The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-12-22
GOV'M'T APPROPRIATIONS.
What Share Of Dollars the South Ha.
in Them.
1t Takes q Great Deal Of Money &c
Run These United States.

AAosoS Va uppIOpilotiOuS IequIcu kOI Tue
service Of the fiscal year ending June 80,
1894, prepared by the Treasury Depart
mept and transmitted to the House of
Representatives on Tuesday, amount to
the aggregate sum of $505, S61, 335, be-
ing $15, 929, 241 more than the estimate
for 1898.
These estimates, OF course, do not in
ciude any anticipated amounts for de-
bcienc:es in past appropriations or for
miscellaneous appropriations. While the
last December footed up only $4S9, ,93s, :
O93, the appropriations authorized at the
first session of the present Congress upon
those estimates and upon additional es-
Inmates subsequently submitted amounted
to $5O7 900, 1873, or 81, ,88S, 095 in excess.
Excluding all deficiencies and miscella.
neous appropriations, the estimates for
1894 exceed the total appropriations for
1895 by $17, ,375, ,2G0.
On the other hand, the total revenues,
as estimated by the Secretary Of the
Treasurs, for 1894 will be only $500, 121, :
365, including postal revenues, thus fore.
casting prospective deficit, in addition
to that which exists at present, of $13,.
739, G69, and this without counting any
probable d ficiencies or miscellaneous ap-
preparations. II, however, default should
be made in the payment of $4s, 900, 900
to the sink ng fund, and deficiencies and
miscellaneous appropriations are exclu-
ded, there is made to appear a prospec-
tive surplus Of $32, $50, O3O.
These arc the new estimates by Sills,
as compared with the estimates and APP
propriatious for the present fiscal year,
set forth in an official table prepared by
the clerks to the committees on appro-
priations of the Senate and House:
An ana a'ysi, Of the budget shows that
Southc interests arc e9uitably cared for
in the estimates. Under the time hon
ored precedent set by tho first session of
the Forty fourth Congress and 10 10 cd
by all of its successors. by which no river
and harbor bill is framed Mt second ses-
sions OF Congress none will De prepared
this year, but liberal estimates have been
submitted by the cngine,r department Of
the army for continuing such works as
have already begun under the contracts
authorized by the river and harbcr bill
Of last session. These works. if appro
priatcd for at all this sess on, will doubt.
less be carried in the suudry civil bill.
according III the recent practice Among
the amounts which, its is stated, can be
proftably expended. are for this part Of
the South.
RIVER AND HARBoR WORKS.
thariestoanr riHsFu Hafu5pln Fla 2st 5 800, Ql,rcnra,ua
Sullivan isl md aud Mount Pleasant shore.
$3.50, coo.
Savannah harbor, Ga, 1,OOO, 900.
Mobile harbor, Ala, 81, 600, 900.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
These estimates are given for work on
Federal postof1ices and other public build.
ings throughout the South.
ClarksvIl!e. Tenn, postoffiee, compile.
tion of approaches, $25, 900
Charleston. s. c., postoffice compile.
tion, $50,
Norfolk, Va postoifice, $50.
Savannah, Ga, postoffice, continue.
tion, 800, 900.
Wilmington, N. c. Marine Hospital,
surgeons residence, 81 900.
cape Cba,les quarantine station, new,
$131, 200.
Cult quarantine station, $4,000.
Key West quarantine station, Fla, new,
| $4,000.
South Atlantic quarantine station,
5000
LIFE-sAvINE SERVICE, LIGHTS, SIGNALS,
ETC.
For the fe-saving service the esti-
mate is 81, $50, TAO, an increase OF 1902
697 over the amount granted by the cur
rent law.
For establishing new life.s .viug sta
tions the estimate is IS 1000. au increase
| of IS 900 over current law.
For supplies o! ligh houses the esti.
mate is $408 O0a, an increase of $3S, 900.
For repairs of lighthous the estimate
is $71O, 427, an increase of $365,0O)
For salaries of Lighthouse keepers the
est mate is $3.50, 600, an iocrease Of $50,
900.
For expenses OF light vessels the csti-
mate is $780, 900 an increase of $50, coo.
+ expenses Of bu,yngc the estimate
| Is $4a5, 900, an increase of sos 90
Fer expens of fog signal, tue csti
mate is $ll0, ia, an iucrcssc Of $40 600
For lights of rivers the stimntc is
| $3.50. 90 >, an increase OF "a OOJ.
Fo lighting of rivers the estimate is
| $3.50, 900, an increase Of ~ 1000.
For party expenses of The Coat ant
Geodetic Survey the estimste is $40, 900,
an increase of $17,S00.
For light alton at Key West, Fla,
$1,000.
For new light station at st. Catharine's
sound Ga, $40, ZOO
For additional range lights on noboy
sound, Ga, 81 500.
For new range lights at Doller Point,
Va $2,500.
For additional lights in Mobile ship
canal, Ala, 100000
For new light and fogsignal station
in Alligator river. N. G, $20, 900.
For new range lights at entrance Of
Beaufort harbor, N. c., $4,000.
Fer new range lights on Cape Fear
river, N. O., s3,1C5.
| For new steam light vessel with steam
for signal on Cape Lookout shoals, N. g.,
$40. 900.
For new light station in Dog river ba
channel, Mobile bay, Ala, $20,000
For new light station near Hillsbor
inlet, Fla, 500, 900.
For new light at Machipongs inlet
Va. $125, 900.
For beacon lights In the inside passag