Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1900 — GRAND TOTAL IS $710,150,862.88. [ARTICLE]

GRAND TOTAL IS $710,150,862.88.

Money Which the Last Session of ConKresa Appropriated. - The volume of appropriations, new offices, etc., required by law to be prepared and published at the end of each session of Congress under the direction of the committees on appropriations of the Senate and House has been completed for the first session of' Fifty-sixth Congress, by Thomas P. Cleaves and James C. Courts, chief clerks, respectively, of the committees. A summary of the appropriations sbowe the grand total of $710,150,862.88 The details by bills are as follows: Agricultural $4,023 300.00 Army 114.220,095.55 Diplomatic 1,771,1<18.70 District of Clumb’a 7,377.309.31 Fonifteatlous Indian 8,197.989.24 Legislative 24,175.652.53 Military academy 674,306.67 Naval 65,140,916.67 Pension 145,245,230.00 Postoffice 113,658,238.73 River and harbor . ~.. 360,000.00 Sundry Civil 65.319,013.45 Deficiency appropriation 13.688,310.61 Miscellaneous appropriations. 3,802,301.34 Permanent appropriations ... 132.71%220.00 Grand Total $710,150, -i 2-8 In addition to the specific appropriations made, contracts are authorized to be entered Into for an increase of the naval establishment and for various public works throughout the country requiring future appropriations bj- Congress in the aggregate sum of $58,440,374. These contracts cover two new battleships, three armored cruisers, three protected cruisers and five submarine boats, to cast, including armor and armament, $43,194,094; increased cost of two dry docks, construction of two additional dry docks and for permanent improvement and enlargement of certain navy yards and the naval academy, $9,840,280; public buildings heretofore authorized in various cities, including the new government printing office, lighthouses and tenders and for the extension of the government hospital for the insane, $5,146,500, and for school buildings and sewers in the District of Columbia, $259,590. A comparison of the total appropriations of the first session of the Fifty-sixth Congress for 1901—5710,150,862.88—with those of the last session of the Fiftvfifth Congress for 1900-$674,981,022.29-shows an ircrease of $35,169,840.59. Of this amount appropriations for the army show an increase of $33,789,891.49; fortifications, $2,473,726; the navey, $17,040,947.09; the postal service, $8,024,100; sundry civil expenses, chiefly river and harbor contract vvork.and for the census, $16,933,984.59; the Indian, agricultural, diplomatic and other branches of the service, $2,664,903.91, and permanent appropriations. including interest and sinking fund for the public debt, $4,034,000. On the other hand there appeared reductions of t 515 ,531,841.94 because of the passage of no regular river and harbor act, $9,317,581.65 in deficiencies and $24,942,■2,88.90 in miscellaneous appropriations, making a net increase as above stated of $35,169,840.59. The total amount of contracts authorized, in addition to the appropriations made, is $18,606,900.13 less than was authorized at the last session of the previous Congress.