Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-23
GOVERNMENT EXPENSES.

GOH EhNMEN 1 AfENSES.
An annual budget Of $500, 600 900, ex-
elusive of the postal service, will be one
of the incidents of the imperial policy
upon which the United States has en-
tered. The cost of the peace establish
ment, before the war with Spaip,
ranged about 81 900, 600 for each caler-
dar day, or 1865, 900, 900 per year.
The Increase now likely to be re.
quired even in years of peace is due to
tne necessity for maintaining garrisons
in each Of the new dependencies.
Larger appro priations will be required
also for the increase of the navy and
its maintenance on fighting footing
in Pacific waters and for the civil gov
srnment of the islands brought under
American dominion.
It is probable also thai very large
sums will be required to fortify Manila
and some of the islanGs OF The Philippine
archipelago, if the United States is 10
become world power and TO be pre-
pared to guard the gates Of the Pacific
ir case OF war. Estimates for such ex-
penditnres as these will not be submit
ed al the coming session of CoDgle 5,
nor estimates for the Improvement OF
rivers and harbors in the new depend
eJcies.
The bare cost of the army and navy,
with the ordinary expenditures of the
Government, is not unlikely to require
the waole of the proceeds Of existing
reveuuelaws and justify the declara-
tions of Senator Hanna anu Represen-
tative Dingley that no reductions in do
nestle taxation can be undertaken at
the present time.
f .timates for the fiscal year begin
ming next July and ending on June 80,
1900. are now coming to the Treasury
rom the various bureaus. They have
not yet been completed and classified,
but there is little doubt that they will
call for $500 100000, even with an al
!owance for the reductions which are
usually made by the committees OF
Congress.
The receipts of the government IN
der existing law just about reach this
amount, exclusive OF the postal receipts,
which sre more than absorbed by the
cost of the postal service. The aggre-
gate receipts for the four months end
ing in October were $165, ,037 ,937, which
would be at the rate of of about $780,
100000 per year.
The customs receipts or the Ding
lev law nave been improving recently
and afforded total for the four months
ending with October of S63, 734, lSS.
This is at the rate of about $191 600, 900
per wear, but it is believed that the
heavy importstions of sugar in the
spring will carry the total to 5000, ,0OO,-
600.
The internal revenue receipts for the
four months were 95,09S, ,432, or at the
rate of $2S2, 100000 per year. This is
somewhat above the expected revenue
for the year, because large amount
was collected under the nen law in July
and August. Some of the Internal reve-
nue. officials have figured the proceeds
of the revenue law which was passed
to cover the expenses of the Spanish
war as low as SS4, 100000 per year, but
present indications indicate yield OF
S11O OOO,0 600 for the present yea. This
amount is not likely TO decline while the
law remains unchanged.
Taking customs collections for the
present year and for the next fiscal
year at 100000 600 per year, internal
revenue collections under both the old
and new laws at $275, 600, 900, and mis-
cellaneous receipts at S25 ,000, 900, eX-
actly $500, 0OO. 900 will be realized from
the ordinary receipts OF the govern
ment.
This would just about make both
ends meet under the new imperial poll
CIV. if the additions to the army and ma
Wv and the requirements for fortihca-
tiops and other public works were kept
within |S1O,0 100000 per month. 1t is
possible that q considerable amount OF
t1is increased expense will be borne by
the dependencies.
Cuban is counted upon for a customs
revenue of about 100000, and the
Philippines are expected to afford about
the same amount from their larger but
poorer population. The time may come
when all extraordinary expense for
oarrisons and Notifications will be as
sumed by the dependencies themselves
hut no estimates upon this subject can
vet be made at the War Department or
the Treasury. American bands must go
deep in their own pockets to loot Inc
bills, pending the permanent arrange
ments.