The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1894-09-19
NOT ALTOGETHER CANDID,
Democratic Misrepresentation
Thus Mildly Designated.
Cannon Shows Up The False Claim
! Of Economy---At the Expense
Of the Old Soldiers.

committee on appropriations, pre-
pared a statement relative to the
appropriations made BY this congress
which shows that Chairman Saycrs
Of that committe, was not altogcthe
candid in the statement which h(
}gave to the public on the same sub
| ject.
| Mr.. Cannon exposes cffectually th(
Juggling with figures which the dem
f0crats have to resort to in order t(
make good their claim of economy
The only reduction which has been
made in expenditures has been in
the appropriations for the payment
fof pensions. The other appropr;l-
tions exceed those Of last year.
Mr.. Cannon shows that the appro-
priations for pensions have been re-
duced 500, ,099, ,5O4S5, while the total
appropriations have been reduced
only $2S, S35, ,989.70. The statement
is as follows:
"Under our constitution and laws
the congress appropriates the moneys
for the public service, and the prcs-
dent expcnds the same. In practice
| the congress appropriatcs from year
to year for the service Of the succeed
ing year. The law requires the cx-
ecuUive to send to each session OF con-
gress his estimates in detail for the
public service, and the amounts he
desires therefor. There are, how
ever, certain appropriations for the
public service made by permanent
law, and known Us "permancnt,' as
distinguished from annual appropria-
lions. Among the permanent appro-
priations are those for the interest
on the public debt, the collection Of
the customs revenues, the sinking
fund, etc.
"Whcn the executive forwards
yearly to congress his estimates for
annual appropriations he also for
wards his estimate Of the amount
that Will be expended for the coming
year under permanent law. Mir.
Cleveland, by his estimates, asked
congress to appropriate for the pub
lie service for the coming fiscal year,
including permanent appropriations,
1920, ,662, S40.7l, and congress has ap-
propriated for such service $3.50, G6S,-
369.5l. This, in round numbers, is
$50, 100000 less than the President
asked for the public service. \ large
part Of this $50, 200, coo, however.
will be appropriated next winter by
way OF deficiencies.
II have q comparative statement
Of appropriations made by this con-
gress for the fiscal year ending June
80 next with appropriations made at
the first and second sessions of the
last congress (the tifty-second con-
gress) and at the first and second scs-
sions Of the firtytirst, commonly
known as the Reed congress-
This statement shows, and such is;
the fact, that the appropriations this
year arc greater b. s27, ,2G9, s5S.72
than were those made by the first
session Of the fifty first or Reed con-
gress.
The statement also shows that the
appropriations made this year are
$2S, S35, 9S9.70 less than those made
at the second session Of the last or
fifty-sccond congress. The demo-
Gratis controlled the house in bot;i
the last congress and this. But |
ask the country to notice that this
reduction is covered by the item for
pensions alone. There was appro-
priated this year for pensions 500
099, ,50+.S5 less than was Appropriated
last year. 1t will DC noticed, there
fore, that the appropriations this
year, excepting pensions: are greater
than the appropriations made last
year by S26: 35l >5l5.
A REGULAR BILLION CONGRESS-.
''Ihc total appropriations for the
Fiftyfirst or 'Hccd congress- two
years. were S0SS, Ill, ,ls3.34; those
for the E'ifty-sccond: or last congress.
two years, were 81, OPT, lO4 ,547 90:
and it is absolutely certain that,
starting off ut $3.50. 600, 600, as we do
for this year, when the deficiencies
arc added next winter to the regular
then to be made for
the coming year, the total apprnpra-
tlons will aggregate at least ?I.OJO.-
900: 900 for the Eifty-third CONGRESS,
unless by an unfricndly a(lministra-
tion further heavy reductions are
made in payment OF pensions.
ttIn the main, these appropriations
are necessary. Ours is the greatest
country on earth, and the demand Of
the public service will grow as the
country grows. | would not call at
tention to this matter were it not for