Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-08-23
HOW CONGRESS SPENDS
The Details Of its Last Appropri.
atoms.
A BIG GEFlCIT IS LIKELY
A Statement Showing the Total Amount to
Be $500, 624,496 Show This
Vast Sum Is Handled.

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Washington August 20 The vol
ume containing statements of appro-
priations. new offices, etc. required
by law TO be prepared and published
at the end of each session of Congress,
under the direction of the committees
of appropriations of the Senate and
House, has been completed for the
first session of the Fifty seventh Con-
gress by Thomas P. Cleaves and james
G. Courts. chief clerks, respectively.
of those committees. A summary OF
the appropriations shows The grand to-
tai of $500, ga, 1876 90. The details by
bills are as follows:
Agricultural. IS, POS. $500 90; Army,
S91, 730, 1876. Al diplomatic, 81 ,957, 925.
SO District of Columbia, s., 544, 400. ~
Notifications, $7,29s, 800. 90; Indian,
SIS, 1856, o2s 10; legislative, $25. 1896, 6Si.
so Military Academy. 50. 621, 324 AZ;
naval, $1S, $50, 1868. 10; pension, $l39,
S42, $50 90; postoffice, Sl38, 4l6, 59S. IS;
river and harbor 500, IN, Ar 90; sun
dry civil $50, 1853, 359. 10; deficiencies,
1923, $50, 007. 80; miscellaneous s. 22,-
1896 10; Isthmian Canal Act, $50, $780,,
600 90; permanent appropriations, $123,
921, 220 90. Total $500, 264, 1896 So.
CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS.
In addition to the specific appropri-
ations made, contracts are authorized
to be entered into for certain public
works requiring future appropriations
by Congress in the aggregate the sum
of S262, i'll, 465. 90. These contracts in
clude S21. 069, 500 90 for additional
ships for the Navy and for permanent
improvements of and increased facili-
ties at certain navy yards; SO, Dab, 600.
90 for additions for old public build
ings in various cities of the country (:
$38, 1886, 1S0 for the improvement OF riy-
ers and habors SO, 500, 600 for the re
construction of old and erection of
new buildings at the Military Arad-
envy at West Point, and $50, 600, GOO
for the construction of an isthmian ca
nal
The new offices and employments
civilian character specifically autho-
rized number 6,3S6, with compensa-
ton for the year of S., 343, sos; and
those abolished or omitted aggregate
1866, at an annual pay of 81, 2S9, $50.
so, a net increase of S., 054, 5l4 so.
CIVILIAN ENVIRONMENTS.
In addition to the civilian employ
ments shown the volume also exhibits
4 an increase Of 65 in the naval estab-
lishment at an annual cost of $42, 30S.
90, and 800 officers (including 2S5 adj.
ditional midshipmen), together with
1900 seamen in the military establish
4 ment and 100 additional men i'll the
marine corps, with total yearly pay
of 81, 343, M. 80
OF the total net increase in civilian
\ emlpoymlents, "a are for the Library
n of Congress Z for the State Depart
1 ment; 80 for the Navy Department ;
II 179 for the Treasury Department; 306
for the Postoffice Department, includ-
/ ing 800 on account of the rural free de
livery service; 20 for the Department
Il of Agriculture; As III, including
school teachers, ~ policemen and Z
firemen, for the government of the
District of Columbia; 80 lighthouse
keepers; II for the Coast Survey 80
of the diplomatic and consular service !;
1890 for the postal service, including
lis assistant postmasters, 8, lc4 clerks
in postofiices, 1859 agents and others in
the rural free delivery service, and 500
railway postal clerks.
OF the net total 3, 221 civil officers
and employees authorized, only 921 are
outside of the postal SER ice.
The number of salario increased is
725, at an annual cost If Sll8, $40. 10 !;
and the number reduce is l6 in the
total annual sum of ST. 20; net in
crease of 100, at cost for the year Of
$I05 '4561 10, of which lumber ASH are
the cadets at the Military Academy,
who are given an incre sed allowance
of 500 30 each; 81 are consuls and con-
sular clerks GA are officers of the Rev
enue-cutter Service, whose pay is
made equal to the similar officers of
the Navy; l3 are in the Life saving
Service, and 80, amounting to 1888, 000
annually, are in the Department of
agriculture.