The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-04-03
THE APPROPRIATIONS
Bills Carrying sl440, ,062, ,545 Passed
by the FiIty-sixth Congress-
CHAIRMAN CANNON'S STATEMENT

Says Congress Has Reduced Appr"pr:a
tions Sle3.I5o,oe1 Under Those Pro.
vided by Its Predecessor ana Haa
Made an annual Reduction in Taxa
tion of 81 100000.
WASHINGTON. D. C.-The total of ap-
nropriations AT the second session OF
the Fifty-sixth Congress. just ended
according to statement prepared Dv
Chairman Cannon. of the House Ap-
preparation Committee. is SI6?,9ll'6oo'
and the grand total for the entire Con-
sress. s1.44O O62.54j. against $136S.-
212,G37 by the Fifty-ffth Congress.
Mr.. Cannons statement adds:
The increase over the appropriations
made ut the first session of this Con-
gress is less than s2O.O00.0OO. and this
sum is more than accounted for by the
increase of S1O.124,450 made Oil ac'
count of the postal service and by Sl3.'
5l3.O57 in the bill thar provides Tor inc
maintenance of our naval establish
ment and for the construction. armof
and armament Of the new ships OF the
navy.
Slight increases are shown in the
bills providing for the Agricultural De
partment. the army. the diplomatic
and consular service. the government
of the District of Columbia. fortitira-
tions, the Indian service. and for legis-
lative, executive and judicial expenses:
r,nnr
set by the substantial reductions which
are indicated in he Sundry Civil act.
in Deficiencies and for permanent ap'
DropriationS. Included in the last
named is the provision for our annual
interest charge. which by legislation
enacted by this Congress has been re-
duced in q sum that will amount an
nually to S9.4OO.OO0 The increase on
account of miscellaneous objects is
occasioned by the appropriation OF
S5.25O.OO authorized by legislation at
the first session Of this Congress for
the ST. Louis Exposition.
The total appropriations made ut the
two sessions of the Fifty-sixth Con-
grcss arc SIPS. .1J0.091.S9 less than the
appropriations made during the two
regular sessions of the preceding Con-
greSS. The new revenue law passed
ut this session will. it is estimated, re-
duce taxes for the coming fiscal year
SAL 100000. bringing or total estim-
atcd income for the coming fiscal
year. including postal revenues. to
$675, 5,633.042.
The large deficiencies provided for
during the fiscal year 1899 by the first
regular session of the Fifty-fifth Con
gross. amounting to S349. 9.7I2,3S9.9G.
were almost in their entirety to cover
the expenses of the military and naval
establishments during the fiscal years
1899 and 1900 incident to the war with
Spain.
The most marked Increase indicated
in the appropriations for ordinary eX-
penSes of the Government made for
the two years 1901 and 1902, at the
two sessions of this Congress. over
those of the two preceding years. 1899
and 1900. provided for by the Fifty
fifth Congress. is for the postal serv
ice This is the one branch of the
public service that cannot be re-
strained in its growth. 1t registers.
with precision and eyactness the wei
fare Of the nation. and the agricultur-
nj, Industrial ap1 commercial condi-
tion of the country. That the growth
of the postal service for the two years
provided for by this Congress is near
ly eight per cent. greater than was the
growth of the appropriations made
therefor by the Fifty-tifth Congress is
q SoI1raa of con Or1 nj tioO