The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-20
Totals ..........$S $500, 624. 496. 8
And There's More to Follow.

In addition to the specific appropria-
tons made, contracts are authorized
to be entered into for certain public
works requiring future appropriations
by congress in the aggregate sum of
S262111465. These contracts include
$21,069,500 for additional ships for the
navy and for permanent improvements
of increased facilities at certain
navy yards; SIS, 943,6 $50 for additions to
old public buildings and the construc-
ton of new public buildings in various
cities of the country; 1886, $50 for
improvement of river and harbors; 3d.,
500, 600 for reconstruction of old and
erection of new buildings at the Mill
tary academy at West Point; and
$50, 600, 600 for the construction of an
ISthmian canal.
The new officers and employments of
a civilian character, specifically au-
thorized number 6,386, with compensa-
ton for the year Of $6,343,59 and
those abolished or omitted aggregate
1,165 at an annual pay Of $1,289, 090.50,
a net increase of 5, 221 at yearly cost
of $5,O54, 514.5O.
In addition to the new civilian en-
pigments shown the volume also ex-
hibits an increase of sixty-five in the
military establishment at an annual
cost of $42,30S; and 800 officers Gin
GLIDING 285 additional midshipmen),
together with 5000 seamen in the
naval establishment, and $50 additional
men in the marine corps with total
yearly pay of $1,S43,777.50.
Where Increases Come.
OF the total net increase in civilian
employmentS, "a are for the library of
congress, z for the state department,
S3 for the navy department, 1877 for the
treasury department, 306 for the post
office department, including 265 on ac-
Of h.
vice; 20 for the department of agri-
culture, III, including 46 school teach
ers, % policemen and firemen, for
the government of the District. of Co.
lumbia, IL for the coast survey, 80 for
the diplomatic and consular service,
and 1890 for the postal service, in
Guiding 118 assistant postmasters, 81
134 clerks in post officers and IS rail-
way postal clerks
OF the net total 1921 civil officers
and employments authorized only 921
are outside of the postal service.
The number of salaries increased is
725 at an annual cost of $118,7761O,
and the number reduced is 16 in the
total annual sum of $13,12O; a net in
crease of 709 at cost for the year of
$1O5, 456.10, of which number 451 are
the cadets at the military academy,
who are given an increased allowance
of $3.50 each; 81 are consuls and con-
sular clerks; "a are officers of the
revenue cutter service whose pay is
made equal to the similar officers Of
the navy; 13 are in the life-saving
service, and S21, amounting to $4,000
annually, are in the department of ag-
riculture.
Increase Is $70,o0o,00O.
A comparison of the total appropria-
lions made at the last session of con-
gress, for 1903, $780, 62449S.55, with
those Of the preceding or short session
of the fifty-siXth congress, for 1903.
$3.50, 1888, shows an increase of
$lO,2S5,92O56. In this amount are in
cluded increased appropriations for the
department of agriculture, S626,54O:
Tor the diplomatic service for the Dis
tr1ct of Columbia, legislative, executive
and judicial and naval service, S1,7O6.-
9Sl.14; for the military academy, ST.
S54,S7074; for the postal service, $154.-
633,090; for the whole of the river and
harbor act, none having been passed
at the. preceding session, $26,771,442
Tor deficiencies, $12,132,5603S, and for
the ISthmian canal, $50, 130, 000 On the
other hand there appear reductions of
$24,OO3,912 for the army; $65,O56 for
Notifications; 1851, 442.99 for the In
dian service; $5,403,0 900 under REQUIRE
ments for pensions, 1882, 549.09 by the
sundry civil act; 1857, 22S.54 by miscel-
laneous acts, and $467, 900 under per-
manent appropriations which cover in
terest on public debt, making a net
increase, as stated, of $78,2S5, 92035.