Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-06-18

they were increased by the Senate $22,
92O, ,442 80, and as they became laws they
appropriate S10, ,636, ,624.O6 less than as
passed by the Senate, $12, ,2S3, ,S1S.24 more
than as they passed the House, and $18,-
374 ,373.43 less than the estimated require
ments Of the administration.
Excluding Rivers and Harbors.
"The regular annual appropriations, in
Guiding deficiencies, made at the last ses-
sion of Congress amounted TO $685., ,636,-
S96.07, and included no river and harbor
bill. Excluding the river and harbor act
passed at this session, the regular annual
bills as passed by the House appropriated
only S373, ,5O5, ,OS2.25, or more than $1O,-
OOO. 600 less than was appropriated by
the last Democratic Congress"
Mr.. Cannon criticises the Treasury De-
partment because it has expended S7,377,-
44O for the present year in collecting the
revenue from customs estimated at Sloo,-
OOO. 900; whereas for the last fiscal year,
1892, under President Harrison's admin
istration there was collected under the
Mckinley tariff act SIT ,452,OOO OF Gus
toms revenue at a total cost of only S6,-
COZ ,517.
The bills establishing salaries, instead
of the fee system, for officers OF the Unit
ed States courts, he says, will save ST.
100000 annually and minimize frivolous
and malicious prosecution, and special at
tention is called to the fact that Congress
made no increases Of salaries or employees
in the Government department.
Table of Appropriations.
The following table Of appropriations
is given:
Fifty-first Congress -. $9SS, All ,1S3 "a
Fifty second Congress. 1,O21, ,1O4,54 "
Fifty third Congress. :. 9S9,239, 200 %
Fifty-fourth Congress
first session ....... 515, 759,S20 40
The revenues for three fiscal years Of
the Harrison administration ending June
80. 1892, are given as $1,150, ,631 PA; ex-
penditures, S99S, 1920 for the two
complete fiscal years Of Clevelands ad-
ministration, revenues, $611, ,112,O04; ex-
penditures, 1923, ,720,57S.
Mr.. Sayres' statement.
Mr.. Sayres, in his statement, says Of
the total appropriations for the session:
This sum exceeds the appropriations
made during the last session of the Fifty
third Congress by SIS, ,751 ,299.S3, and
those of the first regular session Of that
Congress by S23, 500, 1886. 1t is less
than the appropriations by the second
session of the Fifty-second Congress by
only SO, ,T44, ,53S72, although at the latter
session S39,352, ,494.S5 more was appro-
priated for pensions than at this session.
Ii Is more than those by the first session
OF the Fifty-first Congress by $21 ,3O3,-
5T1. "a, and So, ,464, ,040.S0 less than the
appropriations at the second session of the
Fifty-first.
"The Senate, organized this session by
a combination Of Republican and Populist
votes, placing the control of committees
in the hands Of Republicans. by its
amendments to appropriation bills as they
passed the House, proposed to increase
the total So, 800, 1920. BY conferences
between the two Houses this aggregate
increase was reduced TO So, 3,S1S.24.
"The appropriations made at the second
session of the Fifty-6rst Congress exceed
ed those made mt the first session Of the
same Congress by SAG, ,767 ,612.64, or near
ly 10 per cent IL the same proportionate
increase should be made at the next ses-
sion, then the appropriations will not be
less than S565, 100000"
Contracts authorized by this session
he estimates as follows:
Rivers and harbors, $59, GIG, ,404; public
buildings, lighthouses and revenue cutters,