The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-06-08

Representative Livingston OF Georgia,
the ranking minority member OF the House
Committee on Appropriations, made the
following statement yesterday as 70 APP
preparations from the standpoint of the
minority:
III submitting a statement Of the ap-
preparations made at this session u the
Fifty-sixth Congress l beg to call 10 the
attention of the House and the country the
fact that notwithstanding the enormous
appropriations for 1900 on account OF the
Spanish Cuban war. the Army and Navy
appropriations for this session are $4,000
600 in excess of those for the last session.
The statement 1 submit shows also that in
every department of the Government. be-
ginning with the Agricultural and ending
with the permanent appropriations. we
have increased at this session the amounts
authorized at the last session.
And when to the aggregate we add the
amounts that should have been appropriat-
ed at this session. but which have been de-
ferred for no good reason, or at least for
reasons that need explanation on the part
of those in embellishments which must
be appropriated az the second session of
this Congress. such as that necessary TO
complete the Nicaragua Canal (the bin
having passed the House. carrying author
ization Of an expenditure OF S14i. 0CO, 00O).
and also that usually appropriated for riv-
ers and harbors. $4,000. Geo; and for public
buildings and grounds, $3,0OO.OOG; and Tor
outstanding claims. estimated at SlO.0OO.-
OOO-if, I say. we add 100000 10 the
sum stated in the table-S7c9 729. 475-we
would have a grand total OF $SI9. T29, 40 for
this session alone. And thus the total
shown in the exhibit is not quite complete
or fair considering that such large
amounts that must be met are withheld
for the next session, I submit that 10 be
fair we should let each fiscal year take
care OF all necessary appropriations and
not unload this year on the fiscal year 1902
things that should be provided for and in
cluded in the fiscal year 1901
And | call attention also 10 the con-
slant and gradual increase in the appTo-
priations for pensions. and likewise 10 the
legislative, executive. and judicial appro-
priations. These items could not have been
affected to any great extent by the span
ash-Cuban war. II shows. indeed. an in
crease, as before stated all along the line,
despite the fact that the Committee on
Public Buildings ard Grounds has held
back all matters before II and the Com
mittee on Rivers and Harbors all matters
before it. with two or three exceptions,
Rnd all accounts and claims have been
practically barred from consideration al
Ibis session
Nj Livingston then gives large table
showing tho appropriations for the years
1897 to 1901. 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 1.-TWO battleships. three ar
mc=ed cruisres. and three protected cruis-
ers) involves the ultimate expenditure for
construction, aTmor, and armament OF
something like SIS O00, 900. 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 attempted TO com
nit this Congress az this session, and
doubtless will renew their efforts at the
coming session 10 commit the Govern
ment to what is known as the ship subsidy
scheme, which involves the sum OF $12O.-
600 900 to be expended throughout term
of wears"