People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21
SPEECH OF j. G. CANNON,
Of Illinois, In the House of Rep
resentatiyes, Wednesday,
August 10, 1894.

The House having under considera-
ton the conference report on the gen
eral deficiency bill
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois said:
Mr.. Speaker: Under our constitu-
ton and laws the congress appropriates
the moneys for the public service, ard
the president expends the same. In
practice the congress appropriates
| from year to year for the service of the
succeeding wear. The law requires
the executive to send to each session Of
congress his estimates in detail for the
! public service and the amounts he de-
sires therefor There are, however,
certain appropriations for the public
service made by permanent law, and
: known as permanent" as distin-
guished from annual appropriations
Among the permanent appropriations
are those for the interest on the public
debt, the collection of the customs reve-
nues, the sinking fund, etc.
When the executive forwards yearly
to congress his estimates for annual
appropriations he also forwards his eS-
innate of the amount that will be eX-
pended for the coming year under per-
manent law. Mr.. Cleveland. by his es-
Inmates, asked congress to appropriate
1OE JIiC DIDllC SClNjCt, lOI IliC NOI1il =
fiscal year, includingpermanent appro-
priations, $500, 662, $40, II: and congress
has appropriated for such service $3.50.
65s, 1881. This, in round numbers, is
$50, 900, 900 less than the president asked
for the public service. A large part
of this $50, o00, 000 however, will be
appropriated next winter by way of
deficiencies.
hold in my hand table which |
will submit, to be printed as part OF
and at the conclusion of my remarks.
1t is comparative statement of appro-
priations made at this congress for the
| fiscal year ending June so, next, with
appropriations made at the first and
| second sessions of the last congress
| 1.-THE tifty-second congress), and at the
first and second session of the fifty
first, commonly known as the Reed
Congress.
This statement shows, Mr.. Speaker
and such is the fact-that the appro-
priations this year are greater by S2T,
| 269. S5S. ~ than were those made by the
first session of the Fifty-first or Reed
| Congress. The statement also shows
| that the appropriations made this year
are $2S, S35, $3.50. 70 less than those made
at the second session of the OF the last
or Fifty-seeond congress. The demo-
Gratis controlled the house in both the
| last congress and this. But, Mr..
| Speaker. / ask the house and the coun-
try to notice that this reduction is COW
cred by the item for pensions alone
There was appropriated this year for
pensions 500 ,O99, 504. s. less than was
appropriated last year. 1t will be no.
ticed, therefore, that the appropria-
tions this year. excepting pensions, are
greater that the appropriations made
last year by S263,5l5, Is.
Mr.. Speaker the total appropriations
for the Fifty-frst or Reed Congress, -
two years ago. were S0sS, 1S3. "a;
those for the Fifty-second or last con-
gress, two years, were Sl,027, 1914 ,647.92;
and it is absolutely certain than, start
ing off at $500 000,0 900, as we co, for
this year, when the deficiencies are
added next winter to the regular APP
preparations then to be maze for the
coming year, the total appropriations
will aggregate at least $1,000, 900, 900
for the Fifty third congress, unless by
unfriendly administration further
heavy reductions are made in payment
of pensions.
In the main, Mr.. Speaker, these APP
preparations are necessary. Ours is
the greatest country on earth, and the
demands of the public service will