The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-08
CANNON'S FIGURES.
Total Expenditures of the Fifty
Third Congress.

Third Congress-
Washington, March 7.-Representa-
tive Cannon, of Illinois. on behalf of
the Republican minority of the House
Committee on Appropriations. has pre-
pared summary showing the total
expenditures Of the Fifty-Third Con-
gress, and comparing with the e1pendi-
lures of the 5o-called ''billiOn dollar
congress- in which Mr. Cannon was
at the head Of the appropriation COM
mittee, The statement will be pub
Hshed tomorrow as part Of the Con
gressional Record It says:
Il avail myself OF the opportunity to
present for the information of the pub
lie and of the country, statement OF
the aggregate Of appropriations made
by this Congress-the first half OF
t~CleVeland's administration, as com
pared with the aggregate Of the ap-
propriations for the Fifty-First ano
Fifty-Second Congresses, respectively
under Harrison's administration. F'o1
this purpose, I insert q comparative
statement, which has been carefully
compiled, and is correct"
From this statement it appears the
appropriations Of the Fifty-Fir5t Con
gress when Mr.. Reed was speaker OF
| the House, and the President and Sen
ate were Republican, were in roune
numbers $685., 100000, while the appro
priationS for the FiftY-Second Con
gress, when the House was Democratic
| and Mr.. Crisp was speaker, was II
round numbers, S1,027, 900, and thu
| appropriations for this Congress witt
| president, House and Senate all Demo
( cratic, are in round numbers 10000,
/ O00. moreover. the late sale of thirty
/ wear four per cent United States bonds
the payment of interest upon which
| is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the total appro
! priationS for this and the next f1sca
year by 81, 600, making the granC
total actually appropriated by I'M
! Congress in round numbers SS93,OOO,
/ coo. This exceeds the appropriation
1 made by the Fifty-First Congress
called by our Democratic friends tn
"billion dollar congress" in rount
numbers by s5,0O0.OCO
This Congress, Furthermore, in add
ton to the actual Increase OF appro
Driations has authorized public work
/ to be done under contract, leaving tn
next Congress to make appropriation
therefor as follows;
BY Qualifications act, S325.OOO: by sun
dry civil act. S6,565, 900; by District o
! Columbia acIJ Yzoly iof, Ny nc O. y
propriatioA act, S13 715.060; total, 81,
6S6.754.
Thus the appropriations and author
iZattons of this Congress are seen to b
in round numbers $1,015, 100000.
The appropriations for the public ser
vice as a rule make dry reading, bu
to the careful student of public ques
tions they tell more of the policies O
administrations and parties than ca.
be gathered from volumes Of word
and protestations-
! Il call attention that appropriation
of pension to the defenders of the re
4 public in war and to their widows an
orphans. by this Congress under Cleve
ia L. are s42. 129616 less than thos
made by the Fifty-Second Congress
the last two years under Presider
Harrison. This S42,OO0000 decreas
gives in figures the tangible result c
an unfriendly-I will go further an
cav un1ust-administra Of the pen
sion laws under Cleveland.
"Ihe condition of the country wa
liar different under HarrisOn's admir-
i5tration from what 1t has been and
now under this administration The
there was universal prosperity. NOV
there is universal adversely. Thel
under wise revenue laws, the peopl
CneeTIQ1ly COuIIlDuLCu W LlC OGPHOl
Of the government from their abunc
ance. and we're glad when the trea!
ury poured from its full Golfers the nj
cessary money literally and wisely
carry on the government. and after a
this was done, a surplus still re
NAMED to anticipate the payment
the war debt. Now our people are OIL
of employment; values are sirinklh;
and the people pay their taxes mi
the treasury with great effort and fin
such payment oppressive The su
plus has disappeared from the trea
ury. The debt Of the government II
stead of decreasing Is increasing, ar
increasing not to maintain Resumption
as is claimed, but to pay current e:
pensas.
This administration has issued ar
sold United States bonds time AT
time again. for the avowed purpose.
is true. of maintaining resumptioni b
IN point of fact it has taken the pr
ceeds. it is taking the proceeds al
wiz continue to take the proceeds
nav the current expenses of the go
eminent.
aaThis Congress has wholly failed
provide sufficient revenues. While
has Increased appropriations. In t
meantime the administration has +
1ected every practical effort OF t.