The sun., 1899-05-08
APPROPRIATIONS BY CONGRESS.
1898, 231 ,e1b at the First and S874, 1881 ,oes at
the Seco nd Session.

tne SECOND session.
WASHINGTON. May THE second session OF
the Fifty-flfth Congress directly Appropriated
Q total Of S6749a1 .O22.2 These are the
figures arrived at by Messrs. Thomas P.
Cleaves and James C. Courts, clerks OF the
Senate and House Committees on Approprla-
tions, in their preparation OF the volume of ap-
proprations. new offices. &c. required by law
to be prepared and published at the end OF
each session OF Congress. The appropriations
made at the first session aggregated $685.
231 .6l555 Total for the Congress. 81 .568 212. :
637.S4. In the EXTRA session no appropriations
were made. the Congress conflnne itself to the
enactment OF the Dingley Tariff bill.
Details OF the appropriations in tho last
session by bills are as follows: Agricultural.
Sd. 726.O22; Army. $50 430. .204 06: Diplomatic,
liza. .533 76; District Of Columbia, $6.S34.-
535.77: Fortihcations. S4.a09.9O2: Indian,
$7.504775.Sl: Legislative. $23,41O,S4O 70:
Military Academy. $575.774.47: Naval. $48.-
o99. .96a58; Pension. S415 233. 800 Post Offlce.
$105. 1894 1913. Is; Rivers and Harbors. Sl6, ,O9l =
S41.94 Sundry Civil. S4s.3S5 800 SO: Def
ciencyAppro priatons. So. .005. .a12 20 miscela-
neous appropriations. including $40 O0O. 900 to
carry out treaty obligations with Spain. $28-
744.59O "a: permanent appropriations. $l2S-
e7s.22o. Grand total. 1914 os1 .O22 20.
In addition to the specific appropriations
made. contracts are authorized to be entered
into for increase OF the naval esta blishme ent
and for various public works throughout the
country requiring future appropriations by
Congress in tho aggregate sum OF $77.O47.-
PA, l3 These contracts cover three new
battleships. three armored cruisers and six
two, granite dry docks, ss56,oo0; river oIs and ID
harbor improvements. S23. .S06. 1924 10: public
GudlnGs IN n.ls ys5i0ns stSss ss inSludnG new
Washington. So, i8a 45o and school B Suiidgnes iIg 9
sewers. &c. in the District OF Coium bia. $3.50.
ST. @s764ag7{fis 6a49akg!7R{f total of contracts authorized Of
In arriving at the number OF new .of1ces and
erai acts of the session. the clerks had unusual UNI
.dimculty. owing to the ambiguous and som e.
and of the s Am Eeo
larry ha the latter Organizations with the ecers
the Department Of Justice were necessary be-
fore final decision could be reached The
Of The military estabiIshment IVA was sssiS, ssiGe
sx tSe ths ounfeers
SfiSs @ fhe srs4. and
gate annual Increase Of the expenditure caused
Hsido from these aBS $50 neyy neW o T.
fices were created in the executive departments
a GssF SFs%fsS OF 9u aS sy TSsIs
} were s6Slished 9T omitted S55 ofiiSss the an
nual compensation OF which was SS43.371. so
al an annual cost Of Sii. .307. .4eS. 30. 9th 81 the
n3O new civil offices 81 are provided for
dependent Treasury. II for the Navy De-
a for the Post Once Department IL for the
Columbia. 81 for the Public Buildings commits.
sions. l3 for the Coast Survey $50 for the Light
house establishment, % for the Fish Commits
sion. 365, for the Twelfth Census. II Tor the
Military Academy. Is for the Postal Service, Is
hOn9aa M ,k1
naming tB for numerous other branches OF the
public service " S''o
:, The number Of salaries and compensations
and the number reduced is 8, in the sum az
$l4lQ. net increase OF 10. at a cost OF $40
gress. 8 in the Navy Department. 4 In the kEri-
eGniturSl Department 10 in the District Of
service. IN the Military Academy, 23 in the
naval establ ishment. 4 in the Indian service
and l1in various other departments and offices'