St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-08
BILLION DOLLAR CONGRESS.
Some Erratic Shots Taken at
Appp OPERATIONS Of the
Last Session.
CRITICISMS OF CLEVELAND
And His Efforts to Purge the
Pension Roll Of It's
Frauds.

WASHINGTON, March 7.-Repre-
sentative Cannon, of Illinois, on be-
half of the Republican minority of
the house committee on appropria-
tons, has prepared a house sum-
mary showing the total expendi-
lures of the Fifty-third congress,
and comparing them with the eX-
penditures of the so-called "billion-
dollar congress-" in which Mr.. Can
non was at the head of the appro-
priation committee. The statement
will be published tomorrow as a
part of the Congressional Record. 1t
says:
Il avail myself of the opportunity
to present for the information of
the house and of the country a state
ment of the aggregate Of appropria-
tons made by this congress-the
first half of Clevelands adminiStra-
tomas compared with the aggre-
gate of the appropriations for the
Fifty-first and Fifty-second con-
crosses, respectively, under Harri-
sons administration. For this pur-
pose L insert a comparative state
ment, which has been carefully COM
piled and is correct
From this statement it appears
that the appropriations of the Fifty
first congress, made when Mr.. Reed
was speaker of the house, and the
president and the senate were Re-
publican, were, in round numbers,
$685., 600, 900, while the appropriations
for the F'ifty-second congress, when
the house was Democratic and Mr.
Crisp was speaker, was, in round
numbers, $1,027, 00O,0O0 and the APP
preparations for this congress, with
president house and senate all Dem
ocratic, are, in round numbers, $780,
100000. Moreover the late sale of
thirty-year 4 per cent United States
bondS-the payment of interest upon
which is permanent-SwellS the total
appropriations for this and the next
fiscal year by $4,000, 900, making the
grand total actually appropriated
by this congress, in round numbers,
$993, 100000 This exceeds the appro-
priations made by the F'ifty-first
congress, called by our Democratic
friends the bi1lion-dollar congress-"
in round numbers, by $4,000, 000
FUTURE APPROPRIATIONS AID
DED IN.
This congress, Furthermore, in addi-
ton to the actual increase of appro-
priations, has authorized public works
to be done under contract, leaving the
next congress to make appropriations
therefore, as follows: By fertilization
act, S325 900; by sundry civil act, st, 49,
000; by District of Columbia act $751;
f64; by naval appropriations act, $14,-
10000; total, S21, 636, 1884,
Thus the appropriations and author
lied appropriations of this congress
are seen to be in round numbers.
$1,015, 600, 00O
Inc appropriations for the public
service, as rule, make dry reading:
but to the careful student of public
questions they tell more of the policies
Oh an administration and parties than
can be gathered from volumes of
words and protestations.
call attention that the appropria-
tlonS or pensions to the defenders of
the republic In war and to their widows
ana orphans by this congress under
cleveland are $42, 1866 less than those
mace by the Fffty-second congress
the last two years under Harrison
MS S42,OO0,0O0 decrease gives in figures
the tangible result of an unfriendly-T
Will go further, and say uniust-ad
inlnlStration of the pension laws unda,
Cleveland
me condition of the country was far
dlHeFent under Harrison's administra.
tlon from what it has been and is now
under this administration. Then tbare
was universal prosperity Now there
Is universal adversely. Then. under
wise revenue laws, the people cheer
fully contributed to the support of tho
government from their abundance and
were glad when the treasury noured
from it's full Golfers the necessary
money literally and wisely to carry on
the government, and after all this was
done, surplus still remained to antic-
pate the payment of the war debt.
NOW, our people are out of emplov
i,ieiit' values are shrinking; people pay
'neii taxes INTO the treasury by great
elioit ana ma such payment oppress-
we Inc surplus has disappeared from
49, - Ne~s'Oi y. L lie ueDC OIL the govern
nent, instead of decreasing, is increas-
ing, and increasing not to maintain re-
sumption, as is claimed, but to pay cur
rent expenses.
RMS Administration has issued and sold
United States bonds time and again
Tor the avowed purpose, it is true. OF
maintaining resumption, but in point
OF fact, it has taken the proceeds. is
taking the proceeds, and will continue
to take the proceeds to pay the cur
rent expenses of the government.
This congress has wholly failed to-
| provide sufficient revenues. while If
mas increased appropriations. In the
meantime the administration has re-
Jected every practical effort of the mi
nority to assist in remedying the evils
| that beset the treasury.
| This is government of the peopIe
through parties and there can be no
true relief in the premises until the
people correct the error made in 1892
by giving the Republican party full
power in 1886, thereby enabling that
party to write it's policy on the leg
islation and administration"