The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-20
UNCLE SAM
SHOWS HIS
GENEROSITY
Adjustment Of Salaries but
Future improvements VIII Re-
Expenditure Of Millions

Washington. Aug. 20.-The volume
containing statements OF appropriations,
new oficers. etc, required by law TO be
prepared and published at the end or each
session OF congress under direction or
the committees on appropriations OF the
senate and house has been completed FOR
the first session Of the fifty seventh oon-
gress by Thomas p. Cleaves and James
G. Courts. chief clerks, respectively, OF
those committees. The details by bills
are as follows:
Agricultural. s5.20s, $50; army. SOL. $780,,
1854: diplomatic. 1885,. 1865 District
OF Columbia. 1854. &6o.s7 fortihcations,
t7.29s.9 .955: Indian. $3.50, 02s.lo; legisla-
tive, $25. .396, $3.50; military academy.
~, 1921, ,32442; naval, &7S.S56,363.l3. pen
sions. Sl3s. sac. .230; post office, SlsS, S,4le.-
5sS.76; river and harbor. S2s771.442; sun
dry civil, $50, ,l63. .26s.l3; deficiencies, $685.
050 o07.32; miscellaneous. $2.722, 7s5. .l3;
Isthman canal act. $50. l3o. 900; perma-
nent appropriations. N2S,s2l.22o; total,
$500, ,624, ,496. .55.
In addition to the specific appropria-
tions made. contracts are authorized to
be entered into for certain public works
requiring future appropriations by con-
gress In the aggregate sum OF s2s2.7li,- ;
465
These contracts include s21, ,oss, 800 for
additional ships for the navy. and for
permanent Improvements OF and In
creased facilities at certain navy yards;
SIS. .s43. 600 for additions TO old public
buildings and the construction Of new
public buildings In various cities of he
country; s3S.33S.1S0 for Improvement OF
rivers and harbors; 1880. 900 for recon-
structon Of old and erection OF new
buildings at the military academy at
West Point and $3.50. 900 900 for the con-
struction of an Isthmian canal
The new offices and empioyments OF a
| civilian character specifically authorized
| number 1886 which compensation for
the year OF .5s6. and those abolished
or omitted aggregate l165. at an annual
| pay OF si.2s9 .0s0 SO. net increase OF
s522l, at yearly cost OF IS. 5.o54.5i450.
| In addition to the new civilian employ
| ments shown the volume also exhibits an
increase OF 65 In the military establish
! mont at an annual cost OF s42.30S. and
| 500 officers. including 2s5 additional mid
shipmen, together with 5000 seamen In
the naval establishments and $50 addi-
tional men N the marine corps, with to-
tai yearly pay OF tica3. .777.5o.
or the total Increase In civilian EN-
ployments "a are for the library Of con
mont, 80 for the navy departmln Mt, IL
for the treasury department BOG for th'
postofhct department., including 266 OF
20 for the department OF agriculture. III
including i6 school teachers, % police
men and sewn nremen, for the govern
ment OF the District OF Columbia, % light
house keepers. II for the coast survey. z
for the diplomatic and consular services
and 1900 for the postal services. including
! lis assistant postmasters, S1A clerks II
postorices. l79 agents and others In tn,
rural free delivery service and $50 rail
way postal clerks.
employments authorized only 92l are out
side or the postal service.
The number OF salaries Increased Is 725
al - .s.1
number reduced is l6 In the total annua
sum OF sl2ia0. a mt increase OF 700, at
cost for the year % s105. 1870. OF whic
number isi are cadets at the Miutar
academy. who are given an Increased al
lownnce OF TO each: n ara consuls an
, consular clerks: "a are officers OF tn
revenue cutter service. whose paw ia mad
equal 20 the similar Officers of the navy
. i3 are I'm the llfe saving service. and Z
4 amounting 20 ts7.oo0 annually. are In IN
: I DEPARTMENT ~ agriculture.
I a comparison or the total appropria
tions made ~ ths last session ot congress
Cor lsla sScOs2i ts95S. with those ~ n
Ss's sx,S Congress Sr ao for " iscp :7so sss SIS
shows an increase OF $40. 2ss. .9eo "a In tn
amount are included Increased approprit
A ! tiona for tho denartment Of agricultur
tsas.5.o: FOR the diplomatic. District of O.
lumhia. Legislative. executive ond judlcii
n and naval service a 7ne esi. "a; for n
. | Military acadenv 81. V,i. 60 "a; for the 20,
a tai service. @ slieqs siO: for tho whole
tho river and harbor act. none hcs'ir
been rassed AZ the preceding session
: see IN. .4t2: for deficiencies si,is1ss0 Is an
g FOR the isthmian canal. &oi3o.c0
a ON the other hand there aprear r.sdu.
fr fortincations Esl.tt2s9 for the U
y for pensions 81. .es7. $50 OS BY the sundi
e civil act, s. .,s7. 2esa by misceilaneous &C
II and s,s7 600 under , permanent s,SppropTtri,' ,S
y debt, making a net increase IA stated
] SO. .2S5, ,9eo.e5.