The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1896-06-18

CONGRESS- ADJOURNED.
Congress adjourned last week and
the following resume OF the expendl-
lures, as sent out from Washington will
give our readers some idea OF the enor-
NOUS amounts of money the law max
ers scatter about
Washington. June 12.-Chairman
Cannon, of the House Appropriations
committee, and ex-chairman Sayers
have made public a JOINT statement con-
corning the expenditures authorized
by this Congress, discussing them from
the Republican and Democratic stand
points respectively.
The total OF appropriations for the
session, including permanent annual
appropriations, is $515, 759, 820.49. Mr..
Cannon's statement begins:
"The appropriations charged to this
session include Sis. O54, 16O under per-
manent laws. of which about SOC, OOO,-
600 is for sinking fund and &c, SOC, 600
for interest on the public debt, or 3d.
355, 614 40 more than was included at
the last session of Congress in the
statements of appropriations, and is on
account of the increase of $162, 315 400
in the bonded indebtedness of the
country by the present administration
up to February, 1895; the interest and
sinking fund charge on account of the
latter bond issue OF $1O9,00O,0O0 in
February, 1896, amounting to $4,000
600, not being included in the the esti-
mates of permanent appropriations.
"The increase In the principal of the
interest bearing debt of the country
u n d er the present administration
amounts to $262, BE, 400, which en-
tails an annual interest charge of SILL
492, GIG and to meet the sinking fund
obligations the further sum of $685.
154. During the administration of Mr..
Harrison the principal of the interest
bearing debt was reduced $258, l92, SOC
and the annual interest charge SIC, 1927, ;
ZIG.
"The regular annual appropriations
including deficiencies, made at the Last
session Of Congress amounted to 1881 ;
636, 1896 81, and included no River and
Harbor bill. Excluding the River and
Harbor act passed by the House ap
propriated only $373, SOC, O82.25 OF
more than $1OOOO,OOO less than wal
appropriated by the last Democratic
Congress"
Mr.. Cannon criticises the Treasury
department because it "has expended
81, 81, 40 for the present year in col
Letting the revenue from customs es
timated at $165,OOO,OOO; whereas fo1
the last fiscal year, 1872, under Presl
dent Harrison's administration, there
was collected under the Mckinley tar
if act SLIT, 452, 600 OF customs revenue
at total cost of only $6,6O7 ,517."
The bills establishing salaries instead
of the fee system for officers of the Unit
ed States court, he says, will save ont
million annually and minimize frlvo
lous and malicious prosecutions anc
special attention is called to the fac
that Congress made no increases of sal
aries or employees in the government
departments.
The following table of appropriation
is given:
Fifty-Frst Congress, $685., Alt 1884
Fifty-Second Congress, $1,O21, 1O7,
547.92.
Fifty-Third Congress, $89, 239, POSES
Fifty-Fourth Congress, first session
$515, 759, 82O.49.
| The revenues for three fiscal year,
of the Harrison administration, ending
June 80, 1892, are given as, 81, 15O, 63l
214, expenditures, 1895, 132, sol fol-
the two complete fiscal years of Cleve
lands administration, revenues $61l,
112y O94 E; expenditures, 1928, 72O,578.
The revenues for three fiscal years
OF the Harrison administration ending
June 80, 1892, are given as 81 ,15O, 631,
214, expenditures 1898 ,132, sol for two
complete fiscal years of Cleveland's ad.
ministration revenues $61I liz, O94 lex
penditures, 1928, 1905
Mr.. Sayers, in his statement, says o.
the total appropriations for the SEES
sion:
''This sum exceeds the appropriations
made during the last session of the
Fifty Third Congress by SIS, ISL ,299. Sa
and those of the first regular session Of
that Congress by $23 ,529 1856. It i.
less than the appropriations by the sec