Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-08
FIRED BY CANNON.
Load Of Congressional Appro.
priation Statistics.
AIMED AT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY,

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Co.tents Of the Shell Give. Brisny-Sayss
Loading Up for CossterblassL Charles
A. Dans, the Gotham Editor, Indicted
for Criminal Iibel-soms Arguments
Against the Income Tax-selling Amer
lean Goods In England.
WASHINGTON. March S.-Representative
Of Illinois, on behalf Of the Re-
publican minority Of the house committee
on appropriations. has prepared a sum-
mary showing the total expenditures Of
the Fifty-third congress, and comparing
them with the expenditures Of the So
called Billion Dollar Congress" in which
Cannon was at the head Of the appropria-
ton committee. The statement Is pub
lished as part Of the Congressional Re-
cord. 1t says: ~ avail myself of the OPP
portunity to present, for the oonsidera-
ton Of the house and Of the country, q
statement Of the aggregate Of appropria-
tions made by this congress-the first half
of Clevcland's Observation-Disclosures COM
pared with the aggregate of appropria-
tions for the Fifty-first and Fifty second
congresses, respectively, under Harrison's
Cannon Fire on Some Figures.
"For this purpose l insert a comparative
statement which has been carefully COM
piled and is correct From this statement
it appears that the appropriations Of the
Fifty first congress, when Mr.. Reed was
cro ~ hn l,o da,n
and the senate were Republican, were. in
round numbers, s9ss, Ooo, OW. while the ap-
preparations for the Fifty.second con-
gress, when the house was Democratic
and Mr.. Crisp was speaker, were in round
numbers $1,O27. 100000. The appropria-
tions for this congress, with president,
house and senate all Democratic, are. in
round numbers. 500. 100000. Moreover,
the late sale of the thirty year 4 per cent.
United States bopds-the payment of in
terest upon which is permanent-swells
the total appropriations for this and the
next fiscal year by $.,9)o.U0o, making the
grand total actually appropriated ny this
congress in round numbers 1898 100000.
Makes It Go Over . Billion.
"This exceeds the appropriations made
Nv Tile uTSt COuBIcSS, Cstllcu ny OuE
Democratic friends the .Billion-Dollar
Congress- in round numbers by 8, OOO. 900.
This congress, Furthermore, in addition to
the actual increase of appropriations, has
authorized public works to be done under
contract, leaving the next congress to
make appropriations, as follows:
By fertilization act. 3,5,Ol
By suniry c.vi. act 6,iSj,UB
BY District of - lu-nbia act..... 26l, 164
b. naval appropriation act... 141l5,Wl
Total 81 ,6s6 .6i
"Thus the appropriations and authOriza-
tions of this congress are seen to be in
round numbers SI,Ol5,O0), OOl.
CrftIcises the Administ ration.
Cannon says the appropriations for pen
sions are over $i2. O0O,OO) less by this con.
gress than by the Fifty-sccond congress,
and declares the administration of the
pension laws under President Clcvelan
has been unjust. He also refers to the
condition Of the country. to the issue OF
bonds and closes as follows: This con-
gress has wholly failed to provide suff.
cient revenues, while it has increased ap.
preparations. In the meantime the adj
ministration has rejected every practical
effort of the minority to assist in remedy.
ing the evils that bcset the treasury. This
is u government of the people through
parties, and there can be no true relief in
the premises until the people correct the
error made in 1S9:, by giving the Repub-
lican party full power in 1885, thereby
enabling that party to write its policy on
the legislation and administration"
Onicial Statement OF the Democrats.
The official statement as to the total up
preparations Of the last session of congress
has not yet been prepared, and none will
be given out until toward the close of the
present week, when it will be put forth
by Chairman Sayers, of the house com
mittec on appropriations.