Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1883 — The Appropriation Bills. [ARTICLE]

The Appropriation Bills.

Mr. Hiscock, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, has ifarnlshed for publication a BtatenterifjMattve to the appropriation bills passed this session and nvbiph TaWA The aggregate tbe bills-is $229,827,511, made Pensions. ,>. -L.. J $86,575,000 Military academy 318,657 Fortifications 670,000 Consular and diplomatic 1,296,755 Navy.. 15,894.434 Army 24,681,350 Postofflc®.. 44,480,620 Indian, 5,362,655 Legislative. 20,464,296 Sundry civil. 23,906,147 District of Columbia 1,699,867 Deficiency, j.. .......j.. 2,818,187 Agricultural 405,640 MißcStlaneous bills involving appropriatlonsof money.. 750,000 The aggregate of appropriations for last Bjar, including $ 18,73b,b75 for the River and arbor bill, was $295,609,639, and for the preceding year,’ including $11,441,300 for the River tifid harbor bill, was $219,867,9b& An analysis of the figures for the past three years shows that the appropriations for the current expenses of the Government, irrespective of the amounts'for pensions, aggregate less than either of the two preceding yeara 2 The regular pension bills for the fiscal 575,000, the bill lust parsed being $20,575,000 in excess of thte bill passed two years ago, and $13,225,000 less than the bill last year. Of the Deficiency bill Just passed only about $500,000 is on account of the current fiscal year.. The appropriation bills the present session were based upon estimates aggregating $271,394,844. As reported from the House Committee on Appropriations they aggregated $280,083,753, as passed by the House $226,420,208; as reported by the Senate Committee on Appropriations $231,115,015; as passed by the Senate $230,662,541. and as finally passed hy both houses after adjustment by conference committees, $229,327,511, an increase of $9,244,758 over the amounts originally recommended by the House' Committee on Appropriations.— Washington Telegram to Chicago Times.