The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-06-28
CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
Expected that They Will Reach Sum OF
Nine Hundred Million Dollars.

Nine Hundred Million Dollars.
In order to meet the expense of the
government generally and to continue
the work of building the Panama
canal, congress has been compelled,
in the session now ending, to dip more
deeply into the public treasury than
ever before in American history.
Appropriations have been author
lied which are expected to total in the
neighborood of 5000, 100000. Statis-
| ticians in the two houses have been
laboring with their pencils, anow that
the next few days will witness the ad-
journment of congress, and they have
concluded that the high watermark in
appropriations which was reached at
the last session will be washed away
by the record the present session will
make.
In view of this enormous drain the
country will be put to, it is matter
of qualification to Secretary Shaw
and other officials of the government
that there promises to be a handsome
surplus in the treasury when the fiscal
year ends next Saturday.
In comparison with the appropria-
tions during the present congress the
surplus looks small, but it amounted
on Saturday to ST., 800, 900 and had it
not been for the extraordinary ex-
pense of s1S,00O,000 imposed, the rev.
enues in connection with the construc-
ton of the Panama canal, it would
have been at least S36, 100000.
Secretary Shaw we'll understands it
is not possible to say what the reve-
nues will be during the next fiscal
year. The era of prosperity which
now prevails may be succeeded by
hard times, though there is not even a
cloud to indicate anything of the
kind. But if conditions which ex-
listed during the last year continue,
there is no reason why there should
be deficit at the end of the next ifs
cal year in spite of tremendous ap-
preparations authorized by congress.
The agricultural bill carries a
larger appropriation than ever be-
fore, the army bill is about the same
as that of last year: there has been
an increase in the diplomatic and con-
sular bill: the District of Columbia
shows about the same amount as last
year: a saving of more than million
has been made in fertilization ex-
penditure, and there has been no
change over last year in Legislative,
executive and judicial expenses: the
expenses of the military academy have
doubled.
The naval expenditures continue
to total 800, 100000: pensions cost a
little more: the postofice bill carries
s1eS, 900, 900, which is an increase OF
ST., 100000: the sundry civic bill,
which was discussed in conference,
will aggregate anywhere between 1884,,
800, 900, the amount granted by the
house, and s102, 100000, the total
given by the senate. The deficiencies
will reach about s31, 900, 1000, though it
is not certain, as the bill for this pur-
pose has not even been reported by
the house.
The public building bill will net
S2l, 100000. Besides the amounts car
ried in the regular appropriation
bills, permanent annual appropria-
tions have been increased to about
s175, 100000. Congress has made ex-
traordinary appropriations of SILL
900, 900 for the Panama canal: So, 6OO.-
600 for the relief of San Francisco
sufferers; 100000 in connection
with statehood legislation enacted
during the session, and various other
appropriations amounting to several
million dollars.
The people should approve of the
manner in which congress has handled
the country's funds.
The Revolutionist's View.