The evening times., 1900-05-14
THE DEFICIENCY REPORT
Mr.. Cannon Presents the Bill in
the House.
Recon- of the COMMITTEES
for District ApprOpriations-A
General Discussion Follows the
Explanation of the Items-Mr. De
Almond Attacks the IasuIar Policy

Mr.. Cannon, from the Committee on Ap-
propriations. presented to the House to-
day the bill making appropriations to sup
ply deficiencies in the appropriations for
the fiscal year 1850 and for prior years.
The total amount is given as 50. .7s5. .SSo.ss-
The deficiencies provided for under the
head Of the District Of Columbia are:
Coroner's Office. SEQ
For general advertising, 1883. s77212s
1887. $3.50.
Judicial expenses. 1893. SO 1851. 81
Free Public Library, S27.9S
The Crawford Paving Company. S9I3II-
Sewers. s3Ts.52
Public Sehools-Fuel. $500: textbooks,
etc. for 1899. S2S5.46; manual training. for
1888. sz13.26; repairs 20 buildings, 1888,
$ii3.25; contingent expenses, 1899, S5II;
text books, etc, 1855, Ss4: manual training,
1885. SI52O.
Mlitia-Coal S53.45.
Poliee-i9cO. S2.5oe; 1883, S7s3-s6. repairs
to stations. S40e0
Fire Experimentation. $500: 1883,
S127-S repairs to engine houses. SSH
Telegraph and telephone service,
s.. .3es.e5.
Emergency fund. S25; courts, $50; judg-
ments. $10.572-53; Northern Liberty Mar
| keI claims. $275; support OF prisoners. 81
/ eeG; defending suits in claims 81 600: pay
ment Of referees S200: Reform school for
| Girls. 50 -2S624; Washington Asylum, 81
/ S55-65; FTsetman's Hospital and Asylum,
/ Sl5-5S, Beard OF Children's Guardians IS
/ 200: Water Department, S1912s- redemp-
7 tioE OF tax sale certificates. S415-25- Build
I ings and grounds around Washington:
I Sculptor OF the Sherman statue. s.. $50 -O5;
/ fencing and curbing Sherman statue. Ss--
/ 600; repairs to Capitol. $500: lighting
/ Capitol grounds, 81, 1,zI6-Z4; improving Capi-
tol grounds, $3.50
After Mr- Cannon had made a brief ex-
PLANTATION OF the items. Mr.. Brosius sub
mitted q statement, showing the opera
tiOns OF the new Currency and Funding law
! between April 30, the date OF a former
statement made BY him and May II, show
ing that in the ten days additional bonds
10 the amount of SS.42LI50 had been ex-
changed for new per cents In the same
period forty-two new national hanks had
been authorized 10 begin business
Mr. COrliss, IN support OF hls position
regarding the Porto Riean Tariff bill. read
a letter from a native Porto Rican. who
had been educated in this country. IN
which the writer unQualihedly approved
the 15 per cent Iarif as The Only logical
Of the insulsr government
Mr.. De Almond ridiculed the letters
read BY NJ COrliss. and said America
had succeeded Spain as tyrant in two
hemispheres. IN Porto Rico. on small
scale. was the story Of the carpet
bagging government with which the South
was afflicted after the war. and the same
would be true OF the Philippines
We cannot have scandal piled on sean
dal. he said The present system was
building up immense fortunes II bred
milliCnaiTes. The Republicans had legis-
lated not only with disregard 20 the Con-
sJituJiOn. but in defiance Of its provisions.
He warned them that the republic would
give way 20 the empire. n fact. II not in
name a stand must be made against
what = wrong and reckless in behalf OF
right
Mr.. Robinson attacked the treaty be-
tween the United States and the Sultan OF
Sulu because il recognized the existence Os
pOlygamy and slavery under the American
flag
Mr. King Mr.. Shattuc. and Mr. Lacey
eo--"IIded the debate. The bill was
then read under the i've minute rule.