Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-08
AN IMPORTANT MEASURE.
A Bill Regulating III Manner of Making
Government Appropriations.

Government Appropriations.
Washington, March 4.-The senate com
mittee on appropriations to-day autborize'
Chairman Davis of West Virginia to .repor
for passage the following important measure
based upon. but in many particulars differ.
ing from the bill originally introduced.
A bill to repeal certain laws relating Il
permanent and indefinite appropriations.
Be it Enacted. Etc,
SECTION l. That all lava heretofore mad.
for the appropriation of monies from tn.
general treasury for permanent, specific and
permanent indefinite Objects, except 10 far a.
they provide appropriations TOR the sinking
fund, for the payment of the interest, pren,i
nm or principal Of the public debt, or o1
bonds issued to the Pacific railroad compa
MES, or for expenses pertsin,ng to the re-
%tnndingof the national debt not exceeding
nne-balf of l per cent. of the b nds author
'zed by the acts o.. July IA, 1870. Jannar,
20, 1870, and January IA, 1875, for the ex
pen-es of the Smithsonian institution
and the interest on the trust fund there.
Of, for the payment Of the interest Of.
The navy pension fund, for refundipe.
taxes illegally collected aud for allowapc.
Wdawback under the internal revaou.
avs. for the marine hospital service, To-,
the support OF 8 'ldiers' homes, for repay
ment I o importers of excess5of deposits
'ebeDtures or drawback, ETC., and for ib.
payment of proceeds Of the sales Of up-
claimed merchandise under the customs
revenue laws, be and the same are be,en,
repealed. to take effect from and after June
80. 1881 provided thst the payment OF the
expenditures which he proper Incurred
within Eone year prior 10 June 3Oih,
1882, under any Of the appropriateness
'tec.ed by this act NAV be made at an,
lime within one year after that day, at tn.
EXPIRATION of which time any balance.
remaining unexpended of such s%ppropri-
a.,'ons shall be carried over to the surplu.
fund.
Sea-. That al appropriation, hereafter
10 he made shall remain available for two
years for the payment of expenditure.
properly incurred within the time for
which they are appropriated, except ap-
nropriations for the construction Of
nu6lic buildings. rivers and harbors.
light houses and ports, which shall remain
available for a like purpose for a period Of
four years, at the expiration ofwhich period
81! appropriations or balances of appropri.
atoms which shall; have been upon the books
Of the treasury for said period of two years
respectively, shall be carried 10 the aurplus
fund, and with the exception of the appro-
priations for the public debt, the Limitations
herein placed upon the expenditure, shall
apply TO all appropriations now on the
books of the treasury.
SEC. 8. That it shall he the duty Of the
heads of the several departments Of the gov.
ernment to include in their annual eatima,ea
TO congress estimates Of the amounts REQUIRED
tor expenditures under the appropriation
Effected bv this act for tn. service of the
fiscal year 1882 and annually thereafter.
Sec 4. That all laws or parts oflavs
,nconai.tent with the provisions of ,hi. &C,
be and are hereby repealed.