The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-08
SUMMED Up By MILLIONS
INCREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS
MADE BY THE FIFTY-SIXTH
CONGRESS-
MINORITY REPORT rs MADE
rarity In Power Has Dodged All Pos
sihIe to Saddle Upon the Flu
ture' and Yet Broken
All Records.
MINORITY REPORT IS MADE

WASHINGTON. June 7.-Representa-
i've Livingston, OF Georgia, the ranking
minority member Of the house committee
on appropriations. today made the fol-
lowing statement as to appropriations
from the standpoint of the minority:
In submitting a statement Of the an
preparations made at this session of the
I IIty-slXth congress. l beg to call to the
attention of the house and the country
the Iact that' Notwithstanding the enor-
nous appropriations for 1900. on account
of the Spanish-Cuban war the army and
navy appropriations for this session are
So0VOUOOO in excess of those for the last
session. The statement I submit shows
also that in every department of the gov
eminent. beginning with the agricultural
and ending with the permanent appro-
priatlons, we have increased at this ses
sion the amounts authorized at the last
session And when to the aggregate we
add the amounts that should have been
appropriated at this session. but which
nave been deferred for no good reason.
or at least for reasons that need ex-
pIanatlon on the part of those in con-
trol-amounts which must be appropFiat-
ed at the second session of this congress.
such as that necessary to complete the
Nicaragua canal (the bill having passed
the house,, carrying authorization of an
O4NPNilN41uiV VI @ItI,OOO,VUO, ana also that
usually appropriated for rivers and har-
bors, $l6000,OOO, and for public buildings
ana grounds, 100000 and for outstand-
ing claims, estimated at $4,000 000-If [
say, we add $40, 1900 to the sum stat
ed In the table, $709 7O4.7 TAG, we would have
a grand total of 1919, 704, TAG for this ses-
sion alone
And thus the total shown in the ex-
hlDlt Is not quite complete or fair, G2n-
sidering that such large amounts that
must be met are withheld for the next
session l submit that, TO be fair. we
should let each fiscal year take care Of
all necessary appropriations and not I'M
load this year on the fiscal 1902 things
that should be provided for and iucIud-
ed in the fiscal year 1901.
OTHER INCREASES.
And I call attention also to the con-
slant and gradual increase in the appro-
prlatlons for pensions, and likewise to
the legislative, executive and judicial an
preparations. These items could not have
peeh anected to any great extent by the
Span1sh-Cuban war 1t shows indeed an
increase as before stated. all along the
hne' despite the fact that the committee
on pubic buildings and grounds have
neld pack all matters before them, and
the committee on rivers and harbors ALI
| matters before them, with two or three
exceptions, and all accounts and claims
have been practically barred from con-
sideration at this session"
Mr.. Livingston then gives a large table
showing the appropriations for the years
1897 to 1901 inclusive. and continues:
1t should be borne in mind that in
the case of above noted appropriations
for the navy, the authorization of the
eight new warships 1.-TWO battleships.
three armOrQd crIisare q nd tLrao ,,r,.4o.+
ed cruisers) involves an ultimate expen-
diture for construction. armor and arma-
ment, Of something like $4,000. 900. no.
one dollar of which is now appropriated
for and does not figure in the navy item,
! but must be met in future years
THE dominant party attempted to COM
nit this congress at this session, and
doubtless will renew their efforts at the
coming session to commit the government