The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-07
600 over the Appropriations OF
FOR PRESENT SESSION is
s7Oo,729,476. tf


This Sum includes sI31 ,247,155 ON
Account of the War with Spain.
Deducting That Amount the Total
still shows an Excess of $J0,0OO,-
600 Over the Appropriation of
1SoS-Allison and Cannon Give
Reasons for the Excess.
Washington. June GA carefully pre-
pared statement on the appropriations of
the session was made tonight by Senator
Allison. chairman of the Senate Commit
tee on Appropriations. and Chairman Can
non Of the House Committee on Appro-
priations. in accordance with custom. 1t
says:
1.-THE appropriations made by the first
session of the Fifty-sixth Congress
amount to sos, 729,476 The sum includes
s1s1, 247. 155, estimated to be on account of
or incident to the late war with Spain,
and deducting 1t, the remaining amount
s57s, 1872 2l represents the ordinary appro-
prIations made for the support of the gov
eminent during this session.
after deductlng the amounts estimated
to have been appropriated ON account OF
or incident to the war with Spain for the
ensuing, the current and the last fiscal
years (Which cover the period since the
beginning Of the Spanish war; the appro-
priations for the FIVE fiscal years-includ-
ing the two Immediately preceding the
WARFARE as follows: 1897. s5l5,s45, 1874; 1898,
s52s o7s; 1892 s5S2S7i eSS; 1900, $3.50;
1901. s57s, 2,S21.
This shows an apparent excess IN the
ordinary appropriations at this session LAT
the fiscal year 1901 OF $4s747,242 over the
denominations for the fiscal year 1898,
witch Immediately preceded the spanish
war, The chief increase in Ordinary eN-
,sansas for 1901 over those for 1898, are'
80 Of the navy, $7,0s1, 916; pensions
ca OH 35O. postal service, exclusive OF new
" acquired territory, $l7,7S2,sO0 twelIth
census 50 100000; permanent appropita
tons Including 100000 for requirements
of sinking fund and $4,OOOOO Tor reueIlp-
tion of national bank notes. $6,6940oO. The
total of these increases is 5O,2OZ,S26.
Reasons for the increases.
''For. the increase of the navy the excess
over the appropriation of 1888 Is necessary
for the construction. armor, armamanet
and equipment of battleships, cruisers,
gunboats and torpedo boats heretofore au-
thorized, and Is no more than Is absolute
ly necessary toward placing the navy ex-
peditiously in the proper condition, uni
versally demanded by the people, for the
national defense.
''Much OF the actual increase Is attribu-
table to the increased volume of business
in the treasury, war and navy depart
ments incident TO the war with Spain, al
though no part of Il is Included In the ia
BILE which Is submitted of increased APP
populations on account OF the war.
Under permanent appropriations, aside
from Sc 600 600 for interest on the war loan,
two considerable increases appear; one
for 100000 for the redemption of rircu-
lating 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
estimated redemptions out of bank funds
y simply 100000 greater than in 1898, and
by process of bookkeeping that amount Is
added 10 the appropriations for 1901.
On Account of the War Loan
IAN increase Of 100000 is made In the
amount estimated TO meet the require
ments of the sinking fund for 1901 over the
sum estimated and included I'm the APP
propriations for 1898. This increase Is en-
account of the Spanish war loan of $780,
10000.
THE approximate amounts appropriated
on account of or incident to the war with
Spain, appropriated during the two ses-
sions Of the last Congress, covering the
period to the close OF the fiscal year, 1900. !
aggregate $4S2. 562 0S3. OF this whole sum
1t Is estimated by the treasury depart
ment that to June 30 instant, the total ex-
penditures will not exceed 1892, 600, 600, |
leaving a surplus of $4,000. 900 after meet
ing outstanding obligation, to be covered
into the treasury. Thus. for the conduct
OF that momentous war, and its resultant
effects. Congress amply made appropria-
tons, and the administration has widely
a
the liberal sums thus placed at its dis
posal."