Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-03-09
MORE THAN ABILLION
Tho Appropriations Of the Congress
Just Ended.
REPORT BY CANNON AND SAVERS.
The Expenditure In Excess Of the
Legitimate Demands, but No One
Responsible for 1t.

WARRINGTON, ID. O., March s.
Representative Cannon OF Illinois,
chairman Of the appropriations COM
mittee Of the House, and Mr.. Ssyers
OF Texas, who is at the head OF the
minority of the committee, have pre-.
pered their reviews Of the appropria.
tions Of the Congress just ended, and
they will DC printed in the Congress
sional record tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Cannon's statement is Of more
than usual Significance, on account OF
recommendations and suggestions he
makes for methods of keeping down
appropriations In the future.
Mr.. Cannon makes the total appro.
priations submitted to the President
for his approval at the laat seesion.
including the general deficiency, whit h
tailed 10 conference. S6lS, l0S, A5S, or
SIS, 3S3,276 less than the estimates
submitted to Congress by the ex-
ecutive. The appropriations for
the fret session were $5l6,-
845,184, making total for the
Congress OF Sl,04S, 437, 0lS, which. he
says, 10 S49,795,bl2 more than the ap.
populations for the preceding Con-
grsss. The increases, he points out,
include for Notifications, Sl2, 1858, 467;
for river and harbor works, Including
contracts therefor, 50, 476, 500; for pub.
lie buildingr, none OF which were
authorized by the Fiity-fourth Con.
gross, $2,343. 1894; for tbs postal service,
Sil, 49,, 1916; for naval FORKS, SIS, 047 ,528,
pf "A m. mt
pristions and to meet Interest and
sinking fund charges for the bonds
Issued by the Cleveland administra-
ton, s24, A9S,744.
"rhe appropriations are" says Mr..
Cannon, "in my Judgment, in excess
of the legitimate demands or the pub.
lie service. But this fact, while
greatly to DO deplored, ia not, in my
opinion, properly chargeable TO The
action Of either ofsthe great political
parlfes Of the county. 1t is the result
or c0pditions aceruing out OF the rules
OF the House and out OF the rules,
practices and so-cailed oourtesies OF
the Senate, together with the irrespon-
sible manner whereby the Executive
submits to Congress estimates to meet
expenditures for the conduct OF the
government. II the appropriations
made by Congress have been extravR.
giant snd beyond the revenues OF the
government, how much more 30 have
Ueen the estimates OF the executive.
"The record shows that In no In
stance during many years past have
the appropriations made by Congress
measured up to the full amounts rec.
commended and asked for by the ad.
ministration. Il 10 said ours is the
only government In the civili2sd
world wherein the administrative
branch assumes no degree OF reBponei.
billy to the axpRyers Tor its demands
for the expenditure Of public money,
and that ours Ia the only governments
wherein the legislative branches exer-
cissi the functions or duty OF check
upon public expenditures without any
considerable degree OF corporation on
tle part Of the executive. tis hoped,
that the incoming President, with his
long experience AZ u member OF the
Legislative branch OF this government,
Will exact OF his cabinet counselors
come legpso OF the wholesome effort
In the direction OF Intelligent recon-
meGdatipn OF public expenditures, to
the end that Congress may not have to
strive unsided and alone toward bring
log our public expenditures within tue
range OF our public revenues"
He critioisea the action OF the Sen
ate in Railways loading up the general
deficiency bill and Masking It n vehicle
for all sorts OF claimP."
PROPOSED REMEDIES.
Mr.. Cannon makes tho following
pertinsni suggestions: "rhe remedy
for this evil 10 for the great commi-
tees Of tho House and Senate to for.
mulate an intelligent measure that
will provide q tribunal Of final iuris.
diotion.in dealing with clnims against
the government where these claims
may DO sent for full ana intelligent
consideration. By such q meaeuIe
those who have honest and legitimate