The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-03-11
THE APPROPRIATION.
Chairman Cannon Presents n state
ment showing Expenditure of
Money by Congress.

Washington, March 6.-The official
statement of Representative Joseph G.
Cannon Ull.), the chairman of the
house appropriations committee, sum-
ming up the appropriation of the
Fifty-tifth congress, shows an aggre-
gate appropriation by the entire con-
gress of 81. 566. S90,016, and for the ses-
sion just closed n total of $673,65S.40O,
with authority for contracts subject
to future appropriations amounting
to 10000. 900. Chairman Cannon's
statement in full follows:
'The appropriations made at the session
of congress just closed amount approx
imately to S673, GUS. 400, and show an APP
parent reduction of s2l9 573. 900 nnder the APP
preparations made at thepreceding session.
This Is attributable to the large expenses
occasloned by the war with Spain that were
provided for during the preceding session,
1.-THE entire appropriations made by the
Fifty-tfth congress aggregate 81, 56G,S 90,-
0l6.2S. OF this sum $is2. 5G2. 0S3.47 is directly
chargeable to our late war with Spain or
incident thereto. Deducting this charge
from the whole amount of the appropria-
tions, the remainder. S10Si, 1927, 6S2 81, repre-
sents the ordinary or normal appropria-
lions made by the Fifty-fifth congress.
1.-THE appropriations made by the pre-
ceding congress. fifty-fourth. amounted
to $l,Mi. $50. 213S comparison shows an
! Increase in ordinary appropriations made
! by this congress over those made by tnat
congress-, the Fifty-fourth. of $39, 7i7, 900; but
! this apparent Increase Is more than ac-
counted for by increases under eight items
alone. namely for pensions, A.OOOOO0; FOR
the postal service, $4,000, 600; for rivers ana
| harbors, including work under contracts
! previously authorized. $3.6GO000; for new
l. 10 F.aN.h af N o.
the work of the twelfth census. $1,000 900;
! for the Paris exposition, sl,2OO,OOO for new
! public buildings including the building Tor
| the department of justice. and for site and
| partial construction Of the new government
! printing office about $1,000, coo, and for pay
ment of judgments rendered against the
| government on account of French spolia-
! lions and under the Bowman act $3,1OOOOO.
| These very ma tural and necessary increases
| in public expenditures. on account OF the
! pension list, the growth of the postal serv-
! ice in response to the demands OF com
merce, the Improvement Of the great
! waterways of the country. and for Increase
/ of the navy, the construction OF needed
| buildings to accommodate the government
| service in the cities of the country, the tax
! ing of the census, the participation of the
nation In the great exposition TO be held at
Paris next year. and the payment of the
! French spoliation judgments and Bow
man act cases so long considered by and
! pressed upon congress, aggregate SS?,WO,
OO0-more than dissipatnG the entire APP
parent increase in the ordinary appropria-
lions by this congress over those made by
the Fifty-fourth congress.
"In addition to the direct appropriat ions
made at this session, contracts were au-
thorized. subject to future appropriations
! tor be made by congress. amounting ia
| about 100000 COO. OF this amount. $4,000
000 is for additional ships for the navy
| $22. 500, 900 is for work on rivers and har-
bors and something over s3.000.C00 Is for
public buildings. The contract system Is OF
necessity applied to the construction OF
new warships. which require periods OF
years for their construction. In the case
of river and harbor Improvements and the
i construction of public buildings. experience
has shown that the authorization of con
tracts lends materially to expedite ant
| Cheapen the same. ="