Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-07
The COST Of The War
Appropriations for Army and Navy
Will Have to Be on Large
Scale.
Estimates for Next Fiscal Year Will
Exceed s2OO,OOO,OOO for the
Two Departments.
Leading Men Not in Favor Of Amer.
lea Acting as Mediator in
Transvaal.

Washington, Oct. 7.-When congress
aconvenes in December it will be asked
to make appropriations amounting to
at least s20o.OO00OO for the support of
the army and navy for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1901.
A statement prepared by the navy
department shows that s73,045.1 1915 will
be required TO defray the expenses of
the navy during the coming fiscal year.
The chiefs of the several bureaus of the
war department have not yet completed
cations il is apparent that they will be
almost as large as those submitted to
the last congress for the current year,
and conservative opinion makes the fig
ures at least si25.o0O,oOo. OF course con-
gross Will not make the appropriations
until next spring. and should the Phil
ippine insurrection be suppressed they
Jean be greatly reduced.
In addition to these sums for the sup
port of the army Secretary Root will
Task for about 100000 for river and
harbor Improvements, and unless hs
icuts the bureau estimates for $4,000 oOa
FLOR fortitications the total for the navy
and war departments VIII be consider
ably above 10000 600.
The estimate for the support of the
army for the current year was sli0,119,-
900, excluding the Notifications and
river and harbor work, and the total
appropriation made was sSo,o44.2go
There was also deficiency appropria
Ition OF sS4, s46.oag. II would not be sur
lprising to the officials if the Philippine
| war should continue. If deficiency
should appear during the current year.
The estimates for the naval department
for the next fiscal year and how they
compare with the appropriations for
the current year are thus explained in
1.-THE departments statement:
The estimates for the navy for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1901,
lamcunting to $73.oi5is315. as compare
with the appropriations for the current
I year of s4s, 507, 1855, showing an in
crease Of s24837 1871. This increase
includes for public works at all navy
yards AMI stations S12.26s 4T4.s2. az
compared with current appropriations
for the same purpose of S5.slO.fs6.5o Il
includes Tor the new naval academy
y 81. CPL 600 as compared with the current
appropriations. s72o.ooo. Ii includes fol
increase of the navy, construction ant
machinery. armor and armament anS
equIpment. s22..ass.l0l.
a AS compared with the current appro
spriations, sl0,S92 402. the estimate of In
4 bureau Of construction and repair i
Increased by about $1,000 900. The esti
Innate for the bureau of steam engineer
sing is increased by about $1,000. GOO. Es
y Inmates for pay of the navy are de
slereased BY about 100000 and estimate
for ordnance are decreased about 1900
tDDo
Tbs auartermaster genera VIII re
sEqnre almost s5o0o0 ooo for his depart
.iBnent If the Philippine instruction
Eshpuid continue. Al least s3o.0o0o00 o
this sum is required for transportation
sso great IS the cost Of purchasing ant
ehartering ships for Carrying troop
fiem tha United States to the Philip
pines and back again
The subsistence department will Nee
nearly SlS0oo oao the pay of the nay
lYia ne practically the same as the ar
range nents made for an army of 100,
lnJ men for the present wear s29 600.
G11. Heavy appropriations VIII be re
Fauired fer clothing and company an
garrison equipment and for orananc
SUPPLIES the estimate for which Wi
he materially increased over last yea
las considerable small arm and rapi
tire gun ammunition viii have to i
! purchased for use in the Philippines.