The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-20
REPUBLICAN FIGURING.
Representative Cannon Discusses
the Appropriations.
SAYS EXPENSES HAVE INCREASED


WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-Represcnatiye
Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois, the senior
member of the present appropriations COM
mittee 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
appropriations for the present and the
Fifty-first congress, Is Is captioned
'Pension appropriations reduced S29. .099,-
bO4; total of other appropriations in
creased"
Mr.. Cannon says: "Mr. Cleveland, by
his estimates, asked congress to appro-
pirate for the public service for the com
ing fiscal year, including permanent APP
propriations. $3.50, 6G2 $40, aud congress
has appropriated for such service $780,
65S, 800. This in round numbers is S30,-
100000 less than the president asked for
the public service. A large part of this
SIC, 600, 900, however, will be appropriated
next winter by way of deficiencies. A
comparative statement of appropriations
made at this congress for the fiscal year
ending June 30 next, with appropriations
made at tine first and second sessions of
the Fifty first congress shows that the ap-
priations this year are greater by $2T, $685.
85S than were those made by the first ses-
sion of the Fifty-first
The statement also shows that the np-
preparations made this year are S2s, ,s5i ,939
less than those made at the second session
OF the Fifty-second congress. This reduc-
tion is covered by the item for pensions
alone. There was appropriated this year
for pensions S29, 099, 504 less than was ap-
proprated last year. 1t will be noticed,
therefore, that the appropriations this
year, excepting pensions, are greater than
those made last year by S26, ,5l5. The total
appropriations for the Fifty-ilrst congress
for two years were sgSS, Al ,1S3; those for
the Fifty-sccond congress, two years, were
H.G27, ,10i,5i7.
Mr. Cannon then gives the statement is
sued by the treasury department on July 9,
giving the expenditures and receipts OF
the government for the past year and
those of the previous year.
Mr.. Cannon's statement then continues:
'"This statement does not include the
postal receipts or expenditures therefrom,
and as they balance each other it is not
material to state them here. It shows the
receipts Of the United States for the
twelve months ending June 80, 1894, to
have been SIS, $50 292 less than the receipts
for the fiscal year ending june 80, 1893.
This statement shows, also that the ex-
penditures for the twelve months ending
June 80. 1894, were SIG, ,595 less than
for the twelve months ending June 80,
1893, but this same statement shows that
the payment for pensions made for the
year ending June 30, 1894, were Sls, $780,
BIZ less than they were for the year end
ing June 30, 1898.
In other words, exclusive of pensions,
President Cleveland, for his first full fiscal
year, expended 81, l,?05,Gi7 more to carry on
the government than was expended in the
hnal fiscal year under Harrison.
There have been many increases in the
salaries of Democratic officials, especially
in the dipomatic and consular service