The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-25
NATION HAS SPENT
ENORMOUS SUMS
Continued From First Page.
by earthquake at San Francisco,
$1,304, $3.50. ....
Naval Establishment.


Under the naval establishment: For
prior years, $352,466; for pay, mis-
eellaneous, $4,000; marine corps, $416,-
1853; maintenance, yards and docks, $780,
900; naval prison administration build
ing at Portsmouth, N. H., 100000.
Under Interior department.: Trans
portation Of Indian goods, $25 900.
, Under; United States courts: Fees
Of clerks, $4,000; assistants to the at
torney general In special cases, $4,000.
tation by steamboat, 100000; transpor-
tation by railroads, $3.50 900; regula-
ton screen and other wagon service,
$4,000; transportation Of foreign mails,
House Of representatives, $1oo,457;
public printing and binding, 1927 900,
+ and under the District Of Columbia,
general expenses, etc., $85,S23.
+ The remaining sums In the bill are
for Judgments Of courts and claims aud
tied and certified to congress.
Legislative Provisions.
There are several legislative provi.
sions in the bill. In one Of them au.
thority is, given the secretary of wal
to use the $2,5O0,00O relief fund here.
tofore appropriated for San Francisco
not only in the purchase Of relief sup,
plies, but to replace the supplies taken
from the army. stores. Secretary Taft
has estimated that something like $4OO,
900 of this fund remains unexpended.
In view of statehood for Oklahoma
the amounts available for the payment
Of the expenses of the territorial gov.
eminent are to be turned into the treas
ury when the state government is or
ganized. ~
The secretary Of the treasury is tc
hereafter furnish to congress detailed
estimates on expenses of collecting the
revenues from customs.
Sundry Civil Bill.
Conferees on the sundry civil appro
priation bill today agreed upon all
points Of dispute except the $4,000, 0OC
appropriation for an office building fol
the departments Of state, Justice and
commerce and labor in Washington
and $1,450,000 for the Jamestown ter
centennial exposition. .."'
At a full committee meeting of the
appropriations committee today the fol
lowing important amendment was
adopted to the general deficiency bill
reported by Mr.. Iittaur:
EThat the tariff duties, both import
and export. imposed by the authorities
Of the United States or Of the provis
ional military government thereof il
the philippine islands prior to Marcel
| 8, 1902, at all ports and places in sale
islands, upon all goods, wares and mer
chandise imported into said island,
from the United States or from foreign
countries. or exported from said islands
| are hereby legalized and ratified ant
the collection of all such duties prio
| to March s, 1902, is hereby legalize(
and ratified and confirmed as fully t,
all intents and purposes as If the sam,
had by a prior act Of congress beef
specifically authorized and directed
| This amendment is made to NEE
cases arising under the decision Of tn
supreme court in the Warner-Bar
case, which was against the govern
! ment and would compel the refundin
of duties collected amounting to NOR
than $4,000,0o0. The amendment will
not affect cases already adiudicated