Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-03-09
AS TO EXPENDITURES
Congressman Cannon and Livings-
ton Each Present q Statement.

Views of Republican and Democrat on
the Appropriations Of the Fifty-sixth
Congress and what tho Money
Was For.
Washington, March 7.-Representa-
tive Cannon, chairman of the house
committee on appropriations, ana
Representative Livingston, the senior
democratic member of the commit
tee, have prepared statements Of the
appropriations for the Fifty-sixth
congress which will be printed In the
Record to-day. Both place the total
appropriations Mt $1,440,O62, $40, plnc-
ing those for the first session Mt ST10,-
15O,s62 and for the second ut $780,
011,6s3.
Mr.. Cannon publishes table show
ing the expenditures Of the previous
congress at $i,56: ,2l2.B37, and Mr..
Livingston makes comparison with
the Fifty-fourth congress, which APP
propriated s1.O44, 5sO,273. In his state
ment Mr.. Cannon says: The nppro-
priations of the session just closing
aggregates. MS nearly us can be ascer-
tanned ut this time. S720, $3.50. This
sum includes sl23.7s2.6ss for the
postal service and s53,OOO,0OU for the
sinking fund. The increase over the
appropriations made Mt the first SEES
sion Of this congress is less than $2n.-
OO0, 900: and this sum is more than ac-
counted for by the increase Of $l0,-
1874, $50 made on account Of the postal
service and by s13,5i3,057 in the hill
that provides for the maintainancc
of our naval and for the construction.
urmor and armament Of the new ships
of the navy. One large item Is the
appropriation of $5.250.000 authorized
nv legislation ut the first session Of
this congress for the st. Louis expo
sition.
The total appropriations made at
the two sessions of this. the Fifty
sixth congress, are Si2s.150,092 less
than the appropriations made during
the two regular sessions of the pre-
ceding congress.
The most marked increase indicated
in the appropriations for ordinary en-
penses of the government made for
the two years 1901 and 100? Mt
the two sessions OF this con-
gress over those of the two pre-
ceding years. provided for by the
Fifty-frst congress. is for the postal
service. The necessity OF these in
crcasing appropriations to meet
larger business demands is referred
to rs cause for congratulation. The
appropriations have been reduced
SIPS. i5O.O92 by this congress under
those provided for by its predecessor.
and this has rendered possible n re-
duction of taxes in the sum OF si1,-
100000.
Mr.. Livingston says the Fifty
fourth congress was the last one t'a'
made appropriations for the support
of the government prior to the be-
ginning of the Spanish-American war.
The Fifty-siXth congress is the first
10 appropriate for the support of the
government since the close Of the
Spanish war. The difference between
the appropriations made by the Fifty
sixth and those made by the Fifty
fourth congress- is S305.4s2.272.
During the session just closed the
demands of the people. through their
Representatives, for the Nicaragua Gu
nal have gone unheeded; for new
public buildings they have been per-
sistently denied. The river and har-
bor bill has been permitted TO fail.
The payment of Just claims OF honest
people against the government has
not been provided for.
The most casual explanation Of this
table makes comment practically I'M
necessary. II shows that the army
for each of the two years prior 10
the Spunish-American war cost a lit
tie over $4,000. 600 and but little more
than S46.OOO.OOO for the two years
covered by the Fifty-fourth congress.
while for the army for each Of the
two yenrs since that war. 1901 and
1902. II cost nearly sl15,000,000. or
sa30,OOO.O0O for the two years. exclu-
sive of deficiencies that have hcen
provided for in large sums out Of up
preparations made for expenses OF the
Spanish war during the Fifty-ffth
congress.
The navy cost for the two years
1897 and 1898 S63.562. 900. while for
the years 1901 and 1902 these appro'
nrintions amount to nearly si44.000,'
coo.
For the payment of pensions the
appropriations show an increase OF
nearly Ss.00o.0O0 for the two years.
In 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 IA s4OO.OOO,OO0 within period
Of two years. and the half that Is con-
templated has not yet been put In
operation. The ship subsidy measure,
That has been deferred but not aban-
doned, will cost $lsO,0OO,OOO more, 10
say nothing Of the lesser schemes
that are proposed.