The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-03-11
TIL APPROPRIATION.
Chairman Cannon Presents n state
ment showing Expenditure OF
Money by Congress.

Washington, March 6.-The Official
statement of Representative Joseph G.
Cannon (Ill.), the chairman of the
house appropriations committee, sum
ming up the appropriations OF the
Fifty-fifth congress, shows an aggre-
gate appropriation by the entire con-
gress OF 81. sec, SOC, 0f6, and for the ses-
sion just closed a total Of $673 ,65s.400,
with authority for contracts subject
to future appropriations amounting
10 $40, 0o0, 900. Chairman Cannon's
statement in full follows:
The appropriations made az the session
OF congress Just closed amount approx
imately TO ye73, G5S. 400, and show an APP
parent reduction OF 1919. 81. 900 under the APP
preparations made at thepreceding session.
This IL attributable 10 the large expenses
occasioned by the war with Spain that were
provided for during the preceding session.
THE entire appropriations made py the
F1fty-nfth congres aggregate si,556, A9O.-
cl6.2S. or this sum $4S2, 5~52,OS3.47 IN directly
chargeabie to our late war with Spain or
incident thereto. Deducting this charge
from the whole amount OF the appropria-
tons. the remainder. $l,0Si, 327. s52.S1. repre-
sents the ordinary or normal ~appropria-
tions made by the Bifty-nfth congress.
The appropriations mad by the pre-
cedlng congress. Fifty-fourth, amounted
10 81, 0iI, $50. 273T. A comparison shows an
increase In ordinary appropriations mad
by this ongress over those made by that
congress, the Flfty-fourth, OF $50. 7f1 goo. but
this apparent increase IS more than ac-
counted fog by increases under eight items
alone, namely for pensions, A.OOO.o0O; for
tho postal service, $l6,OO0,OOO for rivers and
harbors, including work under contracts
previously authorized. $1,000. 600; for new
ships for the navy. $1,000. 600. for beginning
the work OF the twelfth census. Sl.c0O.0OO;
for the Paris exposition, 81. 2OO.OOO; for new
public buildings. including the building for
the department OF justice. and for site and
partial construction or the new government
printing office. about $1,000, 600. and FOR "a
ment OF judgments rendered against the
government on account OF French spolia-
lions and under the Bowman act. $3,i 1000.
These very natural and necessary increases
IN public expenditures. on account OF the
pension list, the growth of the postal serY-
ice I'm 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 I'm the great exposition 10 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 Sc, g00,-
W0-mor than dissipating the entire APP
parent increase In the ordinary a%ppropria-
lions by this congress over those made by
the Fifty-fourth congress.
I'm addition to the direct appropriations
made AZ this session, contracts were au-
thorized. subject TO future appropriations
10 be made by congress-, amounting TO
about so, 900. 600. OF this amount $4,000
900 IS for additional ships for the navy.
s22. 100000 IL for work on rivers and har-
haru and Qnf0afhfnu nVer 90 NN1 coo "a for
public buildings. The contract system Is OF
necessity applied 10 the construction OF
new warships. which require periods OF
years for their construction. In the case
Of river and harbor Improvements and tho
construction OF public buildings. experience
has shown that the authorization OF con-
tracts lends materially TO expedite and
cheaper the same"