The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-20
nuMnuG ECONOMY.
soldiers Pensions Cut OF aud SALARY OF
Southern ofneehoiders Increased.

Soldiers Pensions Cut or aud Salary OF
Southern ofheehoiders Increased.
WAsHISeToS Cry. Aug. I9.-Represeta-
tive Joseph q. Cannon, of Illinois, the
senior Republican memb Der Of the present
appropriation committee of the house,
and who was chairman Of the appropria-
tions committee during the Fifty-hrst 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
Fifty-hrst congress. 1t Is captioned.
Pension appropriation reduced s29, 9o9.-
5O4; the total of other appropriations in
creased" Mr.. Cannon says:
"Mr. Cleveland, by his estimates, asked
congress 10 appropriate for the public
service for the coming hscal year. inolud-
ing permanent appropriations, 500, tt52 $40,
and congress has appropriated for such
service $3.50. 0SS. 800. This, in round num-
bers. lie $50. 600 600 less than the president
asked Tor public service. A comparative
statement of appropriations made at this
congress for the fiscal year ending June 80
next with the appropriations made at tho
first and second sessions of the last con-
gress. the Fifty-second. and at the firss
and second sessions of the Ffty-first
shows that the appropriations this year
are greater by So .62s, 5s6 than were those
made by the first session of the Fifty-irst
or Reed congress"
The statement also shows that the sp-
prOpriations made this year are So, ,Ss1. $50
less than those made at the second session
OF the last or Fifty-second congress. This
reduction is covered by the ltem for PEN
sions alone. There was appropriated this
year for pensions So. o99 5o4 less than was
appropriated last year. 1t will be noticed,
therefore, that the appropriations this year.
excepting pensions, are greater than the
appropriations made last year, s263, SIS.
The total appropriations for the Fifty-frst
or Reed congress four years ago were
Sass. ai7.iss: those for the Fifty-second
or last congress, two years ago, 81, ,025, ,I04,-
b47.
Mr.. Cannon then recltes 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. Mr.. Cannon's
statems at taen continues;
This statement does not include the
postal receipts or expenditure therefr0m.
and, as they balance With each other il is
not material. The statement shows the
receipts Of the United States for the twelve
months ending June -. isg4 to have been
/ SIS. .659 s92 less than the receipts for the
! fiscal year ending June -. 1855 This
! statement shows also ihAt the expenditure
! for the twelve months ending June -,
/ Is9s, we're SIC, ss4 $50 less than for the
/ twelve months ending June 50, 1885; hus
this same statement shows that the pay
ments for pensions made for the year end
( ing June -. Iss8. we're SIS, iS0 212 less than
/ they were for the year ending June 80
/ IsssA In other words exclusive Of pen
sions. President Cleveland for his
I first fiscal year expended 81, 2a56T7
more 10 carry on the government
than was expended IN the final
fiscal year ending Eith President
Harrison. There have been many IN
creases in the salaries Of Democrats
+ ofiicisls. snd especially in the dplo-
matte and consular service The salary
/ for the first assistant secretary Of state is
increases from So - 30 81 So, the min
E istsr 10 bsi igium - Increased from s. 90
E to xlao0l. the ministers 20 Sutherland
and Portugal are increased from S. Dao 20
E g. 80 each: the minister 20 Mexico has
I had the salary Of hls secretary OF legation
f increased from 81 ~ Ia S@8A The Tnin-
lsgers to NlcAragaa And costa RicA for the
first time are allowed secretaries Of lesa-
4 ton a. 81 SO excb. xhsle the Bureaa Of
American Republics IS cut dosn from
500 ~ s., ,ooa The AK auditors OF tie