Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1896-06-17
NATIONAL FINANCES
Appropriations Authorized
by Congress.
THE TREASURY is CRITICISED
Joint Statement Made by Chairman
Cannon and ex-Chairman
Sayres OF Texas.

Joint Statement Made by Chairman
Cannon and ex-Chairmsn
sayres of Texas.
Washington, June 10. - Chairman
Cannon, of the appropriations commit
tee, and ex-Chairman Sayres, today
made public joint statement concern
ing the expenditures authorized by this
congress Total appropriations, in
Guiding permanent annual appropria-
tions, are $5i5, 1859, $40. Mr.. Cannon's
statement begins:
The appropriations charged to this
congress include $119,054, 100 under
permanent laws, of which amount
$50, 900, 900 is for sinking fund and
$50, 500, 600 for interest ON the public
debt, or 50, S55, GA. 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, ,3l5, 400 in the bonded indebted
ness of the country by the present ad-
ministartion to February, 1895, inter-
set and sinking fund charges on account
of the latter bond issues of $780, ,000,-
900 in February, 1896, amounting to
81, 400, 900, not being included in the
estimates of permanent appropriations.
The increase in the principal of the in
terest bearing debt under the present
administration amounts to $262,3 315,-
400, which entails an annual interest
charge of $11 ,492,6 ,616, and to meet the
sinking fund obligations, the further
sum of $2,623.154.
"The regular annual bills, including
the deficiency bill, as passed by the
house, made a reduction in the total
estimates submitted by the executive of
$26, 1888, ,191; they were increased by
the senate $22, 800, 422, and as they
became laws, they appropriated $10,-
636, ,624 less than as passed by the sen.
ate; $12,283,S18 moro than as they
passed the house, and $13,374,373 less
than the estimated requirements of the
administration.
The regular appropriations, includ-
ing deficiencies, made at the last ses-
sion of congress, amounted to $685.
636, ,S96, and it included no river aud
harbor bill. Excluding the river and
harbor act passed at this session, the
regular annual bills, as passed by the
house, appropriated only 1878, $40, ,082,
or more than $40, 900, 900 less than was
appropriated by the last congress
Mr.. Cannon criticises the treasury
department because it has expended
S7,377, 440 for the present year in col.
lecting the revenues from customs esti.
mated at $165, 900, 900.
The bills establishing salaries in
stead Of the fee system for officers of
the United States courts, he says, will
save 81 200, 900 annually, and minimize
frivolous and malicious prosecution.
Especial attention is called to the fact
that congress made no increase of sal
aries of employees in the government de
partments. The following table of ap'
preparations is given:
Fifty first congress, 1888. AIT, 1873. "a
fifty second congress, 81 ,027, 1874, 547. 80
fifty third congress, $989, ,239, ,205. SO;
fifty-fourth congress (first SESSION.,
$5l5, 759, $40. 40.
Mr.. Sayres, in his statement, says OF
the total appropriations of the session
This SUM exceeds the appropria
tions during the last session of the
fifty third congress by $18, ,s99
and those of the first regular session oi
that congress by $23, 523, ,557.
''It is less than the appropriation
| by the second session of the fifty second
congress by only s3,744,5ss. although
at the latter session $50, 352, ,494 more
was appropriated for pensions than al
this session. 1t is more than those by
the first session of the fifty-first con
gress by sal 1903, 57l, and $40, 464, 04t
less than the appropriations of the sec
ond session of the fifty-first congress
"The appropriations made by tn,
second session of the fifty-flrst congress
exceeded those made at the first session
of the same congress by SAC. .676, 612
OF nearly 10 per cent. II the SAM
proportion should be made at the mex
session, then the appropriations will
not be less than $565, 600, 0o0."
Contracts authorized by this session
he estimates as follows:
Rivers and harbors, $59, ,616, 404
public buildings, lighthouse and reye
ue.cutter service, 81 ,406. 900; defense
and armament, $4,195,076; new war
ships, $l2, 900, 900; District Of Colum
bis, $l25, 900; total, $7s.241, 400.
He says the total expenditures in on
fiscal year have never been SO great
except during the war, and exceed tn
estimated valuation of property in an
one of the South Atlantic states.