The times., 1899-05-08
EXPENDITURES MADE
At THE LAST session
Official Figures From Both APP
preparations Committees.
The Total Amount Provided for Is
1914, 9S1, OPP. 80.
Many Contradictory Items Discover
ed in the Army Reorganization
and Naval Personnel Bills.

The third session of the Fifty-first Con-
gress directly appropriated total of s674.-
9S1 ,022.29. These are the figures arrived
at by Messrs. Thomas p. Cleaves and
James C. Courts, respectively Clerks Of the
Senate and House Committee on Appro-
priations, in their preparation OF the VOL
ume of appropriations, new offices. etc, re-
quired by law to be prepared and published
at the end of each session of Congress.
The appropriations made at the second
session aggregated 1898, ,231. .si5.55; total for
the Congress, S1.56S. .212. .63T.S4. In the first
session no appropriations were made. the
Congress confining itself to the enactment
of the Dingley Tariff law Details of the
appropriations in the last session by bills
are as follows:
Agricultural, S3,726.O .O22; Army. $50. 430.-
204.06; Diplomatic. Sl,7l4. .53376; District of
Columbia, s6,SS4. 1851; Fortifcations.
A,9C9.902; Indian. 81, ,504, 1851; Legislative,
S23. .41O, ,s4079; Military Academy, $780,
77447; Naval. s4S,G99, ,969.5S; Pension, Sl45,-
233,SSO; Postoffice. s1O5. 1854. 1875; River
and Harbor, S16.O9i, ,S41.94; Sundry Civil.
S,3S5, ,930.S6; deficiency appropriations.
S25 ,005, ,912.sG; miscellaneous appropria-
tions. including $50. .0G0 000 to carry out
treaty obligations with SPAIN SIS. ia
590.24; permanent appropriations $l2S,-
S,22O; grand total. s674 9S1, ,022. 20.
In addition to the specific appropriations
made, contracts are authorized to be enter
ed into for increase OF the naval establish
ment and for various public work through
out the country requiring future appro-
priations by Congress in the aggregate sum
of STT. .047, ,27i13. These contracts cover
three new battleships. three armored cruis-
ers, and six protected cruisers, 10 cost in
Guiding armor and armament S44 1Of. 500;
increased cost of two granite dry docks,
$3.50. Geo; river and harbor improvements
S23, SOC. .324.13: public buildings in various
States. including a new Government Print
ing Office in 1.-The city of Washington. S.
163. $50. and school buildings, sewers. etc,
in the District of Columbia. S563 900; max
Ing total OF contracts authorized of ST.
04I. .27413.
In arriving at the number of new Of
hees and employments specifically author
lied by the several acts of the session, the
clerks had unusual difficulty owing 10 the
ambiguous and sometimes contradictory
terms of the Army Reorganization and
Naval Personnel bill particularly the lat
ter Consultations with the officers of the
War and Navy Departments. with the ac-
counting officers of the Treasury and with
the Department of Justice were necessary
before final decision could be reached
The volume will show that the total in
crease OF the military establishment was
3S,3l5. exclusive of the volunteers au-
thorized by the Reorganization bill to be
transferred to and enlisted in the Army.
and of the naval establishment 9,572. The
aggregate annual increase of expenditure
caused by these additions to the Army and
Navy is Sl0,39S, ,265.90. Aside from these
$50 new offices were created in the Execu-
tive Departments and other branches of
the civil establishment involving an an
nual outlay of 5000, go There was abolish
ed or omitted S52 Offices the annual COM
pensation Of which was sS4S.371.5O: making
the grand total increase iS,sl7 at an annual
cost of $l1. .367 1850.
OF the $50 new civil offices S3 are pro-
yided for the Treasury Department. l5 for
the Independent Treasury IL for the Navy
Department. Y for the Interior Depart
ment. Fl for the Postoffice Department.
II for the Agricultural Department 10 for
the District of Columbia. 50 for public
buildings commission, Is for the Coast
Survey. $50 for the Lighthouse establish
ment, % for the Fish Commission, Ss5 for
the Twelfth Census, IL for the Military
Academy. 10 for the postal service, l3 for
the two Houses of Congress. and the re-
naming 95 for numerous other branches
Of the public service.
Ihe number OF salaries and c0mpensa-
tions increased is sS. at an annual cost
OF sil.9I4.49. and the number reduced is
., in the sum of Sl,4l0 a net increase of
10 at a cost of 40564.49 of which are
in the Library of Congress. in the Navy
Department in the Agricultural Depart
mentment. 10 in the District of Columbia
10 in the Diplomatic and Consular Service
in the Military Academy. % in the ma
val establishment in the Indian ser
vice. and II in various other departments
and Offices.