Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1898 — WHERE OUR MONEY GOES. [ARTICLE]

WHERE OUR MONEY GOES.

Statement of the Appropriation* of Last Session of Congress. The volume of appropriations, new offices, etc., required by law to be prepared, at the end of each session of Congress un-j der the direction of the committees on appropriations of the Senate and House ofi Representatives has been completed for| the second session of the LVth Congress.) A summary of the appropriations shows the grand total to be $£93,231,015. The details by bills are as follows; Agriculture f3.5W.202 Army 23.103,332, Diplomatic 1,752.208 District of Columbia 0.420,880 Fortifications 0.377,401 Indian 7,073,85# Legislative 21,025,840| Military academy 458,080 Naval..., 56.095.753 Pension 141,233,830! Postofflce 09,222,300 Sundry civil 48,490,2114 Deficiencies, Including various war appropriations for fiscal year 1808 and continuing to Dec, 31 next 340,772.380 Miscellaneous appropriations.... 6.500,311 Permanent appropriations 117,830,220 Grand total of appropriations. ,$593.231,615 Of this amount $301,859,927.20 is ta meet expenses on account of the war with! Spain. In addition to the specific appropriations mnde contracts are authorized to be entered into for the construction ofi new battleships and other naval vessels, five new dry docks and various other pub-! lie works, requiring future appropriations! by Congress to the amount of $24,173,050. A comparison of the total appropriations) for 1899, excluding the war appropria-i tions for 1898, shows an increase for 1899* of $2,030,608.