The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-03-13
WHAT IT COSTS.
Congress Expended Nearly a
gllIlon and Half Dollars.
IMPERIALISM COMES nloH.
Congressman Livingston Says
That the Hail That is Con.
templaeed Has Not Been
Put in Operation.

Representative Cannon, chairman Of
the house committee on appropriations,
and Representative Livingston, the
senior Democratic member of the con-
mittee, have prepared statements OF the
appropriations Of the 56sh congress.
Both place the total appropriations
for the congress at 81, ,440, ,062, ,545. plsc-
ing those for the 6rst session at $780,
150, 1862 and for the second $729, Gill;
683. Mr.. Cannon publishes table
showing the expenditures Of the pre-
vious congress at 1868, ,212,637 and
Mr.. Livingston makes . comparison
With the 54sh congress which sppropri.
ated 81. .044, ,580,N3.
In his statement Mr.. Cannon says:
''Of the total appropriations msde at
this session, at least $50, 900, 600 Will
not, in the light Of past experience, be
expended. This considerable margin
between actual expenditures and appro-
priations made by congress indicates
q sum total Of expenditures during the
fiscal year 1902 Of not exceeding $685.
911,683 o. This sum includes $50, ,000,-
900 on account Of the sinking fund re-
quiremeDts for the fiscal year 1902,
which, Of course, under the terms Of
the law, will be INST only to such extent
ss surplus revenues in the treasury
may permit. After meeting the full
est ordinary requirements Of the public
service under the appropriations which
have been made, there will surely re-
main sufficient revenue for 1902 to meet
not less than $50, 900, 900 Of the require
ments Of the sinking fund.
1.-THE most marked increase indicated
in the appropriations for ordinary ez-
penses of the government made for the
Two years 1901 and 1902 at the two ses-
sions Of this congress over those Of the
two preceding years 1899 and 1900, pro-
vided for by the 55sh congress, is for
the postal service. The necessity Of
these increased appropriations to meet
large business demsndsis is referred to
IS cause for congrstulation. The sp.
preparations have been reduced Sl28,-
150,09l by this congress under those
provided for by its predecessor and
this bas rendered possible reduction
Of taxes in the sum Of $41, 600, 600.
with a continuance Of the wise ad-
ministrstlon enjoyed By the country,
there is every reason to anticipate q
further reduction Of public ezpendi-
lures in the near future and corre-
spending further reduction oftaZes."
MR LIVINGSTON SAYS:
'The 54th congress was the last one
that made appropriations for the sup
port of the government prior to the
beginning Of the Spanish-American
war.
'The 56th congress is the first con.
gress appropriating for the support Of
the government since the close Of the
so-called Spanish. American war. The
difference between the appropriations
made by the Both congress and those
made By the 54sh congress are $780,
4S2 ,272.
During the session just closed the de-
msnds Of the people, through their
representatives, for the construction Of
the Nicsrsgua canal, have gone u7-
needed, and those for new public build.
ings have been persistently denied.
The river aDd harbor bill has been
permitted to fail. The payment Of just
claims Of honest people against she
government has not been provided for.
THE most casual examination Of the
table makes comment practically un-
necessary. It shogs that the army for
each Of the two years prior to the
Spanish American war cost q little
over $23 600, 900, and but little more
than SAG, 600, 600 for the two years COW
cred by the 54th congress, while for the
two years since that war-1901 and 1902
it cost $l15, 600, 600, or $3.50, ,00O, 900
for the two years, exclusive Of the de-
ioiencies that have been provided tor
in large sums out of appropriations
made for expenses Of the Spanish war
during the both congress.
The navy cost for the two years
1897 and 1898, $50, 1862, 600, while for
the years 1901 and 1902 the appropria.
tions reache nearly $l44, 900, ,000.
For the payment Of pensions the ap-
propriations show an increase Of nearly
SO, 900, 600 for the two years.
"In word, this table shows that the
price to the people Of the Eolicy Of this
administration that has been thrust
upon them By the Republican party is,
in round numbers, $500, 600, 900 within
a period of two years, and the half that
is contemplated has not yet been put
in oneration."