The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-13
EXPENSES OF THE NATION
Money Spent by the First Session
of the Fifty-sixth congress.
The Grand Total of the Appropria-
tions S7Io.I5O.S62.S observation-disclosures
OF the Army and Navy SI79.36i, =
012.22 - Pensions Call for SffJ,-
2iJ,2:Ic - New OG.cers Provided.

t 2fJ,.:It = New officers Provided.
The volume containing the compilation
of appropriations new Offices. etc. re-
/ quired by law to be prepared and publish
/ ed at the end OF each session of Congress
( under the direction of the Committee on
/ Appropriations of the Senate and House,
/ has been completed for the first session
of the Fifty-sixth Congress-. by Thomas
p. Cleayes and James C. Courts, chief
clerks. respectively, of said committees. y
summary of the appropriations shows the
grand total of $40, $50, s62.ss. The details
by bills are as follows:
Agricultural. s4,O2S SEQ; army. STA 22O,-
O95.55; diplomatic. $1.7T1 1876; District of
Columbia. s7.577 1891; fertilization, ST.
SS3.62S; Indian. sS,197, 1924, legislative
s24175, 652.5S; Military Academy, 1914,
3O667; naval, S65. 14O, 1861; pension, s145,
245.2SO; postofice. s11S 65s, 23S.75; river and
/ harbor. s560,OOO sundry civil, $50, 3D.
91545; deficiency appropriations, $15,6SS.
SS061: miscellaneous appropriations. 49,
500. 301.S4 permanent appropriations. $780,
712, 22O. Grand total. $40, $780, 62.ss.
In addition to the specific appropriations
made, contracts are authorized to be enter
ed Into for increase of the naval estab
lishment and for various public works
throughout the country requiring future
appropriations by Congress in the aggre
gate sum of SIS, 440.374. These contracts
cover two new battleships, three armored
cruisers. three projected cruisers. and five
submarine torpedo boats, to cost, including
armor and armament. S43, 1874. 094; increased
cost of two dry docks, construction of two
additional dry DOCKS and for permanent
improvement and enlargement of certain
navy yards and the Naval Academy, 49,
$40. 2S0; public buildings heretofore au-
thorized in various cities including the
new Government Printing Office, light
houses and tenders. for the extensions Of
the Government Hospital for the Insane,
So, 146 500. and for school buildings and
sewers in the District of Columbia, $3.50.
900.
The new offices and employments spe-
officially authorized aggregate 1909 in num-
Der at an annual cost of 1851, 67377, and
those abolished or omitted number 2.199,
at annual compensation of S1.94i.65S. a
net increase of 2,270, at a cost OF $685.
Gi5.77. OF this net increase 1909 are adj
ditional clerks in tie postofices and as
pensation amounts to S1.553,500 This is
the second fiscal year in which Congress
has specifically provided for this character
OF personal services, and while the in
crease is apparent, 1t is not ratabiy greater
than in previous years. OF the remaining
9s3 net number OF new offices, with
S1.039, 515.77 annual pay, 20 are for Con-
gress; 81 for the Library Of Congress, So
for the Treasury Department 20 for gov
.ba Inns
Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Rico; 20 for the
Navy Department. 2s for the Interior De-
partment. so for the Postoffice Department,
u for the Court of Claims, IS for the De-
partment of Agriculture, l29, including 40
school teachers, 10 policemen. and "a fire.
men for the District of Columbia; 10 light
house keepers IL for the Fish Commission,
90 for the Census Office, 10 for the Diplo-
matte and Consular Service, 1872, including
100 hospital stewards. for the military es-
tablishment; III, including 100 additional
cadets for the Military Academy; so. in
GLIDING 90 additional assistant surgeons,
for the naval establishment, and Is in
spectors. for the postal service.
The number Of salaries or compensations
increased is 487, at an annual cost of $780,
1876, and the number reduced is s, in the
total annual sum of s1.65S-40, net in
crease of 479, at cost for the year Of
1888, 5297 rs. of which number &c., at a cost
of $75 ,000, are supervisors of the Census,
whose employment terminates with the
taking of the Twelfth Census; s. at cost
of 81. 533 are in the Library OF Congress;
u, at a cost of 50. 1880, are in the Treas
ury Department; 10, at a cost of 81 $50, are
in the Postofice Department; SO, at cost
of 1920, are for the government of the
District Of Columbia; ., at a cost OF $500,
are In the Fish Commission; 10. at a cost
- Qen ~, ~. nfr,1,r 10 md
sulsr Service; and 80. at a cost of 81, 1872.
are in the naval establishment. The re-
maMing so are in the various other
branches of the public service and involve
annual increases of 500 and upward.
A comparison OF the total appropriations !
of the first session of the Fiftysixth Con /
gross for 1901, $40, $50. 862.sS, with those |
of the last session Of the Fiftyffth Con- |
gress for 1860, s674 .9s1 022. %, shows an in |
crease of $35, 1863, S40.59 OF this amount, |
for the army show an in |
crease of s33, 7S9, S9149; Notifications 81, |
453 726; the navy. $1,000. 947.09; the postal |
service. SS024. 100 sundry civil expenses. |
chiefly river and harbor contract work |
and for the Census. SIG, 933 9S4.J9; the In |
dian, Agricultural, diplomatic, and other |
branches of the service, 1854 .90391; and |
permanent appropriations, including inter-
est and sinking fund for the public debt, |
S4,03i,000. On the other hand, there ap- |
pear reductions OF 1851 .S41.9i because 4,
of the passage of no regular river and |
harbor act; $9.317, 5S165 in deficiencies;
and S2i.942 ,2SS.90 in miscellaneous appro-
priations, making net increase as above .
stated, of $35, 169. S40.59
The total amount of contracts author
lied, in addition 10 the appropriations
made. is SIS. SOC. 9OO13 less than was au-
thorized at the last session of the previous
Congress.