New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-26
A BIG DEFICIENCY BILL.
THE TOTAL ALREADY REACHES ABOUT
S153.OOO.OOO.


AND MANY MILLIONS MORE TO CoME-NEEpS or
THE WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuSEl
Washington. May 25-The House Committee
on Appropriations Will probably report the Ten
eral Deficiency bill early next week IL was
supposed until yesterday that all the estimates
Of appropriations to be included in TINS Dill han
been received but the Commissary-Geherai Oh
the Army discovered that more money wou'd
he required for his department on account OF
legislation approved on May Is. and the Secre-
,orv ~ War transmitted a supplemental esu-
mao FOR S. 600 900 10 cover probable expenoi-
tures until January |. 1S|9 Whether this
,rrount would be sufficient was problematlcai'
oven ~ the Army should not be again lncredSeu'
or the regular Appropriation TOT supsis'e'''
~ the Army for the current fiscal year oniS
small sum Is unexpended. and or the ue"oie"''
appropration Of 50 .643 for the current "soa'
,,oar made IN accordance with the estimate
furnished on April p, all except s"-""f" na'
a,roodv h.en expended A large portion OF this
will be required to pay Indebtedness a"eaus
incurred the bills for the subsistence OF voiun-
,eers between the date OF enrolment ana MUS
tor which will be heavy, not yet having oeen
roso,,ed and the balances In the HANDS or
s,,,rs,rg officers not covered by indebtedness
being small.
NJ ,,,orov ~ meet expenses for the remain
s - Tho current fiscal year is therefore urgent
=, ooded ,nasn,uch as the S10219.63o asked TOT
IN tho estimate furnished last week VIII De
available only for the first six months Oh '"e
next fiscal year Moreover. the expenditure
,or tho remainder Of the current fiscal year VIII
no heavier than was estimated on April - Oh
account 81 subsequent legislation. Inc en''7'e'
force Of the military establishment mas zee"
Increased nv the addition ~ n volunteer orisaue
=, o,g,nee-s Of 3 800. 10000 men possessing I'M
-,un,tv from diseases 81 tropical climates anu
I 600 enlisted men Of the volunteer signai corps
Resides these objects NJ Increased expense
Congress has passed the act approved on May
Ie go provide assistance 10 the inhaoi'ah's
Of Cuba and arms. munitions ahc lh'i'@'y
stores 10 the people OF the island OF |uoa' anu
D. o,her nurnoses" The first section Of the
oc, authorizes the issue Of subsistence stores
=, tho order ~ the commanding officers serving
IN Cuba u the inhabitants thereon VINO are
destitute and in imminent danger OF perishins
-. ~, -aceive the same The second sec
,to, authorizes the furnishing 10 the cuban
oo,,s ~ such military stores and supplies rs
,h,. may require in order 10 Increase their or
..o,,,.o egh,inc force In the existing war Inc
War Department ia not in possession or accu-
rata Information respecting the number or per-
CONS who on the invasion Of Cuba VIII ne founu
destitute and in imminent danger OF perishihs
from, hunger. and It is equally IN the DARK re-
snecting the number 10 whom II would ne touhu
exnediAnt To issue subsistence stores ana "a'
sunnl,es IN order to increase their enectiVe hsh'
ing force on these points the CommissarS
General Of the Army. In his communication
,rarsm,tted TO the House Committee on Appro-
priatons, says 49,,
The number OF persons actually found desu-
,..,s ,,o,. r.a onablv be expect ID 10 be large
s ,ha ,u,,h,r NAV be expected 10 increase as
,be war enlarges in the island. The NUMBER OF
Cuban troops in the island ope aSa'ls.
Spain n. the present time may ue l"u.",
down AZ forty thousand what amount OF as
s,starce In the way Of food they may need 20 III
erase their fighting efficiency can only he deter
mined upoa close irspecton OF tnose 'loops !"
- island itself and what VIII he the auSnehta-
,tor ~ this hghting force from among the IN
hah,tants upon the advent Of the United states
,roops I'm the island II is not practcabe 10
foresee with any degree Of defniteness at this
time.
7, addition 10 destitute and starving non
corhatants it will probably also be necessary
- provide subsistence for 4 large number OF
nr,soners Of war before peace is declared.
II will Of course be necessary for the War
Denar,,nent TO furnish further estimates. and for
Congress 10 make additional appropriations
amounting 10 many millions OF dollars on ac-
coun, Of the seventy-fve thousand volunteers TO
be enlisted and m lstered into service under the
call for troops issued by the President to-day
and this will add to the total Of the biggest
General Deficiency bill ever passed by Congress
r,o, total stood to-day at about Sl53. 900 900 Of
which so3 $50 $50 was on account of the Army
and S51594S75 on account OF the Navy. With
OIL, any increase Of the Army or Navy, II was
estimated that these sums would have been
sumc,ent 10 meet expenditures until January l.
1900 The Naval Auxiliary bill. which was
oranv passed Yesterday, carried an appropria-
ton OF So OOO.000 for that branch OF the SER
,,,ce and this sum is expected TO last until the
ond ~ the next fiscal year.