The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-08
Over Forfy-Tyvo Millions Less Voted
to Pensioners by the Fiffy-TlsIrd
Congress Than by Its Predecessor.
PLAN TO SAVE THE SENATE
COMBINE OF SOUND MONEY MEN
AGAINST THE "IRREsP0NsIBLEs."
Alleged Agreement Between Repub-
Iicans and Observation-Disclosures
In the Income Tax Cases.

WASHINGTON, March 7.--R representative
Cannon, of Illinois, in behalf of the Re
publican minority of the House committee
on appropriations, has prepared the follow
ing statement which will be published to-
morrow as part of the Congressional Rec
ord. 1t says:
81 avail myself of the opportunity to
present, for the information of the House
and of the country, a statement of the
aggregate of appropriations made by this
Congress-the first half of C1evelands adj
sninistration-as compared with the aggre-
gate of the appropriations for the Fifty
first and Fifty-second Congresses respect
lively, under Harrison's administration. For
this purpose, I insert a comparative state
ment which has been carefully compiled
and is correct.
TT appears that the appropriations of the
Fifty-first Congress. when Mr.. Reed was
Speaker Of the House and the President,
House and Senate were Republican, were
in round numbers $s8s,o0o,0o0. while the ap-
preparations for the Fifty-second Congress,
when the House was, Democratic and Mr..
Crisp was Speaker, were in round numbers
s1,027, 100000, and the appropriations for this
Congress- with President, House and Senate
all Democratic, are in round numbers $780,
100000. Moreover, the late sale of thirty
year four-per-cent United States bonds, the
payment of interest on which is per-
manent-swels the total appropriations for
this and the next fiscal year by So 900 600
making the grand total actually appro-
priated by this Congres in round numbers
$685., 600, 900. This exceeds the appropriations
made by the Fifty-first Congress, called by
our Democratic friends The billion-dollar
Congress- in round numbers by $5,00O,0O0.
''This Congress furthermore. in addition
has authorized public works to be done
under contract, leaving the next Congress
to make appropriations therefor, as follows:
BY fertilization act, 5000; by sundry civil
act, $685. 900; by District of Columbia act
$2606f; by naval appropriation act, s14, ,7I5, 600,
total of 81, ,eS6, 764. Thus the appropriations
and authorizations of this Congress are
seen to be in round numbers s1,015, 900 900.
'The appropriations of pensions to the
defenders of the Republic in war and to
their widows and orphans, by this Congress.
under Mr.. Cleveland, are $42, ,129 616 less than
those made by the Fifty-second Congress.
the last two years under Harrison. This
$42,0oo.00o decrease gives in figures the
tangible result of an unfriendly-I will go
further and say Observation-Disclosures of
the pension laws under Cleveland
"The condition of the country was far
different under Harrison's administration.
Then there was universal prosperity. Now
there is universal adversely. Then the peo-
pie cheerfully contributed to the support
Of the government from their abundance
and a surplus still remained to anticipate
the payment of the war debt Now our
people are out of employment values are
shrinking, and the people pay their taxes
into the treasury by great effort and find
such payment oppressive. The surplus has
"a rarna .o6 fI.o traa nut
of the government instead of decreasing is
increasing, and increasing not to rnainta in
resumption. as is claimed, but to pay cur
rent expenses