The record-union., 1898-12-06
Secretary Of the Treasury Gage
Submits to Congress
Estimates Of Appropriations Required for
the Next Fiscal Year.
Aggregate Five Hundred and Nine.
ty-three Million DolIars-Fig-
ures in Nearly All Departments
Show an Increase Over Esti-
mates for the Present Fiscal
Year.

| WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-In conform
lty with the requirements of the law,
the Secretary of the Treasury to-day
transmitted to Congress the estimates
OF appropriations required for the serv-
ice of the fiscal year ending June 80,
800 as furnished by the several Exec
utive departments. These estimates,
including permanent annual appropri-
ations. aggregate $593, ,O4S,37S, as
against SS0S, ,S75, ,513, the amount of the
appropriations, including deficiencies
and miscellaneous for the fiscal year
1899, and also $462, ,647, ,SS5, the amount
of the estimates for 1899
Following is the total recapituIation,
cents being omitted:
Legislative esta Observation-Disclosures
for 1900. $4,476,99 estimates for 1899,
81, ,465, ,532
Executive establishment-Estim
for 1900, So. .3OS, 112; estimates for
1899, $40, 1925, 4S4.
Judicial establishment-Es Estimates for
1900, $707, ,620; estimates for 1899,
$6S2, $50.
Foreign intercourse-Estimate for
1900, 81. 1.S33,02S; estimates for 1899, ST.
$50, ,42S
Military estabishment-Estim for
1900, $145, 49, 431; estimates for 1899,
$24, ,62O,043.
Naval estabhshment-Esti tes for
1900, S39, ,602; estimates for 1899,
$29, ,929, ,539.
Indian affairs-Estimates for 1900,
S7,069,316; estimates for 1899, $7.375,-
GIT.
Pensions-Estimate for 1900, S145,-
$3.50; estimate for 1899, S141 ,2O7.-
75O.
Public works-Estimates for 1900,
S56,927 ,0S0; estimates for 1899, $73,-
800, ,134
Postal service-Estimate for 1900,
Sd, ,267, ,SSS; estimates for 1899, &c.
04S,11
Miscellaneous Estimates for 1900,
$37 314, 1903; estimates for 1899, $780,
1S7, ,402
Permanent annual appropriations
Estimates for 1900, $12S, S,67S,220; esti-
mates for 1899, Silt, ,S36, ,220.
Grand totals-Estimates for 1900,
s593 04S,37S estimates for 1899, $462,-
647,SS5.
The appropriations for the military ee-
tablishment for the fiscal year 1899
amounted to $2S7, ,S41 ,446 and for the
naval establishment to $107, ,S16,46S
For the military establishment. esti-
mates for the year 1900 covering the
more important items, together with an
increase in each item on estimates for
1899, are given as follows:
Contingencies of the army, $950.0O0;
increase, $432, 600; pay and travelling
expenses of the army, 5,430,909; in
crease. SAL ,443, ,S42; subsistence of the
army. SIT ,6S2, ,437, increase about $16,-
100000; regular supplies for Quarter
masters Department, $14, 100000; in
crease, ST., 900; incidental expenses of
Ouartermasters' Department, S3,9OO.-
600; increase. So, 100000; transportation
of army and supplies, S29,S13,S13; in
crease, about $27, 100000; clothing and
camp garrison equipage, S14.744, 13l;
increase, about S13600,O00; barracks
and quarters, 50, 500, GOO; increase, ST.
10000; medical and hospital depart
ment. S2,1 200; increase, $1,915,0OO;
ordnance, ordnance stores and supplies,
81. .755 900: increase, $1,150,000; manu-
facture of arms, $S00,000; increase,
$4O0,O00
For the naval establishment the fol-
lowing are the principal items known:
Paw of the navy, 81, ,226. .440, increase
about $4, SOC, 900; increase of the navy
$40, 1872. .402, increase about $1,TJ0.OOO;
maintenance of naval training station
at Yerba Buena Island, Cal, S30OO0
(new); equipment Of vessels, S2,229,-
4SO. increase S741, ,S27; provisions, 3d.
100000. increase 81 100000; construc-
ton and repair, $3,O00,000, increase
$5OO,OOO
Following are among the items sub
mitted by the lighthouse services:
To complete station near Point Ar
guello. Cal, $50, 900; to entrance to San
JOAQUIN River, Cal, $4,000; at Point
Buchon, Cal, $4,000; at Middle
Ground, Columbia River, Or, $4,000;
on BS.rrows Island, Wash. $1,000; at
Seaihoo Ray, Wash, $4,000; for light
vessel off Cape MendOcino, CAL, S.O,-
600; improvements at Mare Island Navy
Yard, Cal, SS51, 75O.
The total amount asked for fortifica-
tions and other works of defense is
$12, ,151 900
The total amount asked for continu-
ing or completing improvements of riv-
ers and harbors is $2S, ,523, 113, the items
including the following: Humboldt
harbor and bay, Cal, $143,115; harbor
at Oakland, Cal, $133,0 900; breakwater
at San Pedro, Cal, 100000; harbor at
Yaquina Bay Or, 100000; Grays
Harbor, Wash, $500,000; Columbia
River at Cascades, 100000; Columbia
and Lower Willamette Rivers, below
Portland, S150O00; entrance to Coos
Bay and harbor, Or, 100000.
The Postmaster General estimates
the deficiency in the postal revenues
for 1900 at S4,265, ,SSS. The estimate
for army and navy pensions is $144,-
100000; cost of pensions service, ST.
900 goo