The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-06
WHERE THE MONEY GOES.
Sums Required for Various Branches
of the Public Business.

Washington, Dec. 6.-The appropriations
for the military establishment for the rs
cal wear 1892 recommended by the secre-
tary of the treasury, amount to $2SIS4l'440
and for the naval establishment S107 SIC, 1853.
For the military establishment, estimates
for the wear 1900, covering the more i'm
portant, together with the increase IN
each item over the estimates for 1899, are
given as follows: Contingencies of the
army, $4,000, increase $4,000; pay and
travelling expenses of the army, S55 4SO, S09,
increase 81 AS. $40; subsistence of the army,
S17 go 437, increase about SIG 900, 900; regular
supplies quartermaster's department, $l4,-
O00.O0O increase 900; incidental ex-
penses quartermaster's department, $780,
600, increase So, 800 900; transportation Of the
army and supplies, $2s, S1S,S75, increase
about $27, 800 900; clothing and camp and
garrison equipage, $14,744, 431, increase
about S12 100000; barracks and quarters,$ 81
800. COO, increase 81, 80, 900; medical and hos
pital department, g, 1OO, 200 increase $685.
coo; ordnance. ordnance stores and sup
facture of arms, $500, 600, increase 100000.
For the naval establishment the follow
ing are the principal items: Pay of the
navy, S18 ri, no. Increase about $4,5OO0OO;
increase Of the navy. 81, ,40z,, increase
tees, bureau of navigation, 300; in
crease SIS. $50: maintenance naval training
alton, Xerba Buena island, Ca1lfornla,
$4,000 (new): ordnance and ordnance
ment of vessels, 81. 225, $50, increase $741 S27;
provisions, $1,000 900, increase 81, 900; con-
$4,000; repairs to United States steamer
Constitution, S150OoO.
Among other items under the head of
public works are the following: Building
for laboratory. marine hospital service,
$40. 900: postoff1ce building, Chicago, $500
coo: public building, Helena, Mont, $15OO0O;
custom house, Portland, Ore, 500 900; pub
lie building, St. Paul, Mimi, $3.50 900; pub
lie building, San Francisco, 100000.
tons and other works of defense is $12,-
151, 800; for buildings and grounds at West
Point military academy, $239, rs; for con-
struction of buildings at military posts,
Loo 600; for improvements in Yellowstone
and Chattanooga National park, $4,000;
for Gettysburg National park, $4,000; for
The total amount asked for Continuing
or completing improvements of rivers and
harbOrs is SIS. 523, 773, the larger items be-
harbor at YVfnyah Bay. s. q, 800, 900! har-
Pass. 100000; Cleveland harbor, $4OO, 900;
Duluth Mimi. and Superior, Wis, har-
bors, $500, 900: Humboldt harbor and bay,
California, S143115; harbor at Oakland,
Cal, 800 600; harbOr at YaQuina Bay, Ore,
$4,000; Gray's Harbor, Wash, $500, 900;
Bayou Plaquemine, La. 800, 900; Kentucky
river. Kentucky, $500, 900; Ohio river dams
S137. 900; Mississippi river, from mouth of
the Ohio to mouth Of the Missouri river.
S673, 3S3; from mouth of the Missouri to
St. Paul, SS26 666; from head of passes to
Mississippi canal ST. AZ, 740; Missouri river.
from mouth to Sioux City. Ia, $500 900;
Usage river Missouri. S171, 900; Coosa river,
Georgia, $4,000; st. Johns river, Florida,
500, 900; Warrier river, Alabama, $3.50, 600;
TOmbigbee river, SIG 600; mouth and passes
CalcaScien river, Louisiana, 100000: Red
river Louisiana and Arkansas, $500
Arkansas river 800 900: Cumberland river
above Nashville $4,000, below Nashville
500, 900; Tennessee river below ChattanOo-
ga 81 ,OO0, 600, above Chattanooga $50, 900:
general Improvement Ohio river, $50, 900;
Detroit river, Mich, 100000; Hay lake
channel Mich, S200. eco; reservoirs at head
waters Of Mississippi river, s270, 900; Missis-
sippi river between Minneapolis and st.
Paul, 1897 357; Grand river, Michigan, $780,
e Coz Salumet river, Indiana, and Illinois.
river between Stubs Ferry and Sioux
City, $4,000; Columbia river at cascades,
800, 900: Columbia and Lower Willamette
rivers below Portland, $780, 600: entrance to
harbor at Key West. Fla, 800 900; harbCr
at Ashtabula. O., 100000; harbor at Con-
neaut, O., $50 coo; harbor at Fairport, O..
$50 GOO; harbor at sandusky, o., 100000;
harbor at Toledo, $4,000; Calumet harbor,
Illinois $15e; goo; haTbor of refuge at San
bay and harbor, 100000.
The postmaster general estimates the de-
fciency in the postal revenues for 1900 II
81, 265 8SS. The estimate for army and
navy pensions is S144O 100000; cost of pension
service, 1928, $50.