The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-11
Illinois "watchdog of the Treasury
Had the Enacting Clause
Stricken Out.
WARNING SPEECH IN HOUSE
MEMBERS URGED TO BEWARE OF
EMPTYING THE TREASURY.
Passed by Senate and Canal
Bill Debated.

WASHINGTON, June 10.--The House to-
est reserves to the Agricultural Department
and to authorize the President to establish
game and fish preserves. Its death was ac-
complished by striking out the enacting
clause. The motion was made by Mr. Can
non and was carried by 100 to 20. He claimed
that the bill would greatly increase the
cost of administering forest reserves and
declared that the estimated receipts of the
next fiscal year already were exceeded by
the appropriations up to the present time
by over $1,000
Mr.. Cannon argued vigorously against the
proposed transfer on the ground that it
would take the administration of 46,O0O,OOO
acres from fully equipped land office, and
place under an inexperienced division of the
Agricultural Department. creating di-
vided jurisdiction and rendering the service
much more expensive than at present He
said he had no criticism to pass on the
scientists of the Agricultural Department,
but he observed sarcastically that the prin-
cipal industry of many alleged scientists
was to fasten themselves to the public teat
While the President had recommended
this transfer, Mr.. Cannon said that what
he really had in mind was the increased
efficiency of forestry work in the United
States. II am not hero worshipper," said
Mr.. Cannon, but measured by his admin
istration thus far 1 abundantly thank
full that Theodore Roosevelt succeeded the
great President who was stricken down at
Buffalo 1 believe in him.
AS Mr. Cannon warmed up to his subject
he created some amusement by removing
his collar and necktie. He then made
statement regarding the expenditures and
receipts for the coming fiscal year. For
the current year the apparent surplus was
s47, 900, 900; for the coming year the esti-
mated revenues were S639 900, 600. The reg
ular appropriation bills in their present
status aggregate s59OOOO, 900. The perma-
nent appropriations were s69OO0,OOO; the
miscellaneous appropriations. including the
omnibus public building bill, were $4,000, 600
and the deficiencies already aggregated
$21 600. 900. The apparent excess of appro-
priations over expenditures already reached
the sum of sol, 925, l& This showing made
no provision for the sinking fund (s54.OOO.-
OOO), which could be paid or not. 1t did not
include anything for the isthmlan canal
for the Pacific cable, for the omnibus fish
hatchery proposition a hundred other
kindred propositions. 1t might be said that
the Treasury contained a great surplus OBJ
served r.
pending enterprises were undertaken the
Surplus would vanish like the mist before
the sun. He did not desire to be an alarm
list, but a3tured his colleagues to weigh
carefully appropriations before they al
lowed expenditures to march beyond esti-
mated receipts. Every cent of revenue for
the next fiscal year was necessary TO pay
expenses in sight. He appealed to his col
leagues not to pass bill like the pending
measure, which would certainly beget ex-
travagance. Let us cut Its head off just
behind the ears" Laughter and applausel
Mr.. Lacey, of Iowa, replied to Mr.. Can
nom He insisted that the latter's criticism
of the pending bill was not justified. He
paid high tribute to President Roosevelt
saying 1t was fortunate for the country
that il had a President who knew some
thing of the great West and the needs of
the future.
Mr.. Cannon's motion 10 strike out the en-
acting clause was carried-66 TO Az This
was not a record vote. The bill was imme-
diately reported to the House, with the
recommendation that the enacting clause
be stricken out Mr.. Lacey, in charge of
the BILL demanded the yeas and nays on
the adoption of the recommendation of the
committee of the whole. The recommends
ton was adopted-l00 TO 70.
The House then adopted special order
for consideration of the Corlss Pacific
cable bill by a vote of 10S 10 73, and for the
remainder of the afternoon listened to the
author of the measure argue I'm favor of its
massage. Mr. DalZell, who presented the
rule announced that he was opposed to the
government building a cable to the Philip
pines He said he favored the construction
Of an American cable by American capital
and gave notice that al the proper time he
would offer as substitute a bill to author
lie the President TO contract for the con-
struction of a cable under certain condi-
tions. The minority of the commerce COM
mittee oppose the Corliss bill on the ground
that the Commercial Pacific Company is
now at work building a cable which is TO
be laid by 1905.