Rensselaer Democrat, Volume 1, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1898 — WAR’S HEAVY COST. [ARTICLE]

WAR’S HEAVY COST.

Coivjsism Told That for a Year It Will Ba *600,000,000. Practically without debate, the House Thursday passed tfie urgent deficiency bill providing for emergency expenses of the army and navy departments Incident to the war. It was based upon estimates received recently from the departments and carries items aggregating $17,845,000 contemplated in the Philippine expedition and the early movements upon Cuba. Ln explaining the bill during the brief discussion Mr. Cannon, replying to a question by Chairman Dingley of the Ways and Means Committee, said $600,000,000 would be a conservative estimate of thq cost of the wax for a year, if it lasted that long. Incidentally he estimated the appropriations already made on account of the war and likely to develop as essential, including the first six months of the coming fiscal year, at $350,000,000. As reported by the Committee on Appropriations and passed by the House, ths bill incorporates the more urgent of the war estimates submitted to the House Wednesday by Secretary Alger, whose explanation of which called forth the significant official letter transmitted therewith. It also includes an emergency appropriation «f $10,000,000 for the navy. The items appropriated follow:

Contingent expenses of the army incident to the expedition to the Philippines, to be expended under tlio direction of the commanding general of the Philippine Islands, in his discretion, for such purposes as he may deem beet In the execution of his 'duties under the orders of the Pnsldent, and for such objects as are not now appropriated for, to be available until expended 1100,000 Expeditionary force to Cuba, machinery, equipment, etc 350,000 Signal service of the army. 105,000 Subsistence department 5,000,000 Medical department .... 50,600 Naval establishment, for emer- • gency fund to meet any emergencies that cannot possibly be foreseen, but which constantly arise under existing conditions.. 10,000.000 Torpedo defense of Manila harbor 150.000 Bureau Of naval supplies and accounts 1,000,000 Clothing and small stores for the navy 1,000,000 A Washington dispatch says that the German and French consuls at Honolulu have joined tn a complaint to their Govemnuehts against the alleged favoritism shown by the Government of Hawaii to the United States over other countries. The protest has aroused the greatest intermit in congseesional and diplomatie drdee. - The Montgomery County (Pa.) Historical Society has ejected and dedicated a monument to mark the spot where Lafayette was encamped with his army, at Bmiw HUI, » 1778.