The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-03-28
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Chairman Allison, OF the Senate appros
priation committee. gives the reasons
whish operated In tao several APP
preparation acts TO increase expenditure
authorized by the present Congress over
those OF its predecessors. He says:
An increase Of 81, ,47s under tho
agricultural appropriation act was caused
by the establishment of agricultural ex-
pertinent stations and the transfer Of the
weather bureau from the war department.
In the army appropriation bill the small
increase OF $50, 0S5 was for the expenses
of recruiting. and In the diplomatic and
consular service a reduction Of $40, $50
was made. An increase OF $837, $40 for
the District Of Columbia was for the police
department, street Improvement and pub
lie schools. and Under fertilization an in
crease Of .$l,s0I,1 LA was for continuing
the construction OF mortar batteries for
the defense of Boston, New York, San
Francisco, and other harbors, and for the
new gun factory at Watervliet, N. ~.
In the Indian bill an increase OF
S7,S07,l43 was made to carry into
effect recent treaties negotiated with
various Indian tribes. An increase
of 81, 458, 635 under the legislative, ex-
'ecutive, and general branch of the gov
eminent was for clerical force in the vari-
Gus departments, main.7 in the pension,
Office. An increase of $500, 900 was made
IN the internal revenue service princi.
pally on account of the expenses of in
spection Of sugar. UPON which bounty is
to he paid. The appropriations for tho
military academy were less than those
made by the last Congress by $50, 40.
The navy appropriations show an increase
of 4,Oi2,344 fer new ships for the navy
and the improvement Ct plant, at the
navy yards. Pensions show an increase
of Sil3,312,g5i, inclrd ng the deficiencies
made by the Fifty first Congress over tho
Fiftieth Congress. This increase was
caused in part by the failure of the presI
ent Congress to make sufficient appropriaf
tions for pensions for the year 1870, leav.
ing deficiency OF S25, ,y0f to be pro-
vided for.
An increase. of So, 66s.24S under the
Post Office bill was due to the growth and
expansion of the service throughout the
county. The increase of $,,7sS.67s for
river and harbor improvements was due
to enlarged appropriations for some Of
the prin,ipa works of Improvement in
progress, sioh as the Mis- issippi and Mis-
souri, River improvements. The increase
for sundry civil expenses of Sl5,5: 400
was for the river AMI harbor improve
ments, expenses of the eventh census,
public buildings, Government Printing
Office, Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol
oilers, mi itary osts, for artificial limbs
for soldiers, for the Worlds Fair, for tho
life saving ice, for reco;nage of silver
coins, quarantine service.
The deficiency appropriations exclusive
of tension deficiencies were Sl,1.6. 264
less than those made by the Fiftieth
Congress. although an appropriation of
S1,3U4,0 0 for the payment of French
spoliation claims was included in the bill
The miscellaneous appropriations act
shows de rease OF 50. 5J,22 over the
Fiftieth Congress. This was caused in
the main by the fast that many public
building acts passed by the Fiftieth Con-
gross carried appropriations therefor,
while tie F,ty-first Congress excluded
most of ch appropriations from the
special acts and made special provisions in
the sundry civil act.