People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-15
VAST sum NECESSARY.
APPROPRIATIONS CONGRESS IS
ASKED TO MAKE.
Estimated Needs of the Various Gov.
ernmental Departmental Cow
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ST Louis Republic.


st Louis Republic.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 4.--The
book of estimates for appropriations
for the fiscal year 1S94-1S95 was
sent to Congress to-day. The
amount estimated necessary to car
ry on the Government for the fiscal
year is S411,879,041, as against estl-
mates for 1S93-1S94 of $421, 612,215,
and appropriations for 1894 OF S492,-
456,526.
The estimates for 1895 are made
up as follows: Executive, S203,280;
legislative, S7,903,723; State Depart
ment, 81, S53,63S; Treasury Depart
ment, s120,455,980; War Depart
ment, S55,277,499; Navy Depart
ment, S28,SSS774; Interior Depart
ment, $1SO,229, 220; Post Office De
partment, $8,S97, S66; Department
Of Agriculture, $2,233,S43; Depart
ment of Labor, $161 $40; Depart
ment of Justice, $6,273,345.
The estimate of $4,000 is asked
to pay the salaries of an examining
force Of 80 clerks in the Civil Ser
vice Commission. The work OF the
examining branch, has been more
than doubled by the extension of
the classified service. For the inv es-
tigation of pension cases 100000 is
asked, as against 100000 appropri-
ated for the present fiscal year, The
amount asked for on salaries and eN-
penses of the Bureau OF Animal In
dustry is 100000, a decrease Of
$150,000 from the appropriation for
the present year. The amount ask
ed for the purchase and distribution
of seeds is $4,000 as against the APP
preparation of $4,000 for the fiscal
wear; for the Continental Railway
Commission, $4,000; for ordinance
supplies, etc, for the army, $6l5,621,
an increase of $102,621; for ord
nance stores, etc. (navy), $35O,000 is
asked, against 100000; gun plant,
$4,000 equipment Of vessels, ST.
100000, against $925,00o for the
present year for steam machinery
for the Chicago and Hartford, and
tugs Standish and Speedwell, $780,
900 for the armament and arm6r,
of domestic manufacture, for the
vessels authorized by various acts OF
Congress, $6,500,o0Q.
Various reductions are made in the
appropriations for expenses in the
Indian service, and the total esti-
mate is S6,931, l56, as against an ap-
preparation of $7,098,011 for the
present year.
In the pension appropriations the
principal changes are a reduction of
$4,000, 600 for pension payments an
increase of ST, 100000 for fees and
expenses of examining surgeons, and
an increase of 100000 for clerks
hire at pension agencies.
Under the head of public works
are the following: Charleston, S.
c., public building, $4,000; Kansas
City, Mo-, public building, $250,o0O
Omaha, Neb., public building, $780,
600; st. Paul, MINI, public build
ing, 100000; Sioux City, To-, pub
lie building, $4,000; electric light
plant for court public building at
New York, 100000; enforcement of
the Chinese exclusion act, S350,000;
repairs and preserving public build
ings, $225,OO0, total for public
buildings under the Treasury Depart
ment Of 81, 659,135, as against an
appropriation of $650,500 for the
present year.
For the Poos Reef lightship,
Straits of Mackinac, Mich, $4,000;
Big Bay Point lighthouse station,
Michigan, $4,000; Forty-M Mile Point
light and fog station, Michigan, $685.
900; Gray's Harbor light station,
Washington, $4,000; Navy Yard,
Brooklyn, N, Y, $4,000; Navy
Yard, League Island, Pennsylvania,
$4,000; Navy Yard, Mare Island,
California, $37 oil.
For rivers and harbors total of
$12, 100000 is estimated for, an in
crease of more than S5,000,0O0 over
the appropriation for the current
year. Of this amount 81, 100000 is
to be expended on such works as
may be directed by Congress.
Some items in the list are Gal
weston, Tex, 100000; St Mary's
River at the falls, Michigan, $500,
600; improving Hay Lake channel,
Michigan, $4,000; improving Mis-
assippl River from mouth OF Ohio
River to Minneapolis, 81, 625,000; for
the Rock Island Qll.) Arsenal, $1l5,-
706; for the Benecial Arsenal, Cal,
$23, 500; for arsenal at Indianapolis,
Ind, $38,962, for gun and mortar
batteries, $1,893,126; for sites for
Notifications and seacoasc defences,