The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-19
BILLION MARK AGAIN
REACHED BY CONGRESS
Appropriations of Last SEES
sion $800,0OO,0OO.
$200,O0O,000 AUTHORIZED
Special Statement Required by Law
Given Out by Senate and House Com
mittee CIerks-Increase Over Previous
Session More Than 100000 900.

Tne volume containing statements Of
appropriations, new Offices, etc required
by law to he prepared and published at
the end Of each session of Congress I'm
der the direction OF the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and House
has been completed for the first session
of the FifCy-seventh Congress- by Mr.
Thomas p Cisavez and AR James C.
Courts. chief clerks. respectively. of
said committees. a summary OF The ap-
preparations shows the grand total Of
/ $sG0. t24. $3.50. The details by bills are
as fellows
Agricultural, S5.2lS. $50: army. $91.-
o,136.41; diplomatic. 1885, ,925.6g. Dis
! triet Of Columbia, $S5Ea. -5a.g7, fortidca-
/ tion. $7.2gS. s55- Indian IS $50 OSLO: leg
tslative. $z5.396. 6SI-5o. Military Academy,
/ 81. 627, 32A42; naval, $7S.S55. 353.13; Pen
sion. sl39.sf2. 29e; Posto@ce. 15s. I16.-
/ $3.50; river aad harbor. SzG,77I. 442. sun
/ dry civil, 25o. IG3, 25g.i&; deficiencies, S2s.-
/ $50, yo7.32; miscellaneous. S2.T22, 1878;
/ Isthmian Canal act. S5of30, ESQ. Perma-
nent appropriations. $1z5. 81, 20. Total
! $500. E2f, 1860.
! In addition to the specific approp7ia-
/ tons made, contracts are authorized 70
/ be entered into for certain public works
} requiring future appropriations by Con
| gress in the aggregate sum of 1892, Ill
465- These contracts include 81 Q6g. 800
for additional ships for the navy ana FOR
+ permanent improvements Of and iucTeas-
ed facilities at certain navy yards, SI5.-
+ $40 $50 for additions to old public build
ings and The construction Of new public
buildings n various cities OF The c0un7
try, SIS. 335. $50 for Improvement of riv-
eTs and narbors, Sc. 500 600 fO- recon
struction OF old and erection OF new
. buildings Il the Military Academy at
! West Point; and $IS0.0g000O for the con
stTuction Of IN isth.aian canal
Over 5000 New Offices.
The new Offices and empIoyments. OF
. civilian character. specifically author
lied. number 6.3g6. with compensation
for the year o. $5.S43,5g5. and those
abolished or omitted aggregate / .165. II
az annual pay OF 51.zSg. 0e0-5g. q net in
crease cf 5,2ZI. at a yearly cost Of So
054.5I450
Iu -G-Iticn u the new civilian en-
ployneuts shown the volume also ex-
h-5itz ga Increase u sixty-five in the
military establishment al an annual
cJsc CT Sf3S55i and 800 officers finciud-
ing 50 additional ui1saiDmcnJ together
with $3.50 ssansG IL the military es-
! tabIshmeHt and go additional men N
the marine corps with Total yearly paw
Of 81 SO 7-7-50
Of the total net increase in civilian
employmen,s. thirty -four are for the
Library Ct Congress, seven for the stare
Department, thiTty-eight for the Navy
Department IEa for the Treasury De
DartueIIt, see for The Postc1ice Depart
mguJ including 255 oE. account Of the
rural free delivery service. seventy foT
the Department Of Agriculture. III. in
Guiding forJy-six school teachers. TWEEN
ty-Uwo policemen and seven frenen for
the government Of the District Of Co
Iumbia nifty lighthouse keepers, eleven
for the Coast Survey. thirJy-rwo for the
Diplomatic and Consular Service, and
4.20C for the postal service. including us
assistant pJstmasters. 3.I34 clerks II
postofices. i5s agents and others in tho
rural free delivery service. and So
railway postal clerks.
OF the net total POI civil officers ant
employments authorized only 92I are
/ outside Of the POSTAL service
& ne number or salaries increased ];
, 725. at an annual cost Of Sis. 300. am
the number reduced is Is. in the total an.
, nual sum Of $I3I20. a net increase Of 10a
at a cost for the year OF SI05. 1910, o.
which number fSI are the cadets at tn,
Military Academy, who are given an 10
creased allowance OF $3.50 each, 81 arr
consuls and consular clerks. s. are Of
. fceTs OF the Revenue Cutter Service
whose pay is made equal to the similar
officers o. the navy: i2 are in the Lii,
! Saving Service, and 81, amounting {;
$4,000 annually. are in the Department
of Agriculture