The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-06

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE official
statement Of Representative John g. Can
non of Illinois. the chairman of the house
appropriations committee. summing up
| the appropriations OF the Fifty-fffth con-
gress SHOWS an aggregate appropriation
| by the entire congress OF 81 Sd. .s90.alS and
| for the session just closed total of
$s1s So. 100 with authority for contracts
subject 10 future appropriations amount
Ing 10 $5e.oooap Chairman cannon's
statement in full follows:
THE appropriations made at tho session
of congress just closed amount approx
mateIy TO $513.6ss. 40. and show an appar-
ent reduction OF sels 57i 90 under the ap-
preparations made at the preceding ses
sion. This Is attributable TO the large
expenses occasfoned by the war with
Spain that were provided for during she
preceding session. The entire appropri-
aticns made by the Frtty-iifth congress
aggregate 1856 SOOlS.c or this sum,
$4Ss. 562 0e3.s: Is directly chargeabie TO our
late war with Spain or incident thereto
peducting this charge from the whole
amount OF the appropriations the re-
mainder. 81 .06S. .327. .632.sf, represents the or
dinary or normal appropriations made by
the Fffty-ffth congress.
The appropriations made by the preced-
to G,o4f, SO z3.N. A comparison shows an
Increase In ordinary appropriations made
by this congress over those made by that
congresA the FIfty-fourth. Of tsA7l1. 600,
hut this apparent Increase Is more than
accounted for by increases under eight
items a'cne namely. Tor pensions, AO00.-
900: for the postal service SIG 00U. .ndD; for
rivers and harburs. including work under
contracts previously authorized. s. 600 ,Op:
for new ships for the navy 3s.ooo ooo: for
the Paris exposition 81 100ooo: for new
public buildings. including the building for
the department OF justice and for site ard
partial construction OF the new govern
ment printing Office about $5,00aa and
FOR payment OF judgments rendered against
the government on account OF the French
spoiiations on account of the Bowman act
s. 100 600. The very natural and neces-
ary increases In public expenditures on
account OF the pension list, the growth of
the postal service IN response to the de-
mands of commerce. the Improvement Of
the great waterways OF the country and
for Increase of the navy. the construction
os needed buildings To accommodate the
goyernment service in the cities OF the
country: the taking OF the census. the par
ticipation of the nation in the great ex-
position 10 be held at Paris next year
and the payment OF he French srolialion
judgments and Bowman act cases -, long
aggregate 80 ae .,on-more than dissipas-
ing the en..re apparent Increase in the
ordinary appropriations by this congress
over those made by the Fafty-sourtf con-
gresS
"tu addition 10 the direct appropriations
made az this session contracts were aa-
thoriTei. subject 80 future appropriations
80 he made by congress amounting 10
aboa: yafsA osp. of this amount sIoaaa
IL FOR additional ships fer the navy; Sc &c.
~, is fer work on rivers and harhors and
something over 81 slaeo Is gor nusisc build
fsxr. The contract system IS OF necessity
applied 80 tae constFucfion Of rev war
ships which require periods of years sar
their construction In the case Of river
and bsFboT improve nseniS and the cofstvur-
gion ef ruhiic buildings experience has
shown that the authorization Of contracts
ttnds materially 20 expedite and cheaper
TIE same,
M pocksry of Missouri. ,fe ranking
Democratic member OF ,Ae hosas. appr pr A.
tions eonmitsse. made the following state
rsenf giving the Democratic view.
This congress easgiy ssafrasSsss al TIA
predecessors IN tae stnpsrdous aggregate
Of its appropriations II was though, ,ha,
'ae Fifsy~fErst congress. commonly known
tha 'bilton dollar congress. had IN
psfiat 81 .xsravasance OF appropriations.
touched isFatf which would ssas ~ reached
o. at least surpassed by any Of rs sHc~
cvsssarx
This SonxgxAs he~eseF has fsg exceed
ea the appalling total - Apprsussa stas,s
she-e made ard 4 VII h~ rsnemSssea ;aaz
tbs shfsstcn~toltaE congress MAS followed
ny osvrw hstnlifss disaster te she Repats-
tseaa party ~ the ss.saiiBx sieetlos-
'*'snfren3zSa WITH war eith Srsfa re-
caring The imposition ~ sssi5tk3nal ;sSa-
! tt9n. II - esEi8as snss gira economy
saaaaa AAse been aGalsssi ia al ether .firsc-
sfoas 80 sAe expenditure ~ russiac money
Ttse p%esss we're Ms}snx 80 FEv1e af sae se~
Fgssrsis 0pas the rational srsasary n.a&x ne,.
eszssS hy tse Spanish war nsss & - fsir 10
pressssYsx sess ghsV sxrs~teS tAsgr repr~-
ss-zfatSvek II Ssss % sf~ cheerful lstspoxE-
tssze manifested 10 meet fsss@ aide: fssr-
surs 50 lsrnss ias 0FalaaTy Appreprsa s&cns
70 sAs necessity at SO sTg1 scna@swfras
aSnaEm sgssf frxssas. TeN~ sxp~esatt0Es save
nes haVa Ts&lsss<s
--The srsat Is a. actual gs~crisarw IN esar~
rsns ryvsnHss. amounting eT tse Iss 81 tszss
ssssxnth "a So iss sas ~ Tass< sse1r8@Fsey a.
sssswr ry = FvceH. serservattxe estimate
~ Chairman ''Awsas os tsgr aprs@psss ssssrs~
esar aks-e. wis2 peatkas s1y rw4cA SIS sss
AZ. ssa~ Sssa x J9Hs a~xt
~ ~ zxRS~sasF sAss "a estimate wgsM abxzs-
fesss 4ge@Ssgx tra treasury asssS8esssgs Eo-
sha s,srssng Hscaf geNr THs secretary
as gsae svwas1ss va e. n annsSi Fea@Fs frses~
IN gsesersa~T last estimates IL ~ asrcxss
81 Ass sss bat e - now apparent shAs H
wsss nes es less shAn ssse. .ass 80 II IL