The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-12-15
THE DEPARTMENTS
FINANCIAL ESTIMATES FOR THE COMING
YEAR.

WASHINGTON, Dec 1.-The following
are the annual estimates, so far as furnish
ed to the Chairman of the committee on
Appropriations The estimates for the
War Department, as made up at the diff
ferent bureaus. amounted to $37, 775 ,435..
70. Secretary Belknap reduced these bu-
reau expenses to $29,383, 1893. The appro-
prlations for the current year were $780,
321, 36722. The reduction made by the
Secretary is principally owing to his es
timating for average regiments and not
for full regiments. The act of July Is,
1870, limits the number of re-enlisted
men to 10000, contemplating, probably,
full and not skeleton regiments. The
foregoing estimates for the War Depart
ment include the Military Academy, for
which $314,369.20 was appropriated for
the current year by separate bill
The War Department also estimate to
meet special acts Of Congress, such as that
of providing for reports upon the wealth
err, observations, and storm signals; that
for the support of the Bureau OF Freed
men and Refugees; that of refunding the
States the expense incurred in raising
volunteers etc.,-$7,542,951 Some of
these items have, heretofore, been known
as indeiniJe, but are now, by an act of
July Is, 1870, specifically estimated for.
The War Department also asks, for forti-
1cations and other works of militery de
Tense, geographical surveys etc, $1,000,
900; for rivers and barbors, $685., 450
public buildings and grounds IN the Dis
trict Of Columbia, $61S 156; for the
Un tor. 3d0A QQ0 l,n iap
four items amounting to $13,650139.
The Navy Department estimates, after
revision by Secretary Robson. amount
to $20,673,31777 The amount appro
prlated to the navy for the current year
was SIS, $50, 10000, which amount was ex.
elusive of the SIM for the navy yards
1864 900. This appropriation is included
in the above estimates The Navy De
partment also asks Tor an appropriation of
I $13, 444,094 to meet deficiency for the
current year, mostly in the Bureau of
Provisions and Clothing. The Pension
office asks twenty million dollars If the
unexpended balances which are applica-
BILE heretcan be used otherwise NJ Will
require thirty million dollars, the same
amount appropriated for the current year
The amount asked for by the Legislative,
Executive, and Judiciary Departments as
revised at the Treasury Department, is
1872, 848, 951S4. The amount sppropria-
ted the current year was $22, 439. 326 81,
of which the estimate for the Patent OF
fee is 1915, 720, and for the Agricultural
Department. $229.240. The amount to be
required under the title of sundry civil
service it is impossible to estimate at
present with any degree of accuracy.
The estimates for the Post Office De-
partment may be approximately estimated
from the statement in the report publish
ed to day. The Postmaster General est
mates the deficiency for the year ending
June Both, 1872, will be So 969,383, to
which must be added at least the amount
now appropriated for subsidies, $725, 900.
The deficiency appropriation for the cur
rent year was $3,74000O. All the fore
going estimates ere in strict conformity
with the requirements of the law of July
IL, 1870, sections 5, 6, and z, and are
exclusive of any unexpended balances.
This fact should be kept in mind The
estimates Include no additional sums,
such as have formerly been covered under
heads, 8 Balances available" or "Uncx-
pended balances"a These estimates made
at the departments have been subjected
to revision and reduction in the Treasury
Department. Iii given out by the Sec
rotary that the estimates for the next fis
cal year will be two hundred and eighty
millions, exclusive of all balances of for
mer appropriations, these having revert
ed to the general treasury u4der the pro
visions heretofore referred to of the ACT of
July IL, 1870 af
The Secretary of State seems to be the
only Cabinet officer under the Govern
ment who is relieved from the annual
anxiety of writing report, and then hav
ing it stolen before he even reads the
proof sheets himself For this great re
lief he is thankful; and as token there
OF, furnishes gratuitously, some interest
ing statistics relating to his department..
The pay roll of our national represen
tatiVes abroad for the last fiscal year toots |
up as follows: Salaries, $503,742 con
tlngent expenses, $54,631; loss by ex-
change, $11,907. Total $670,2S1. There
have been. several reforms In the consular
branch of service, and it is now more
self sustaining. During the last fiscal
year the total amount of fees collected
md accounted for by 1872 Consulates was
b53A67O The years salaries paid
amounted to $451, 1850; the loss by ex-
change was $9,934 leaving an excess of
ices over salaries and losses In exchange
If $23, 706. Prior to the war the most profit
tble Consulate was that Of Paris the fees
,eceived there during the fiscal yearl
amounting to S53,169, while the salaries
were but S7619. The years fees at Liv
'rpool were $3I887,and the salaries $11,-
10. At Manchester the fees were $685.
'35, and the salaries 1868 At London,
ees $l90,O73 salaries, $3,750. Havana
fees. S1s,SO5; salaries, S7,708, Shelf