The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-09

expenditures within the sum of our
public revenues"
He criticises the action of the senate
IN always loading up" the general
deficiency bill and making it a vehicle
for all sorts of claims. In discussing
the remedies for keeping down appro-
priations, Mr.. Cannon makes the fol-
loving pertinent suggestions:
The remedy for this evil is for the
great committees Of the house and SEN
ate on the judiciary, claims, and war
claims, 20 formulate an intelligenr
measure that will provide tribunal Of
final jurisdiction whittier these claims
may be sent for full and intelligent
consideration. By such a measure
those who have honest and legitimate
claims against the government can be
paid and that some of the claims above
referred to are just and should be paid
there Is no doubt But claims that are
based upon fraud can be stigmatized
as fraudulent by such a tribunal and
congress once for all can be relieved
of the annual Importantly for their
consideration. There are too many ap-
preparation bills. Instead of fourteen
there ought not to be more than ten.
The agricultural bill ought to be made
as 1t was prior to 1881, a part of the
legislative, executive and judicial bill,
which provides for the official staff
and expenses of the several executive
departments, except the agricultural
department The army, Notifications,
military academy and naval appropria-
ton bills ought to be consolidated into
one. BY such consolidation. much time
wasted in irrelevent general debate and
formal proceedings would be saved to
the house"
Mr. Savers in his statement makes
the total appropriations Of this con-
gress $54,197, SIP in excess Of the Fifty
third congress; SIG, 1892. 470 Of the Fifty
second congress and $7.757,908 in excess
over the Fifty first congress. He says:
THE present congress, controlled in
both branches by the Republicans, has
made or sent to the president for ap-
prevail, including the general defici-
ency bill as agreed upon, appropria-
tons in excess Of those made by the
Fifty third congress, which was con-
tent of $54, 1877 ,812. The principal eIe-
ments of this increase are on account
of Qualifications, river and harbor
works. the postal service and naval
establishment. In addition to this en-
ormouS increase in direct appropria-
tons this congress with it's first ses-
sion authorized contract liabilities for
river and harbor works, Notifications,
increase Of navy and other public
works amounting to $75,81648 At
least two-thirds or one half Of this
large sum remains to be provided fol
by future congresses and to that ex-
tent constitutes a fixed charge against
the revenues Of the country, which by
reason of extravagant appropriations
now falls short $1,000, 900 a month OF
meeting the expenditures Of the gov
eminent
After discussing In detail the in
creases he concludes: 1.-THE appropria-
tions made for the support of the fed
eral government have grown to such
startling proportions in the last dozen
yeas as to render 1t well nigh impos-
sible to devise means of raising revenue
with which to meet the expenditures
If the new administration, just about
to cross the threshold Of power, carries
out its pledge by giving to the country
a protective tariff 1T will utterly fail
to produce the means of meeting ex-
penditures, IL they are to be maintain
ed on the existing plane, unless, per-
adventure, the protective tariff meas
ure should be supplemented with a tax
on coffee and tea and perhaps other
taxes of an equally enormous nature"