The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-08-20

reduction from S3lO,O6a last yeal
to so07, 500 this year.
The Naval bin shows the mosI
marked decrease. II approprsaiei
this year $i2, ,0s0,00O, against sios.
o7O. .s87o5 last year The Milltars
Academy bill appropriating e297 So
was passed through both houses with
out any change. The Naval hillas i
passed the House appropriated only
Sii, ITS. .65G.46. The Senate lncreas.
ed Il to sls,o73,594 and the dual
appropriation Of twelve odd mllIlons
was the result OF compromise.
The Pension bilI il the largest oI
the appropriation bills. Ash paar d
tho tion-e Il appropriated SIS, ,75f20o
against 500. 900, 900 slast year, and II
was increased by the Senate 10 s76,.
076, 200. These figures were accept
ed by the House. Ia addition 10 the
amount Of pensions for lssf'e5 still
unexpended, estimated al 600. .000.-
900, reappropriatIon was made.
There Is also an unexpended balance
OF pensions from Iss3.'e4 Of $50,
00O,0 900. This was also reappropfi.
ated. Thus II will ba seen that the
Pension Commissioner has an enor.
meus fund for the settlement Of pen
sIons. He has on hand Sl05, 900, ,0e0
unexpended beside tho SO, ,0O0, 900
appropriated by this Congress, ,msking
In all over $4,000, 900 for him 70
dlsbursa during this year II he can
pass upon the eases rapidly enough.
II would seem that there might be
some cneck TO the llberalIty Of Con-
gress Ia this direction until the mon-
oy appropriated eau be actually dis
bursed. Each year the sums ap-
propriated are 50 large that the PEN
sion Commissioner Il unable with bis
force to distribute the money 70
claimants. No officer under the
Government has 50 enormousa fund 70
adIudicats and PISS upon as the Pen.
sion Commissioner.
Tho appropriation for the Post
oaice as passed Was 1906, ,s63. .25,
against s53, 700 900 last year. This
Is as II passed the House. The Sem
ate increased lhis bill nearly a mill
lion dollars, but the House insisted
upon It's figures. The principal part
of the Senste Increase was for steam
ships subsidies.
The River and Harbor bin as Il
passed tho House appropriated sl5.- :
l42,I 100. The Senate cut this down
to sI4.el3,3i0 So, and tie final conn.,
promise was for sl4,473. 300. The
last River AMI Harbor bill was for
1ss5-s4. 1t appropriated si4,9l9,-
| 200.
The sundry Civil bill - pissed
by The House appropriated SCI ,3iI,-
525.24, against go. .O70, ,257-4e lasl
year as passed hy The Senate II ap-
proprIa,ed se4. AS, S57 81. The bill
- II finally became law approprist.
"a S22 ,e57.51o 5s.
Tire Deficiency blu as II passed
the House appropriated s5,6i4,052.
81, against 81 o26. 1856. so last yesr
rs II passed lhe Senate |. was in
ere ased to the smart sum of $7,e07,
f5s.o9. AS II finally passed II APP
propriated ss,s5O,0O0. The frs
Urgency Deficiency bill appropriated
sG69, ,O55.s4. Tho second Urgescs
Deficiency bin appropriated sG.43i,
500. There was also an approprIa
lion for the Alabama Award Of 50,
739, ,405. Al.
The total OF the bills rs they werI
passed by the Senate was $500, 1888,
$50 OF. The total Of the bills q
they passed tho House was $247,
400, ,554 20, against total last yea
Of s2i0, ,505 .2e3.1s The total Of tn
bills as they actually became law
was s2I6 900, SAT. The appropsia
tion for the postal service Is paid on
Of the postal revenue, estimated 70
1887 at $47,642, ,252.04 so that lh
actual money to he raised for th
support OF the Post. Office Depart
J ment Is between seven and eIgh
, millions OF dollars. This represent
the deficiency. It has to be account
ed for as an appropriation. Tn
money appropriated 10 pay IN
, awards of the Alabama Claims Com
mission Is incident to the act Of Jun
8, 1882, volume 20, page SO, Statute
at Large.
Ia addition to the above bulk sun
for appropriations Is the permanen
: appropriation OF $11s.91O.b5 for tn
= sinking fund, the collection OF Gus
toms, the payment Of interest on tn
J public debt, etc, making gran
s total Of $685., ,871, 500.
-.
: The river and harbor bill which th
= -rssident signed promptly to the gre1
satisfaction of the people Of 0regO