The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-29
IL APPROPRIATIONS.
q ! .... s.ysrs A sy. the
mount. to Be Spent
DItll Id, AND FIGURES PRODUCED
-. That tho Present
! u ~ =. y. nscu Que Of Unusual
.,...se. Responsibility

me full text of Hon.
aver. /, speech in congress o"
sa,.e having under consid-
snnference report OF the
y n.,amb,a appropriation bill;
having under consideration
49, report on the District OIL
\ ,psropria'ien BILL Mr. s'se''
..,,r. The approximations MADE &c,
y ps,menen, annual nppropr,a-
" ,Ir,stsd. amount 10 s5lo,'o9'-
.,cecds the appropriations
~ last session of the fIity-
hlE y" ,y sls.Tii.gps.S', aud "A-
81 ~ the first regular sesSioi, OF
ss-.ss by s2s,5s9. lS'.ib' II Is iess
!ssnsroprat,ons made by ne sec
Hp'yf,h The Flfiy-seccni congress
ssSis. although at The latter
III & more was appropriated
* ihan is Appropriated at THIS
\, /, more than the nppropr.a-
10 ma first session OF the
~ ,a M by SCI .3oi,5Ii.si. and
To less than the hppropr't,ln,ls
4. Il. second session of the Fifty
r,sress. -
RIVER AND HARBoR ACT.
~, and harbor act, IN addition to
.i.,ne ass,l.slo specifically. and
.,Mr estimated sum of $4,000 Go
~ Indefinite Appropriation to r,ir-
=. Nononrahe,a Invitation com
property, aulllor'zes "nn,racis m
S,her expenditures to the amount
wDigl. The river and harbor act
,st congress authorized no con-
herond The amounts actually ap-
bid In said act.
THE NAVAL ACT.
nval appropriation act authorizes
rnruc,lon Of three barileships and
torpeio boats, at an authorized
il,s0o Al. exclusive of armament.
Vii cost not less than half as
more or quite $20, 100000 in al for
M complete; and yet that net ap-
IA, for the increase of the navy
In1s6i, which is ai.5l5.5i5 less than
! required TO complete the ships
1Mw heretofore been authorized
Rnov being constructed. $ nee tho
fxspn Of the new navy was begun
Rhn been constructed and author
" constructed. Including the ships
e@ai in the nlval act of this SESSION.
" n s.ghty-four new ships, at an
la cost in arpropriat ons up 70
NJ EjfsM: and consequent upon
IN Increase of the naval cstab-
~ there has been m addition OF
EM the navy aud marine corps.
ny lM men authorized in the act
y ss.pn. The expense for roy and
sss Of these $3.50 additional men in
nT Is not less than 100000 per
TIE FoRTlFICATION ACT.
Publication oct, in addition to mnk-
sesac appropriations amounting to
y authorizes contracts involving
l'tA't expenditure of Si,l95, o76.
ERAL DEFICIENCY BILL VETO.
PRESIDENT, by his acton in vetoing
Hnl deficiency bill. has eliminated
'as proposed appropriations of this
We sum OF N..jl, 1866. as follows /;
payment Of French spoiu
Gains ...............Si Oo7 2Il ga
k!mehl Oh war and other
eeft,'led by the court of
unqfr the Bowman act. 54s. 9yg a
Sueht OF the Chouttuu
So. ... "................... 174,4i5.1J
t!nsnt 81 claims of u. n.
ny vthers ......... li.l4oS
E.M, organized at the beginning
s,soh ny c0mb.na lion of rcniih'
I 4 ,t ~ .o votes. placing the con-
|ss,ss' quantities OF that Body in
ltrs.,.o y. ne republicans, ny its
n ,ssy ~ ,ile sencnl appropriation
.ry passed the house prornsc i
hr lo AZ ne sum total of approprs,-
4. s-.s-Nh-oO. BY conferesic.s he-
:, m, w. W., houses this aggregate IL
! ~, 'elaced 10 ST.. 2SS' Ms u So II
I,d ' y. mat, If the senate had h.an
|sI III !, way Ia increasing .,n,,r r g'l
Is .. ,ss sum total of apprcl'l iaiInns
ks.ix aho, wo,i.d hive bon raised
|iprssss' 00Fe the aggregate as il
\ lil, g'1I to The table fTab,o un
F,raa,s w ilacorpomte as n var, '' ~,
mad setting forth the annran,.,,,
Fiis.s q eaeh session Of r ,i'a ,'!'f,
h. t r,,sooasd and Fifty-th,rd con-
b s as.'as win the iire, Ter now now
a,sssrSssd q hat tie ,Di l'I.1,y,[oagn' K
sa,rssss. second second session OF the F.ftv 9
Ils s.s Exceeded Hose made - 1T
Y 1850. s.si. or nearly 10 coll nn !.
klssda,.eaat the next sess.nn o"er
. ks poronnls Of this presen, session
lNDtp iSSapr'iat!ons OF the next sea
IN s., os less than s5s5 COO go, Ses
eshr h. MINI another table crablo
~ S.d ~ , ii'le of bills he a rnple
hi tSs u1 Is a. this session ana has nI,,o,
Aatiss "a ,ss !, session, together WITH WITH
increase in each case;