The Portland daily press., 1899-02-10
No Ship Subsidy Bill To Be Passed
This Session.
HOUSE WARNED AGAINST EX.
TRAvAGANT EXPENDITURES.
II There Are To he Any More n Bond
Issue VIII He Necessary-war Taxes
Can't BE Repealed For Two Years.
Notable speech by Mr., Cannon.

WurhibBtons ItUtuuIy p.-Sh"h'A-"
Cannon of the appropriation committee
Of the House In the course OF the general
debate on the sundry civil bill today
sounded note of warning against ex.
travagant appropriations and practically
served notice that neither the ship sub
sidy pill nor the Nicarseusn canal bill
could be Lassed at this session.
In connection with the bill, MIR. Cannon
made general statement ms to the con-
dillon OF the revenues. The secretary OF
the treasury in Octoter last. Mr.. Cannon
said, had estimated the deficiency of the
revenues for the fiscal year ending July l.,
1899, to be sll2, OO0. 600 or II monthly aver
age of 81. 1853, 600. In mis- Judgment, in the
light of the receipts and exp mixtures lfor
the frat seven months thus estimated,
the deficiency was much too low. The
actual defiei"ney up to February ], 1882,
was s93, . 900, and average Of slS. SO7, 900
per month. Al this rate the deficiency for
The fiscal year would lie $50, coo. 0OO. But
this would not include the So 900. 600
provided by the bill to carry out the pro-
visions of the Paris treaty. lhe cash bal
Htce in the treasury February /. inolud-
itg the $50, O0U, 600 gold reserve was S247,
o., 90 Two hundred millions of that
had heen put into the revenues by the
war loan.
Dcducting the monthly estimated
deficiency Tor the next i've months there
weuld be. he said, in the treasury July l.,
SzuS, 600, Geo This was conservative est.
mate there would be therefore : iOo, 00O
QUO to meet the ordinary expenses of the
/ ON bRga III
he continued, took no account OF the
| sin king Il nj. 10 care for II would re-
cure $lS, 900, 000 additional The secretary
" the treasury estimated tine expenditures
| Tor the rext fiscal year, exclusive of the
mixing tuad, hs said at SO4i. 00, coo and
| ne revenues at 81, 1000, 20 or deficiency
o s3i UUO, GOO. Yet, MIR. Cannon continued.
- .rrtury Gage could not possibly have
ss on in his estimates for 1870, the
banged conditions which followed the
aao iAtion of the peace treaty, the ex-
lures which necessarily followed our
-auration of the Philippines and the
UlIlAtions which We assume in the peace
t MY to discharge the claims against
5 ain, which claims no understood already
+ chtd : s. 0CO ON. Neither did the secre-
VS. estimate, he said, take into con
S deration the increase in the navy. 1t
IS mated only for the orGinsfy main
uen4 of the navy. But the naval com.
lutLl@t N0A4n ttilOiA al It, blli % fiOfAHAoh
or from IL to 10 new battleships anu
cruisers. lie did not complain II was
a logical uuence. The army must also
be increaseu Ii was therefore the part of
wisdom and common prudence to fully
realize the condition which confronted Us.
With these enormous expenditures upon
us fnid Mr. Cannon, we u ust plant our
footsteps with care ami zee that no dollar
goes out Of the treasury except for an
ell Client public SEE vice.
DO you take IL to account in your esti-
maze, interrupted MIR. Dockery, Democrat
of Missouri, "the HannaPayne subsidy
! billf'
Mir. Cannon replied that he did not in
clude In his calculation of "a deficiency OF
$500 O,CO0 either the legislation for an
tihCient merchant marine or toe con
stluction of the Nicaragua canal. He
favored the regeneration of the merchant
marine (Republican applause) and the
construction OF the Niearagunn canal.
(KepublicAn applause. but" he added
with great emf basis. II nm not willing
toenter upon either of these vast enterprises
until we have given them full ana proper
consideration and until we have provided
the revenue tn meet these expenditures /
insist that there shall 20 hand in hanu
with legislation for these projects the
legislation necessary 10 provide the reve-
nue. to meet their cost.
.'Does the gentlemen mean" interpose 4
Air. Carmac9, Democrat of Tennes- se.
that owing to responsibilities We have
assumed abroad We must spend less
money at homer
MIR Cannon replied that nothing he had
snid could be distorted into such u state
ment But he gave 1t as his opinion that
the United States wolld never again
-reru less than WAS spent in the year
irior to the war with spain. He did not
seek to cripple an efficient public service
for great and growing population, but
/ ne was opposed 10 entering upon new
lines Of exl enditure until There had been
full consideration and real debate and not
unless thare was already statute look
venue legislation to meet the ex penal
tutes.
Mir Cannon pointed out that all the
time for the remaining three weeks of the
session would be occupied and that there
would he no time to give these measures
The Intelligent and proper consideration
They should have.
lhe whole House was aroused by the
statement. Mr.. t5rosvenor. Republican Of
Ohio, inquired WIN ther MIR. Cannon as
sumed that one of the great committees of
tie House (the interstate and foreign
commerce committse) had bean idle or
derelict 10 its duty 1t was prepared to
Rulighten the House on the subject of the
.anal. MIR. Cannon insisted that nothing
had snid reflected upon the committee
Bat II 1t could multiply Itself tenfold in
strength ana wisdom there was no time
iu Tie next three weeks for II TO place it
+. Ia touch with the members so that
lac House could inteliigently determine
ire legislation necessary for the Inaugural
ION OF that great work. Mr.. Hepburn,
Hartman CT the committee ON interstate
ma foreign commerce asked whether Mr..
cannon was to he understood as saying
that no opportunity was to be- given for
tle consideration Of the Nicaraguan canal
bill.
MIR Cannon diselaimei any purpose OF
speaking for any one but himself. II am
but one memher," said he. Il do roy re-
fleet the sentiment of others, but | do say
caudidly upon my own responsibility that
il is absolutely impossible in the time re-
manning for US to intelligently consider
either OF these bills.
Nc Cannon professed his friendship for
the canal project and aroused enthusiasm
as he spoke of the future time when the
United states would construct the canal
up1n n zone of territory owned by the
United States. MIR. William Alden smith,
Kepuhlican of Michigan, with some dis
hat insisted THAT tho ,.u ,, a ehn,la