The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-31
sUNDRY CIVIL AUTHORIZATIONS
MI. Sayers Accuses Mr.. Cannon of Falls,
Pretenses aud Sharp Tricks

MIR. Sayers Accuses Mr.. Cannon of Falls,
Pretenses aud Sharp Tricks.
Washington, March 30.-The house to
day took up the consideration of tn.
sundry civil appropriation bill and dis
posed of fifteen of the 100 pages befort
/ adjournment. During the general de.
| bate, Mr.. Cannon, the present head OF
the appropriation committee, and his
predecessor, Mr.. Sayers of Texas. inter.
changed opinions as TO present and past
| appropriations. Mr.. Cannon in the
/ course of his remarks expressed the
| opinion that the appropriations for this
| session could not fall below S5O6, O0O. 600
| The action of the committee in appro-
prlatlng for contract work only until
! March, 1897, was attacked, but Mr.. Can
non justified this on the ground that the
same had been done last year in the
| case Of the Notifications bill. But few
| amendments were added to the bill to-
day. Eight amendments to increase the
salaries of lighthouse superintendent
from s., 800 TO s., 800 were adopted.
Mr.. Cannon said that he did not think
the appropriations for this session, not
taking into consideration authoriza-
ttonS for naval and river and harbor
work, would fall below $685. 600, 900. The
public service, in his opinion, could not
be provided for for two years for less
than a billion dollars. Now. however.
the government was borrowing money
to pay current expenses. In view of
this fact, he appealed to the house 10
keep down appropriations and be con-
tent with caring for the public as it ex-
listed and not enter upon any new ex-
penditures while this borrowing was go
ing on.
Air. Sayers Dem, Texas. ex-chair-
man Of appropriations, replied at some
length TO Mr.. Cannon. In a general way
he indoTSed the items in the bill. but he
declared that it was a false pretense on
its face. 1t purported 10 be a bill pro
viding for the sundry civil expenses for
the fiscal year ending June so. 1897,
whereas it was admitted that in all con-
tract work the appropriations did not
extend beyond March 5. 1897 He refer
red to the adToitness with which appro-
priations aggregating million dollars
had been inserted into the deficiency bill
which properly belong on this bill. BY
putting them on the deficiency bill they
We're charged 10 the last congress He
compared the appropriations made by
Democratic committees and those made
with Mr.. Cannon as the head of the
committee on appropriat tons and said
that the latter was perhaps trying to
make record for presidential cam
paign.
After some further remarks the bill
was read for amendment under the five
minute rule.
Mr.. Lousd Rep., CaL) and Mr.. Nc
CorTnick CRep.. y. " criticized the
salaries provided for superintendent
OF lighthouse sta tons. The salaries of
superinrendents for the coasts OF Long
Island, Rhode Island. Virginia and North
Carolina. Lakes Ontario. Erie Michi-
gan, Huron and Superior and the coasts
Of Washington. Oregon. and California
We're increased 20 81 500.
The committee rose after completing
fifteen pages OF the bill and Il sos the
house adjourned.
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