The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-20

Mr. Cannon says: "Mr Cleveland, by
his estimates asked congress To appropri-
ate for the public service for the coming
fiscal year. including permanent appro-
priations, $500, ,662, $40, and congress has
appropriated for such service $3.50 65S, $3.50.
This in round numbers is $50, ZOO, 600 less
than the president asked for the public
service, A large part of this $50, 100000,
however, will be appropriated next winter
by way of deficiencies.
"A comparative statement OF appropria-
tions made at this congress for the fiscal
year ending June 30 next, with appropria-
tions 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-first, commonly known as the
Reed" congress, shows, and such Is the
fact, that the appropriations this year are
greater by ss7, -s69, $50 than were those
made by the first session of the Fifty-frst,
or Reed" congress.
Pension Appropriations.
1.-THE statement also shows that the ap-
preparations made this year are s2S, ,s85, ,9so
less than those made at the second session
OF the last, or Fifty-second congress. This
reduction is covered by the item for PEN
sons alone. There was appropriated this
year for pensions 500, ,099, ,504 less than was
appropriated last year
1T will be noticed, therefore, that the
appropriations this year, excepting pen
sions, are greater than the appropriations
made last year by k263,5l5. The total ap-
preparations for the Fifty-frst, or "Reed"
congress, two years, were e9SS, All, 1873;
those for the Fifty or last congress,
two years were 81, ,o27, 104,5 ,5i7."
fhap ha ufa
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
statement then continued:
Postal Figures Left Out.
"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. 1t shows the
receipts of the United States for the 10
months ending June 80 1894, to have been
tss, $50 292 less than the receipts for the fis-
cal year ending June 30, 1898.
"This statement shows also that the ex-
penditures for the II months ending June
80, 1894, were Sic, ,Ss4, 500 less than for the
IL months ending June 30, 1898; but this
same statement shows that the payment
for pensions made for the year ending
June 30, 1894, were els, s,1s0,272 less than
they were for the year ending June 80, 1899.
"In other words, exclusive of pensions,
President Cleveland, for his first full
fiscal year, expended el,295,677 more to
carry on the government than was ex-
pended in the final fiscal year under Presi-
dent Harrison.
There have been many increases in the
salaries Of Democratic officials, and espe-
cially in the diplomatic and consular SER
vice. The salary of the first assistant
secretary of state is increased from $500 20
$500. The minister TO Belgium is in
creased from $500 to $4,000. The minis
ters to Switzerland and Portugal, Messrs.
Caruth and Broadhead, are increased from
5000 TO $500, respectively
'"The minister to Mexico, who receives
an annual salary of si7 500, has the salary
of his secretary of legation increased from
$500 to s2650. The ministers to Nicara0ua
and Costa Rica for the first time are al.
lowed secretaries Of legation at $500 each.
while the bureau Of American republics ia
cut down from $4,000 to $4,000; the sir
auditors of the treasury department. ara
increased from $500 to $4,000 each"