The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-08-23
CONTRADICTS MIR. SAVERS
MR.. CANNON PREPARES AN APP
PRoPRIATIoN STATEMENT
Takes Exception to Sayers' Statement and
Declares That While Pensions are
Reduced $2o,oeo,5o4, Other
Expenses are Increased
$27,a6o,SsS.

WASHINGTON, Aug, 10. - Repre-
sentative Joseph Cannon of Illinois,
the Republican member of the appIo-
priattons committee of the house, and
VINO wass chairman of the appropria-
tions committee during the Fifty.first
or "Reed" congress, has prepared a
statement which he will submit to the
| house, setting forth a comparison
from his standpoint OF the appropria.
tions for the present congress and the
tlfty'first congress. 1t is captioned,
"Pension appropriations reduced $780,
O99,5O4. Total of other appropria-
tions increased"
MIR. Cannon says: "Mr. Cleveland,
by his estimates, asked congress to
appropriate for the public service for
the coming fiscal year, including per-
manent appropriations, $500, ,662, $40,
and congress has appropriated for
such service $500, ,66S, ,360. This in
round numbers is $50, 600, 900 less than
the president asked for the public SER
vice. A large part of this $50, 900, 600,
however, will be appropriated next
winter by way of deficiencies. A COM
parative statement of appropriations
made at this congress for the fiscal
year ending June 30, next, will show
appropriations made at the first and
second sessions of the last congress
(Fifty second congress), and at the
first and second sessions of the Fifty
first, commonly known as the "Reed
congress-" shows, aud such is the fact,
that the appropriations this year are
greater by $27, 1860, ,S5S than were those
made by the first session of the Fifty
first or Creed congress- The state
ment also shows that appropriations
made this year are $25,S35, ,0S9 less
than those made at the second session
of the last or Fifty.second congress.
This reduction js covered by the item
for pensions alone. There was an.
propriated this year for pensions
500, ,009, ,504 less than was appropriated
last year. 1t will be noticed, there
fore, that the appropriation this year,
excepting pensions, are greater than
the appropriations made last year by
$263,5l5. The total appropriations for
the Fifty-frst or "Reed congress-
two years, were $9SS, All 1888; those for
the Bifty-second, or last congress, two
years, were 81 ,029, ,104, ,547.u
Mr.. Cannon then read the statement
issued by the treasury on July 2, CIV
ing the expenditures and receipts of
the government for the past year, and
those of the previous year. Mr.. Cam
mons statement then continued:
"This statement does not include
the postal receipts or expenditures
therefrom, and az they balance each
other, Ii Ia not material to state them
here. 1t shows the receipts OF the
United states for the II months end
ing June 80, 1894, to have been $685.
659,292 less than the receipts for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1893.
This statement shows also the
expenditures for the II months end
ing June 80, 1893; but this same state.
ment shows that the payment for pen.
sions made for the year ending June
30, 1894 were $l8, 1870 972 less than they
were for the year ending June 80, 1893
In other words, exclusive OF pensions,
President Cleveland for his first full
fiscal year expended IL 1906 677 more
to carry on the government than was
expended In the final fiscal year end.
Ing WIN l. IOoluouU
There have been many increases in
the salaries of Democratic officials,
especially in the diplomatic aud con
sular service. The salary the first
assistant secretary of state is iucreas-
ed from $500 to $4,000. The minister
to Belgium is increased from $500 to
$4,000 The ministers to Switzerland
and Portugal, Messrs. Caruth and
Broadhead, ,-are increased from $500
to $6500 respectively.
The minister to Mexico, who re-
ceives an annual salary of $l7, 500, had
the salary Of his secretary Of legation
increased from $500 to $2650. For the
first time the ministers 10 Nicaragua
and CUsta Rica are allowed secretaries
of legation at $500 each, while the
bureau of American republics Is cut
down from 100000 to $4,000. The six
auditors Of the treasury department
are increased from $4,000 to $4,000
each.