New-York tribune., 1902-08-20

II addition &c the specific appropriations made.
contracts are authorized 10 be entered into for
rer-a n public works uyuIrilg future appropria-
Mons by Congress in the aggregate sum Of S262,-
~ IA These contracts include ST.. .269 500 for
additional ships for the navy. and for perrna-
rent irap-overenrs Of and increased facilities
II certain navy yards: S15943. 600 for additions
n OLD public buildings and the construction Of
new public buildings in various cities Of the
country: SIS $50 80 for improvement Of rivers
and harbors- 50. SOC. coo for reconstruction Of
aId buildings and erection Of new buildings at
rhe Military Academy at West Point. and
S1SlO01O00 for the construction Of an isthmlan
canal
The new Offices and employnents Of civ
njar character specifically authorized number
63S6. with compensation for the year Of S6.343,-
595. and those abolished or omitted aggregate
1165. Al an annual pay OF S1.2S9,0So 90 a net
increase Of 5.221. At a yearly cost Of S5Oo4.-
514 30.
INCREASE N NAVAL FORCE
n addition 10 the new civilian ernployments
shown. the volume also exhibits al increase Of
sfx-v-fve n the military establishments. al an
annual cost OF So. sos. and 800 officers (nclud
ing 2S5 additional r1idship-nenl- together with
5000 sea-neu- II the naval esta ablshr1ent. and
tn additional men n The marine corps. with
total yearly pay # S1,343.777 30.
Of the total aet increase IN civilian employ
-1en-s 81 are for lhe Library Of Congress, for
the state Department, 33 for the Navy Depart
-nenr- 119 for tbs Treasury Department, 500 for
the Postoffce De parrment, including 265 on ac-
count Of the rural free delivery service; 70 for
he DEPARTMENT Of Agriculture, III, including
46 school teachers. % policemen and seven fire
men. for the gove-nuent Of the District Of Co
lurnbIa; so lighthouse keepers, II for the Coast
Survey. 80 for the diplomatic and consular ser
vice and 4.300 for the postal service lnc4uolls
rs assistant rostrasIers. 3. 134 clerks IN post
Offices 169 agents and others II the rural Iree
delivery service and $50 railway postal clerks
MANY NEW POSTAL EMPLOYEES
Of the uet total Of the 5221 civil officers and
err,pIoymerrs authorized, only a21 are outside II
the postal service.
The uumbsr Of salaries increased is 90, al an
annual cost Of Sl1S.576 10, and the number re
duced IS Is IN the total annual sum OF
Sl3I2O; net Increase OF TO9, al a cost for the
year Of S105.45o 10, OF which nuIIloer 7oA are
cadets al the Military Academy % ELeon a :
given an Increased allowance OF sos % eaCt!'
q are consuls and consular clerks. o. are ON
Gers Of the revenue cutter service. whose pay %
made equal 10 the similar oInceTs OF TIE Ia >
73 ara in the live So wing service, and u, whose
NV amounts 70 $50 900 annually. are N the
Department OF Agriculture
COMPARISON WITH FORMER SESSION..
: comparison Of the total appropriations maoe
AZ the last session OF Congress, SS0O,o-+,49o DO
4-i-h those OF the preceding OF shor- session OF
the LvIrh Congress, S730.33S,515 80, shows an
Increase Of S70.2S5. $50 56, n this amount are
included increased appropriations for the De
pa-tnent Of Agriculture S626.540; for the dlp-o-
matte. District Of Columbia legislative e1ecu-
tive and judicial and naval service. Sl,IO6,-
oS7 - for he Military Academy. 81, 1,s24.6lO a;
for me postal service. S14, ,633 9l0 for the whole
Of the rtver and harbor appropriation, none nav
1ng been passed al the preceding session, So
II ~; for Deficiencies. S12,I 3256o 3. and for
the is11rian canal. S50130OO0-
Or The other hand. there appear recucLons o.
so 9l2 G9 for the army, S65,UJo Tor Iortlll-
cations. S76l 442 IS for the Indian service,
So 5403 900 under requirements for pensions
81 CD 549 0S by the Sunory civil ac{- go S.-oI'-
922 - ~ miscellaneous acts. and $40, ,OUU IN
5e- permanent appropriations which cover IN
-eresI cn the public debt. making net increase
as stated. Of ST0,2S5,920 56.