The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-12

WASHINGTON, June 11.-Chairnan
Cannon of the appropriations committee
and ex-Chairman Savers today made
public a joint statement concerning
the expenditures authorized by this
congress, discussing them from Demo-
cratic and Republican standpoints. The
total appropriations for the session. in
ending permanent annual appropria-
lions, is $515, 1853, S20.49.
Mr.. Cannon's statement begins:
'srThe appropriations charged to TINS
congress includes $119, 054, 100 under per-
manent laws. of which amount $780,
OOO. 900 is for sinking fund and SSO,5OO-
coo for interest on the public debt. or
SO. $50, 4.40 more than was included at
the last session of congress IN the
statements of appropriations. and Is
on account of the increase OF S162, 400
in the bonded Indebtedness of the
country by the present administration
up to February, 1898, the
INTEREST AND SINKING FUND
charge on account of the latter bond
issue of $1,000 900 in February, 1896.
amounting to S44O0,000 not being in
alluded in the estimates Of permanent
= appropriations.
1.-THE interest in the principal of the
interest bearing debt of the country
under the present administration
amounts to $262, 315, 400, which entails
an annual interest charge of $11, 1872, 616
and to meet the sinking fund obliga-
tions the further sum Of 81, $751;
During the administration of Mr..
Harrison the principal Of the interest
bearing debt was reduced S25S,192.90O
and the annual interest charge $780,
s'The regular annual bills. including
! deficiencies, as passed by the house,
! made a. reduction in the total esti-
mates submitted by the executive OF
! s26. OS3, 191. 81; that they were increased
by the senate s22,92O. 1890 and that
! as they became laws they appropriated
| SIC, 636, 624.06 less than as passed by the
| senate, S12, 2S3,31S.24 more than as they
passed the house, and S13,S74,3 7S.4S less
| than the
ESTIMATED REQUIREMENTS e.
of the administration.
1.-THE regular appropriations, includ-
! ing deficiencies, made at the last ses-
sion of congress amounted to 1888, $685.
! S96.97, and it included no river and
/ harbor bill. Excluding the river and
harbor act passed at this session, the
regular annual bills as passed by the
house appropriated only $373,5O5. 0S2.25
or more than $4,000. 900 less than was
| appropriated by the last Democratic
congress-
Mr. Cannon criticises the treasury
department because it has expended
| $7,377. 440 for the present year in col
/ lecting the revenue from customs esti-
mated at $3.50 000, 900. whereas for the
last fiscal year 1892 under President
| HarTison's administration. there was
col ected under the Mckinley act $177.-
452. 900 of customs revenue at a total
cost of only s6.6O7.517. The bills estaib-
( fishing salaries instead of
THE FEE SYSEM
fer officers of the United States courts,
j he says, will save one million annu-
ally. and minimize frivolous and ma
| Iicious prosecution and special atten-
ton is called to the fact that congress
| made no increases of salaries of en-
| ployees in the government Departments.
The following table of appropriations
is given:
Fffty-first cor gress. .....s 9sS 4171ss.s4
Fifty-second congress. l. 027, 124, SAT. 90
Fifty-third congress. 9S9. 239, 205.69
Fffty-fourth congress
first session. ........... SIS, 759, 5000
THE REVENUES
for three fiscal years of the Harrison
administration ending June 30, 1892,
are given as 81, $50, 631 PA; expenditures,
$99S, 131, sol; for the two complete fiscal
years of Cleveland's administration
revenues SSH, 112, 094; expenditures, $723,-
72O, SIS
Mr.. Savers, in his statement, says OF
the total appropriations for the ses-
sion:
This sum exceeds the appropriation
made during the last session of the
Fifty-third congress by $1S,751, 299.S3,
and those of the first regular session
of that congress by s2S. ,35746. 1t is
less than the appropriations by the
second session of the Fifty-second con-
gress by only $3,744, 53S.72, although at
the latter session S39, 352, 1895 more
was appropriated for pensions than at
this session. 1t is more than these by
the first session Of the Fifty-first con-
gress by $21, 1903, 571.S4 and S25. 464, 040.S0
less than the appropriations of the
: second session of the Fifty-hrst-
: 1.-The senate organized this session
by a commission of Republican and
! Populist votes, placing the
2 CONTROL OF COMMITTEES
i'm the hands of the Republicans, by
: it's amendments to appropriation bills
= as they passed the house proposed to
increase the total s22, 800, 422.30. By
conferences between the two houses
this aggregate increase was reduced to
: S12, 2S3, S1824.
d THE appropriations made the sec
{ ond session Of the Fifty-frst congress
Il exceeded those made at the first ses-
E sion of the same congress by SAC. 767-
G 612.64. or nearly 10 per cent If the
s same proportionate should be made at
: the next session, then the appropria-
/ tons will not be less than $3.50, 000. 900
e Contracts authorized by this SEES
Il sion he estimates as follows: Rivers
& and harbors. 500, SIS. 4o4: public build
e ings, light house and revenue cutters
IS 81. 406, COG; defense and armament, ST.
e 1906; new war ships, s12, SOC, 900; dis
< trict of Columbia, SIPS, 900 Total, $7S,-
y 241 400" He says
y THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES
in one fiscal year were never so great