Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-03
New Canal Commission Appointed, In
GLIDING John F. Stevens Of Maine.
By Presidents Direction Statement Relative to
American Cattle Is Issued---bsst in World.
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Washington, July o.-Representatiy,
TaWney, chairman Of the House com
mittee on appropriations has prepare
q detailed statement concerning the an
preparations for the fiscal year begin
ming July ], 1906. made by Congress
during tie session just closed in which
he claims that the per capita cost of
government of the United States, in
GLIDING federal and state. is less than
that in any European country
Mr.. T1Wn"y enters upon IN ANALYSIS
to show the various channels into which
the total appropriation of $3.50 49,. 50
will be diverted. He begins by &C.
Quoting S139 .456,415 provided for The
sinking fund, the Panama canal, etc.
showing that the real appropriation
for the conduct of the government Tor
the fiscal year is $740, 726 SSG. TO meet
this demand he estimates that the total
revenues (customs, internal and postaD.
will be $7S1,573, 1854. The appropriations
as made in the various supply bills are
as follows:
Agriculture, SO, 932 $40; army. S71.S17.-
165: diplomatic and consular. $309l .09i ::
District of Columbia. S1013S. G92; forti-
ficatiuns. $5,O53, 993; Indian, 5000. 400:
legislative, etc, $23, 141 ,019; Military
Academy, 81, 66i, 1OS; navy, $l02.O1 |, 65o:
pension. $40 "a, 800: postoihce. $13l .6a5.
999; sundry civil. S9S,274.514. Total $G,2, :
9S7,1 1874.
ISthmian canal deficiency. $l.000, 900:
urgent deficiency. 1906, and prior years,
ZIG, 20 So; urgent deficiency. additional.
1906 and prior years. $274 ~: deficiency
1906. and prior years. $11."1I3.9S9.
Total regular annual appropriations.
$40. 1O6,9S1 permanent annual appr"-
pria tons. $l40,D16,$20.
Grand total regular and permanent
annual appropriations. $3.50, ,30l.
The aggregate appropriations is 500
900 900 in exc ess of that for last year.
OF the various increases that of So
$50 go is made on account of meat IN
spection; $l.420.533 on account Of me
army; $96S.046 to carry the new consul
lar law into effect: $1,I34 $40 on account
of the navy: 81 .993. 400 account OF
pensions; $10,613,90j on account o. TN"
postOffice department Of Whlcn S5,""o,-
900 was for rural free delivery. ot the
concentrations made about 81 o0o,o00
was unestimated. for. Included in this
LIST were the following:
SO 25o 600 carried in the statehood
net. 81 900 for arming and equip
ming the iilitia: s2,5o0,000 on account
Of the ca lquake AMI fire at san Fran
cisco. 100000 on account OF the new
ouora tine law; $10,@2l,G 600 on account
Of ,.pEc buildings. Mr.. Tawney COM
,nauts as follows on the volume of the
appyopriations:
. while the expenditures of our gov
eminent are constantly increasing and
while the appropriations made therefor
by Congress are in the aggregate very
large vet when we take into consider
alton the marvellous growth Of the
country the extent to which the people
demand that the federal government
shall perform services that should be
mid bv the states, none but the I'M
thinking or misguided who do not stop
to consider the care with which the es-
Inmates for appropriations for the pub
lie service are scrutiniZed by the sew
oral committees having jurisdiction of
appropriation bills can find any reason
to criticize appropriations MADE during
this session of Congress-.
In q statement made for the Demo-
cratic minority Representative LIVING
stone makes 4 comparison Or tne eH-
nenditures provided for by this Con-
press. $3.50. 1S3. 301, with the expenditures
of 1898. the first year of President Nc
kinley's administration when the hg-
ures we're S52S,1 35 ,019, a difference OF
s251 44S 800. Commenting on this show
ing ne says:
This growth in appropriations sus-
tains the contention that the Reupbli-
can marty stands for extravaganza as
a cloak for their most Objectionable pur-
nose Of maintaining a high protective
tariff 10 favor the trust combinations
If manufacturers Of the country.
"A reduction of expenditures, thcy
we'll know. would compel commensur-
ste reduction in taxation and TO that
extent q lowering of the chinese wall
of nrotection that now surrounds the
great body of consumers VINO consu-
tute the larger portion of our popuia-
ton and compel tribute from them 10
the favored classes.
Much of this extravaganza grows
out of the practice prevailing with the
present administration of appointing
commissions to do what Congress
ought to do and what congressman are