Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-14
Republican Extravaganza.


Livingston, of Georgia, the ranking mi
nority of the House Committee on Ap.
preparations, mado the following state
mcnt to-day as to the appropriations
made by tho first session of tho 5Gth
Congress, from the standpoint of the
minority:
notwithstanding the enormous ap-
preparations for 1000 on account of the
SpaniSh-Cu war tho army and navy
appropriations for this session arc $50
100000 in excess of those for the last
session. The statement | submit shows
also that in every department of tho
Government, beginning with tho agri-
cultural and ending with tho permanent
appropriations, we havo increased at
this session the amounts authorized at
tho last session. And when to the ag-
grcgatc we add tho 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 no explanation on the part of those
in cOntrol-amounts which must be ap-
propriatcd at the second session of this
Congress, such as that necessary to COM
plcto the Nicaragua Canal, (thc bill hav-
ing passed the House, carrying authori-
Zation of an expenditure Of SILL ,0OO,-
OO0,) and also that usually appropriated
for rivers and harbors, SlG,000,000; and
for public buildings and grounds, $1,000
900; and four outstanding claims, csti-
mated at so 900, 0,000--if, say, wo add
Sl70,000,000 to the sum stated i'm the
table, 800, 729,lT6, We would have n
grand total of $3.50, 9,I20,l76 for this scs-
sion alone. And thus the total shown in
the exhibit is not quito complete or fair,
considering that such large amounts
that must be met arc withheld for the
next session. submit that to bo fair
we should let each fiscal year take care
of all necessary appropriations, and not
unload this year on the fiscal year 1902
that should be provided for and included
in the fiscal year 1901. | call attention
also to the constant and general increase
i'll the appropriations for pensions and
likewise to the Legislative, executive and
judicial appropriations. These items
could not have been affected to any
great extent by the Spanish Cuban war.
1t shows, indeed, an increase, as before
stated, 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 ac
counts and claims have been practically
barred from consideration at this scs-
sion"
Mr.. Livingston then gives large table
showing the appropriations for the years
1897 to 1901, inclusive, and continues
at should be borne in mind that in til,
case Of the above noted appropriations
for the navy, the authorization of the
eight new battlcships involves an ulti-
mate expenditure for construction, ar
NOR and armament of something like
$5G,0O0O 600, not 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 at
tempted to commit this Congress at this
session, and doubtless will renew their
efforts at the coming session to commit
the Government to what is known rs the
ship subsidy scheme, which involves tho
sum of Sl20,0O0,0O0 to be expended
throughout period Of years"