The herald., 1896-12-08
EXPENSE ESTIMATES.
Carlisle Reports the Sums Needed by
the Government

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Secretary
Carlisle today transmitted to the speak
er of the house estimates of appropria-
tions required for the fiscal year ending
JUNE 80, 1885, They are recapitulated
by title as follows: Legislative estab-
lishment. $4,379S2O; executive establish
nent, $1s,S65,952; judicial establishment,
$907, ,120; foreign intercourse, $2,0S2 72S:
military establishment. 1924, ,292 ,636; ma
val establishment. $32 494 ,773; Indian af-
fairs, E,279.525; pensions, $141, ,32S $50;
public work, $31, ,437 ,061; postal service,
81 ,2SS, $3.50; miscellaneous, S36, 344, ,216; per-
manent annual appropriations. s120O7S,
22O; total, $421, 71S.920. The estimates of
the present fiscal year amounted to $421, :
us. .965.
The appropriations, including defic-
iencies and miscellaneous amounts,
$432, All, 800. Under the head of public
works the following appropriations
amounted to s432 442, 600. Under the
head of public works the following ap-
propriations, among others, are asked
for public buildings. Boise City. Idaho,
postoffice, etc. $3.50, ,269; Cheyenne. WV
oming, postoffica, ETC., $1S6, 969; Denver,
Colo, mint building, 5000, ,000 Helena,
Montana, courthouse, etc 1927 ,76O; port
land, Oregon, customs house 5000 900:
Pueblo, Colo postoffice, S1O5, 600
The total appropriations asked for
lighthouses. beacons, fog signals, is ST.
1856, of which $780, 900 is for Point Ar
guello, California. The total estimate
for fortifications and other works of de-
fense is $15Sl5,256, an increase of over
100 per cen. over the appropriations of
the present fiscal yea.
Under the act of June 8, 1896 appropri-
ations for rivers and harbors are requir-
ed as follows: Savannah, Georgia, $780,
600; Cumberland Sound. Georgia and
Florida, 1000; Calves ton, Tex $780,
900; Humboldt harbor and bay of Cali.
fornia, $40 900; ship channel connecting
the great lakes between Chicago. Duluth
and Buffalo. 81, 100000; total estimate for
rivers and harbors. $5.349 900. Total for
public works of all kinds, SAL 437 SOL
The statement appended shows the total
amount required for the improvement
of rivers and harbors under the acts of
1890, 1892 and 1896, and not yet under con-
tract, to be about $17, 500, 900. The esti-
mate for army and navy pensions aggre-
gate $40, 100000. There is also an appro-
priation of $3.50, 900 asked for to enable
the United States government to take
part in the international exposition in
Paris in 1900. or the construction of a
steamer for service in Alaska 5000 is
asked. For the improvement of the yell
lowstone park $4,000.
THE FIRST BILL.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE first ap-
preparation bill was finished by the
house committee on appropriations to-
day and reported, so it may be passed
this week. 1t is the pension bill, which
carries total of $141, ,263, $50 decrease
of about $4,000 from the estimates of the
commissioner of pensions.
The bill making appropriations for
Legislative, executive and judicial ex-
penses of the government probably will
be reported to the house this week
WORK IN COMMITTEE.
The joint committee of the senate and
house which has been sitting in New
York to investigate into the qpestion of
free alcohol for use in the arts and man
ufactures, has not finished it's work, and
Representative Evans of Kentucky will
request the house to extend the time of
the house so that it may give hearings
In Washington before recommending
legislation.