The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-20
Appropriations by the Present Congress
S27. 1853 Greater than Those of the
First Session of Reeds Congress.
STATEMENT BY MR.. CANNON
Cut of S29,O9 5O4 in the Amount
Usually Voted Pensioners,
But Salaries of Democratic officials
Largely Increased-Congress Ready
tOEnd Its Disastrous Session.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Representa-
tive Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois, the
senior Republican member of the present
appropriations committee of the House,
and who was chairman of the appropra-
tiors committee during the Fifty-first, or
Reed Congress, has prepared a state
ment which he will submit TO the House
setting forth a comparison from his stand
point of the appropriations for the present
and the Fifty-first Congress. 1t is cap
toned Pension Appropriations Reduced
$29, ,O99, ,50. Total of Other Appropriations
Increased" Mr.. Cannon says:
''Mr. Cleveland, by his estimates, asked
Congress to appropriate for the public
service for the coming fiscal year, includ-
ing permanent appropriations, $500, ,662. $40,
and Congress has appropriated for such
service S4S0, ,66S,56s. This. in round numbers.
is $30,00O000 less than the President asked
for the public service. A large part of this
$50, 600 600, however, will be appropriated
next winter by way OF deficiencies. A com
at this Congress for the fiscal year ending
June 80 next, with appropriations made at
Congress 0he Fifty-second Congress), and
at the first and second sessions of the
t'fty-first, commonly known as the Reed
Congress, shows, and such is the fact,
that the appropriations this year are great
er by $27, ,269, S5S than Were those made by
the first session of the Fifty-first, or Reed
the appropriations made this year are
$2S, ,S35 9S9 less than those made at the sec
ond session of the last, or Fifty--second.
Congress. This reduction is covered by the
item for pensions alone. There was appro-
priated this year for pensions 29o99,504
sTi @ tn Was fbaa last b
priations this year, excepting pensions, are
greater than the appropriations made last
for the Fifty-first, or Reed Congress Gwo
years. were s9SS, III 1873; those for the Fifty
second, or last Congress (two years., were
Sl,RI, ,l04,54l.
Mr.. Cannon then quotes the statement
issued by the Treasury Department on July
2, giving the expenditures and receipts of
the government for the past year and those
meht then continues:
This statement does not include the
postal receipts or expenditures therefrom,
and they balance each other, Ii is not
material to state them here 1t shows the the
months ending June 30 1884, 10 have been
$SS, 659, ,292 less than the receipts for the fis-
cal year ending June 90 1898. This state
ment shows also that the expenditures for
the twelve months ending June 80, 1894
were $16, ,595 less than for the twelve
statement shows that the payment for
pensions made for the year ending June
80, 1894, were SIS. 1922 less than they were
for the year ending June 80, 1898. In other
words, exclusive OF pensions, President
Cleveland, for his first full fiscal year, ex-
pended 81, ,295,677 more to carry on the gov
ernment than was expended in the final
fiscal year of President Harrison's admin
istration.
There have been many increases in the
salaries of Democratic officials, especially
in the diplomatic and consular service
The salary of the First Assistant Secretary
of State is increased from $500 to $500
The minister to Belgium is increased from
$500 to $4,000. The ministers to Switzer-
land and Portugal, Messrs. Caruth and
Broadhead, are increased from 5000 to
$500 respectively. The minister Mexi-
co, who receives an annual salary of ST.
800, has the salary of his secretary of lega-
ton increased from 81, 800 to s., $50. The
ministers to Nicaragua and Costa Rica, for
the first time. are allowed secretaries Of
legation at 81 800 each, while the Bureau of
American Republics is cut down from $780,
600 TO $4,000. The six auditors of the Treas
ury Department are increased from 5000
to 81 900 each'