The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-12
WHERE MONEY HAS GONE.
Chairman Lannoa AMI Nr. Savers
Make Statements.
I'XIRAVAGANCE CLAIMED BY BOTH,
i;ut where Onr says Democratic Admin.
is,raticn the Other Snys Hcruh.
lean tonsrOss.

Washington. Junc li,--Cha'rman Can
non or thr mouse appropriation committee
and Nv savers leader of ;he minority OF
;he committee ,,tias made public join:
settlement concerning the expenditure,
authorized ey this consrcss. discussing
them from Il republican and democrat c
stlndnou, respectively
The total appropriations fer the session,
inuN,dinp perm inent annual appiopiia
liens, Is ,io.ijg.S!O,io.
Mr Ennirn', statement begins tint
urrcl1 ntionH charged to THIS scss.o on
include slla.n5i,lGo under permanent laws.
sinking iuri ana so ,jlr.,oD for interest ui,
the Wi''iic debts, or @aa5.all Al more han
wa Included Ut the iast . ssion nt con
gross in the statements of approximation
this is an account 81 the Increase of tl62,
~ 4tw IN the bonded Indebtedness of tho
county ny The prcsun; administration Up
to February. ls9G; thc interest AMI sink
ing fnrd charge on account of the .ssic
% slGl. u.tsn IN February. 1896. Interest
announcing 10 81 iJ0.Jo1 not neug included
IN HE estimates OF permanent appropria-
'"rhc increase in the principal of tho
Understanding debt of the country I'M
der the present admins,iat on runs uI
thu interest charge Sll, l92,jlb.
"buiing The administration of Mr. Iiar-
rison the prineipal of the nterest hearing
dob; was reduced s25S iae 500 and the am
''Fhc regular annual bills says MIR.
Cannon. including dohciencios as passed
by tho house. made u reduction in the To-
tai estimate submitted by the executive
OF $2eoSl,iaiG1; They were increased hy the
senate S2292p, iie30. and as they became
laws they appropriate so. 63s i2l.od less
han as passed by the senate, si2,ssS.Sls. a
moro than rs they pass-d Inc house ana
sls5,tS1si2 iess ihan the estimated re
nnromonis of the administration.
Thn regular annual appropriations, in
4 fff fla iHN Hoe. ii
son of congress amounted to S3SI .iSG SOS ~
aud included no river and harbnr bill Ex-
chrins the river and harbor act passed
Mt this SesS on. the regular annt'.tl bills
as passed by the house appropriated only
Si7d.i'1oS2.95. or more than slo.o100N less
than was appropriated by tho last demo
cratic congress"
Nh Sayer in his statement. says Of tho
total appropriations OF the session: "This
sum cNcf eds tho appropriat tons made dur
Ing the last session of the Fif;y-third con
sleSs ny >lS'al, 22a ~, and those Of the
s23. 80 l35. i5
eli is claimed that tie approximations
by ne second session of the Fittv-sccond
congress exceeded This by only sS,7ii AZ, n
although at the Ilrtrr session ST.. ~ iDl 81
moro was appropriated for pensions than
at this session. II Is more than those
by he first session of III" Tif,.-ii.s, 4, .
gross 'y S2i.%g51iSs. aud Sg5,6i,oi0 50 L.. :
han I he CONCENTRATIONS at the SECOND Sos
son of the FIFTY frs; p"
Contracts au'horzod by this session. he
estimates as follow: Rivers and ha,hors
s''.h'f. 10, rii,lic buildings, lighthouse am!
revenue cutters. 81 ,os Goa; defens, and ~.
sn District OF Columbia, $3.50 total
e.. ~ $50.
He says The total expenditures in one
| fiscal year has never been greater OK
| oept during the civ'l war. and exceed the
asseasei value Of property In any one OF
| the south atlantis states