The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-07
GAGE PRESENTS ESTIMATES
What ft VIII Cost to- Hau the Gov vefnment
Next Fiscal Year

Next Fiscal Year
Washington. Dec. s-Secretsry Gage to-
day transmitted 10 congress the estimates
of appropriations required Cor the service
OF the fiscal year ending June %. 1899. as
furnished by the several executive depart
merts. The total amount called for by
the estimates Is $50. si7.sS5. which Is about
81, ,o0o.00c in excess of the appropriations
for 1897. including deficiencies and miscella-
neous, and about SAL 900 more than the
estimates for 1895 The reorganization by
titles IS as follows, cents omitted:
Estimated for 1s9e-Legislative establish
rnelt. A.is5.5S2; executive establishment.
So. .02S, 4s4; judicial establishment, s6S7, ,esn
foreign intercourse. $3.50. 40; military es-
tabiishment. sei. $50. 03; naval establish
ment. SO s2s 55s: Indian affairs, s.. .S75. .6i!: /:
pens.ors. sl4I. IS. $50: public works. sIs.SS4.-
13i; postal service, s6.oiS 112; miscellaneous.
sS5, is. .402; permanent annual appFopria-
tions. sli7.S3s,2a. Grand total, $40. Al. $50.
The amounts include estimates for rivers
and hsrbors, s4s,72s. $50. and fortifcation.
and other works OF defense, s13. .3S7. .5Tl. the
details OF which already have been pub
lshed. The following are some OF the
principal items not OF a permanent char
acter. together with important increases or
decreases from present appropriations:
The amount asked for 10 pay expenses OF
United States mints and assay offices Is
ssSi,3Oo. decrease from present appropri-
ations OF over $4,000 At Carson City. Ne
vaGa. reduction is made from sS2 500 TO
sl5.500. and at New Orleans from ssI. $50 TO
sl5.5o0, these two mints TO hereafter be con-
Quoted as assay Offices. The salary list OF
employees at San Francisco Is reduced s2o.-
for an assay Office at Deadwood. For leg
islative expenses of the territory OF Arr
zona an increase from 1900 10 $1,000 IS
asked for and 1900 for a revision OF the
territorial records. An increase from s2o.-
0O0 to s26.Oo0 is asked for the legislative
expenses of Oklahoma. The salary and ex-
pense accounts of deputy official collectors
OF Internal revenue are reduced about $780,
coo and the salaries and expenses of agents
fees and expenses OF gaugers. storekesp-
ers, IS increased about $4,000. The gen.
eral land Office asks for 81 900 for ex-
penses OF a surveyor general OF Alaska An
increase Of $l25, ,9g9 Is asked for the bureau
OF animal industry. and $40 900 is asked 10
enable the government 10 participate IN the
Norway fisheries exposition In 1895 The
secretary Of war asks for an Increase over
the present appropriation for the army and
supplies of SoJ0o0. This Increase is made
necessary by the sale of the Uaion Pa
cifc Railway The total Increase asked
on behalf OF the military establishment
IS nearly $1,000
The total amount asked for the support
of the navy proper is s2O. 81. lib. or about
A,6oe,oO0 IN excess of the present appropri-
alton. and for the increase of the navy
the increase is about So 10000
600 for the relief and civilization Of the
Chippewa Indians in Minnesota, TO be re-
imbursable; $4,000 additional to carry out
Montana; S245,0O0 additional to carry out
the agreement with the Fort Belknap In
dians. The total amour, asked for on ac-
count o: Indians is 81, ,375. .sI7, an increase
over present appropriations OF over s355. 600.
The amount asked for on account OF pen
siors Is slil, l,257.750, a decrease from pres
ent appropriations OF about 5000 in ex-
penses. Under the head OF public works
the treasury department asks 10000 for
the erection OF a court house. penitentiary
etc, at Sitka, Alaska, also the following
amounts for continuation or completion OF
public buildings: Boise. Idaho Ss2 20;
Cheyenne, Wyo, So. So: Chicago, n.OooO0;
Denver (nint, 500. 600: Ellis Island. Qfnmi-
grafton station. $4,000; Portland Ore,
$1,000; San Francisco. $4,000
Appropriations are asked for repairs and
Improvements at Marine hospitals az fol-
lows; Chicago. t1s,75: Cleveland. S7.So:
Detroit. $iSco; Evansville, Indiana, 1900;
San Francisco. Slss15
An appropriation Of 10000 is asked for
the construction Of fixed order Iisht sta
tion a. or near HillsbOro Inlet, Florida:
$500 for the rebuilding OF the Sand Island
light and for signal station Alabama; Sz2.-
90 for light and fog signal station at
Point AUX Bargues. Mich. 80 900 for ten
der fer the Ninth District. Lake Michlgau.
For Eght on Point Argu.ilo. California.
81 .9ce; on Point Buchon. California. Ssz 600.
q relief vessel FOR the Twelfth and Tair-
teenth Pacific coast districts. 5000. also
a iiEht on Serniahmoo bay. Puget sound
s2S,eoe The total sum asked FOR ugnt
houses, beacons. etc, is sI3sZi0. TIE
whole amount OF the river and ha-bor es-
Inmates IS s,7zs.1so. as aga.ns; Is5ls. the
present Appropriation.
The present postal deficiency Is estsrns.-
ed az si.0ts.ii2 The secretary of the int
rlo- asks for $1,000 10 ald Ia the pro-
iectlon Of timber on public lands and ys.- /
eU To- the care. etc. Of forest reserves.