The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-16
BILLION AND A HALF RECORD
"A BIC LIST OF APPROPRIATION
The CostIicst Congress That Ever
niot-Dcm0crntic View of tho EX-


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Irav2GanCc.
Tho Official statement Of Representa-
tive John &. Cannon, OF Illinois, the
chairman of the uousc appropriations
committee, summing up the apprODria.
tions of tho FIFTY fifth Congress-, shows
an aggregate appropriation by tho en-
tire Congress Of $l ,566, 500, ,016 and for
the session just closed, " total OF $G73,-
G5S. 400, with authority for contracts for
future appropriations amounting to
$40, 900, 900.
Chairman Cannon's statement in full
il as follows:
"ThC appropriations made at the
session Of Congress just closed amount
! approximately TO S6i3,6oS, 100, and
| shows VA apparent reduction Of $2l0,-
513 900 under tho appropriations made
at the preceding session. This is at
tributablc TO tho largo expenses oc-
cusoncd by the war with Spain that
were provided 70" during tho proceed
ing session.
The cntiro appropriations made by
the Fifty ifth Congress aggregate ST.
900, SIC, ,0i6.2S. or this sum, $lS2. .562-
US3.lS is directly Chargcablc 20 our late
war with Spain or incident thereto.
DcductinE this charge from the whole
amount OF The appropriations the re-
maindcr, $l,OSl, ,321 ,G:}2.Sl represent;
the ordinary or normnl appropriations
made by tho Fifty'ifth Congress.
" Thc appropriations made by the
preceding Congress, the FifLy.fOurth,
amount 10 $l,0li $50, ,273.S7 a com
pArlSon shows an Increase in ordinary
appropriations made by this Congress
over those made by that Congress, the
tl(ty.(Ourth, Of $50, Ill 900 but tnis
apparent Increase is moro than Hc-
counted for by increases under eight
items alone, namely. for pensions ST.
600. 900 for the postal service SIG UUU,-
600 for rivers and harbors, Including
WORK under contracts previously au-
thOriHld, $1,000 600 ; fOr new sNips for
the navy $4,000, 600; for beginning the
work OF the twulfth census 81 ,0OO, OOU
for tho Paris exposition 81, 2uO 600 for
new public buildings, Including the
building iur the department Of Justice,
Auu for the site and partial cOn5Ll NC.
ton OF the new government printing
ut,;cc about $1,000, 900; and for pay
,uvUt OF Judgment rendered against the
government on account Of Errmuh
suutHlOn,, and under the Bowman
ult. 9@luU.OUO. These very natural
auU necessary increases in public cX-
iyUu.tUrCs. ON account Of the pension
-, the growth OF the postal service in
rysllUsv 10 tn" demands Of commerce,
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