The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-08
APPROPRIATED BY CON 3R ESS
Statement OF Amounts Allowed for
various Purposes Aggregate
500, 900, 900 for session.


WASHINGTON, June "A carefully pre-
pared statement on the appropriations OF
the session was made last night by Sena-
tor Allison, chairman OF the senate com
mIttee on appropriations, and Chairman
Cannon. OF the house committee on APP
propria lions. In accordance with custom.
The statement SAYS:
THE appropriations made by the first
session Of the Fifty-ifth congress amount
10 500 70s tj6. This sum includes sl31, 2i7 1855
estimated to be or account OF or incident
to the late war with Spain, and deduct
Ing II, the remaining amount. S7s. 1871,
represents the ordinary appropriations
made for the support OF the government
during this session
IT vii. he observed that after deduct
ing the amounts estimated to have been
appropriated on account Of or incident to
the war with Spain for the ensuing year,
the current and the last fiscal year (Which
cover the period since the beginning OF
the Spanish war; the appropriations for
the Ave fiscal years. including the two
Immediately preceding the war, are as fol-
lows. 1897. $5ia, s45 1874 1895 $50 735 o7a 1899,
f132 ~ SIS 1900. s5J4.2 $50, 1901. t7s, is232l.
"This shows an apparent excess In the
ordinary appropriations at this session for
the fiscal year 1901 of St9,Tf7.2s2 over the
appropriations for the fiscal year 1898.
which immediately preceded the Spanish
war. The chief Increases In ordinary ex-
penses for 1901 over those for 1898 are In
G. ,ase OF the navy. S.nl,al6 pensions.
&,ssi $50; posta, service exclusive OF newly
acquired territory. 81 1880 twelfth CEN
sus, GVn'wo permanent appropriations
unsdidirg 100000 for requirements of
sinking fund and 1900 ESQ for the redemp-
ton OF national bank notes.. s6.6 900.
These increases In federal appropria-
tons need no defense. and but a word OF
explanation For pensions the amount
simply represents the natural increase of
the pension roll For the increase OF the
navy the excess over the appropria tons
Of 1898 Is necessary for the construction
armor and equipment of battleships
cruisers, gunboats and torpedo boats here
totoIe authorized. and Is no more than IL
absolutely necessary toward placing the
navy expeditiously In the proper condi-
ton universally demanded by the people
for the national defense.
Much OF the natural increase In the
treasury, war and navy departments Is
incident to the war with Spain although
no part OF Is Included In the table
which IL submitted OF increased appropri-
atoms on account OF the war.
Under permanent appropriations aside
from 100000 for interest on the war
loan, two considerable increases appear;
one for 100000 for the redemption 'of
circulating notes OF national banks out Of
funds deposited with the treasury for that
purpose, the Transaction being purely one
OF bookkeeping, and In no way affecting
the public funds The amount Of esti,
mated redomptions out of banks funds
Is simply 100000 greater than in 1895
and by process of bookkeeping that amount
II added Ia the appropriation for 1901
An increase OF s2cn.onoco IL made IN
IN, amount estimated To meet the re-
duirements for the sinking fund for ..al
over the sum estimated al included in
the appropriations for iSsS The increase
$4,000 COO
The appropriation amounts. as nearly
ms they can bc arrived at. Appropriated
ON account 81 or incident 60 the war
with Spain during each 90 the three ses-
Einns Of congress held since the begin
ming Of that War are set forth Ia s,taIl
az amounts thus appropriated during
we session of the last eongfess covered
the period Co the goose ~ thu fiscal ear
100, and aEgregatcd SIS. ad2 as
or this whole sum " Is estimated by
the treasury department that d. june IN
the total expenditures viii MT - .aa4
fEA@""" leaving surplus 90 S.'u.p.-
80 after nCrtiuk outstanding obligations
e. he covered tn'e the treasury Thus
tnr mo conduct og TINT momcnfsi~ var
and is resultant vYects congress uu.uiy
made appropflA tlons. ana The Himtni.tra.
uou Haa wisely and prudrn;IE n,tic ~.
icndtiufrS from the liberal sun ia. I',trod
a. its dtsUosal
View. OF the Minority.
wASIuNGroN June Represent.
tive fINtrssiou. " Georgia ths ranking
minority member ~ mo house .oru5nittsr
ON appropriations, today made the follow
ina statement as go appropriations from
tAe standpoint ot tho minority
In submitting statement ~ the at-
populations made a. ttis session ~ ihr
FlftY .aftA congrvss l hes b., cau O. the
attention ~ the house ami tNe country
the fact that ttbstantluE the eraf.
nous appropriations fhr Tsl cr account
NJ the spanish cuban Nar Tho rtu, arI
navy appropriations Tor this srss 40 ara
So M" &c" lr eNo~ss - those t.r o.. last
@raSiuN Ian statement ~uhuut .h.,v-
also that in every department. u. the e..-
crrrfeut 1rginutpg with the A<r.t.It.. VS..
and enilrE wlta iae permanent agi1 .r4
tons Ne have Increased az tNls -t-. n
she amounts authorised 40 tNF .a- ..
sion And wh~u 90 thc ager~gtt" vr alI
the ar1Hnts 'h0t should have teeu DE-
propriRfnd AZ thts ~rsSlr tut Which na,.
been deferred far uo good reason. cr At