The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-17
THE DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION.
Committee Declines To Include an Item
For sealing Damages.

Committee Declines To Include an Item
For sealing Damages.
Washington City, Feb. 16.-The house
committee on appropriations today Fe-
ported the general deficiency bill. the last
OF the regular appropriation bills or this
congress. The bill appropriates sS.sis.S.+
OF which the principal appropriations are
as follows: Treasury department, s. ie,-
as: war department.. scss5oo; navy depart
ment, sos, 2Ss: department OF justice.
s.. ss4. $50: pos;office department. N.2s-'lis;
government printing office, $io.4oo: JUG
ments of court Of claims, SIl6.0Sa; audited
claims. SIC. 7O6
In addition to the sum recommended IN
this Oil, appropriations have teen made
during the present session OF congress 10
supply deficiencies in appropriations for
the support OF the government during the
current and prior fiscal years as follows:
December "A. 1894. printing, 100000: De-
cember "a. 1894. eleventh census, etc., $780,
ooo: January Is. 1896. urgent deficiency.
S.ssi4ai. The total amount OF deficiency
appropriations for this session Is therefore
Ss.sse. $50.
The recommendation Of Secretary
Gresham for an appropriation OF s4e5,o0o
for the payment of all claims by Great
Britain growing out of the seizure OF fur
sealing vessels In Boring sea was called
up in the committee for the first time. and
the members declined to recommend any
action upon 1t because they mad not been
able 10 look into the matter sufficiently 10
take action upon 1t Immediately. Brock
inriGge was authorized 20 offer an amend
nent In the house for the payment OF
these claims without any Recommendation
from the committee for or against 1t, ana
the members reserved the right to vote
as they see fit on the question. No action
was taken by the full committee on the
suh-eommittee's recommendation that
soc. 900 be appropriated for government
exhibit at the Tennessee exposition OF
1895. but the Item will be taken up In COM
mittee Monday and. II approved, VIII Be
embodied II separate bill.
Under the department or state IS .
clause, .'that the disbursements made TO
members ana attaches OF the Boring sea
tribunal OF arbitration at Paris by Maj
T.. W. Halford ard John W. Foster. dis
bursting officers OF said commission. under
the authority and with the approval OF
heretofore appropriated shall be allowed
by the comptroller OF the treasury" which
settles controversy between the depart
mcnt and the accounting officer OF the
treasury.
For the commercial bureau OF American
republics there IL ar item OF $500; for the
enforcement Of the Chinese exclusion act.
5000
Fer collecting the internal revenue. In
Guiding expenses unier the oleoanargarins
act. ana for inspection OF tobacco ex-
ported s76caa. and for the customs ser
Vice s6noooA
The Office o. the eleventh census. Il Is
provided. shall be abolished on March 4,
1885. ana the terms OF all employees cease.
with The exception az force not 20 ex-
ces3 ninety TO complete he work under
the direction Of the secretary OF the In
terror
The deficiency appropriations for Un.tei
States courts are made each year. The
principal Item In this bill are fees.