Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-24
National Appropriations.

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National Appropriations.
In accordance with the law it is Gus
tomary to prepare at the close of each
session, under the direction of the of
fiCers of the two Houses, a statement
showing the appropriations made during
the session, the offices created and the
salaries thereof, together with the offices
and salaries increased and the amount
of that increase. The document embOdy-
inc such information in regard to the acts
of the third session of the Forty-Second
Congress has Just been completed and
advance sheets forwarded to the press.
A paper like the present, although in
teresting in itself, gains in value by
comparison with those which have pre-
ceded it, and shows in an undeniable
form the extent to which the national
treasury is drawn upon, what is had in
return, and the ratio in which these
necessary, and ofttimes unnecessary, ex-
penditures increase.
The appropriations made during the
last session reach the enormous figure
of 1896, DAB, 587, an increase of 1922, 548,-
571 over the appropriations of the pre-
Ceding session, besides the increase of
salaries, amounting to about 81 500, 900.
The session just closed lasted a little
over three mOnth-that of 1S71-72 sew
en- months, showing what can be done
under the short session system. The APP
preparation under the pension bill
amounted to $50, $780, 900, an increase
of about 50, 600, 900 over last years eX-
penditures. OF this amount $50, 000,-
900, was for the army, and $3.50, 600
for the navy The Indian bill calls for
only Ss, 541 Ais, a decrease of nearly a
million and a half from last year. But
this seems to be only apparent economy,
as in the deficiency bill we find an APP
preparation of SO, 102, 101 for the Indian
bureau, making on the other hand. an
increase of over million and half
The legislative, executive, and judi
cial appropriation act, which provides
for the expenses of the three branches
of the government establishment, pro-
vides for the disbursement from the ma
tiOnal treasury of S17, 1875, 1876, eXclu-
sive of the Congressional back pay.
Over 81, 900, 900 will be required to pay
the salaries of the members of the next
Congress, the Senate taking $405, 900
and the House of Representatives ST.
$50, 000-nearly double the former fig
ures. The salary of the president is
also doubled, and those of various other
officials increased in greater or less pro-
portion. The contingent expenses Of
the Senate are $3.50, 1874, and those of
the House $546, 902, while other expense
about the capitol, police, library, etc,
make a round million. To pay the en-
ployes of the treasury department takes
So, 422, 962, and the internal revenue Of
ficers cost 81, 1000, 000 The Interior
department gets ST $50, 900, the war de-
partment, $633, 100-this does not in
clude the army eXpenses-the post of
fee, $3.50, 632, and so forth The Judi
cial branch of the government is the
only one which appears to be conducted
on cheap scale; it costs but 1887, $50
for all United States courts, except the
Court of Claims, which takes S433, $50,
including the payment of judgments.
The department of justice also takes
$147, 800.
The civil appropriation, or omnibus,
bill, includes all sorts of appropriations
for all sorts of purposes, which might |
as far as ordinary people can see, be
placed under their proper heads as well |
as occupy the place they do. In the
list under this bill we find $3.50, 900 |
set aside for the Judiciary, although an
other distinct appropriation is made I'M
der the act just cited. There is also one |
for public printing and binding, amount |
ing to 50, 053, 500 The treasury print |
ing costs 1895, 900 more; the revenue |
cutter service, 81, OPS, 218; the care of
public lands, 81, 352 900; the coast sur
vey, $766, 900; and the light house and |
the life saving service, S4,215, 800 For
public building the enormous sum of
s |, 052, 081, is set down, besides which
Congress appropriates 50, SOB, 733 for
the public buildings and grounds in
w Washington, the greater part of which
goes to the District board of works.
Then there are appropriations of $207,-
$50 for the police of the District, and
$500, 900 for charitable institutions.
The largest appropriation for any one
purpose is that for the postal depart
ment, amounting to $32, 529, 1877. The
sum of $1,311, 359 is appropriated for
the consular and diplomatic service:
1914, 81 for the military academy; ST.
800, 900 for the expense and repairs of
and So, 102, 900 for the
of rivers and harbors.
The army appropriation bill calls for
S31, 796, 008; this includes the pay of
the army, subsistence, qqarteTmasters'
stores, transportation, clothing, manu-
featuring ordnance and ammunition.
The appropriations for the navy amount
70 $22, 265, 857 the largest items are
Sc, 756, 900 for the bureau of construc-
ion, 50, $40, 900 for the bureau of steam
$1,944, 300 for the bureau
IF navigation, $1,672, 855 for the bureau
If provisions and clothing, 81, 147, 267
for the marine corps, and S6, 250, 900 for
he pay of the navy.
An act appropriating STE, 0S3 for the
payment Of Southern claimants, and a
lumber of special acts, appropriating in
ii So, $50, $50, make up the list of APP
for the fiscal year of 1884
the whole of which is $1S4, 931, 06S. {
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