The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-03-15
BILLION
The Sum Spent by the Fifty
Third Congress.
FIVE MILLIONS MORE THAN
THE "BILLIoN DOLLAR
CONGRESS.
DeAt Il SCI, OOo, 900 Len For Repub.
lIeans to Pay.
WHAT THE DEMoCRATs DID IN
FULL CONTROL or THE GOV.
ERNMENT.

OF tne dppToprlhtlOuS VI eneE4
third Congress, lately adjourned,
shows conclusively the extrava.
gance of the Democratic Con.
gress; that they aggregate five
millions at least more than the
Fifty.fir Congress. which was
called billion dollar one.
Though he shows clearly how
extravagant the Democrats have
been. he neglects to mention
that the appropriations of the
Fifty first Congress were thirty
eight millions larger than they
would have been had it not been
for the neglect of the Democratic
Fiftieth Congress to make up for
pension deficiencies to that
amount. They are accordingly
forty million more. and thai does
not include the twenty-five mil
lions mentioned by Mr. Cannon
as proper additions to the totals
of the last Congress. The in
crease of the pensions paid to
Mexican veterans and the in
crease of the minimum TO be paid
veterans OF the late war from 81
to So will require some four mil
lions to be appropriated by the
Republican Congress to meet
these changes. which amount
should be added to the appropri-
atoms for the late Congress.
Cannon's statement says
II avail myself of the oppor-
tunity to present, for the infor-
nation of the House and of the
country, a statement of the ag-
gregate OF appropriations made
by this congress-The first half
OF Cleyeland's- administration
as compared with the aggregate
of the appropriations for the
Fifty-Grst and Fifty-second Con-
crosses, respectively, underHarri-
sons administration. For this
purpose l insert a comparative
statement. which has been care
fully compiled and is correct"
THE CONTRAST
1t appears that the appropri.
ations of the Fifty-tirst Congress,
when Mr.. Reed was Speaker of
the House, and the President,
House aud Senate were Republi-
can, we're, in round numbers,
ssss. 600, 600, while the appropri-
ations for the Fifty-second Con
gress, when the House was
Democratic and Mr.. Crisp was
Speaker, were in round numbers
sl,O2T, 600, 900, aud with the APP.
preparations for this Congress,
with the President, House and
Senate all Democratic, are in
round numbers $3.50, oO0, 900.
Moreover, the late sale of thirty
year four per cent. U. S. bonds,
the payment of interest upon
which is permanent, swells the
total appropriations for this and
the next fiscal years by $780,.
600, making the grand total act.
ually appropriated by this Con.
gress in round numbers 1898,
100000. This exceeds the APP
preparations made by the Fifty
first Congress, called by oul
Democratic friends the billion
dollar Congress- n round mum
bers by s., 100000.
BILLS FORCED on NEXT CON
GRESS.
This Congress, furthermore
in addition to the actual increase
of appropriations, has authorized
public works to be done unde
contract, leaving the next Con
gress 10 make appropriation.
therefor, as follows: BY forti
fcation act, 1925. 700: by sundr,
civil act, S6.SS5, 900; by Distric
of Columbia act, $l4,7l5.0O0; to
tai, S2l,6s6. 76i. Thus the an
preparations and authorization
of this Congress are seen to be il
round numbers 81 .ol5, 900, 600.
The appropriations of pen
sions TO the defenders of the Re
public in war, and 20 their wild
ows aud orphans, by this Con
g-ess, under Mr., Cleveland, ar
So, 1866 less than those mad
by the Fifty-second Congress
the last two years under Harri
son. This 81, 600. 900 decreas