Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-05
SENT TO THE TREASURY
ESTIMATES OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE AND LABOR.
Increase Over the Appropriations for
the Current Fiscal Year OF
Over $4,OOO,Ooo.

The estimates for appropriations for the
Department of Commerce and Labor during
the fiscal year beginning July l, 1903, for
warded to the Secretary of the Treasury
for transmission to Congress, aggregate
S14 339. .523.72 being $594, 70 less than the
estimates for the fiscal year beginning July
l. 1904 The estimates for the fiscal year
1906 exceed the appropriations for the cur
rent fiscal year by APIS, ,444SS. as follows
For a water purifica ton plant for the
immigrant station at Ellis Island, N. Y,
$4,000 is asked: for the hospital for the
treatment of contagious diseases at the
same station s25O.O0O will be required
the establishment Of new light houses
beacons, fog signals and other additional
aids to navigation requires $2963,956, ana
new fish hatcheries throughout the umted
States, including Alaska S129,5OO. The total
estimate for new public works Is $3,3o1,-
45S.SS For an increase In the expenses OF
regula ting immigration 100000 is desired;
for additional clerical assistance and incl
dental expenses in the office of the Secre-
tary. the bureaus of corporations, stand
ards of the census and other off1ces, to
meet the increase in the work of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor, $o6o, ,9S6
The total increase in tho estimates for
the fiscal year ending June 80 1906, over
the appropria tions for the fiscal year end
ing June 80. 1905. is 81, ,21S, ,444.SS
Paid for by Immigrants.
The increased estimate of $500, 600 for the
expenses of regulating immigration is con-
sidered conservative and is said to be nee
essary because of increased immigration.
The estimate for 81, SOC, 600 for the expenses
of regulating immigration and 1862 600 for
the erection of water publication plant
and of a contagious disease hospital at the
immigrant station, Ellis Island N. Y, II
appropriated, will have no bearing upon
the revenues of the government and the ex-
penses payable therefrom, for the reason
that all the expenses of regulating lmml-
grafton and the expenses OF maintaining
the stations are paid from fund created
by levying head tax of 81 on every alien
immigrant coming into the United States,
and this fund is ample for all such eX-
penses.
years to submit annually to Congress the
cost of needed light houses, beacons, fog
signals and additional aids to navigation,
recommended by the officers of the govern
ment in charge of the light house estab-
lishment
Estimates for appropriations for this pur-
pose for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1900,
amount to 81, ,227 0S2 49, and for appropria-
tions for this purpose for the fiscal year
ending June 80 1906, they are $2965, ,95S. So.
The decrease in estimates for the fiscal
year 1906 is s261. 1880. OF the amount es-
timated for the fiscal year ending June 3O
Alaska Fish Hatcheries.
The estimate for the establishment of new
fish hatcheries throughout the United
States for the propagation of food fishes is
based upon reports OF experts showing how
the fish industries of the country, including
Alaska. may be improved.
Estimated for fish hatcheries for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1905, including fish
hatchery in Alaska, $437 $50, and for fish
hatcheries for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1906, including fish hatchery in Alaska,
$129, 500, this being decrease in estimate
for the fiscal year 1906 of $3OS, ,36O
OF the amount estimated for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1905, Congress app. o.
priated $115,000.
Increased Clerical Force.
The increase in the service located at
the seat of government is necessary for
the more complete organization and rapid
ly developing work of the 'secretarys office
and the several bureaus and offices of the
department, especially the bureaus Of cor
porations and standards, and the increased
personnel estimated for in the bureau of
the census in connection with the work of
taking the census of manufactures required
by existing legislation.