The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-05
ESTIMATES FOR Iss4-sS.
The Amounts Required for the Expeas
OF the Government

The Amounts Required for the Expenses
OF the Government.
WASHINGTON CRY. Dec. 4-The book of
estimates for appropriations for the fiscal
year ls94-9o was sent to congress today
The amount estimated as necessary to
carry on the government for the fiscal
year is SAIL. s79. d4l. against the estimates
for ls93-A of $42l, ,6l2. 2l5. and appropria-
tions for 1894 OF $4S2, 456 SO. The esti-
mates for 1895 are made up ~ follows:
Executive, $3os $50; legislative. 81, 9o3 723; !;
state. $i.sSS. 6Ss; treasury. $40, ASS, $50;
war. $55. 277. 499; navy. SIS sss, IA: interior,
$1S0.29 I'D; postoffice. S.. 3s7, ,s56; agri-
cultural s., 2S3, ,s43; labor, $l6i. $50: justice.
IS. 273. 345.
To pay the salaries of an examining
force of thirty clerks of the civil service
commission $43, 600 10 asked. For investi-
CATION of pension cases $780, 900 is asked,
as against 500. 900 this year. The amount
asked for salaries and expenses of the
bureau of animal industry is 500, 600, q de-
crease Of $3.50. 900 from the appropriation
for the present year. The amount asked
for the purchase and distribution of seeds
is $35, COO. against $135 900 the present year.
For the continental railway commission
$50, 600 is asked. For ordnance supplies
for the army, $6i5, 5,62l, an increase of $780,
62l; for ordnance stores for the navy,
$3.50 900. against 500. 600: for a gun plant
at the Washington City navy yards.
$li7.000; for equipment of vessels. 81, ,0o0,-
600, against $s25. 600; for steam machinery
for the Chicago and Hartford and the
tugs Standish and Speedwell. $3.50, 90: for
armament and armor of domestic manu-
faaf
sc. J00.0 600. In the pension appropria-
ton the principal change is a reduc
tion OF 5000, coo in pension payments.
Enforcement of the Chinese exclusion act
will require $3.50, 600. and repairs aud pre-
serving public buildings $2a5 900. The
total for public buildings under the treas
ury department is 81, $50. i35, against $780,
500 the present year. Gray's harbor light
station needs $39. $50. For the navy yard
at Brooklyn $l4o. 900 is asked; navy yard
at League island. $s6, GEO: navy yard at
Mare Island. $37,01i. For rivers and har-
bors $l2. 5lo, 600 is the estimate, an increase
of more than S., 600 900 over the appropria-
tions for the current year. Ofthis amount
$T,J00.0O0 is to be expended upon works
directed by congress. For gun and NOR
tar batteries si,s93, ,l26 is asked;
sites. fortihcations and seacoast de-
lenses, 100000; torpedoes for harbor
defense, $10I $50; armament of fortifica-
tions, $4,s70, 437 against s.. .63s. 405 the pres
ent year; for Notifications and other
works of defense. 81. AS, ,4i3. s.. coo, 900 more
than the present year. For compensation
of postmasters, Sic. 250, 900 is asked. an in-
crease of 81 $50. coo: free delivery. $i2, 327.-
6s5. an increase OF 81. .000, 600: railway pos
tai car service. SD. so. 900. an increase of
81. 10000. There is an estimated postal
deficiency of $5971, 736. for which an ap-
preparation is asked. The expenses of the
territorial courts of Utah are increased
from SIS. 900 to $40. 600. A note accompa-
nying the statement Of the appropriation
made the present year to pay tho bounty
on sugar says: xThe secretary having rec
ommended repeal of the sugar bounty
law, no estimate is made for 1893 In case
the law is not repealed $ii, 600, 600 will be
required for the purpose"