The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-13
COST OF CONGRESS-.
Expenditures of Fifty-F ourth
Session So Far.
COMPARED WITH OTHER SESSIONS.

lourned at 4 O'Clock Yesterday.
WASHINGTON, June i2-ChairmAn
Cannon Of the house appropriations com.
mittee and Chairman Sayers yesterday
made public joint statement concern
ing the expenditures authorized by this
congress discussing them from the Re
publican and Democratic standpointa
respectively. The total Of appropria-
tons for the session, including perma-
nent annual appropriations, is t5l5,7S9,-
5000.
The following table Of appropriations
is given
Fifty.first congress. t0Ss, 4l7,is5SA
Ffty.second congress, si,02I,lO4,- |
64792.
Ffty.third congress, $3.50, 2S9. 600 90
The revenues Of the three fiscal years
Of the Harrison administration, ending
June 3, 1891, are given ~ sl.l60,63l,'
PA; expenditures. s0SS, i3l ,5Ol for the
two complete fiscal years Of Cleyeland's
administration. revenues, S6ll,li2,Oei;
expenditures, s723, i29,b5s.
Mr.. Cannon's statement begins:
THE appropriations charged TO this
session include sil9,O54, 100 under per
manent laws, Of which amount $50, OOO,'
900 is for a sinking fund and $4,000
900 for interest ON the public debts, or
sS,S55,6l4.4O more than was included
at tho last session Of congress in the
statements Of appropriations, and Is on
account Of the increase Of the ei62,Sib,'
OOOi bonded indebtedness Of the coun.
try by the present administration mp to
Feb. 1895. The interest and sinking
fund charged ON account Of the latter
bond issue Of slOO. 1000 in Feb. 1893,
amounting to el.4OO.OOo not being in
cluded in the estimates Of permanent
appropriations.
THE regular annual bills, including
deficiencies, as passed by the house,
made reduction in the total estimates
submitted by the executive Of $685.
1871 81; that they were increased by the
senate e.. 02O. 422.SO. and as they be.
came laws they appropriate SlO,6S6.-
62lO6 less than as passed by the senate,
Sl2, 1888, sls.24 more than as they passed
the house and 1884, 1913. % less than
the estimated requirements Of the adj
ministration.
The regular annual appropriations,
including deficiencies, made at the last
session Of congress, amounted 20 $685.
CSC, S9O07, and include no river and
harbor bill. Excluding the river and
harbor act passed at this session, th'
regular annual bills as passed by th'
house appropriated only S35S, 6O5, 0S9.25
or more than 100000 900 less than wa
appropriated by the last Democrats
congress"
Mr. Cannon criticises the treasury de
partment because It has expended 81,
377 40 for the present year In collecting
the revenue for customs. and made ei65,
OOO. 900, whereas, for the last fiscal year
1899, under President Harrison admin
istration there was collected under tn
Mckinley tariff act 81 asa, 900 q
custom revenue at a total cost Of onl
S6,6O5,6i7.
He says the bills establishing salarie
instead of the fee system for officers q
the United States courts viii save 81
900, 900 annually. and minimize frivC
lous and malicious prosecutions, an
special attention is called TO the fa'
that congress made no increase Of sail
ries OF employees.
Mr.. Saycrs in his statement says {
the total appropriations Of the session
This sum exceeds the appropriate
made during the last session Of u
Fifty.third congress by els. ,29S.'
and those Of the first regular session
that congress by S25, 1886. 1t
less than the appropriations made !
the second session Of tho Fifty.secor
congress by only ts,7ii,SSs.79, thouE
at the latter session ESQ, 49,, 4e4.Sl mo
was appropriated for pensions than
this session. II is more than those
the first session Of the Ffty.first co
grcss by eel 1908. 57i. 81 and s25. 46l, 90
less than the appropriations at the 50
ond session Of the Hfty.first.
a., THE senate, organized this session
md a combination Of Republican and Pop
Of lists votes, placed the control Of col
ar mittees In the hands Of the Republioa
~, n by its amendments 10 appropriate
- bills a. they passed the house propos
- TO increase the total t22, 800, 4i29O.
conferences between the two houl
this aggregate increase was reduced
Nv, sls, 9Ss, slssl"
- Contracts authorized by this scssi
Mr.. Sayers estimates as follows Riv,
~ and harbors, $50, 6l0, l04 public hui
lngs, lighthouse and revenue cutie
"a 81, tO6. 600; defense and ornaments,
Oh l05,O76; new war ships, sl2,9O0,O o.
District Of Columbia, si2S,OOo. Tot
t7s, 2ii ,4S0
Mr.. sayers says the total expenditu