The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-03-28
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Chairman Allison. OF the Senate appro.
priation committee. gives the reasons
whish operated in the several APP
preparation acts 10 increase expenditures
authorized by the present Congress over
those OF Its predecessors. He says
An increase OF si,44i ,473 under the
agricultural appropriation act was caused
by the establishment OF agricultural ex-
pertinent stations and the transfer of tho
weather bureau from the war department.
In the army appropriation bill the small
increase of So, 0s5 was for the expenses
of recruiting. and In the diplomatic and
consular service reduction OF $40, $50
was made. An increase OF SS31, sac for
the District OF Columbia was for the police
department, street Improvement aud pub
lie schools. and under fertilization an in
crease OF S2,s0,, Ia was for continuing
the construction OF mortar batteries for
the defense OF Boston. New York, San
Francisco aud other harbors, and for the
new gun factory at Watervliet, N. Y.
In the Indian bill an increase OF
S7,207,tsa was made TO carry into
effect recent treaties negotiated with
various Indian tribes. An increase
Of Si.4S6, 63S under the legislative, eX-
ecutive. and general branch OF the gov.
eminent was for clerical force In the vari-
Gus departments, mainly In the pension
Office. An increase OF $500, 600 was made
IN the internal revenue service, princi
paliy on account OF the expenses OF in
spection OF sugar, upon which bounty IL
TO he paid. The appropriations for tho
military academy were less than those
made by the last Congress 10y $500
The navy appropriations show an increase
OF Sl4, 0i2, 344 fer new ships for the navy
and the improvement Cf plants at tie
navy yards. Pensions show an increase
OF Sii3,3i2, 35l, including the deficiencies
made by the Fifty first Congress over tho
Fifticth Congress. This increase was
caused In part by tho failure OF the pres
ent Congress TO make sufficient appropria.
tions for pensions for the year 1870, lcav-
ing deficiency OF S2S, l, 90l 20 be pro-
.vided for.
IN increase Of ST., 66s. 34s under tho
Post-Ohice bill was due TO the growth and
expansion OF the service throughout tho
country The increase OF S.,13S.6 7S for
river and harbor improvements was due
TO enlarged appropriations for some OF
the principal works OF improvement in
progress, such as the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, River improvements The increase
for sundry civil expenses OF SIS. $50, 400
lnents, expenses OF the eleventh census,
public buildings, Government Printing.
Office, Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol
diers, military Tosts for artificial limbs
for soldiers, for the Worlds Fair, for the
life saving sers ice, for reconagc OF silver
coins quarantine service.
The deficiency appropriations exclusive
OF pension deficiencies were Si,156. 26t
less than those made by the Fiftieth
Congress although an appropriation OF
Sl,3O4,O for the payment of French
spoliation claims was included In the bill
The miscellaneous appropriations act
shows decrease OF S9,l5g,2 2l over the
Fiftieth Congress. This was caused in
the main by the fact that many public
building acts passed by the Fiftieth Con.
gross carried appropriations therefor
while the Fifty-hrst Congress excluded
most OF sich appropriations from the
special acts and made special provisions in
the sundry civil act.