Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-05-02
TO Use SlO5,7l5,369
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL CARRIES
THAT APPROPRIATION.
Chairman Tawney Makes Statement
About Bills far Greater Than
Ever Beforehand Times Causes
Revenues to Fall OH-Isthnus of
Panama Gets Nearly S3o,ooo,ooo.

Panama Gets Nearly S3O,00O,000.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was reported to the house Saturday
by the appropriations committee. 1t
carries sos, 1880. The following
statement of the bill was authorized
by Chairman Tawney:
The estimates A:-Smitted by the diff
ferent departments of the government
for sundry civil expenditures for the
next fiscal year far exceed the esti-
mates for like expenditures in any pre-
vious year in our history, aggregating
Sal, 2S4 1866. These estimates were
prepared for submission to congress
last September, when the revenues of
the government were far in excess of
current expenditures Before congress
convened the financial stringency
came on, resulting in a material fall
ing off in the government revenues
This necessitated a thorough examin-
alton of the estimates with a view
of ascertaining the amounts actually
required to continue the service usu-
ally provided for in the sundry civil
bill, and also to continue the public
works previously authorized until the
next appropriations SHAY become
available.
Estimate is Less.
AS a result of hearings and investi-
cations the committee has reported
the bill to the house carrying in the
aggregate $105, 1880, being $685.
: 997 less than the estimates submitted
by the departments. The amount rec
commended by the committee is ample
| to provide for continuance during the
next fiscal year of all the public
service usually provided for in the
sundry civil bill and for continuance
of all public works heretofore author
lied until the next appropriations be-
come available.
This reduction Of more than $685.
100000 in the estimates submitted for
sundry civil expenditures, together
with the reductions that have been
made by the appropriations committee
in other bills in which that committee
has jurisdiction, aggregate almost
SIS 900 900 below the estimates sub
mitted by the various departments out
side of the estimates for army and
, navy expenditures.
, For sthmian Canal.
? Included in the appropriations rec
commended in the sundry civil bill is
: the sum of s27627 900 for the isthmiar
conaI which amount 10 rain hurca hi 8
2 to the treasury from the proceeds OF
e the sale of bonds authorized. The ag
e gregate carried by the bill is $5,327,
t 631 less than the amount appropriated
D by the sundry civil bill for the current
g fiscal year. The bill carries for pub
(, lie Notwithstanding marine hos
pitfalls, quarantine stations, annual re
4 pairs, heating apparatus, vaults, safes
/ and locxs-$2,1S2.375; and for the i'm
: provements of rivers and harbors un
S der contract authorizations SIT, 692,
645.
:. The total of sos, 1863 is $1,S42,
5 2S9 more than the total sundry civil
/, appropriations for the fiscal year end
r ing June 80, 1908. Among the items
Millions in Salaries.
Life saving service, s2.26S,S57; cur
II rent expenses of revenue cutter serv
ice, s1,9O4 900; engraving and print
o ing, $3,354,75S; interstate commerc
i commission, s9S5,OOO, an increase. o
# $1O6,755 over the current year.
Assistant custodians and janitor
/ for public buildings, s1,6SS,S72; fue
r. lights and water for public buildings
o 81. 400. 900; expenses of collecting Gus
q toms, additional to the permanent al
+ preparation of $500, 900 for that pui
II pose for 1909, s4,5OO,OOO, an increas
d OF S5OO,O00 public health and marin
$ hospital service. $1,29e,75O, an il
s crease of $4,000; quarantine ser'
" ice, $500, 900.
\ immigration station at San Francis
/ co. $1S5,000; lighthouses and estal
a. lishments, s5,194.000; coast and ge'
a detic survey, s996,29O; bureau of fisl
r cries, s7S3,0OO; enforcement of tn
h Chinese exclusion act, 100000
IS Expenses Of collection of revenue
h. from sales of public lands, 81 ,439 ,22O
surveying public lands, $4,000; ge'
logical survey. s1,Os5,52O, a reductie
Of 1899 500, which includes the omi
N sion of 100000 for gauging streams
70 education in Alaska, s175,000; goverl
,r ment hospitals for the insane, 1910
500, a reduction of $4,000.
W. Cut Armory Estimate.
~ Armories and arsenals, s4S4, 715,
r. reduction of s151,37 buildings al
" grounds in and around Washingto
D. c., s2O3,450; expenses for the exc
he utive mansion, $4,000, including s2l
of 600 for travelling expenses Of the pre-
ar. ident; improvement of rivers and ha
to bors under contract authorization
IN S17,692 Gas. an increase of 81 20!