The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-09
comp ARISONS ON
APPROPRIATIONS
Cannon and Sayres Give Some Inter
estinq Figures and Statements.
STATUS OF NEW SENATOR'S
OrcgOn's Case an Exception 49, SPANS
Finances-Butler Given over
Japan's Gold Policy.

Washington, March S.--Tsepresenta-
i've Cannon. Of Illinois. chairman Of the
committee Of the house.
and sayers. OF Texas. who is at the
head Of the minority Of the committee.
have prepared their reviews Of thu APP
preparations Of the congress Just ended.
Cannon's statement ls of more than
usual significance. on account of the
and suggestions he
makes for methods Of keeping down
the appropriations In the future.
Cannon makes the total appropria-
tons submitted 10 the president for
approval at last session, including the
general deficiency. which failed In con-
ference. s5ls.1o3.45s. or t25,5s3,z7s less
than the estimates submitted TO con-
gress by the executive. The appro-
priatlons for the former session we're
S5i5. lO3. 1884. making a total for the con-
gresss Of sl.O43.is7.O .Ols. which he says is
$40. .T95.si2 more than the appropria-
tiOns for the preceding congress. The
appropriations are" said Cannon. I'm
my judgment In excess OF the legit
mate demands OF the public service.
but this fact. while greatly TO be de-
plored. Is not. in my opinion. properly
chargeable TO the action OF either Of
the great political parties OF the coun-
try. II is the fault Of the conditions
accr-uing out OF the rules OF the house
called courtesies of the senate, together
with the irresponsible manner whereby
the executive submits TO congress esti-
mates to meet the expenditures for the
conduct OF the government. II the ap-
preparations made by congress have
been extravagaHt and beyond the rev.
enues OF the government. how much
so have been the estimates of the exc
cutlve."
Cannon expressed the hope that the
incoming president will exact OF his
cabinet officers some degree Of whole
some effort In the direction of intelll-
gent recommendation OF public expen-
dltures. He criticises the action Of the
senate in always loading up the gen.
eral deficiency bill. and making It a
vehicle for all sorts of claims.
Cannon makes the following peril
nent suggestions: The remedy for this
evil Is for the great committees OF the
house and senate who carry claims
10 formulate an intelligent measure
that will provide tribunal of final ju-
risdiction. whittier these claims may
be sent for fun and intelligent consid-
Grafton. By such a measure tros- ,
have honest and legitimate claims
againts the government can be paid,
and CLANS that are based upon fraud
can be stigmatized as fraudulent and
Icongress relieved of the annual impor'
tnnities for their consideration.
Cannon also says there are too many
Appropriation bills. Instead OF four
teen there ought not to be more thar
ten.
Sayers. in his statement, makes the
total appropriations Of this congress
$54. 1882 in excess Of the Fifty-thirt
congress. and SCI, ,SS2, ,47O over the Fifty
second congress. After discussing ir
detail the increases, he concludes: The
appropriations for the support of th'
federal government have grown to sucf
startling proportions within the las
dozen years as to render it we'll nigi
impossible to devise means of raising
the revenues whereby to meet eNpendi
lures. II the new administration. jus
about to cross the threshold of power
carries out pledges by giving to tn
country a protective tariff, il will ut
terly fail to produce the means OF meet
ing the expenditures. If they are L
be maintained on the existing higl
plane. unless. peradventure, the pro
tective tariff measures should be sup
plemented by tax on coffee and teas
and perhaps other taxes or an equal!
Ienormous nature.
SENATE DOINGS.
Washington. March S,--An parties II
the senate devoted considerable % thei
time today to the solving OF the prob
lem involved in the filling In of tn
senate committees, There is dispo
stt;,r ,,,a,ie,.t.Sa or tha noy,t nf IN
more conservative members, both in tn
republican and democratic ranks, I
allow the political organization I
stand giving the democrats a sligh
increase over the republicans in tn
new committee appointments. Their
has been more or less discussion as I
the admission of men from Kentucky
Florida and Oregon. Four years ag
Senator Pasco was admitted, on tn
appointment of the governor of FloI
ida. in an exactly similar case and
is believed that Mr.. Henderson wi
be admitted without opposition on tn
: same precedent. In the case of tn
= other states 1t will be claimed the
are in all respects similar to the case
of Montana, Washington and Wyomin
three years ago, when the senator
were refused admission on the appoint
ment of governors. 1t is stated, how
ever. that in the case Of oregon tn