New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-12
REPUBLICAN, PLEDGES KEPT
ECONOMY AND REFORM THE MOTTO OF
THE HOUSE.
no APPROPRIATIONS MADE EXCEPT THOSE Abb
sorIrrry NECESSARY FOR THE GOOD OF THE
PUBLIC sERvICE-A FAVORABLE SHOW
ING COMPARED WITH DEMOCRATIC
WAsTEFULNEss - CHAIRMAN
CANNoN's STATEMENT.
fPy TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.l

washington June lin the review OF the work
of the first session Of the LIvth Congress- wheh
was published in The Tribune OF SUNDAY ""'
lmpracticab.e to give the figures reia''s =" "p
propriatons because several Of the genera "pp'0'
nrla,ion hills were In the hands OF conference COM
mittees at that time A statement which ha' %"
nranared nv Chairman Cannon. OF the House ooh'
mt,tee on Appropriations. and which Will DC Puo-
l,shed in The Record tomorrow, contains a." -.
facts From this statement IL appears ~
regular annual appropriations amouh.eu '"
1906 05 GO which together with sll9ooilV Oh pe'""
nent annual appropriations, made ah ass'ee
t,s 7sa eon An examination OF the statement SHOWS
that the regular annual bills including dehc'en'es
as passed by the House, made reuuc,'o" =, .ee
total estimates submitted by the fNecu''
OS3 1911 81: that they were increased ny '
100 900 Az 90 and that as they became laws tney ap
nronr,ated 40 GIG 62t CO less than as passed ny 'e
S, e., osa stS2. more than as they passed the
tIouse and N3374373 81 .ess than the estimator 'e
ouirements OF the Administration Inc ieeu"i
~, onnronr,ations including deficiencies, mace al
the last session OF the LID Congress announces ~
,,s, sgs s9G o. and included River ana hAroof I'M
=, o.oT,d,ro tho River and Harbor BILL passed al
this session. It will be seen that the resu'a ~
hin. 40 rassed nv the House appropriated only NO.
-,s oso Ok or more than 100000 less than was ap
propratcd by the last Democratic 'o"s''
the approval OF a Democratic Executive
DEMOCRATIC INCREASE OF THE Dbbl
Tho wbo,e amount OF appropriations Sl5 81" ~
,o-ced % this session. includes sllSo'a'iW u"ue
nermanent laws of which amount s"'"""V 40 ,,,
,r,r, fund and s3o5OOOo for interest on the puo.0
dsht or e. Sl4 10 more than was ihc'uueu d. "
lac, sassion # Congress in the statement OF applo
,a,,ors and Is on account of the Increase vi F''-'
ak 400 in the bonded indebtedness OF the 'o'
rho present Administration up to fepr u"'S' '''' 49,
interest and sinking fund charge on aVoo""' ,ooe
49,, hd ,ssue OF slOO0OGb in February 1872
400 lso
.,o,os ~ permanent appropriations, as s'a'eu
80, s,,hro,,ted 10 Congress in the last regular pooN
., estimates The increase In the prHi0'p' "
interest bearing debt Of the country ui''.' -
ont Administration by the loans hesoua'e " -
r,,or,, and November 1884, February, 1892 anu eD
go ,ooe mounts ~ s2s2 3l5 100 which entails an
,o, interest charge of sll 1856 and TO NEE. VI
,,,,,. fund obligations the further sum Oh '-,o@"
IA During the Administration OF Pres'ueii. 20.
rso, from, March 1859. to March, 1885, 'he "
- ,ho ,r,arast-bearing debt OF the United states
was reduced 25sls2.@o. and the annual '"'''0'
charge was thereby diminished slo'S-""o' 49,.
chairman Cannons statement also Sho"' 'a
lii from, q necessary increase IN the huiiiOei "a
sa,nen and men in the Navy and Marine No'p' ~
order TO place in commission the ne" S"'ps - 80
provided for by previous CongreSser nc ~ 81,
'rao,ohle increase in employments or IN sa''
-, -, onniovas authorized in any OF the se'e
.o,,s ~ the General Government On inc
., concentrations for 337 employees, Win s''-
-,es argregating si75lso in the Internal neS
service have been omitted because Oh '"e W. e.
| tho Income Tax law under the decision VI '''e ~
preme Court. 49,. ,rov,s,ors
C.hai,uan Cannon next adverts TO the pto'.',O.
| ., The Tpdegraf bill abollshing the ices u III
| -. rts,ric,-A Attorneys and MarshaIs anu te'''
| ,n, and reducing the schedule OF fees Oh -,
| c,a,es Commissioners, when were i"Oo' - -
| ,ho legislative and Judicial Appropr'h"o" w -,
'''V =, tho Judiciary Committee and when II Is
| ,,ie
annual expenditures on account OF O"'.'"
,a mora than 100000 and also reduce 10
| ,,,,nuu, the number OF frivolous ana ''a'0'0",
rosocu,ions Under the fee system a''o''e'' az,
| varshals received as compensation ou'','s IA. -
car $50, SOS 2l9 TO- slo,1l9 20 more than INC %
gregate Of their salaries as hxed by 'i'e -,.od 60
T,he aggregate OF their salaries as prescr'oed y
..- ~, or 500 so less than It was possible ior 'ne"
| 20 earn under the fee system
PARTY RECORDS CONTRAsTED.
Mr. Cannon then says: .,.,ou
A. AGAINST his record Of reformatory iegslauaoI
lnnugurated by this House Il mas pct Treas,ry
Ina under the discretion vested IN oy n N
has Increased since July 1872 's ne, na raised the
Of PSI Ss9sE. q; nat ,p'a' has Sus expended
30 rrs.nt year in collecting the revenue rom ,s,
toms esiia'y yaar 1872 under President Harrison
administration there was Collected u" otonme n
y TarM 1.
Nm ~. '.ast ~ only HSG 81. or Sl2uoVp NOR "a
revenue and $4,000 less OF expense III co"''""7 ."
SUGGESTIVE COMPARISON.
vext follows most striking and suggestive con"
ro-,,,o statement OF the receipts and expehul.u''
- ha three complete fiscal years OF President nan
rsou,s Administration and the two compete "90"
yoars Of the present Administration THIS i"poi
| tant statement. when observes ~ W
full is as follows: , .,o,
tn. revenues of the Government from an SUI
xccn, nostal receipts which are devoted eNvtusaN
Il, ~ The postal service. for The three ~ an
,,!:,r. ~ the Harrison ADMINISTRATION eiiiins w.
| iSa5 and lust preceding the last ele'''oA VI '
| Cleveland were as tol'oW9'
| $500 ......''.'''''''''''' '...... 392 0l2 Az 3
1891 .......'''''''''' 354 g31. ia >
|
- ,.,r annu,n NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ">"''"' "
The ordinary expenditures Of the Goverhnmrtn, , 10
| 49, .amn nariod exclusive or the lostai ST ~
| nnre,nI,n on redemption OF bonds ana 20 hneet IL
| ,',irements OF the sinking fund were AZ iolo"S'
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isuo Observation-Disclosures. ''''''''
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