The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-22
WAR OFFICE EXPENSES
GUT MANY MILLIONS
Estimates Prepared by Sec
Tetary Root.
COVERS ALL THE BRANCHES
Secretary Gives Special Attention 70
Proposed Appropriation for Year
Ending June 80, 1904.

Proposed Appropriation for Year
Ending June 80, 1904.
The Secretary Of War tas given spe- I
oial attention TO the estimates Of the 4
War Department for the fiscal year end I.
ing June 80. 1903. They show a net de- /
crease Of SS1. .4eO. .4OOS4 m the amounts /
asked FOR under ali the diherert a2- /
preparations subject to the control OF /
the War Department. as compared with .
the estimates for 1903. and a net de-
crease OF S20,947. .96O.S5 as compared with .
the amounts appropriated for the cur /
rent fiscal gear.
The War Department appropriations
fell under -four generals heads; civil
Establishment" Military Establish .
n.ent.~ Public Works" and "Nisccl-
lGneous"
The Civil Establishment" relates en-
tireIy TO expenses in Washington and
covers the salaries for the clerical force.
contingent expenses. rent. postage. etc
Under this head there have been redue-
tions in the estimates for 1894 OF S57.-
47O.
Decrease in Clerks.
For the last FIVE fiscal years Congress
has appropriated a gross sum Of S50o.Oo0
annually for temporary force for the
War Department, rendered necessary by
the increase in the work incident 60 the
war with Spain. and the events follow
ing it, The last legislative. executive
and juGicial appropriation bill provided
for the clas 5iicatiOn Of the temporary
force
In the estimates now submitted the
regular force and the temporary force
have been amalgamated. and the amount
asked for these combined forces is near
ly $50 600 less than the total appropria-
tions for the regular and temporary
forces for the current fiscal year Il IS
the purpose OF the department TO met
this reduction in force by emitting 10
MI vacancies oecasioned by deaths. res
ignations. and other casualties that oc-
cur from now until the beginning OF the
next e cal year. II is probable that
the number Of such casualties viii more
than equal the decrease in the number OF
clerical positions for which estimates
are submitted.
The Military Establishment.
The appropriations under the head or
MILITARY Establishment" embrace all
items for the support Of the army ami
toe Military Academy. The estimates
for the military establishment show a
ret reduction OF S2l So, ,92l-1O from the
estimates for 1908. and a net reduc-
tisn of S14297.i19a from the to-
tai amount appropriated under this
head for the present fiscal year
An Increased appropriation will be re
quired in order 10 provide a fun years
supply Of clothing and equipage during
the next fiscal year. BY most careful
supervision the department has been
gradually absorbing the surplus stock
created by Ike Spanish-American war.
and It is anticipated that this absorption
viii be completed by the end OF the
present fiscal year
Increase for West Point.
An increase provided for the Military
Academy is simply the increase OF pay
which results from the increased number
OF cadets at West Point in consequence
OF recent legislation.
The estimates under the head Of
Public Works" show a net reduction OF
-. .738. .770.37 as compared with the esti-
mates for 1903. and OF s6.407 .0s8.s1 as
compared with the amounts appropriat-
ed for 1903 The more important items
embraced in the appropriations that
come under this general head are river
and harbOT Improvements. the various
appropriations for fortfcsuons and
seacoast defenses and military posts. in
cluding the buildings and grounds az the
Military Academy; and buildings and
grounds in Washington. d. Q.
The genera head Miscellaneous
eomprehends all appropriations for jhe
National Home for Disabled Volunteer
Soldiers. national cemeteries. artificial
limbs and appliances, and all other mis-
ceIlaneous items that do not naturally
fall under the three general heads above
mentioned. There Is an increase in the
estimates for 1904. as compared with
the estimates for 1903. Of s207. .ss7 ..
which Is due IN the main TO increased
appropriations asked for by the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.
The estimates for 1904. however. show
a net reduction as compared with the
amounts appropriated for 1908. Of $3.50.
$3.50.
Large Reductions Shown.
There is an actual reduction in the
estimates for the Military Establish
mcnt'' for 1904. as compared with the
estimates for 1909 OF about S22 900 600
ana an actual reduction as compared
with the amounts appropriated for 1905
Of more than $4,000. 600; and that the
estimates for 1904 for Public Works"
are nearly SIC. 1000 900 less than the esti
mates for 1903, and are nearly S. 500 900
less than the amounts appropriated for
the current fiscal year. The estimates
for the civil Establishment" and Mis-.
cellareous'' fc- 1904 show an increags
over the estimates for 1903 of about
$3.50 .00C. but they are nearly a $3.50. 600
less than the amounts appropriated for
1903
Excluding river and harbor improve
ments. the estimates for he War De