New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-22
AN INTERESTING STATEMENT FROM sEcRE-
TARY RUsK-INCREAsED SUMS FOR NEW
DUTIES OF TIE DEPARTMENT.
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TBr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TkiBUSE.'


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washington March 9l-SccrrtaIy Rusk has Just
CON, ont for publication In agricultural ana olhcr
Journals a statement showing in detail the "pP'oP'
Ions for the Department Of Agriculture ior INC "','
wears ending June 80, 1881 and lo92, T>pecu'clS'
For purposes Of comparison he gives also inc Dc'r'
mont appropriations for the two fiscal years previous
The statement is accompanied by foot notes eApla'S
n some Of the Items and altogether 1t supplies III
which will no doubt be regarded as OF great
interest by farmers and all Others Interested IN aI'
cultural matters. Additional Importance at'"'"oS ~
This presentation from the fact Of recent CRITICISMS, III
which the Department of Agriculture has been c'lt"
as afording a particularly strong eSamP" Vi '"'
tendency 10 extr,vagancc attributed to the change Of
duties in the House Of Representatives by when SONIC
Of the appropriation bill, for certain departments were
conAded To special committees instead Of being LETT
rrdcr the exclusive control Of the Committee on Ap
preparations.
little ANALYSIS OF the Sccrctarys statement shows
that To arrive at Just comparison of the figures ol
the four annual agricultural appropriations the ap
proprations for state agricultural experiment siauoh'
should be separated from the total appropriations
These appropriations for experiment stations are IN no
ensc urouerly charccabc rs part 81 the Department
EXPENSE being permanent appropriations provided
for under a special law and amounting practically 10
a bounty prescribed 10 each state or Territory uhdcr
certain conditions for the support Of an agricultural
experiment station. which station Is I'm no sense re
sp,nsblc controlled by the head Of the Depart
mcnt q Agriculture. Tho Departments relations to
the state stations arr In fact strictly defined a. merely
suggestive In their character although the Department
+, required to do good deal Of work In the way OF
the compilation and collation. If the station Bulletins
For this work special appropriation amounting ioI
| the ensuing fiscal year to 100000 Is allowed.
OF the total appropriations for the Department for
the current fiscal year, -, 0,l00. 100000 Is for
the state experiment stations leaving tll1ilOO a.
| the portion for the Department proper THIS sum
exceeds By s35 900 thu corresponding appropriation for
the last fiscal year. made at the second session Of tho
| Ith Congress, and IS nearly $1,000 less than
the CORES spending appropriation for the hs'ai
year ending June 20. lr-9. The correspond
ing appropriation for next year Is Sl3l1'4oo an IN
crease over the present year made up largely on
two items. For instance. the appropriation for the
bureau Of Animal Industry for the current fiscal year
* 600 which is increased for the ensuing year
| 10 rJO0,OOO. IIut this Increase IS made necessary
by the imposition this Bureau Of The responsible
/ and cxtensvG-labOr Of inspecting all incoming and
outgoing live stock under the act Of August 30, l70o
and Of carrying out the provisions Of the meat In
,pection law Of March .. 1891. The other important
increase in the expenses for he ensuing year is in
the appropriation for printing, which Is increased from
$4,000 to $4,000. with the provision however. that
10000 Of this Increase is for the Use Of the Weather
Burcau which on the first Of July next Will be tran,
fcrrcd from the War Department 10 that Of Agriculture
Leaving ont of the comparison the appropriation FOR
agricultural experiment stations, which has now
reached its limits tlcr the law Of r77 and that for
the Weather Bureau, which represent, nearly 100000
| in annual expenditure comparison OF the figures
showing the total appropriations for the Dcpakmcn
If Agriculture by the Lth and List Congresses respect
| ivcly shows an increase under the latter and since
the Department became an executive branch Of Tho
National Government Of only III ,75i %, $4,000
Ic oil la fhp f. ca q
above namely, for the Bureau Of Animal Industry and
| for printing This leaves but $4,000 "a The
! total Increase In the Department expenditure
| for all other purposes and Of th
amount $1,000 represents the difference between th
salaries Of the SECRETARY and Assistant sccrtMy an'
the salary Of the former head Of the Department, VIII
was Commissioner at $1,000 per annum. rs
matter Of fact. Them outside of the amount specially
provided to enable the Department 10 carry out tn
provision Of two special laws enacted In response
the urgent necessities of the livestock industry am
Of the increased appropriation for printing which la
always heretofore been maniicstly Inadequate, the IN
creased expenditures Of this Department have bee
actually less than the proporOnatc increase IN popula
ten during the same period
Special criticism having been directed against III
appropratlon for the Division OF Accounts and hi,
bur,cmcnts. which is actually $4,000. but is increase
to SlDI 100 for the ensuing yeat, and this item havin
been made the target Of criticism during the debate
tho Agricultural Appropriation bill in the House. 1t
but fair quote I'm full the note appended to this cI
I'm secretary Rusk's statement, which reads a, follows
This IS not simply "A discussing Office. but dyiNo
of accounts, cha gcd with the duty Of auditing all I'll
| expense vouchers Of the Department and IT," pTOpt
keeping of whatever books and accounts may be niece
| sary and In such form may be required by IN
officers Of the Treasury Department To simplify the
own labors The increase Is merely the addition to I'll
division Of Account, and Disbursements Of this Dcpa
ment Of the analogous division OF the Weather Burca
which will hereafter form part Of this department
The summary Of the agricultural appropriations fo
| the wears ls9O'9l and 1cDl-'n2 Is a follows:
lS9O'91 .'92.
Total for Agricultural Depart
ment, a. per last years or $500 $3.50. - 49, -. .
CaniZation 81, LOO 100 90 Tl3iJ iOO
Agricultural experiment sta - 1900. .
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s2o73 400 Q
Weather Bureau transferred
To Department OF Agricut-
from War Department