills OF that Congress appropriated
lass for public buildings do the Sundry Civil bills
~ the last Congress- yet In point Of fact tho aggregate
,pf1sprlaons Of the Lh Congress for public buildlhss
made largely special acts. exceed the app oprlato' oil
The List Congress for public buildings by $4,000
OF the remaining apparent increase S215NOO0 Is on
account of the census, slJ2Q00o for support OF soldiers
homes $4,000 for public lands service, Including sur
yeys $500 OOO Columbian Exposition, S2ooOOo io
Washington City postonIce building S2ooooo for site Io
addition to Government printing office and slo'i2Oo to
work under contracts authorized by law the harbors OF
Galveston Baltimore and phia and improvement OF
Hay Lake Channel and 81. Mays River between Lake
Superior and Lakes Huron and Michigan.
Mr.. Cannon continues:
Expressed In tabular the difference in oppropria.
lions made and the Lh Congress might
properly In part DO exhibited o. follows