Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-11-24
A DEFICIENCY BILL.
Provision to Be Made by Congress
for Extraordinary Expenses.
SENATOR .HAySA'S EXPLANATION.
He Considers the Dingley Bill the Most Sol.
entifc and Hest Abducted Tariff Meas
ure Ever EnActed-GrAnd Total
Of APPROPRIATIONS.

| ure Ever EnncteO-urnnO TOtAl
Of APPROPRIATIONS
Washington, Nov IS Chairman
Cannon, Of the appropriations commit
tee Of the house, has called q meeting
Of the subcommittee on deficiencies
to meet Saturday. November 20, to
consider the estimates for the main
tenance Of the extraordinary expenses
of the army and navy during the
period from January l, 1899, to July l,
1899. 1t will be necessary to frame
and enact an urgent deficiency bill to
provide for these expenditures be.
fore the holiday recess, as the
balance Of ss26, 900. 900 and the origi.
nal $50, 600, 900 appropriated to carry on
the war are not available after De.
cember 81. Whatever remains Of these
appropriations must be covered back
into the treasury on that date. How
much has been expended is not known,
but the presumption is that there is a
considerable balance, as the appropri.
ations were estimated to cover the pay
account for the full complement Of
9S4, 900 soldiers provided for in the
two calls Of the president and also
for the temporary increase in the reg.
ular army. Neither the volunteers
nor regulars were enlisted up to
their full strength, and about
100000 Of the former have been
mustered out of the service. While
there should be considerable bal.
ance on this account, it may be
that the expenditures for clothing,
food, transportation, ordnance stores,
medical stores, etc, have exceeded the
estimates and that little, If any, OF the
appropriations remains. The exact bal
ance will appear when the treasury
department submits the estimates to
Mr.. Cannon's committee. Some diff.
Guilty may be experienced In getting
this measure through both houses be-
fore the new year. as its presentation
may open up the whole question as to
the conduct Of the war; 1t is the in
tention Of the committee to expedite
the framing and consideration OF the
regular appropriation bills in every
possible way in the early portion Of
the session.
SENATOR HANNA's EXPLANATION.
Cleveland, o., Nov. Ex-senator
Hanna was asked yesterday by the AS
ISOLATED press correspondent II he de-
sired to make any statement In regard
to the recent interview which had
been given to the ublic as coming from
him. lie replied that he had not seen
the Associated press interview until
Wednesday, but had seen copies Of re-
marks upon it which were cause Of
wonderment to him.
The article named seems to have been taken
from chat had with reporter OF q local pa
per who asked my opinion on the results OF the
recent election then drifted into questioning
aI to the outcome OF the war tax. etc, and. not
expecting to be quoted, | talked about the
possibilities Of various sources Of revenue. As
my meaning was evidently misunderstood in
reference to the question under discussion.
and | was misquoted, | now state that
consider the Dngley bill the most
scientific and best adjusted tariff bill
ever enacted and that would be the last per-
son TO disturb It's operations that believe II
will bring larger revenue to the country than
was claimed for 1t, and will remain in force for
many years and be changed only By the re- |
publican party when the requirements OF the |
country demand it As to the war tax be- |
leve that some features OF 1t will remain as a |
means Of revenue to provide for naturally in |
creased expenses OF the government and con-
tlngenceS
GRAND TOTAL OF APPROPRIATIONS
Washington, Nov. IS The grand
total of appropriations made by this
congress at the regular session and
the extra war session last spring az.
gregates SSo3, 23l,6l5. OF this amount
1851. $50 02726 is to meet expenses
incurred on account of the war
with Spain. At the short session
commencing in December there will
be regular appropriation measures
to pass, in addition to the new
bills, which will undoubtedly swell
Al tnta1 ~
prated by the Fifty fifth congress to
81 800, 900, 900 This will be the great
est sum ever expended or appropriated
by any one congress during its life of
two years. And vet. while it will pass
the high water mark in appropria-
lions it will not go into history
as needlessly extravaganza The war
with Spain, bringing with it vast ex-
pendtures for the army and navy, will
account for the greater part of the in.
crease Speaker Reed will be urged
during the short session to permit the
passage of public building bills, all OF
which have been held up for two
years. There are now pending meas.
ures providing for government build
ings apgregating sl4O,OOO,oOO. They
are for all sections Of the country. Mr..
Reed may permit them to 20 through
this winter
Kept Fence for Thieves.
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