Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-06-09
INCREASE IN EXPENSES
Congress Made Appropriations of
Over $57S,OOO,OOO For
Coming Year.
WHERE THE MONEY GOES
Pension List Swsllins-Ths Census Will Cost
$4,000. .O0O-Over $1,000. 900 Increase
In the Navy.

WASHINGToN, June "A carefully
prepared statement of the appropriations
of the session was made last night by
Senator Allison, chairman of the senate
committee on appropriations, and the
chairman Of the house committee on ap-
preparations, as is the custom. The state
ment SAYS
The appropriate MS made by the first
session of the Fifty-Sixth congress
amount to $7oo,7 7oe,45o. This sum in
cludes 1897, 247,I55 estimated to be on ac-
count of or incident to the late war with
Spain, and deducting it, the remaining
amount (S57S,4S2,32I) represents the
ordinary appropriations made for the
support of the government during this
session.
the amounts estimated to have been ap-
propriated on account of or incident to
the war with Spain for the ensuing, the
current and the last fiscal years (Which
cover the period since the beginning of
the Spanish war;, tie appropriations for
the five fiscal years, including the two
Immediately preceding the war, are as
follows:
1897 .........".....................$5I 5,S45,I94
1895 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 52S,735,o79
1899 532,37I oSS
1900 554, 500
1901 SIS, ,4S2 ,32I
This shows an apparent excess in the
ordinary appropriations at this session
for the fiscal year 1900 of $40, ,747, 242 over
the appropriation far the frscal year 1898,
which Immediately preceded the Spanish
war. The chief increases in the ordinary
expense for 1901 over those for 1898 are:
Increase of the navy, $7,oSI ,9I6.
Pensions, $685., $50.
Postal service, exclusive of newly ac-
qulred territory, $I7,7S2 900.
Twelfth census, $9, 900 900.
Permanent appropriations (including
f. ,ooo, 900 for the requirements of the
sinking fund and 81 900 900 for the re-
demption of national bank notes), S6, ,637 ;
i 900.
These increases i'll federal appropria-
tions need no defense, and but word OF
explanation.
For pensions, the amount simply repre-
sents the natural increase of the pension
roll.
NAVY AND WAR DEPARTMENTS.
For the increase of the navy the exces.
over the appropriations of 1898 is neces
sary for the construction, armor, arma
ment and equipment of the battleships
cruisers, gunboats and torpedo boat
heretofore authorized, and is no NOR,
than is absolutely necessary towards plac
ing the navy expeditiously in the prope
condition universally demanded by th
people for the national defense.
Much of the increase III the treasury
war and navy departments is incident t,
the war with Spain, although no part o
it is included in the table which is sub
mitted of increased appropriations on ac
count of the war
Uuder permanent appropriations, asid
from S6 900, 600 for interest on the wa
loan, two considerable increases appea
one for 81, 900 900 for the redemption
of circulating notes of national banks ou
of fun6s deposited with the treasury fo
that purpose, the transaction being pure
ly one OF bookkeeping and in no way a
fecting the public funds. The amount {
estimated redemptions out of bank fund
!. is simply $1,000, 900 greater than in 1897
: and by process of bookkeeping tha
amount is added to the appropriation {
1901.
The amounts thus appropriated durin
the sessions of the last congress covere
| the period to the close of the fiscal We;
1901 and the aggregated $4S2, ,562 os3
OF this whole sum, it is estimated /
the treasury department that on June
the total expenditures will not excee
S392 900 900, leaving surplus of $oo
/ ooo,ooo after meeting outstanding obi
cations to be converted into the treasur
Thus, for the conduct of that momento,
J war and the resultant effects, congre