Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-05-01
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SUNDRY CIVIL BILL CARRIES
THAT APPROPRIATION.
Chairman Tawney Makes Statement
About Bills far Greater Than
Ever Beforehand Times Causes
Revenues to Fall Off-lsthnnus of
Panama Gets Nearly $4,000, 900.

The sundry civil appropriation bill
was reported to the house Saturday
by the appropriations committee. 1t
carries s105.715,369. The following
statement of the bill was authorized
by Chairman Tawney:
The estimates admitted 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 ,284, 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 OH in the government revenues
This necessitated a thorough examin-
alton Of the estimates with view
of ascertaining the amounts actually
required to continue the service usu-
ally provided for in the sHndry 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 inyesti- |
cations the committee has reported
the bill to the house carrying in the |
aggregate $105, 1880, being $35,56S.-
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
$75,000,000 below the estimates sub
mitted by the various departments out
side of the estimates for army and
navy expenditures
For Isthmian Canal.
Included in the appropriations rec
commended in the sundry civil bill is
the sum of $27 1927 900 for the isthmian
canal, which amount is reimbursable
to the treasury from the proceeds OF
the sale OF bonds authorized. The az
gregate carried by the bill Isl $5.327.-
631 less than the amount appropriated
by the sundry civil bill for the current
fiscal year. The bill carries for pub
lie Misunderstanding marine hos
pitfalls, quarantine stations, annual re-
pairs, heating apparatus, vaults, safes
and locks-$2, fS2, 1915; and for the i'm
provements OF rivers and harbors I'M
der contract authorizations 1882
CAS-.
The total of $1O5,715,369 is $1,S42.-
2S9 more than the total sundry civil
appropriations for the fiscal year end
ing June 30. 1908. Among the items
carried in the bill are the following:
Millions In Salaries.
Life saving service, $2,26S,S57; cur
rent expenses of revenue cutter serv-
ice $1,904,00 engraving and print
ing. $3,354,75S; interstate commerce
commission. $935,000, an increase of
SlO6,755 over the current year.
Assistant custodians and janitors
for public buildings, $1,6SS,S72; fuel,
lights and water for public buildings,
Sl,4OO,OO0; expenses of collecting GUS
toms, additional TO the permanent ap-
preparation of $500, 900 for that pur-
pose for 1909, $4,000, 0OO an increase
of 100000; public health and marine
hospital service, $685. $50, an in
crease Of $4,000; quarantine serv-
ice, 100000.
immigration station at San Francis
co, $1S5,000; lighthouses and estab-
lishments, $5,194,O00; coast and geo
detic survey. $996,29O; bureau of fish
cries, $7S3000; enforcement Of the
Chinese exclusion act, 100000.
Expenses Of collection OF revenues
from sales Of public lands, SLABS. 22O;
surveying public lands, $479 900; geo
logical survey, s1,0S5.52O, a reduction
OF SS39,50 which includes the omis-
sion of 100000 for gauging streams;
education in Alaska, $175,OOO; govern
ment hospitals for the insane. 1870
500, a reduction of $4,000.
Cut Armory Estimate.
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