Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-06-14
At A SESSION
Appropriations Are Climbing To-
ward That Mark.
A WARNING FROM MR.. CANNON

. WARNING FROM Mr.. CANNON
He Prophesies That Surplus in the Treasury
May Be Wiped Out and That All Current
Revenues May Be Necessary 10 Meet
Expenditures Which Congress is
Authorizing.
Was hington. June l1.-Engaged IN
his fervent task of checking the great
expenditures of this Congress, Mr..
Cannon. chairman of appropriations
yesterday enlightened the House with
a few minutes of plain talk. He had
snatched Of his collar and cravat and
loosened his shirt band in the course
of an hour speech On another topic,
but paused a moment, asking his
hearers to bear with him a bit while
he talked on the subject of extrava-
gance.
The significance of hie remarks was
the possibility Of ~exhausting the sur
plus and the forthcoming OF
the government during the next fiscal
wear. He showed that the total aD-
propriations OF this Congress will
reach lea to 800. 000, 900. and apneal-
ed to both parties to aid IN keeping
the expenditures down,
Mr.. Cannon then made a statement
regarding the expenditures and re-
ceipts for the coming fiscal wear.
For the current year the apparent
surplus was Sal, 900, 900. For the COM
ing year the estimated revenues were
$3.50, 600, 900. The regular %appronria-
tiun bills In their present status ag-
gregated $3.50, 600, 900. The permanent
appropriations we're $50, 900. 600 the.
miscellaneous appropriations inelud-
lug the Omnibus Public Building bill,
were $40, 000,0 600; the deticIencies pi-
ready aggregated S2l. 900. 900. The
apparent excess of appropriations over
expenditures has already reached the
sum of SOL, 925. I3S. This showing
made no provision for the sinking
fund 1854. 900, 000), which could be
paid or not 1t did not not include
ANYTHING for the tsthmlan canal. for
the Pacific cable, for the omnibus
fis1 hatchery propositions. 1t might
be said that the Treasury contained a
great surplus. observed Mr.. Cannon.
Ii any of the great pending enterpri.
SEES should be ~undeGtaken the surplus
would vanish like the mist before
sun" He said he did not desiie to
be an alarmIst. but he adiured has
colleagues to weigh carefully appro-
priations before they allowed authori-
cations to march beyond estimated re-
ceIpts. Every cent of reveue for the
next fiscal wear will be necessary TO
pay expenses in sight. He appealed
to his colleagues not to pass a bill
like the pending measure. which
would certainly beget extravaganza.
Let us cut its heads off, y he said,
lust behind the ears" applause
and laughter.)
Mr.. Lacey tIowa) replitd to Mr..
Cannon. He insisted that the latter's
criticism of the pending bill is not
justified. lie paid "a high tribute TO
President Roosevelt. saving it wa
fortunate for the country that il had
a president who knew something of
the great Nest and the needs of the
future there.
MI. Cannon's motion to strike ort
the enactlng clause was carried-66
Az.
This was not a record vote. Th !
bill was Immediately reported n the
house with the recommendation that
the enacting clause be stricken out.
Mr.. Lacy, in charge of the bill. de-
manded the yeas a.d NAYS on the
adoption of the recommendation of
tine committee OF the whole. The
recommendation was adopted-l0O to
10.
FORESTRY BILL DEFEATED.
The House def ea'ed the bill TO
TRANSFER certain forest reserves to the
Agricultural Department and to au-
thor'z re the President to establish
game and fish preserves.
Its death was accomplished by strik-
ont the enacfIng clause. The mo-
lion was made by Mr.. Cannon and
was carried by 100 tn 10 Mr.. Can
non said thai the bill would greatly
increase the cost OF administering
reserves and declared that the
estimated receiDts for the next fiscal
already were exceeded by the an
up to the present time
ov more than $51. 600 600.
he argued vigorously against the
proposed transfer on the ground that