East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-03
CONGRESS APPR0PR|ATES OVER BILLION

Congressman Tawney of Minnesota,
chairman Of the committee on appro-
prlatlons of the recent session Of con-
gress, has prepared a schedule of the
expenditures Of the session.
He said that a review Of the de-
mands upon congress this session
showed that the estimates Of the es-
tablished public service and for pre-
viously authorized public works for
the next fiscal year were more than
s156 100000 over the appropriations
made for the same period during the
last session OF the fifty-ninth con-
gress, and that these demands did not
rest in fact upon the necessities of
the public service, but were Sup
ported mainly by official recommen-
dations to congress, backed by the
approval OF the press of the country
and they consisted largely of increas-
ed compensation to the military
branches of the public service"
Mr.. Tawney stated the total appro-
priations of the session to be $751;
088,670. He said the total revenues
Of the government estimated to con-
gress by the secretary of the treasury
are placed at about 57,123,O11;
that in addition to the authorized ex-
penditure Of 1851, ,OSS,670 for the op-
Grafton of the government during the
next fiscal year, appropriations are
also made as follows:
In deficiency acts exclusive Of S12,-
46G,750 for public buildings author
lied at this session, s44,529,223; for
requirements OF the. sinking fund,
$5S,000, 200; for redemption Of ma
tlonal bank notes, $4,000, 900; for
construction OF the Panama canal
(bonds to be issued). $29,1S7000; for
miscellaneous and special objects
$1,000, 900, including S25O,OOO for the
relief OF storm and flood sufferers in
the southern states, and 100000 for
the payment of claims of the Roman
Catholic church in the Philippines;
making grand total of the next fis-
cal year of $1,00S,S04,S94.
Mr.. Tawney said that the estimates
submitted to congress by the execu-
tive submitted to congress by the
executive as a basis for the apopr-
priations made amounted to $1,079,-
449,2SS, or an excess of $70,694,3 ,394
over the total Of the appropriations OF
this session., and an excess of $685.
651,145 over all the appropriations
made at the last session.
A subtraction Of the totals Of es-
Inmates and appropriations, he said
showed that the present house cut
down the estimates for the ordinary
operating expenses OF government
$124,S47,172. The grand total OF APP
propriatlons made at this session ex-
ceeded those Of last session by $685.
006,750
Mr.. Tawney submitted the follow
ing table of major appropriations en-
acted at this session.
For agriculture. S11,672,106.
Fortflcations, $9,317145.
Diplomatic and consular, $3,577,'
463.
Indian. S9.253.S47.
Legislative, executive and judicial
$32,S33,S21
Military academy. sS45,644.
Naval, s122.662,4S5.
Pensions. $163,053,000.
Postoffice. s222,962.392.
Sundry civil. s112,937313.
Deficiency, $56,995,973
Miscellaneous, $3.0OO,000.
Permanent annual appropriations
s154,144,295.
Grand total. s1,00S, ,S04,Ss4.
In a further table of comparisons
Mr.. Thawney showed the difference;
between major appropriations Of the
last session and the present session
as follows:
Increase over last year:
Agriculture, s2,224.S16; army, s16,'
74T,664; dimplomatic and consular