The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-05

total recapitulation by dsu.,,r
estimates for next year. iseIM'.!
priatlon for the present ass., "
omitted: s' ~
Estimates for 1sol--LegI.l.,l,.
2S1; executive, s257,1lO; STAT W..
81, 1929; treasury deparirnsrs, n
442; war department soiisss.
department, s76.4Ss, $50; luterIs
ment, s174,660,s4l; pos!ofics A.
s4'5sl, $50; department q ~
| S4,3Os,257; department OF I'M, \
department of justice, ;ss7sE,.'
total, 1851, 0S1 1894.
Appropriations for lsoA.-I.,,l
$40, 423,452; executive, s2l57os. a,
partment. s2i,OS9,Sls; trssssr, Y
ment, $l65,s91,4lO; war departnnl
osS,S5s; navy department. s5lsEs
terror department. siS7,bo2sIs. v
department, $685. 5l; dep,u,s
agriculture, s3.726,Osi; departusa,
Dor. s172,9so; department n
SS,322.077; grand total S5sS.sliya
Among the estimates for ths M
year are the following: Army "a
pensions, $144.000, 900; expense i
sion examining surgeons. ,lW6a
other expenses, s53O,2s mskI.r \
on account of pensions sl45 ,2N,i |
is $3.50 less than the appropri,uo
the current year. New JAIL peuitu
and other buildings at SItil
S110. 900; government building ii n
Texas. SSi 800; Beaumont, Tens q
Bristol, Tenn, $4,000; Brunsi4
S25, 900; Chicago, 100000; EIlnhsi
N. c.. $4,000; Newport News, VI,
600; quarantine station, Savanna,
100000; quarantine station, Su.
Cal. S23,750. quarantine stlaaa,
Francisco. s197 500; fixed aids to 4
ton at Sabine Bank light station,
$4,000; light and fog signal thta
bine Pass, Texas. $4,000; naiut
naval station, avana, Cuba, SsAjels
dock at Algiers. La, $3.50. 900; CONSTR
of gun and mortar batteries, Ind
works for the defense Of ports At
Rico, pneumatic dynamite BATTERIES
mated $5,9S0,000 sites fof ictiad
and sea coast defenses, SN0.ON;
ment of Notifications, s5sl6,0n;
amount asked for Notifications and
works of defense. $11.72s,98.
Among the river and harbof lup
ments, estimated for under tcnta
contracts. are Cumberland Sound
and Florida. 100000; Tampa 81,
$3.50, 900; Mobile harbor. Ala, RQoeA
rrovement waterway from Nctidli
to the sounds of North Carolina, "
Congaree river, s. c., 100000; Bna
rior river, Ala, s140.5o0i Wafs
Tombigbee rivers. Alabama and
sippi, s4OO, 900; Pensacola river %,
Island harbor. Miss, s2Sl@,
river. Miss, $4,000; passes Of the =
sippi. 900; Bayou Plaquenin.
100000; Upper White river, ARK
600; Mississippi river from me y. as'
the Ohio to Minneapolis, N5'oN
lucky river. Ky, 100000; dams
Pit,sburg, $1.045,0OO; ILLINOIS ana
sippi canal, 81, 1000. The tolal
priations for account of the riyer ~
Dor improvements under cont'nuls
tract system is s15.5s2,626, an incS
100000 above the plss1
preparations. Under the Aissou
100000 is asked loi
der the Mississippi river coa
81, 900, 900. Also the following w
harbor improvements: TomplsM,
Demopolois, Ala, $4,000; m'a N,
passes of Calcasleu river. ~ 4
Red river, Louisiana and Arksu,.
BOO; mouth of BRACES river ". yeil ~,
BOO: Mississippi river. 81 ,boV,v ,ss N.
land river. above Nashville. sfw
below Nashville. sl55.ooo; Ienn es,s
below Chattanooga, $3.50, +. v "a
$500. 900: Missouri river, shg n
lot. amount estimated for ueoe'
,f public works is s76,4lS'sso' NIX, =
$40, 500, 1856. the amount OF tne W.