Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-06-14
INTERPRETATIONS
A Statement Made by Chairmen
Allison and Cannon.
AcuIyALDo'S STATEMENT FALSE,


Washington, June IA carefully
prepared statement on the appro-
priations OF the session was made
last night by Senator Allison, chair
man of the senate committee on ap-
preparations, and Chairman Cannon,
of the house committee on appro-
priations, in accordance with custom.
The statement says: "The appro-
priations made by the first session
of the Fifty-sixth congress amount
to $7O9,729,476. This sum includes
$131,2E,155 estimated to be on &C.
count of or incident to the late war
with Spain, and deducting it the re-
naming amount, $57S,4s2,321, repre-
sents the ordinary appropriation
made for the support Of the govern
ment during this season. 1t Will be
observed that, after deducting the
amounts estimated to have been ap-
propriated on account Of or incident
to the war with Spain for the ensu-
ing, the current and the last fiscal
years (which cover the period since
the beginning of the Spanish war;
the appropriations for the five fiscal
years-inclnding the two immedi-
ately preceding the WARFARE as fol-
lows 1897, $515,S45,1 1914; 1898, $685.
735,079; 1899, $532,371,6ss; 1900, $554,-
27s.SG6, 1901, $57s,4s2,39l. This shows
an apparent excess in the ordinary
appropriations at this session for the
fiscal year 1901 of $49,747,242 over the
appropriations for the fiscal year
1898, which Immediately preceded the
Spanish war. The chief increases in
ordinary expenses for 1901 over those
for 1898 are: Increase in the navy,
$7,0s1, ol6; pensions, $3,9S1, $50; postal
service, exclusive of newly-acquired
territory, Sl77S2,0OO; twelfth census,
$9,Oo0,ooo; permanent appropriations
Including 100000 for requirements
Of sinking fund and $4.OOo,OOO for re-
demption of national bank notes.,
$6,634,OOO The total Of these in
creases is $50, ,s26. These increases
in federal appropriations need no de-
Tense.
AgulnaldO's Statements False.
Washington, June THE president
yesterday sent to the senate the re-
ply to the statements made by Agui-
naldd in his "True Version of the
Philippine Revolution In that state
ment Agninado said, among other
things, that the Spaniards had cap
tured six guns from the American
soldiers in front of Manila before the
surrender of that city to the Ameri-
can forces aud that they We're re-
captured by the Filipinos and re-
turned to the Americans, This state
mcnt was referred to in the senate,
which, the correspondence furnished
yesterday shows, caused Secretary
Root to refer 1t to Gen. +. Y. Greene,
who was in charge of the American
troops, with the request for an eX-
PLANTATION. Gen. Greene referred Agui-
naldo's statement to the battalion
and battery commanders who were
engaged against the Spaniards at the
time referred to and he forwarded
their replies in refutation of the
charge. Gen. Greene himself says.
"l'he statements made by Aguinaldo
are absolutely without foundation;
each and every one of them is untrue;
the United States did not fall back;
did not abandon n single rifle or q
single field gun; did not make a pre-
cipitate retreat; the Filipinos did not
rush to our assistance; did not re-
capture the rifles and field guns and
did not return them to the Ameri-
cans, The Filipinos took no part in
the engagements between the Span
iards and American troops. Every
single statement in the extract
quoted in your letter is false"
summary OF the Work Of Congress.
Washington, June IA complete
summary of the work of congress
up to date, compared with the pre-
ceding congresses, appeared yester
day as special feature of the house
of representatives calendar, compiled
by Tally Clerk Wakefield, Of the Off
cial staff of the house. 1t covers
both the senate and the house, ant
gives the following data; Number
of days in session, 1871; bills intro
duced, l2,l52; total passed, 1915
public acts, 2s3; private acts, 1872; ex
tent of congressional record, 1851
pages. The bulk of this business fal
exceeds the work of first sessions
of the four preceding congresses ant
In much shorter time. The shortest
Of these preceding first sessions wal
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