The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-08
KICK ON THE APPROPRIATIONS
Of the Session Registered at Living
stOn, of the Minority

stOn, OF the Minority
Washington, June Representative
Livingston of Georgia. the ranking min
ority member Of the house committee on
appropriations. made the following state
ment as to the standpoint of the minor
ity:
In submitting a statement Of the ap-
propriations made at this session of the
Fifty fifth congress, / beg to call 10 the
attention Of the house and of the coun-
try the fact that Notwithstanding enorm-
Gus appropriations for 1900 on account o.
the Spanish-Cuban war, the RAINY and
navy appropriations for this session are
So, 900 600 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-
priations, 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
have been deferred for no good reason,
or at least for reasons that need expla-
nation on the part Of those in control
amounts which must be appropriated at
as that necessary to complete the Nicara-
qua canal, the bill having passed the
house carrying authorization for an ex-
penditure of $141 900, 600, and also that
usually appropriated for rivers and har-
bors, $4,000 900, and for public buildings
and grounds, $1,000 600. for outstanding
claims. estimated at $1O,000,O00; IL, say,
we add $40 600, 900 to the sum stated in
the table, s709, 100 47e, we would have a
grand total of $ST9, 729, 476 for this session
alone. And thus the total shown in the
exhibit is not quite complete or fair. con-
sidering that such large amounts that
must be fair, we should let each gscal
year take care of all necessary appropria-
lions and unload this year on the fiscal
year 1902 things that should be provided
for and included in the fiscal year 1901.
And I call attention to the constant
and gradual increase in the appropria-
tons for pensions and likewise, 10 the
legislative, executive and judicial appro-
priations. These items could not be af-
fected to any great extent by the Span
ish-Cuban war
ut shows. indeed. an increase, as be-
fore statedh all along the line, despite
the fact that the committee on public
buildings and grounds have held back all
matters before them and the committee
on rivers and harbors all matters before
them, with two or three exceptions, and
all accounts and claims have been prac-
tically barred from consideration at this
session.
Mr.. Livingston then gives a large table
showing the appropriations for The years
1897 to 1891 inclusive, and continues: 1T
should be borne in mind that in the case
of the above-noted appropriations for the
navy, the authorization Of the eight new
warships (two batueships. three armored
cruisers and three protected cruisers) in
wolves an ultimate expenditure for con-
stTuction. armor and armament Of some
thing Ike $56.0aOc00. but not one dollar of
which figures 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 viii renew their efforts at the
coming session to commit the government.
to what is known as the ship subsidy
scheme, which involves the sum Of :12o,-
0O).00O, to be expended throughout term
Of years"