The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1881-04-07
APPROPRIATIONS.
What We Pay to Conduct this Great and
Glorious Government.

Giostosss 0over~nsert.
An official tabulated statement Of
the appropriations made by the third
session of the forty-sixth congress for
1882 has just been prepared by Mr..
Robert J. Stevens, chief clerk of the
House Committee on Appropriations.
This statement gives history of each
of the fourteen regular appropriation
bills from the time it was reported to
the House until it became law. The
grand total of the appropriations is
1898, 24l, ,30l. This does not include
the deficiencies for the remainder Of
the present fiscal year, amounting to
$23,56l, ,3ol, nor miscellaneous appro-
priations, amounting to about 81, ,OOO,-
OOO. These bring the aggregate up
to $2l6,802,542. This amount is $4..
830, PAT less than the estimates. The
largest bill is the pension bill, which
appropriates $6S, ,282, 1906; this includes
$l8.2S2.306 deficiency for 1881. The
bill as reported appropriates $50.O0O,-
600. The deficiency was added on in
the Senate. The bill was reported to
the House on December 10, 1880, and
became a law February 26, 1881.
Until 1880, the annual average for the
pensions has been about $50, 900.
The p0st0tfice bill, which is next in
size to the pension bill, appropriates
$40, ,432. This is $l,4l8,5OO less
than the estimates. It was reported
to the House on January 8, and
became law on March l. The army
bill, which became a law February 24,
appropriates $28,678, 800, which Is
$2,365.947 less than the estimates. The
sundry civil bill, which was reported
February l8, and became q law the
last day of the session, appropriates
So, 2,002, 1914. nearly $500, 900 less than
the estimates. The appropriation for
the legislative, executive and judi cial
expenses of the government amount
to $l7.677, ,670-$56O, 900 less than the
estimates. The bill was reported to
the House on February 2, and finally
passed Congress on March 3, 1881.
The appropriations for the navy
amount to $l4,566,637, over $4,000
less than the estimates. Rivers and
harbors, $ll, ,547, 800, about $4,0OO,0OO
more than the estimates. General
deficiency, $5,289, ,046, ,over 500, 900 less
than the estimates. Indians, $4,857,.
S66, nearly $500, 900 less than the esti.
mates; consular and diplomatic SER
vice, $l, l92, ,435, over 100000 less than
the estimates; District of Columbia.
$l,680, ,008-$l3,O 900 more than the
estimates; fortifications, $3.50, 600,
over $50, 600 less than the estimates !;
agricultural department., $685., 500,
over 900 less than the estimates,
and military academy, $322, ,435-$72,.
600 less than the estimates.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
includes large appropriation for the
Mississippi river. The agricultural
bill was reported for the second time
as a separate bill. Heretofore it has
been included in the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial bill. The def.
cheney bill contains $838, 307 for inter.
nal revenue, $450.OOO judgments Of
court of claims, and $40O, 900 for pub.
lie printing. In the same bill S224,-
Isl is appropriated for Miami In.
dians. The miscellaneous estimates,
amounting to $2,OOO,0OO, include war
claims and all other estimates, public
and private. These were cut down
One.half Among them ara.