Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-10
HOUSE TAKES UP THE FIRST OF
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
DEBATE WILL BE PROTRACTED.
NORTHERN DEMOCRATS DECLARE
FOR GREAT LIBERALITY.
Representative Allen, of Mississippi,
Severely Criticizes Some Alleged
Pension Abuses-PrOspectivc
Deficit Explained by
MIR. Cannon.

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| Washington Dec. 9.-The house to-day en-
| tered upon the consideration OF the PEN
| sion Appropriation Dill, and stirred UP a
| debate that promises to continue Tor sew
| erai days. several OF the southern Demo-
| Gratis oitered crlticlsms OF various ciasses
OF pensioners. and private John AHen' OF
Mssisslppi VINO leu the assault Ill Il spesch
| iepie'e with ms cn'ir irac'eiis'is huii,ot' p
| ,ihs SeiiHS Vi aiiisiiui' i',
| 40 te saiu. " coiiect sum- VI '"e 'o'.
| sIifNhS eNhs. ihes prohipil '"e Stan.iis
| vi pehsioils 10 "iuo"s Miiosc app
No' .'cu uui i'is 'i'cii VIZ" 'too,. a'-,
| ,s'.. ~ y! pei.,.o' " N,o -
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Tho Northar,, nan,aonnt' t'o,,,o,.or ,,ioa
with tb, panrh,i,.,,,s. ~, t,,a;, ,rssassio,s os
fr,andsi,ir, CO.. AZ .a,, -, - a,,o 80 ,,a,,,
| Mr. Nor,o,, of Ob;o dao,orad ~, +ba Do
| m,b,ic,ns conId rn, ,nalo ,ha h;,I TOO LARGO
4 for him
/ II was admitted nm botb s;des of ,b. bousa
| during the discnss;on that tho $40 0OO ooO
| carried hv the hill for nepsions would not
cover the expenditures. but. as congress
would be in session. Mr.. Cannon said it
| would be casy to make good any deficiency
1 lii
| Prospectixc De6cit Exn,,,pcd.
/ NJ cta.o T., -. 49, IN, ..,o,,o,
| III Ilal sc VI snS I'm ..!u s'.,ueu
~, ~ --.,.' ' .i.lti VI .4e
, >,p.I W. ""o .ooN o'ea.,on ~
iahe 81 senet "i s'''eiiieiil VI 'iie es'iiii"'es
ury for the public service of 1899. for the
purpose, he said. of disabusng the minds
of members and the country Of the false
| impression made by comparison of these
| estimates with those of preceding years.
| The estimated revenues for 1899 were $751;
| 100000, the expenditures $504, 900, show
| ing an estimated deficit of S21, 100000. Under
| the last sundry civil act, the secretary of
the treasury, he pointed out, was COM
PEELED to estimate this year for $4,000, 900
| of river and harbor work. $33OOOOOO of
| which had not been authorized nv law
| If this sum, not heretofore included in the
estimates, were deducted there would be
J an estimated surplus of S. 600 900 instead of
| a deficit. Last wear the estimated deficit
| under the last tariff act was SAG OoO nm IF
the s17. coo 900 for river and harbor work
for which the government then stood hound
! had been included tho estimated doticit
| would have heen sec ooo oOo
Mr.. Cannon said II might ha that tho
| expenditures for nensions for 1900 would
exceed the estimates The commissiono. NJ
pensions estimated tho oxnardi,vro. -.
| s,ao oOo nm If ba sbor1a rro,.e .. ~ -.
Mr. canno, no,n,sd. out 10. 49, - ,o oao nv,
annronr;,tad IN, Mi. I'm ,,,o,,,5 w.,
stons for rho 7rs. aIn,,or. .,tt pry a., pei-
| fiscal wear and datic;oncv ,n,,ronria.in,,
could easily he made.
Plea for Economy.
T, ,o,,,,.,.
uar,ed Tho ho,,.a tha. "a ,al so,elnlilS '.,n
tor, ;,nnor,,tinm ,,.n,',s -, 50 'i.,eipa-
unS.r III ,rasas. uu n.p tne revenue
| ,n,,,n ~ ~ a'eia1 W.. " 'he ihiiii-
COO 70 - +tot no. " ,.m ,,is eoheasues 10
ated which % is not hso,.n, oh. uonar IS appropri-
| ,ha ho.. ;,,.,. ~ necessary 10
Th;s .,a,a. W tne PUBIC service.
| l., amnio,,se. ~ Nanioii was "ar1n-
NJ III D IN 'i,e aepuoi,sah @ siae.
,aoi,:a Ny o.ia.' oi Mississippl. at
T., -, W.. Ia'iiol statement IN speech
BILE humor that set the house into . roar
of laughter. He rrave,v cono,,andad M. n,u
C,nao,,,. nc sld'eiy commended MIR.
cannon appeal 1or economy, but avowed
that the figures of the chairman of the
situation iustice He nroduood u.a au fu. uo TN. .ne
s,'. n !us'iee' ne produced hSures that
81 W. a. an III es,llhated oehct Tor the year
in the pension roll under the nresent ad-
ministration and r,dic,yaa ~ il ,saa au-
decrease mnIess the ;ncraaso tne iaea OF a
tributed to the "eXigencies of the recent
campaign in Ohio" He road fror, Co.
missioner Ey.rs, t.s.;,,o,,," - Sohi-
nronriatio,,. aa..'...y ...iliiohy pe!ore the ap-
POPULATIONS committee predicting a deficit
of from s., 600 to SO GOlOlO in pension ey
pendtures during the nevt 6scaI go
N '''.i' year.
Maximum Not Yet Reoc,,ad
"rbis or.s.,o, 80 49,
Inns question or the maximum of the
pension roll" observed Mr.. Allen, 'fs one
vi VI lhe .hinss mat mas protracted my stay
were tallsiny of ,ha ,n,s,,,,.., .iey
- 49, se.e u 'he ma Niiiahh' L stayed
ten or hfteen years TO see 1t. but it has
not yet come, and 1 guess l will have to
come back again. Gaupb,erI
Mr. All, sario,,,,. Isl l.,
tho ' '.,.snn aneh seriously crlticisea some of
the classes of pensions granted. In con-
clusion. he spoke of the hardsnips this
great tax burden placed on the peonle of
iars, voI,m, hr, VINO were, ne SAID, being relent-
az nsrt punutneo nott py the soid standard and
~ cent COTTON. ~
foiInva1 GeMrmond, ,.i,h Democrat of Missouri:
.O,.owea .o, WIN some additional criticisms of
soIie VI the classes on the pension rolls.