The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-16
GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL.
MEASURE REPORTED TO HOUSE
CARRYING 1924 ,O32 1923.

All But SIS, 2O5, O2G Is for War Ex-
DenseS-The Bill the Largest Ap-
propriation Bill Put Through
Since the Civil War-A Total of
S39,120,147 Allowed for Pay of
Volunteers From July 1 to Jan. 1.
Washington, June 15-The general de-
fciency bill, carrying an aggregate of
s224, O32, 1923, was reported to the House to-
day by the committee on appropriations
All but $lS, ops is for war expenses, and
IS. ,872 of these ordinary deficiencies are
for pensions.
The bill is the largest deficiency bin ever
presented to Congress and the largest APP
preparation bill put through that body
since the civil war, a special appropria-
ton bill of upward of s7OO 100000 enacted
into law in 1862 eclipsing it.
In addition TO the amount carried by
this bill appropriations have been made
during the session to supply deficiencies
aggregating $115,95 1885, making in all for
deficiencies, including the present meas
ure, 1888, 1856, 4SO OF this amount 1921, 1873, 453
is distinctively for war expenses and is
independent of amounts carried in the
naval and Notifications act, and in the
naval auxiliary act, which appropriated
50, 100000. "a
Under the head of naval establishment
the bill carries $1O,OOO,00O for an emergency
naval fund; and a maximum of $500 900 of
the sum appropriated for the creation Of
an auxiliary naval force is authorized to
he expended for the repair and equipment
of vessels so purchased.
The following appropriations are includ-
ea under the head of military establish
ment:
Pay of volunteers under act approved
April 90, 1898, and subsequent acts for the
six months beginning July 1, $25,025 266
also volunteers pay under that act and
subsequent acts, mustered into service I'M
der the Presidents call of May 25 TO be
available from June l to Dec. 81 1898, in
all $14 099, S81; subsistence department for
next six months, $15,S67 112; regular quar-
termaster's supplies for present fiscal year
and next six months, $12 ,500,0 600; incidental
expenses, s., $50, 900; horses for cavalry and
artillery, 100000; barracks and quarters.
81, $50 900; transportation of the
army and its supplies, $780,
coo; clothing, camp and garrison
equipage, $26 10000: manufacture of me-
tallic ammunition for small arms and am
muniton for reloading cartridges, etc, s4,-
10000: ammunition for infantry, cavalry
field and siege artillery, $1,1lO.O0O; infan-
try, cavalry and artillery equipments and
horse equipments, and miscellaneous ma
terial, $2,742625; construction of gun and
mortar batteries, to be Immediately and
continuously available, $2,560000.
Total for war department and military
establishment war expenses, Sis, 317, SIG.
Aside from the war features the bill re-
peals the joint resolution which accepted
the invitation of Norway to participate in
the international fisheries exposition this
year; gives $1,000 indemnity to the heirs of
Luis Moreno, the Mexican lynched at
Yreka Cal, in 1895. and gives $4,000 for
continuing the examinations, ETC., for the
Nicaraguan canal, and 100000 to collect
the revenue from the customs, additional
to the permanent appropriation for this
purpose.