The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-07
AVAST SUM APPROPRIATED
Statements of the Expenditures of
the Last Congress.
Representative Livingston shows
the Extravaganza which Chnrnc-
terized the Recent Session - Mr..
Cannon Gives Figures in Defence.

According to custom the Chairman of
the House Committee on Appropriations.
Mr. Cannon, and Mr.. Livingston. the
ranking Democrat on the committee,
under leave to print. have each prepared
for the Congressional Record a statement
showing somewhat in detail the appro-
priations made by the Fifty-sixth Con-
sgress Mr. Cannon's statement deals
with the appropriations for the session,
While that of Mr.. Livingston covers the
appropriations for the entire Congress.
Mr. Cannon compares the appropriations
of the Fifty-fifth Congress with those of
the Congress just closed. and claims
reduction Of S12S.15oo9l.S9.
MIR. Livingston. in his statement. proves
that the appropriations for the fiscal
years 1gol-tc2 2 exceed the appropriations
for the two years 1S97-1S9S by SS95. 5.lS2. .2'2 0S
MIR Livingston in his statement, which he
has carefully prepared, says:
THE Fifty-sixth Congress 0he one just
closed) is the first Congress appropriating
for the support of the Government since
the close OF the so-called Spanish-Ameri-
can war The difference between the ap-
preparations made by the Fifty-sixth Con-
gress and those made by the Fifty-fourth
Congress amounts to SS95, ,4S2 212.NS.
During the session just closed the de-
mands of the people, through their repre-
sentatives, for the construction of the
Nicaragua Canal have gone unheeded;
for new public buildings they have beer
persi.- entity denied The River. and Har
bor bill has been permitted to fail. Tho
payment of just claims of honest people
against the Government has not been pro
yided for.
ic Ia 40 wisdom
on the part of the leadership of the domi-
nant party in Congress and the Admins
tratiOn to have denied these just demands
of the people in order to provide for this
enormous increase in expenditures that is
almost wholly required in order to sup
port the increased military establishment
that has been inaugurated under the pol
icy of the Republican party
Notwithstanding the heavy taxation of
the people and the enormous sums that
are collected each year to be poured in
the Federal Treasury. the public works
and internal improvements of every char
acter throughout the country have prac-
tically been denied by this Congress.
"'The most casual examination Of this
table makes comment practically unnec
essary. 1t shows that the army for each
of the two years prior to the Spanish
O00 and but little more than $46, ,0OO,0e0 for
the two years covered by the Fifty-fourth
Congress, while for the army for each of
the two years since that war 1901 and 1!o2
it costs nearly Sis. 600, or 500, 900 900 for
the two years. exclusive of deficiencies
that have been provided for in large sums
out of appropriations made for expenses
of the Spanish war during the Fifty-fifth
Congre IS.
'.1he navy cost for the years 1SgI-1s9S
respectively. sS0.562 ,009 and S3.0)0,O0O or
Sc, $4,000 for the two years. while for the
years 1901 and 1892 these appropriations
amount to 65.1400DO and SIS. .e53. 900. respec-
lively, or nearly slii 100000 for the two
years.
For the payment of pensions the ap-
preparations show an average annual in
crease of nearly A,000,O0O for the current
and next fiscal years over the years 1897
and 1895. or nearly Ss,009.CJO for the two
years.
In a word, this table shows that the
price to the people of the policy of this
Administration that has been thrust upon
them by the Republican party IS in round
numbers 800 900. .00a within period of two
years. and the half that is contemplated
has not yet been put in operation
THE ship subsidy measure. that has
been deferred. but not abandoned. will
cost $50 oOo.O00 more, to say nothing OF
the lesser schemes that are proposed