Joseph Cannon. |
Cortland
Evening Standard, Friday, June 12, 1896.
WHAT
CONGRESS SPENT.
Figures Showing Amount of Appropriations.
AS VIEWED BY BOTH PARTIES.
Messrs.
Cannon and Sayers Give Opposing Statements of the Money Spent by the Session
Just Closed. Quiet Closing of Congress.
WASHINGTON, June 12.—Chairman Cannon of the
house appropriation committee and ex-Chairman Sayers have made public a joint
statement concerning the expenditures authorized by this congress, discussing
them from the Republican and Democratic standpoint respectively.
The total appropriation of the session, including
permanent annual appropriations, is $515,759,820.49.
Mr. Cannon's statement says: "The
increase in the principal of the interest bearing debt of the country under the
present administration amounts to $262,215,400, which entails an annual
interest charge of $11,492,616, and to meet the sinking fund obligations the
further sum of $2,023,154.
"The regular annual bills," says
Mr. Cannon, "including deficiencies, as passed by the house made a
reduction in the estimates submitted by the executive of $26,083,191.67; that
they were increased by the senate $22,920,442.30, and that as they became laws
they appropriate $10,636,624.06 less than as passed by the senate, $12,283,818.24
more than as they passed the house and $13,374,373.43 less than the estimated requirements
of the administration."
The bills establishing salaries instead of
the fee system for officers of United States
courts, he says, will save $100,000 annually and minimize frivolous and malicious
prosecutions, and special attention is called to the fact that congress made no
increases of salaries or employees in the government departments.
Mr. Sayers, in his statement, says of the total
appropriations for the session:
"The total expenditures in one fiscal year
have never been so great except during the civil war and exceed the assessed valuation
of property in any one of the South Atlantic states."
In conclusion Mr. Sayers says: "If the present
congress had rigidly requested authority for additional contracts and had appropriated
only to meet the immediate or fiscal year requirements under existing ones, the
next congress and administration would have been in a position to largely
reduce appropriations and expenditures and the administration of the government
could have easily returned to an economical method of expenditures."
ADJOURNMENT
OF CONGRESS.
Closing
Hours Devoid of Interest—Bills Passed In the House.
WASHINGTON, June 12.—The final session of
the house was devoid of public interest. The appropriations bill had been
passed and the members simply waited for the end to come. A number of the members
were made happy by the passage of small local bills of interest to their
districts. To General Wheeler of Alabama belonged the distinction of securing
the passage of the last bill.
Beyond a little misunderstanding between Mr.
Bailey of Texas and Mr. Marsh of Illinois, the utmost good feeling prevailed.
There was an attempt by Mr. Bailey and Mr.
Maguire of California to precipitate a political discussion in the last half hour
of the session, but the Republicans declined to engage in combat.
Mr. Turner (Dem., Ga.), who was the floor
leader of the minority during the absence of Mr. Crisp, offered a resolution of
thanks to the speaker, which was adopted by a standing vote, a most unusual honor.
The speaker closed the session with a graceful
speech in which he thanked the members most cordially and felicitated them on
the work of the session.
Operations
In Cuba.
HAVANA, June 12.—Magin Wilson, in an
engagement with the Spanish troops near Santiago de Cuba, was seriously wounded.
He is an insurgent leader and is believed to be an American. Paul Arango, the
insurgent leader, with a numerous force, has attacked the forts of San Antonio,
Rio Blanco, this province. He was repulsed, but in the meanwhile another force
of insurgents burned the town, destroying 95 houses.
Gen. Valeriano Weyler. |
CUBA IS
LOST.
So Says
a Spanish Newspaper and Causes a Sensation.
NEW YORK, June 12.—The Herald has the
following from Key West: Advices from Havana say a sensation has been caused
there by an editorial on the situation in the Diaro Del Commercia, the leading
paper of Barcelona. Copies of the paper which reached Havana have been
suppressed by Capt. Gen. Weyler. The subject of the editorial is Senor
Sagasta's statement that the war is annually costing Spain 500,000,000 pesetas
and 15,000 soldiers, but that the conflict may end in two years.
"The gravest part is not what the
Liberal chief says, but what he withholds," says the paper. "He knows
the war will never terminate except in the loss to Cuba. The treasury of Cuba will
not have resources to cover the expenditures, nor has that of Spain. The
powers of consumption are dried up, and agriculture, industries and business
wholly ruined. We have to accept the economic catastrophe, colossal as it is,
and admit that both Spain and Cuba air ruined, and this catastrophe is due to
the stupidities that followed the last revolution.
Senor Sagasta very well says: Our arms are
not to be folded before the prospect of the enormous sacrifices. And the
prognostications of Weyler increase the point of gravity, when it is thought
there will be much more then 500,000,000 pesetas spent annually, and many more
than 15,000 Spaniards sacrificed. How and by whom is guaranteed the attainment
of this force at twenty-four months from this date, and if the purposes of the
general are not attained, what shall we be gaining, and what are we to do then?
The political conventions will soon meet in
the United States, and they will fan the flames against Spain. Senator Sagasta
will do well to plan for a conflict before the chambers, because it is
impossible for the country to accept either the plans of Weyler or the policy
of war which is bringing up to annihilation with great velocity."
AIR
BRAKES.
Must be
Placed on all Freight Cars in this State.
Railroad men will be interested to know that
Gov. Morton has signed the bill which requires all freight cars and locomotives
to be equipped with continuous power or air brakes immediately. In addition to
such freight cars and locomotives already so equipped, at least ten per cent of
all freight cars and locomotives operated in New York state shall be equipped
each year until all cars and locomotives are so equipped. Another law requires
that all freight cars be equipped with automatic couplers, at least 20 per cent
being equipped each year.
Hampton Institute. |
For
Hampton Institute.
A public meeting in the interest of Hampton Institute will be held in the Presbyterian church of Cortland on Monday
evening, June 22, at 8 o'clock. The exercises will consist of short speeches
from Hampton students representing the Negro and Indian, and an address by the
chaplain, illustrated with stereopticon views, showing not only Hampton's buildings,
classrooms and workshops, but also the progress of the schools work in the
South and West, and how work multiplies and spreads, as the Hampton graduate
prepares his scholars to be teachers, who in turn go out and do similar work.
Pictures of schools taught by Hampton's children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren will be thrown on the screen. The quartet will be present to sing
the old plantation melodies. No admission will be charged, but a collection
will be taken. An invitation to be present is extended to all.
THE
NINTH GRADE.
Graduating
Exercises, Normal Hall, on Friday, June 19.
The Ninth grade of the intermediate department
of the Normal school have issued invitations for the graduating exercises which
will be held in Normal Hall on Friday afternoon, June 19.
The following are the names of the
graduates: Claud Dann, Elbert Fox, Fred Gleason, Maud Stevens, Josie Sullivan,
Edith Van Derveer, Lawrence Rose, Per Lee Smith, Harry Weatherwax, Kitties Byrnes,
Maud Filzinger, Lulu Hinman, Stella Hollister, Stella Meldrim, Margaret Nix,
Bessie Park, Lena Perry, Erma Rogers, Maud Robbins, Lola Strowbridge, Bergene
Watson, Grace Wadsworth.
CHENINGO.
CHENINGO, June 11.—Miss Phoebe Brown of
Cuyler is spending a few days at Mrs. D. Bennett's.
While Mrs. Clara Hyers and Jeanie Turner
were coming down Thorington hill the other morning, the horse became
unmanageable and ran down the hill. At the bottom in making a short turn both
the occupants of the wagon were thrown to the ground and seriously injured.
Mrs. Hyers remained unconscious for some time but is recovering slowly.
The ice cream and strawberry social held at
the church last evening netted the young people $8.50.
HAWKEYE.
SCOTT.
SCOTT, June 10.—Rev. W. D. Burdick of
Jackson Centre, O., recently visited his uncle D. D. L. Burdick and other
relatives here while on his way to the S. D. B. Central association at
DeRuyter.
The following persons from Scott were in
attendance at the above named meeting: Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Brown, Mr. Dolphin
Burdick, Mr. B. L. Barber, Mr. Ernest and Miss Clkara Barber, Mrs. Emily
Clarke, Miss Amelia Barber, Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Frisbie and son Willie, Mr. Geo.
Frisbie, Mrs. Wm. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Childs,
Miss Mary Burdick, Miss Finch of Glenville.
The Rev. B. F. Rogers and wife were called
to DeRuyter a short time before to attend the funeral of Deacon J. B. Wells.
They were also in attendance at the association.
Mr. M. A. Whiting has been taking treatment
for a few days at the Glen.
Mrs. Ameriens Ferry of Thorn hill is to be
buried tomorrow. She was a former resident of this place.
Scott boys are having sport catching trout
and suckers at the lake. Some pretty large fish stories are told.
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