The Atlanta constitution., 1902-07-07
MORE THAN A BILLION
IS SPENT BY CONGRESS

Washington. July 1.-Chairman Can
non. of the house appropriations commit
tee today presented n statement OF the
appropriations made at the present ses-
sion of congress. showing total of SI5O.-
.S37. not including the large amounts
that Will be required for the isthmian ca
nal and public building and river and
harbor contracts. In his statement Mr..
Cannon says in part:
IAN analysis of this table shows that
the total estimated expenditures forecast
by the executive departments aggre-
gated S76.3is.3lS: that the total appro-
pria tions made exclusive Of $50. coo to-
ward an isthmian canal. aggregate $159-
o63. .S31. The appropriations made in the
regular annual bills. for ordinary ex-
penses of the government payable during
the fiscal year 1903 aggregate 1896. 500, 705.
which, together with the sums carried
under permanent appropriations, and ex-
elusive of the amount required by the
sinking fund made a total of SG65, ,i2S, ,925.
In the nature of things and in the light
of past experience this entire sum will
never be expended. but will probably be
reduced IN the neishborhood of 10 per
cent The revenues of the government.
as now estimated. on the basis of the
revenue reduction legislation enacted at
this session. amount to $780, $50. The
expenditures TO be made under the ap-
propriations of this session VIII not eX-
ceed s60o.oW.000 or a sum approximating
$4,000. 600 less than the revenues which
we expect to derive under the revenue
laws. as revised by this congrss."
Statement by Livingston.
Representative Livingston. of Georgia,
the ranking democrat of the appropria-
tions committee. submitted a statement
showing. with the inclusion of the 18TH
mian canal. river and harbor and other
prospective expenditures, appropriations
Of over one billion dollars during the past
session His statement says In part:
The direct appropriations made at this
session OF congress. including the 18TH
man canal appropriation. reach the
astounding aggregate of SS00.l93S31. To
this sum should be added the further
amount Of S259.3132l5. To include con-
tracts authorized 10 be entered into in
addition to the specific appropriations.
which are made. These contract authori-
cations arc I'm the nature of promissory
notes of the government. issued by this
session of congress to be met and hqui-
dated in the future and constitute as
much a part of the appropriations
chargeable to this session as are the spc-
cifc appropriations made, and which are
To be expended, not at once, but through
out the coming fiscal year.
The two sums aggregate 81 .059,51I05 052.
The appropriations, including authorized
contracts of this session. exceed those,
including contracts of the last session,
10y S2a0. 1SS 102.
The last session of the fifty-third con-
Eress for the fiscal year 1896 was demo-
cratic I'm both houses and the government
was administered by Mr.. Cleveland. IL
therefore affords fair ground for the pur-
pose of comparison. The difference be-
tween the total then and now amounts To
the startling sum Of S55S. .SSl .761. or more
than much again IL required to con-
duct the affairs of government under u
democratic congress and executive"
Allison Makes Statement.
lust before the senate adjourned finally
today Senator Allison. chairman of the
committee on appropriations presented a
statement showing the total appropria-
tions for the session by bills as follows
Agriculture. s5.20S. $50: army S9l. $50 1876;
diplomatic and consular, sl957 OPS; Dis
trict of Columbia. $S,6475 $40; fortihcations.
s.. .29s 955: Indian. S9.l43.902: legislative,
etc, So. SOS. ISL: military academy. $2627,-
S2i. navy. s7S.67s.9 1858; pension. sl39. SAP 23o
postofiice, sl3S il6.59S: river and harbor
S26. 726 ii2 exclusive of contracts au-
thorizcdD: sundry civil SEQ ~, ,359; defici-
encies. SIS. .03g OIL; miscellaneous, s2.600000
isthmian canal s50.l30Go; permanent an
nual appropriations. 1929 .92l. 220. Grand
total. SSl0 1913. Si7.
The total last year was S73o. .33S SIS.