Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-09
Nearly Nine Hundred Millions Set
Apart by Congress.
ON RIVER and HARBOR BILL PASSED
Over $3oo,ooo,ooo Provided to
Meet War Expenditures.
WHERE THE MONEY WILL GO

The annual statement of congressional
appropriations, prepared by Mr. Courts of
the House committee and Mr.. Cleaves of
the Senate committee, has been given out.
1t says
THE sum of sSa2, 527, 991. 16 has been ap-
propriated at this session of Congress. This
includes Sill, S36 90 of permanent appro-
priations to meet sinking-fund requirements
of and interest on the public debt, and for
other objects, and 1851 7ss ,095.11 to meet
expenditures of the war with Spain.
'Deducting the last two from the sum
first mentioned, there remains s412, 903, &C.
Uo, representing the appropriations made
at the present session to meet all ordinary
expenses of the government; which sum is
only $4,2i6, S16.I5 more than was appropri-
ated at the last session of the last Congress
for the same purposes Including the appro-
priations made during the recent extra ses-
SOM, winch apparent excess is almost
doaply OFFSET by the increased appropria-
ton of IS, O70,S72. 40 for the payment of pen
SONS on account of the fiscal year 1893, pro-
Vided Tor in deficiency act at this session.
mo river and harbor bill has been passed
at TINS session; but the sundry civil act
carries $14, OBJ ,613 SO to meet contracts au-
thorized by previous Congresses for river
and harbor works
mo laws authorizing the construction of
pub1c buildings in any of the cities
throughout the country have been enacted,
and otherwise the legislation authorizing
expenditures and appropriations has been
confined to the actual necessities of the
government, and to meet all demands in
cident to the existing war
IN addltion to the appropriations made
specihcaHy Tor expenses of the conduct of
the war since its inception and for the first
six months of the fiscal year beginning July
], 1898, contracts have been authorized on
the naval appropriation act for new war
vessels and for their armament, for which
Congress will be called upon in the future
to appropriate to an amount estimated at
$19,216, 1856"
Appropriations made during the second
session Of the Fifty-fifth Congress to meet
expenses incident to the war with Spain
For the national deferse act March 9, 1888
GOO; army and navy deficiencies act
May 4, 1893, 50 4, Gl5. 725.71; naval appropria-
ton act. May 4, 1S9S-amount of increase
over preceding naval appropriation act
s23095, $3.50; fertilization appropriation
act, May Z. 1S9S-amcunt of increase over
act as passed by House, s. 232. So; naval
auxiliary act, May %, 1898, $500, 900; ad-
ditional clerical force, War Department.
AUDITORS offices, etc, act May 81, 1885,
81 $40 45; life-savtng service act June T.
1898, $4,000; army land navy deficiencies
act June 8, 1898, SI8y015, 600; appropriations
i'll act to provide ways and means to meet
war expenditures June ID, 1885, s6OO, 900;
army, navy and other war expenses for six
months beginning July ]. 1898, in general
deficiency act, S226. 4.26I. 46; expenses Of
bringing home remains of soldiers, 100000.
Total, $361 1SS, G95. IL
Following are the amounts of appropria-
tions passed at this session.:
Agriculture. So oU9, 2U2: army S23 1872 500;
diplomatic and consular, 81, 752 POS. 20: Dis
trict of Columbia, Sc, 40, SSo.07; fertilization.
s9,2I1,4 94; Indian, 81 e6o, s14 80; Legislative
etc, 81 ,625, si6.d5; Military Academy, s459,-
6s923 navy, s56,o9S, S3.6S: pension, SILL
80, $50; post office. sos, 222 ,30075: sundry
civil S4s, 4S9, 217 .26. Total, s419 O47, 1880.
In deficiency, Naval Academy etc. S21O-
UNi; urgent deficiency, 1898, 81 ,92S 779 80;
deficiency, United States courts, public
printing, etc, $4,000; urgent deficiency.
national defense, ETC., $50 1888 900; deficien-
cy, army and navy and printing, S35, TO
g3.4l; deficiency, pensions, etc, $685.
43i 81 urgent deficiency. military and naval
establishments, $1S,015 600; deficiency. 1888
and prior years, S2s34 ,2SS 1921: total, SI6s-
69l ,lI16; miscellaneous, $4,000 900; total
regular annual appropriations, STA =
n1.16; permanent annual appropriations,
SLY ,s36,220; grand total, regular and per-
manent annual appropriations, $500 527,-
991.l6.