The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-02

CHAIRMAN CANNON S SMALLER
But Even by His Showing, Which Does
Not Include Isthnian Canal and
Continuing River and Harbor
Contracts, is sS75O,C63,837.

(By Associated Press.p

WASHINGTON July Chairman
Cannon OF the House Appropriation Com
nittee to-day presented a statement OF
the appropriations made at the present
session of Congress, showing a total OF
$50, O63S37, not including the large
amounts that will be required for the
lstmian Canal. and buildings and river
and harbor contracts
In his statement Mr. Cannon said in
part: AN analysis of this table shows
that the total estimated expenditures
forecast by the executive departments ag-
gregated s77634s 31s; that the total ar
propria tions made exclusive of s5o.13o 606
500 0t.3. .s37 The appropriations made in
the regular annual bills for ordinary
expenses of the government payable dur
ing the fiscal year 1908. aggregate. s595-
502 7O5, which. together with the sums
carried under permanent appropriations.
and exclusive of the amount required
by the sinking fund, makes total of
IS 5, AZ, 925 In the nature Of thinss,
and in the light of past experience this
entire sum will never be expended, but
\
borhood of 10 per cent. The revenues
of the government, as now estimated.
on the basis of the revenue reduction
legislation enacted at thts session.
amount to S64052o.63o The Ixpen6t-
lures to be made under the appropria-
tions of this session will not exceed
$500 600, GOO or a sum aprropriatinE $40.
100000 less than the revenues which we
expect to derive under the revenue laws
raI-iae6 Nv Con
MORE THAN BILLION.
Representative Livingston, OF Georgia.
the ranking Democrat of the Appropria- r
tions Committee, submitted statement
showing. with the inclusion of the 18th
mian Canal. river and harbos and other
prospective expenditures. appropria tons
of over one billion dollars during the past
session. His statment says in part:
The direct appropria tions made at
this session of Congress. including the
isthmian canal appropriation. reach the
astounding aggregate of $500 193, s31. To
this sum should be added the further
amount of $25a,373215. to include CON
tracts authorized to he entered into in
addition to the specific appropriations
which are made These contract au-
thorizatons are in the nature of pro
nlissory notes of the Government. issued
by this session of Congress. to he met
and ioudated in the future. and con-
stitute as much a part of the appropria-
tons chargeable to this session as are
the specific appropria ions made. and
which are to be expended, not at once.
but through the coming fiscal year.
THE two sums aggregate S1059.577. .o52
The appropriations. including authorized
contracts Of this session. exceed those.
including contracts, of the last session
by $21o, 7aS,102.
The last session of the F-iftv-thrd
Congress for the fiscal year 1896 was
Democratic in both branches and the
Government was administered by Mr..
Cleveland. It, therefore, affords fair
ground for the purpose of comparison.
The difference between the total then
and now amounts to the startling sum
of s55S. .SS1, ,767. or more than as much
2 gain as it required to conduct the
affairs of government under a Demo-
cratic Congress and executive"