The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-05
HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS.
WORK ON TIE BILLS BEING
PUSHED BY ALL HANDS

An Early Adjournment of Congress
One of the oriecte-The Measures
Reported in Very Satisfactory shape.
The Aggregate OF the Appropria-
tons to Be Kept Below Last Year.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-The House Of
Representatives is rapidly getting the regu>
lar annual appropriation bills into shape
with view to an early adjournment Of
congress as soon as this absolutely necessary
work Of providing for the expenses Of the
Cover ument can be accomplished. The ap-
preparation ills are now in very satisfac-
tory state of progress on the House side. and
it is possible that by the end OF this month
half of the regular appropriation
bills will have been sent to the
Senate. The House committees are
actively working on the bills
before them and to-day got three of the ap-
priation measures ready TO report to the
House. These were the pension appropria-
ton bill, which was reported TO the House
to-day, the army bill and naval bill An
urgent deficiency bill was also reported.
All of these bills exhibit evidence Of the
fact that it is the policy of the democratic
majority to keep the aggregate Of the ap-
preparations down considerably below that
of the last congress.
PROGRESS OF THE BILLS.
a reorganization Of the condition
of the appropriation bills will
show the forward condition in which they
are In the House for this period Of long
session. The military academy, District Of
Columbia, census deficiency and Indian ap-
lie Anvv kba ht4k
nave not yet been acted upon in the Senate.
The army, pension. urgent deficiency and
naval appropriation bills are prac-
ideally ready for action by the
House. The diplomatic and consular,
sundry civil and river and harbor bills are
in committee. but so well advanced In prep
aration that they can be put on the calen-
dar within ten days, and by the time the
House has acted on the measures now before
it, The legislative, Notifications. deficiency,
postoffice and agricultural bills are in COM
mfttee, and it will probably be some time
before they are ready to be reported TO the
House.
THE AMOUNTS THE BILLS CARRY.
The pension bill appropriates s134, 1925 ,066
against estimates sggregating $l47, 064, $50,
and an appropriation for the current year
of Sl35, 2i4.7S5.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill, which was reported 20 the
House to-day. aggregates 4Ss. Ala
The principal item is for public
printing, 1870, 900. 1t was referred to the
committee of the whole.
The army appropriation bill, also reported
TO the House, carries a total appropriation
of $24. 245. 649. which is 1857 $50 less than
the appropriation for the current fiscal year
and 81, 703, 558 less than the department es-
innate.
THE NAVAL RTII
The naval appropriation bill In round
figures appropriates S24, 100000. The APP
preparation for the current fiscal year is
S3l, l46, AS, and the department estimates
for the next fiscal year were &27, I04, 639
which did not include any estimates for new
ships in addition TO those previously author
lied to be bnilt The bill practically agreed
upon to-day provides for the construction
of only one new ship. This vessel Is to be
cruiser of about 8 900 tons displacement, OF
the general type of the cruiser New York,
The navy department. has made plans for q
vessel of the general type Of the New York,
but included some changes in design which
it believes will result in Improvement The
committee believes that the department
should be left uuhampered by directions
from congress with respect TO the details Of
the vessel.
ONE CRUISER UNPROvIDED FOR.
No appropriation is made in the bill for
the new cruiser, which is authorized under
the head Of increase of the navy" Three
million dollars is appropriated for the CON
struction" Of ships heretofore authorized,
which is 1884 900 less than the department
estimates, and S2.00000O for the "arma-
ment" Of thess ships, which is $500, goo less
than the estimates. The last congress
in the second session appropriated
ST COZ 900 for the construction and
armament of new ships, so that the bill
proposes decrease of over SIS, 600, 900 in
this respect 1t has not yet been absolutely
decided that only one new ship will be con-
structed, this matter being to some extent
still open. Mr.. Boutelle OF Maine. In behalf
of the minority when the bill comes up In
the House, will move to authorize the oon-
struction Of two new battleships Ia addition
TO the cruiser provided for