Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-08-31
A BILLION DOLLAR CONGRESS
Representative Cannon Digs up Some
Interesting Figures.
4 STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS
A Comparison Of the Present Congress With
tho Last Shows All Appropriations,
Except Pensions, Increased.

WAsHINaToN, Aug. Representa-
tive Joseph Il. Cannon, of Illinois, the
senior republican member OF the present
appropriations committee of the house,
and who wac chairman of the appropria-
tons committee during the Fiftyfrst, or
Reed" congress, has prepared state
ment which he will submit to the house,
setting forth comparison, from his
standpoint, OF the appropriations for the
present and the Fifty first congress. Ii
is captioned: Pension Appropriations
Reduced SO ,099, 504 Total Of Other Ap,
preparations Increased.
"Mr. Cannon saye: "Mr. Cleveland,
by his estimates, asked congress to appro-
pirate for the public service for the com
ing fiscal year, including permanent ap-
preparations, 1920, 662 $40, and congress
has appropriated for such service $780,,
66S 1863. This, in round numbers, is
$50 900, 900 less than the presi dent asked
tor the public service. A long part OF
this $50 900 900. however, will be appro-
priated next winter by way Of deticien-
cies. A comparative statement of appro.
priations made at this congress for the
fiscal year ending June 80 next with APP
preparations made at the first and second
sessions of the Last congress (the Fifty
/
ond sessions of the Fifty first, commonly
known az the Reed congress, shows,
and such is the fact, that the appropria-
tons this year are greater by w ,269, 1853
than were those made by the first session
of the Fifty6rst, or Reed congress"
The statement also shows that the
appropriations made this year are $2S,
$50 $3.50 less than those made at the sec
ond session of the last or Fifty second
congress. This reduction is covered by
the item for pensions alone. There was
appropriated this year for pensions 500,
099, 5o4 less than was appropriated last
year. 1t will be noticed, therefore, that
the appropriations this year, excepting
pensions. are greater than the appropria-
tons made last year by $203,515. The
total appropriations for the Fifty fret, OF
Reed congress, two years, were $685..
All, 1888; those for the Fifty second, OF
last, congress, two years, 81 ,627 l04 ,547
This statement does not include the
postal receipts or expenditures therefrom
and as they balance each other it is mol
material to state them here. It shows
the receipts of the United States for the
twelve months ending June 80, 1894, to
have been $SS,659 292 less than the re.
ceipts for the fiscal year ending June 80
1893 This statement shows also that
the expenditures for tie twelve months
ending June so, 1894, were SIG 1884 ,595
less than for the twelve months ending
June 30, 1898, but this came statement
shows that the payment for pensions
made for the year ending June 80, 1894
were SlS, $50, 272 less than they were fol
the year ending June 80, 1898. In other
words, exclusive OF pensions, President
Cleveland, for his first full fiscal year ex
pended 1895 SIT more to carry on the
government then was expended in the
final fiscal year ending with Preeiden,
Harrison"