The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-06-12
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harbor act passed at this session. the
regular annual bills as passed by the
house appropriated only $S73, sos, ,OS2.25
or more than $4,000, 900 less than was
appropriated by the last Democratic
congress.
Mr.. Cannon criticized the treasury
department because it has expended
S7,377, ,440 for the present year in collect
ing the revenue from customs estimated
at s165, 900, 900, whereas for the last fiscal
year 1892, under President Harrison s
administration, there was collected un-
der the Mckinley tariff act sly, ,452. .0o6
Of customs revenue, at a total cost OF
only $6.o07, ,517.
The bills esta biishing salaries instead
Of the fee system for officers Of the
United States courts, he says, will save
81, 600, ,0G0 annually and minimize frivo-
lous and malicious prosecutions and
special attention is called to the fact
that congress made no increase of sala-
ries of employees in the government de-
partment
The following list of appropriations is
given: Fffty-first congress, 1885. Al, ,1S3,
"a; F'ifty-second congress, 81. .027. .104, ,547.-
90; Fifty-third congress, 1888, ,239, 90;
Fifty-fourth congress, (first SESSION.,
S515, ,759, ,S20.49
The revenues for the three fascal
years of the Harrison administration
ending June 80, 1892. are given as ST.
$50. .631, ,214; expenditures s99S. 131, sol; for
the two complete fiscal years of Cleve-
lands administration, revenue 81, ,112,-
094; expenditures 1928, 100, ,57S.
Mr.. Sayres, in his statement, says Of
the total appropriations for the session.:
'"This sum exceeds the appropriation
made during the last session of the Fiji
ty-third congress by s1S.571 1888 and
those Of the first regular session of that
congress by $23, ,523, ,357.46.
''It is less than the appropriations by
the second session of the FIfty-second
congress by only $3.744, ,53S.72, although
at the latter session $39, $50, ,494.S5 more
was appropriated for pensions than at
this session. II is more than those by
the first session of the Fifty-first con-
gress by s21 300, ,571.s4 and SIS, ,464. .O4O.S0
less than the appropriations of the
session of the Fifty-first congress.
''The senate, organized this session
by a combination of Republican and
Populist votes, placing the control Of
committees in the hands of the Republi-
cans. by its amendments to appropria-
ton bills as they passed the house, pro-
posed 70 increase the total go. .92e. 1920.
By conferences between the two
houses this aggregate increase was re-
duced TO s12, ,2S3, ,S1S.24
End ADD CANNON.
"The appropriations made the second
session of the Fifty-first congress ex-
ceeded those made at the first session
OF the same congress by s46, ,767, ,612.64,
or nearly ten per cent. If the same pro-
portionate increase should be made at
the next session, then the appropria-
tiOns will not be less than S565, 900, ,OO0."
Contracts authorized by this session
he estimates as follows: Rivers and
harbors S59,616, ,404; public buildings,
lighthouse and revenue cutters 81, 4O6,-
000; defenses and armament 81 195, ,076;
new warships $12, 600, 900; District of Col
umbia $125, 600. Total $7S.241 400.
He says the total expenditures in one
fiscal year have never been so great,
except during the civil war. and ex-
ceed the assessed valuation of property
in any one of the south Atlantic states.
In conclusion Mr.. Savers says: ''If
the present congress had rigidly refus-
ed authority for additional contracts,
and had appropriated only to meet the
and fiscal year requirements
under existing ones the next congress
and administration would have been in
a position TO largely reduce appropria-
tons and expenditures, and the admin
istra ton of the government could easily
have returned TO an economical method
Of expenditure. This. however, has not
been done and the majority in congress
must be held responsible for this grave
dereliction in public duty"