Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-27
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DAKOTA
Thursday Evening, June 27, 1873
the YEARS APPROPRIATIONS.

Washington, June 2l.- Owing 10 the great
confusion Of the closing days in congress:
the records are yet unmade. From careful
summaries made to-day, il is shown that the
consular and diplomatic bill appropriates
this yesr $l9,l77 1886, against Sill ,l3S. .374
last year.
The treasury department gets Sl4, l52, $50,
against $13, ,54l ,524 last year.
The Notifications bill, $275,O0O, is the
same AZ last year.
The Indian bill is $474S,275. Last year
it was $4,829,958.
The river and harbor bill appropriates
over $S,O00000. There was no bill last
year.
The legislative, executive and judicial
bill approximately amounts to $4,000. 900.
Last year it was $15,756,774.45.
The postoffice bill this year am ;unts to
about 81 100000, which was actually appro-
Priated to be paid out of the treasury. but
does not include the receipts of the depart.
ment, which are applied directly to the pay
ment Of it's expenses. These amount 10
about $780, 10000, making total appro
Prlat'on OF S34 100000. Last year the
amount appropriated from the treasury OF
the United States was S2,939725. The re-
| celpts of the department were about the
same.
The sundry civil expenses of the govern.
ment this year amount to about $22, 90 900,
which includes $5,500OOO for the fishery
award. Last year the amount appropria-
ted was $l7 7,079, ,256.19.
The amount appropriated for the army is
over S26,O0O,O00. Last year there was no
appropriation for the army.
For the support of the military academy
the amount this year is $275, 900, against
$286, ,G04 appropriated last year.
This year $29 SOC, 900 has been appropri-
ated for invalid and other pensions. while
last year the amount of $2s, ,553, 900 was ap.
propriated.
Various other special appropriations were
made, including deficiencies, which amount
to about Sl4,O0OO0O, making a grand ag.
gregate of about STA, 100000.
The total of the appropriations made last
year was $88, 1856, ,9S3.l3
1t must be borne in mind, however. that
| no appropriation at all was made for the
army, none for deficiencies, and none for
rivers and harbors. The item for the Hall.
fax award should also be considered as an
item independent of the regular appropria.
tions. These various items amount. approx.
imately, to S56,0O0,O0O, Of which is an
amount of about $15,0OO,O0O appropriated
for deficiencies of all kinds. Deducting this
S56, 100000 from the grand total appropria,
ted this year, leaves Sl1S,OOO, 900. The
amount of Sss,O0O00 given as the total
appropriation made for last year does no,
include the amount of expenses of the post.
office department, which applies at once to
the expenses Of department and requires no
appropriation from the tresury. This, how.
ever, is included when speaking of appro.
priations for that department 1t NAV safe.
ly be estimated at about S2S.OOO,O0O last
year. Adding this to the SSO,O0O,OOO, the
total of the appropriations last year, makes
$ll6, ,OO0, 600 really appropriated last year
Comparing this with the amount of thi.
years appropriations just given shows AZ
excess of in the neighborhood of $4,000, ,OOt
over the appropriations of last year for tn,
same purposes. Adding to this $50, 600, 900
which was appropriated for purposes not in
cluded in the statement of appropriations fo
last year makes S5S,00O,0O0 as the grand to
tai of excess of appropriations of this yea
over last.
Mr.. Atkins, chairman of the committe,
on appropriations of the house, states tina
of the deficiencies occurring last year, anc
of course can be charged to the shortness o.
the appropriations made by the last session
of the previous congress. The remainder o.
the $l5,000,0 900 is made up from Deficiencies
Of several preceding years, including ovel
81, 100000 for the 4th of March contract,
that were let by Robeson on the last day O
Grants administration. Including the fxeG
amounts appropriated by law to be paid on,
of the treasury, such as interest on the pub
lie debt, sinking fund, etc., and not incor
porated in any of the appropriation bills tn,
grand total which will have to be paid ou
of the treasury this year will be in the neigh
borhood of s24o, 100000.