The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-06-14
SPENT BY CONGRESS.

ofHouso Committee.

mittee, and by Mr.. Cannon,
of House Committee.
Washington, Especial. "A carefully pre-
pared statement on the appropriations ofthe
seseion was made by Senator Allison, chair
man OF the Senate Committee on Appropria-
lions, and Chairman Cannon, OF the House
Committee ON Appropriations, in accordance
with custom. The statement says.
THE appropriations made by tho frst ses-
sion Of the Fifty-sixth Congress amount TO
e709, 729,476 This sum includes s13i ,247,-
155 estimated to be on account OF or incident
TO the late war with Spain, and deducting II
the remaining amouht-sb7 .482, ,321---repre-
sents the ordinary appropriations made for
the support OF the government during this
session.
'It will be observed that. after deducting
the amounts estimated to have been appro-
priated 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
appropriations for the live fiscal yeare, In
cluding the two imm ediately preceding the
war, are as follows 1897, s515, ,S45. 1874: 1898,
sb2s, 795 079; 1899, s5S2, ,371 ,6ss; 1900, 1884
27s,se 1901, s57s, 4s2, s21.
"This shows an apparent excess In the
ordinary appropriations at this session for
the fiscal year 1901 OF cas-. Ia, ,242 over the
appropriations for the fiscal year 1898, which
Immediately preceded the Spanish war. The
chief increases In ordinary expenses for 1901
over those for 1898 are: Increase OF the navy
e7,0s1, ,9l6; pensions, 50, ,9s1. $50; postal SER
vice. exclusive OF newly acquired territory,
e17, ,7S2, 900; twelfth census. $4,000, 900; per-
manont appropriations (including 81, 900, 900
for requirements ofsinking fund and -, ,000,-
600 for redemption Of national banknotes)
~, 1884 900. The total OF these increases Is
csc. .202, 1926.
"These increases In federal appropriations
need no defense, and but a word OF ex plnna-
lion.
THE amount for the Department OF Agri-
culture is only proper compliance with the
natural demands OF the agricultural inter-
ests OF the country.
"For pensions the amount simply repre-
sents the natural increase OF the pension
roll.
"For the increase Of the navy the excess
over the appropriations OF 1898 is necessary
for the construction, armor, armament and
equipment OF battleships, cruisers, gunboats
End torpedo boats heretofore authorized.
and is no more than Is absolutely necessary
toward placing the navy expeditiously in
the proper condition universally demanded
by the people for the national defense.
"Much OF the actual increase is attribut-
able to the increased volume OF business In
the Treasury, War and Navy Departments,
incident to the war with Spain, although no
part OF It is included IN the table which is
submitted of increased appropriations on
account OF the war.
Under permanent appropriations, aside
from 5000, 900 for interest on the war loan,
two considerable increases appear; one for
f4.e00,0t0 for the redemption OF circulating
notes OF national banks out OF funds de-
posted with the Treasury for that purpose
the transaction being purely one OF book
keeping and In no way affecting the public
funds. The amount OF estimated redemp-
fions out Of bank funds is simply "a, 900, 600
greater than in 1898, and by process OF book
keeping that amount is added to the appro-
priations for 1901.
IAN increase of $4,000, 900 is made in the
amount estimated TO meet the requirements
of the sinking fund for 1901 over the sum
estimated and included in the appropria-
tlons for 1893. This increase is on account
Of the Spanish war loan of s200, 600, 900.
1.-THE approximate amounts, ms nearly as
they can be arrived at, appropriated on ac-
count OF or incident TO the war with Spain
during each Of the three sessions Of Congress
held since the beginning OF that war, are set
forth In detail. The amounts thus appro-
priated during the two sessions OF the last
Congress, covering the period to the close OF
the fiscal year 1910, aggregate s4s2, ,562, ,0s9.
OF this whole sum 1t is estimated by the
Treasury Department that to June 80 IN
stant, the total expenditures will not exceed
1892, 100000, leaving a surplus Of $9O, 900, 900,
after meeting outstanding obligations, TO be
covered into the Treasury. Thus. for the
conduct OF that momentous war and its re-
sultant effects Congress amply made appro-
priations, and the administration has wisely
and prudently made expenditures from the
liberal sums thus placed at its disposal