The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-20
CAMERON'S CALCULATIONS.
Alleged to Have
Been Made by the Present Con-

Sress.
Washington, Aug Representative
Joseph j. G. G. Cannon, of Illinois, the
senior Republican member of the present
appropriations committee of the House.
ana who was chairman of the apprCpria-
IONS IONS committee during the Fifty-first or
reed congress-, has prepared a sta te-
s1ttt when ne will submit &c the House
setting forth comparison, from his
STANDPOINT, of the appropriations for
the present and Fifty-first Congress. 1t
Is capuoned Pension appropriations re-
f tion SIS;UsS,oo5; total Of other appropria-
MI. Cleveland, by his estimates, asked
congress to appropriate for the public
service Tor the coming fiscal year, in
go Sin II, Re[Ianent appropriations, $500
ooz,S4V ana Congress has appropriated for
such service $3.50, 66S 1863 This. in round
numbers, is $4,000, 600 less than the presl-
aent asked for public service.
"A comparative statement of appropri-
atoms made at this Congress for the ifs
cal year ending June 80 next with an
preparations made at the first and second
sessions of the last Congress (the Fifty
second sessions of the Fifty-first shows
that the appropriations that year are
greater by $27,62S5S6 than were those
MADE by the first session of the Fifty
nrst or Reed Congress" The statement
also shows the appropriations made this
year are $2S, S35, 9S9 less than those made
at the second session of the last Fifty
second Congress. This reduction is COW
cred by the item for pensions alone.
Ihere was appropriated this year for pen
slons $50, 504 less than was appropri-
ated last year. 1t will be noticed. there
fore, the appropra tons this year, ex-
ceptng PENSIONS are greater than the
appropria tons made last year by S263. SIS.
Inc total appropriations for the Fifty
hrst or Reed Congress, two years ago,
were $685., All, 1888; those for the Fifty-sec-
(FnnoraGS
ST. OBS 104. 547.
Mr.. Cannon then read the statement
ISSUED by the treasury department on
July 2. giving the expenditures and re-
ceipts of the government for the past
year and those of the previous year
Mr. Cainnon's statemnt then continues:
rms statement does not include the pos
tai receipts or expenditures therefrom,
and as they balance with each other It
is not material to state them here 1t
shows the receipts of the United States
for the twelve months ending June so,
1894 to. have been $SS 659. 292 less than the
receipts for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1893. This statement shows also that
the expenditures for the twelve months
ending June 80, 1894 were s16,SS4595 less
than for the twelve months ending June
80. 1893; but this same statement shows
the payment for pensions made for the
year ending June 30, 1894 were S1S, $50, 27z
less than they were for the year end
ing June so, 1893.
In other words. exclusive of open ses-
sions. President Cleveland for his first
full fiscal year, expended S1,295,677 more
to carry on the government than was
expended in the final fiscal year ending
with President Harrison.
There have been many increases in the
salaries of Democratic officials. and es-
pecially in the diplomatic and consular
service. The salary for the first assistant
secretary of state is increased from So, SOC
to $4,000 The minister to Belgium is IN
creased from $500 to $4,000; the minis.
tiers to Switzerland and Portugal are in.
creased from S., 600 to $500 each; the min.
lister to Mexico has had the salary of his
secretary of legation increased from 81. SOt
! to 50 $50; the ministers to Nicaragua an6
Costa Rica for the first time are allowed
secretaries O, legation at $500 each
while the bureau of American republics
is cut down from $4,000 to $4,000.
THE six auditors of the treasury de-
partment are increased from $500 tc
| 81, 900 each.