New-York tribune., 1902-07-02
rhe total last year was $73O,33s.5T5.
CHAIRMAN CANNON'S STATEMENT.
HE PREDICTS A SURPLUS OF 100000 II
THE PRESENT FISCAL YEAR.

washington, July 1-Chairman Cannon Of the
House Appropriations Committee, to-day presented
q statement of the appropriations made at the
present session of Congress. showing total OF OF
e3S37 not including the large amounts that will
be required for the isthmian canal and puDhc
building and river and harbor contracts. In MS
statement Mr.. Cannon says, in part;
An analysis of this table shows that the t4tai
sf6ed eHPsnaltgPffed PRggrgafed that total
made exclusive of $5013O 900 toward
an isthmian canal, aggregate s'59ooS'S0
After giving in detail the appropriations under
each bill Mr.. Cannon says:
IT Is not inappropriate here to advert 20 the fact
hst a 5S s s 6o% tha during that period
has been applied to the sinking tund more ria a
oures' and which exceeds the whole amount ap-
piled the extnguishment OF lhe pqSa1ic. Sa 800 ~
ing all Of the nine fiscal years from 1SSl 10 1859 III
last sd1ninistration from 1888 to 1896 inclusive,
ony So 4oo47 was applied to the payment Of the
administration issued bonds to the extent OF ST.
3i5 100 in order TO raise money Wherewltn 10 & pay
an analysis Of the table which submit shows
that fhe & pr orT9Py expenges Of the
payable during the fiscal year 1893 aggregaIee
under permanent approximations and excluslye, OF
the soss GIn ~ EeGsEsd & RE the ie fngs
in the light of past experience TINS entire emu sum m
aeed @ s the be Of 10 per
of the government as pow on
enacted at this session, amount 70 s6s052O,65o The
expenditures to be made under the appropriations
of this session will not exceed S6OO,eOOOo, or
sum approxmating S40.O0O,OJ less than the reVe-
laws as revised by this Congress.
Mr. Cannon explains why he does not include
the canal appropriation in his statement
A DEMOCRATIC ESTIMATE.
Representative Livingston. Of Georgia, The rank
ing Democrat the Appropriations Committee
submitted a statement showing, with the inclusion
% the isthmian canal, river and harbors and Other
prospective expenditures, appropriations of over
one billion dollars in the session. His statement
says in part:
The direct appropriations made at this session o.
Congress, including the isthn1ian canal appropria
tion reach the astounding aggregate of $780, 93 S7
To this should be added the further amount
of $3.50 33 25 include contracts authorized to be
entered into, in addition to the specific appropria
tions which are made. These contract authorize
government. issued by this session Of Congress, &c
be met and lQudated in the future, and conSt
tute much part Of the appropriations charge
able TO this session are the specific appropria-
once. but throughout the coming fiscal year. The
two sums aggregate S1O59,577,052
The appropriations, including authorized con-
tracts. OF this session exceed those. including con-
tracts of the last session by ,l02 The last
session OF the LIIId Congress, for the fiscal yeaI
1885, Democratic in both branches, and the
government was administered by Mr.. Cleveland. II
therefore affords fair ground for the purposes 81
comparison. The difference between the total then
and now amounts TO the startling sum Of S55S, $751;
conduct the affairs OF government under Demo.
cratic Congress and Executive.