The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-31
The 0UTGO AND INCOME
Representative Cannon Appeals 1.-The Nsa-
bers Of the House to Go SLOW.
RECEIPTS ARE LESS THAN The EXPENSES.

Mr. D0ekery, of Mfssonri, Character.
ized This rs Another billion Do.s
lar Congress, while Mr. sayers, OF
Texas, Adds that the Policy OF I.fr,..
iiing Contracts is Only Dodge.
~, Washington. March ao.-senate eThe
Dill to approveia compromise and settie-s
ment between the United States and
state of Arkansas. arising out OF mutual
cialns Tor the principal and interest due
! on State bonds held by the United States
ior lands claimed by the State under
the swamp lands act and other acts.
was taken up in the Senate to-day and
was passed after debate lasting
couple or hours. No other business waS
transacted except thS passage OF some
piis OH the calendar that were unobject-f
| cd TO, including one for public build
Ing at Indianapolis to cost 81. .o00. 0oO.
When the resolution providing for ia
seieco committee to investigate the facts
| ana circumstances of recent bond issues
was reacher objection to It's Immediate
consideration was made by Senator's Hill
and Platt, but MIR. PETER. the author
or the resolution, gave notice that ne
would Hsk for It's further consideration I
Tomorrow. The two Colorado Senator's
Cfelier and WolcotD showed much ear
nestness I'm having the resolution taken
UP. f5.S
After brief executive session the
Senate, at 5:15. adjourned until to-mor-
| row. fI6s{SH
iHouse.-The Senate joint resolution
was agreed to appointing Bernard R
Green as successor TO the late General
| Casey as Superintendent Of the new
| Congressional Library.
! The sundry civil appropriation bill was
then taken up in committee of the whole, I
| after notice had been given by Mr. HIT
| Of
.Airairs. that when the appropriation bilis
had been disposed of he would present
conference report on the Cuban re-
/ solutions.
| General debate on the sundry civil bill y
was limited TO one hour and Mr. Cannon
/ titcpD, OF Illinois. explained the various
| Items going to make up the 1900, Coo
which were carried In last years bill
and omitted In this. fs
| The appropriations made in this sbilis
| Tor rivers and harbors. public buildings
and fortillcat!ons under the continuous
contract system covered but eight
months. So
These reductions was about three5
mills. Then the last bill contained thef
sugar bounty refund, which this did
not.
| Mr.. Cannon gave the appropriations
made BY the past three Congresses and
stated that in his opinion those for the
first session OF this Congress would not
fall below $500 100000. In the present s
condition of the Treasury, with the re-
cepts less than the expenditures, ho
appealed to each individual member
! that no new work be entered on. q
| Mr.. Sayers CDem), Of Texas, criti-
cised the policy of limiting the contract
appropriations to eight months, and In
timated 1t was done for political ef-e
feet. TO make a good showing in the
coming Presidential election.
Mr. Dockery CDem), of Missouri, also
attacked the policy. He gave 1t as his
opinion that the amount appropriated
by this Congress would exceed bil-N
; lion dollars He did not see, however,,
how a reduction could be made without
repeating some laws authorizing con-
, tracts.
This concluded general debate. and
the bill was read by paragraphs for
amendment. The first amendment
agreed to was one appropriating 100000 Y
toward the completion of and the pur-e
chase of additional land for the public
building at Newark. N. ].
Several efforts 10 increase the limit OF
cost OF public buildings already au-
thorized, were made, but were unsuc-S
cessful. In the course of the discussion
on these. Mr. Cannon stated that addi-S
! tional appropriations would not expedite
matters any in regard to work on build
ings not yet begun. The trouble was the
lack of money and the Secretary of the A
. Treasury in consequence, therefore, had
adopted conservative policy in regard
to them.
When the section appropriating for lie
service was reached, the salaries of the
| superintendents of the following tdfvi-ss
sions. which were cut down In the ad-
| justment of salaries, made two years
ago. We're restored to the old figure oss
| Sl,S00: Rhode Island and Long Island.
| New Jersey, Virginia and North Garois-
ma; Lakes Huron and Superior, Lake
Michigan, Washington. Oregon, and
| California.
Mr.. Wagner (Rep.), of Pennsylvania
| stated that he had been instructed by
| the Committee on Interstate and For
| eign Commerce, to report bill to tfl- 4
| crease the salaries of division suparffi-
tendents to S2,lO0 a year, and of surf- I
men to SG5 q month, and moved to
make the pay OF the latter as recSYrs- q
| mended by his committee instead ps S6fy
as in the bill, but the motion was reisnf,,t
ed en- point of order made by asf
| Cannon. sS
After passing over twelve pages OF fiaa
| bill, the committee rose and on tnotioYf
of Mr.. Cannon at sos o'clock the IIctiHcs
| adjourned.
General Wheeler (Demo. Of All ban, & s