Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-08-06
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1881.
A YEARS GOVERNMENT.

How the Ordinary Appropriation are
Spent-DetaiIs OF Various Depart.
ment Expenditures.
WASHINGTON, July 20.--The apprOpria-
tiOns for the ordinary expenses during
the current fiscal year, 1882, amount in
round numbers to $177,OOO0OO. This
does not include the interest on the pub
lie debt, and other large permanent an
nual appropriations made by general
laws and not subject to the annual SUI
pervision of congress.
Over $3,0O0,0OO are appropriated for
congressional expenses, and of that
amount $2,043000 are for the salaries
and mileage of senators and representa-
tives. For the executive establishment
there are appropriated over $15, 100000.
OF this amount the executive mansion
receives 100000; the state department,
$152,000; the treasury department, ST.
100000; independent treasury, $459,000;
mint any assay offices, $1,265,O00; ter
ritOrial governments, $242, 700; internal
revenue, $4,000; war department,
Salaries and contingent eXpenses), ST.
338,0OO; navy department Salaries and
contingent eXpenses), $4,000; interior
department (salaries), $2,200,O0O; post
Office department Salaries and cOntin-
gent expenses), $4,000; agricultural de-
partment, $685., 800; department of JUS
tice Salaries and contingent expenses),
$4,000; judicial Salaries judges
supreme court and other United States
cOurts), 100000.
The total for foreign intercourse is
$1,224,OOO; of which $4,000 is for dip
lOmatic salaries. 100000 for consular
90 10 riac ond 1913 000 for cnnf nnapf nv
penses of cOnsuls.
The appropriations for the military
establishment are $27,SOOOOO, of which
81, 350,0O0 are for pay and travelling ex-
penses of the army; $280,O00f for expenses
of the military academy; $3,500,OO0 for
regular supplies of quartermaster's de-
partment; $l,6S1, 900 for transportation
of the army; $1,l01 900 for clothing and
equipage; $2,252,0OO for subsistence, of
the army; $890.O00 for barracks and
quarters; $4,000 for ordinance service;
$325,OO0 for manufacture of arms. The
appropriation for the naval establish
ment is $14, 100000, of which $7,573,O00
are for the pay of the navy; $1,202,00O
for provisions; $1,575OO0 for cOnstruc-
tiOn and repair; $950,OOO for steam
machinery; $S25,OO9 for equipment of
vessels, $4,000 for maintenance of
yards and docks; $4,000 for ordnance
and ordnance stores; $S46,OO0 for marine
corps, and long list of miscellaneous
expenses.
The Indian appropriation is $5,155.OOO,
of which $685., 900 are for fulfilling the
treaty stipulatiOns; $l,300,000 for mis-
cellaneOus supports; $l,070OO0 for cur
rent and contingent expenses of Indian
service.
The appropriation for pensions is $780,
100000.
The amount appropriated for public
works is $lS,200,000, of which 81 l,451, 800
are for rivers and harbOrs; $3,O20,0OO for
public buildings under the treasury de-
partment; $805,000 for navy yards and
stations; $4S6,0OO for light houses, bea-
cons and fOg-signals; 1857 900 for arsen-
ais; $225,0O for Notifications and other
works of defense; $1,351, 900 for build
ings and grounds in and around Wash
ingtOn; $4,000 for military posts, roads
and buildings.
tiOns are the following: $2,124,O00 for
third of which is sQuandered0 $59S,OOO
for the life saving service; 81, 100000 for
the revenue cutter service and steamers
1926, 1000 for engraving and printing bu-
reau; $2,0480,000 for the lighthouse es-
Enlistment; $685., 900 for the coast sur
vey service; $4,000 for the fOOd-6shes
service; $95S,OOO for current expenses of
building under control of treasury de-
partment; $4,000 for expenses of the
Alaska seal-fsheries service; $175, 900 for
the national board of health; $4,000 for
suppressing counterfeiting and other
crimes; $1,763,OO0 for One-half of the
general expenses of the district of Col.
umbia; $375,0OO for the preservation and
report of storms; $95O,OO0 for military
telegraph lines; $4,000 for the publica-
tiOn of official records of the war of the
rebellion; $4,000 for artificial limbs;
$4,000 for Mississippi river commits
sion; 81, 144,O00 for public land service,
including surveying; $155,OOO for gov
eminent insane asylum; $12300O for
Smithsonian institution; $2,950,OOO for
expenses of United States courts.
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