Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-10

declared that the Republicans coulo ho1
make the bill too large for MN.
Mr.. Stone. in charge of the BILL ylelueu
20 Mr. Cannon. chairman of the Com
mittee on Appropriations, VINO TOOK oco"-
sion TO make general statement VI 'hS
estimates submitted by the secretary VI
the Treasury for the public service %
1893. for the purpose, he said' ol uis-
abusing the minds OF members anu 'I,e ne
country of a false impression nIuS .o,
bv \ comparison of these estimates WIN
- of nreceding wears The estimated
revenues for 1899 were AS2,o00,GO ana the
eynenditures $504,O0o,000, showing an esti-
roata1 deficit OF s2l, 100000 Under the
Iast sundry civil act the Secretary OF the
Treasury. he pointed out, was conpeiieu
IN estimate this year for SiSVvoVW Vi
river and harbor work, $3,VOOVV Oh Whic"
had not been authorized by law. ii the
sum not heretofore included In the esti-
mates were deducted there would De an
estimated surplus of &.OOO,WO, instead OF
q deficit ct. un1a,.
Iast year. the estimated deficit under
Tho last tariff act was $l5,0OO,OOO III the
st7 600 600 for river and harbor work. loI
which the government then stood pouhu
had been included, the estiihateu ueHS''
would have been S63,oO0OOO.
Mf. cannon Sdll IL hAAHhN ~
exnenditures for pensions for 1899 would
evreed the estimates. The Commissioner
OF Pensions estimated the expenditure
at S14S. 100000. II he should prove to be
right Mr.. CannSn pointed out that the
S14O OO0 600 appropriated by this bill would
nav all pensions for the first eleven
months of the fiscal year, and deficiency
appropriation could be easily made
In conclusion, Mr.. Cannon solemniy
warned the House that the large antlcl-
patory importations would Keep the reve-
nues under the present law down 10 the
minimum, and he appealed 10 his col
leagues to see TO IL that while the pub
lie service was sufficiently supplied with
money. not one dollar is appropriated
which Is not absolutely necessary to the
best interests of the public service
This statement of Mr.. Cannon's was
warmly applauded on the Republican
side.
ALLEN ON PENSIONS.
Mr.. Allen Democrat, of MISSISSIPPI
attacked Mr. Cannon's statement III d
speech i'm which there were flashes OF
his inimitable humor. that set the House
in q roar of laughter. He gravely COM
mended Mr.. CannOn's appeal for economy,
but avowed that the figures OF the
chairman OF the Appropriations Commit
tee did not do the situation justice.
He produced figures that showed an esti-
mated deficit for the next year OF SiZ'WO'- :
600. He referred to the increase In the
nension roll under the present admlhls-
tration. and ridiculed the idea of de-
crease. unless the late increase was 10
be attributed to the "exigencies or the
recent campaign in Ohio
He read from Commissioner Evans's tes-
timony before the Appropriations COM
mittee. predicting a deficit or some
5000 600 to S10,0OO0o0 in pension expendl-
tures during the next fiscal year The
maximum had not yet been reached.
'Thls question OF the maximum of the
nension roll" observed Mr.. Allen. rs
one of the things that have protracted
nv stay I'm Congress. When | hrst came
here they were talking on the maximum
I STAYED ten or fifteen years 10 see II.
hut II has not yet come, and | guess IL
have 10 come back again" daughter9
Mr. Allen directed the batteries or his
bumor at the Dingley law as a revenue
nroducer. picturing the intense anxiety
~ the chairman Of the Ways and Means
Committee. at the extra session 10 set
a hin on the statute books that wouiu
strike balance between the receipts
and expenditures. and predicting aho'heI
season Of anxiety on Mr.. Dingleys part
next spring. at another extra session'
called for the same purpose.
Mr. Allen seriously criticised some Of
the classes OF pensions granted. In con-
cius,on ne spoke OF the hardships THIS
araat ,ax burden placed on the people
OF the South. who were, he said peing
raIentlesslv burdened by the gold stand
ard and as cent cotton.
Later Mr. Allen again got the moor.
ana discIaimed any intention OF attacking
the soldiers or the pension rolls. but he
said he could not but marvel at the
fact that s7e.0oo names were now on the
rolls. and that there were sco.oOo appiica-
tions I'm the Pension Once.
FEDERAL DISABILITY.
There had been but 2.20o.ooo men In the
Federal army. and he was reminded OF a
me.tine between an ex7Confederate and
an sx-Federai at a Blue and Gray re-
union. They we're felicitating themselves
on the disappearance OF all hostilNies
III there should be another war; said