The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-10
nj OPPOSE THE CANAL.
..<rog Announces HIS POSITION
IN THE HOUSE
of the Government DO
s~s yussIfy the Taking on OF
s.~h Enormous Expenditures ~
~,r~x In csrai and Hanna BiiI.

~.xyYgSGTxoH., Feb. s-At TIRE opening
- ,se scxsson u The Eos1se To-Day o8A
- .rnsnd sAe aaT revenue sef va~& paa-a-ssI-
.--xarnx that SheA d band OK note wAs
- t,y q mortgage, bzgt ore stamp
- Dc sfFsxeg. 81 TIC higher rate one
= sstssr fsastrumeat Among the ether
=. nsss-a wers ole granting ga4ways
-. q va through. the Neg Perez rs-
-~wassaa H. iGahos grant - Boulder.
s~snr.ao So aares of and 81 tie TgosEn-
So FIX q PARK "a remove me ssx4sring
s...es,stv x GOr.fsaeTatas preventing tn.m
g., zsfs.ng ca Federal petit ans4 grand
sur~s. fthas vas tne last ~ the political
Twsslts# q e<-Ccnteieratss 10 Se re-
.svss.y and Tor the Eei.ef Ct tas heirs Of
:. .aie EdsaEd he Leon. deceased. tate
sazsg genera. 70 Egypt
Al ote1ock the regular order xas de-
szadei
re p41aslGg question coming oxer from
xSs,ssday xas the passage OF the bill ap-
arsprsatsns slz5.sa for public Sssii4ing a,
asacssa Pa The DsL passed.
rHe Blair CITY. Nes. public building
~ The reading % an enSrosses6 copy OF
.s.ca mas demanded yesterday, was read
x.s passed BY - 10 81.
ne hosase then went into committee OF
re xhe.a and took up the cofly5derae ton
4 tie sssndry civil appropriation BIZ.
cannen Of Illinois, Ia charge os the
MEASURE. made a general analysis CT what
= esnta.nea. u earr1es -. ~ 1ei. bat $50
sAas - for payment - Spain 70 carry
cut TIE provision Of the Paris treaty. E.x-
casssye Of that the AE carries ssoss .7ss
S1 than tie estimates and ss.s2a 81 less
has The current law
II connection with the bill Cannon made
{ reseTal statement as 20 the condition az
shs revenues. The secretary Of tbs treag-
pry 10 October last, Cannon said. had es.i-
mated the deficiency Of the revenues for
~ sscai year ending July ], 1895, 10 "a
tils.9 -. or = monthly average % s. III
90 la his judgment IN tAs light % tba
receipts AID expenditures for he lrst seven
mcns. thus estimated. the deficiency was
B.eh too low TIE actual deficiency up
70 FsbTasry /. 1893, ~as So. .oo ar aver
.se Of sls.N. 90 per month At stis rata
the deficiency OF the fiesai year would be
Eas.0s..a EGt this would not INCLUDE
me Ea.sn0s provided by the bill TO carry
set the provision OF the Paris treaty The
sssE balance ia TIE treasury on February
/ Including The sIa0 go go gold reserve.
ras t4s4.sa.eoe Two hundred millions OF
tAzs had been pat Into ths revenues by the
var loan Deductlug the monthly esti-
nxss9 deficiency for the next FIVE months
iaers would. he said he IN the treasury
IsiY ! Sas. 90. Cos This was a consegva-
ass estimate. There wauid be-. therefore.
EAG 80 70 meet Tie ordinary expenses
n the government on that date. These
eSaTes. he continued took no account OF
Ise sinking fund To care for II would re-
sairs ss.9s.eno additional
A. Cannon proceeded the most intense
Interest was manifested In his statement
TIE secretary OF the treasury estimated
tie expenditures for the next fscs year.
exclusive OF ,Ae sinking fund he said. a,
tsl,e.sss and the revenues a Sale Go eda,
Or deficiency Of sal .aoe ESQ Yet. Carmen
continued. Secretary Gage could not pos
sialy have foreseen IN h.s estimates for
iNs tbs changed conditions which followed
TIA asxaiiaGon of the peace treaty. the
expenditures which necessarily fellow orr
otsup3tion OF the Phil pplnes and the OBJ
Hs3fiofs waica we assumed in the pace
tssasy to discharge the claims against
sg1iH. which claims. he understood Al
fsady rsschs3 Set.0o0 90 Neither slid tha
sa.siasra ton the Increase - the navy. FFa
s'fEnAted only for the ordinary man
trance OF tho navy. Hat the naval com
raf'se would rspert tn as bill provision
fss from twelve 60 fifteer bsttla@htpE and
CRUISERS, He did not complain. II was
'aEsrsi sequence. The army must no
rstsassd. Il was therefore fhs part of
fisdam aud common prudence to fully
With these enormous expenditures upson
ss Mr.. Carmen said. we must plant our
fssssers with care and see that no dollar
fae< estt Of Ehe treasury except for an eff
ssenf public service
De yan take Into account III yaar est
Ea's. interrupted rochery NJ Missouri
The H8nna-payue Subsidy hllig''
Cannon repiied that he s.ii rot Include
p his Calculation - a deficiency Of slaa
ssea either fhe legislation for an efficient
F*reaaSt marine or fhn construction IF the
Nearsgua canal lie favored The r@geri.
frafsaa - the merchant marine iRepuh-
nEan artissslSel ard tire construction ~ the
sesraSea casai Republican applause
ku'." he added with great emphasis. 4
an nst all!ng - enter upon either ~
mesa great enterprises uutit We have
given there fTil RYd proper consideration
sssSe esrsntltures | Insist that there
raj 81 bard "a hand With legislation
lsf these projects she legislation necessary
suss"
). Does the gentleman mean" interOo$,.i
lsrTnsrk - Tennessee. that owing n thn
sNsFsnssaIitY We have assumed abroad
" must SPEND less money a. hotgrs 49,
fsnraH replied that nothing - bad asf,s
80 - distorted fat0 sUeh a statement
- - gave e A& his opinfen that rl7e
.6ttSf Statrs ws-4ii1 Eever aEAtY snens
- SA8n ~as snenf ~ fhe war crfnr -
fae was wlth Sratn ffss 90 nos stand
= sss pace seeking - crirpls ar efefCg~0t
stsae s*rNirr fnr great and growing
80 feh. t1t - waS nrD0sea "a enter
- SnaH rev fnes ~ sxpef441urs uwtH
ts9Fe Rae te~ft f-t}f consideration ana