The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-07
RALF-BILLIOu MARK
THE ESTIMATED EXPENSES OF
THE GOVERNMENT JUST
SHORT OF 1T.
SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS.
SECRETARY GAGE VOICES THE
REQUESTS OF THE VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS.
INCREASE OF THIRTY MILLIONS.
Asrcd Is O,OOO,OOO-Some
Other Big Items.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Secretary
Gage today transmitted to congress the
estimates of appropriations required for
the service of the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1899, as furnished by the
4 several executive departments. The
total amount called for by the esti-
mates is $462, 647, SS5, which is about $751;
. 100000 in excess of the appropriations
for 1898, including deficiencies and mis-
cellaneOuS, and about Sal, 0000 900 more
than the estimates for 1898. The re-
capitulation by titles is as follows,
cents omitted:
Estimates for 1898: Legislative es-
Enlistment, 81 ass, 532; executive estab-
lishment, SCOOPS, 4S4; judicial establish
ment $687. $40; foreign intercourse, ST.
S50.42S; military establishment, 1920
043; naval establishment, $29. 929, $50;
Indian affairs %,375, 617; pensions, SAL
PSI, $50; public work, $73, 1854, 1874; postal
esrvice, $6,04S,112; miscellaneous, $780,
1877 ,402; permanent annual appropria-
tons, $117,836, 220. Grand total, 1882
1885.
These amounts include estimates for
rivers and harbCrs, $48, 728, 16O and for
tifications and other works of defense,
$l3.31S,571, the details of which already
have been published.
The following are some of the prin-
cipal items not of & permanent char
acter together with important increases
or decreases from present appropria-
lions:
The amount asked for to pay ex-
penses of United States minis and as
. say Offices Is $84S, 300, a decrease from
present appropriation of $114,0 At
Carson City, New, reduction is made
from $50, 800 to SIS, 900, and at New Or
leans, from $81, $50 to SO, 900, these two
minis to be hereafter conducted as
plOyeS at San Francisco is reduced
1920, 900. An appropriation of $12,2O0 is
asked for an assay office at Dead
wood. For legislative expenses IF the
Territory of Arizona an increase from
81 900 to S250 900 is asked for and SO 600
for a revision of the territorial records.
An increase from 81, 900 to 900 Is
asked for the Legislative expenses of
Oklahoma The salaries and expense
account Of deputy collectors Of internal
revenue are reduced about $160000, and
the salaries and expenses of agents,
fees and expenses of gaugers, store
keepers, etc, is increased about $780,
900.
The general land office asks for $4-
500 for expenses of a surveyor general
of Alaska. Increase OF $125,000 is asked
for the bureau of animal industry;
SO, 900 is asked to enable the govern
ment to participate in the Norway
fisheries exposition in 1898. The sec
rotary of war asks for an increase over
the present appropriation of army and
navy supplies of 100000 0his increase
is made necessary by the sale of the
Union Pacific railWay) The total in
crease asked on behalf of the military
establishment is nearly 81, 100, 900. the
total amount asked for the support of
The navy proper is 500, 131, 113, or about
81 600. 900 in excess of the appropria-
= lions. and for the increase of the navy
the increase is 50, 400, 600.
The secretary of the interior asks
for $4,000 for the relief and civiliZa-
ton of the Chippewa Indians in Min
nesota, to be reimburse Bile; $150000 ad-
ditional to carry out the treaty with
the Blackfoot agency in Montana;
S245. 900 additional to carry out agree
ment with the Fort Belknap Indians.
The total amount asked for on account
of Indians is S7,975,617. an increase
over present appropriations Of over
! $355 eco. The amount asked for on &C
count of pensions is Sal, 257, $50, de-
crease from present appropriations Of
about $4,000 in expenses.
Under the head of public works, the
treasury department asks 100000 for
the erection of a court house, peniten-
tiary. etc, at Sitka, Alaska, and also
the following amounts for continuation
or completion of public buildings;
Boise, Idaho, 1923 ,252; Cheyenne, Wyo.,
., S88,S52; Chicago, $1,00000O; Denver
(mint), 5000, 600; Ellis Island, N. Y. Gm-
migration station). $3.50. 600; Portland,
Ore, $50, 900; San Francisco, $500G00.
Appropriations are asked for repairs
and improvements at Marine hospitals
as fololws: Chicago, $16,725; Cleveland
81, $50; Detroit, $4,000; Evansville, Ind,
$4,000; San Francisco, $1S,625. An ap-
preparation of 100000 is asked for the
construction of a fixed order light sta
ton at or near Hillsboro inlet, Florida
S65 900 for the rebuilding of the Sand
Island light and for signal station al
Alabama; $32, 900 for a light and fog
signal station at PointeuX Barques
Mich; $S5, 900 for a tender for the Ninth
district Lake Michigan; $4,000 for q
harbor light and fog signal station at