The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-20
COMPARISONS ARE ODIoUs.
Representative Cannon Makes Them
All the Same.

WASHINGTON, Aug 19-Representative
Joseph j. G. Cannon of Illinois, the senior
Republican member of the present Appro-
priations Committee of the House and who
was chairman of the Appropriations Com.
mittee during the Fifty-frst or "Reed Con-
gress." has prepared a statement which he
will submit TO the House setting forth a.
comparison from his standpoint of the ap-
propriations for the present and the Fifty
first Congress. 1t is captloned Pension
appropriations reduced $4,000. 504 Total,
of other appropriations increased"
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 ap-
propriations. $500, 662. $40 and Congress has
appropriated for such service $500, ,66S, 1863.
This, in round NUM- bers. is $50 900. 600 less
than the President asked for public SER
vice."
comparative statement of apprnpri-
ations made at this Congress for the fiscal
{ear ending June 80 next with sppropri-
ations made at the first and second sessions
of the last Congress (the Fifty-second Con.
gress) and at the first and second session of
the Fifty-frst shows that the appr0prt
ati0ns this gear are greater by S27, ,62S, ,5S6
than were those made by the first session
of the Fifty-first or "Reed Congress-"
The statement also shows the appro-
priations made this year are $28. S35, ,9S9
less than those made at the second session
of the last, Fifty-second Congress. This
reduction is covered by the item for pen
sions alone. There was appro opriated this
year for pensions $29. .099. 504 less than was
appropriated last year. 1t will be n oticed,
therefore, the appropriations this year,
excepting pensions, are greater than the
appropriations made last year by S263, ,515
The total appropriations for the Fifty-frst
or Reed" Congress, two years ago, were
S9SS, Ali, 1873; those for the Fifty-second, or
last Congress, two years. S1.025. 1O4. SAT.
Cannon then reads the statement issued
by the Treasury Department on July 2.
giving the expenditures and receipts of the
Government for the past year and those of
the previous year. Cannon's statement
then continues: This statement does uot
include the postal receipts or expenditures
therefEom. and as they balance with each
| other it is not material to state them here.
/ 1t shows that the receipts of the United
States for the twelve months ending June
| 80. 1894, to have been $8S. 659. 1872 less than
the receipts for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1898. This statement shows also that
the expenditures for the twelve months
ending June 80. 1894, were S16.S84,5 ,595 less
than for the twelve months ending June.3O
| 1898; but this same statement shows the
! payment for pensions made for the year
ending June 80, 1894. we're $18 1S0,272 less
than they ere for the year ending June
80. 1S93
In other words. President CleVeland
for his first full fiscal year expended Sls.
295. .677 more 10 carry on the Govern men. ll
than was expended in the final hScai year
ending with President HARRISON.
There have been many increases IN the