Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1898 — MILLIONS MORE ASKED. [ARTICLE]

MILLIONS MORE ASKED.

The Secretary us War Send* a Request to Coi.greaa for g53.N7t*.338i for War Purposes. Washington, June 3.—The secretary of war Thursday sent to congress a request for appropriation* amounting to >53,879,358. These appropriations will be used for the equipment and maintenance until January 1, 1899, of the 75,000 volunteer* recently called for by the president. The several item* are given a* follow*: Pay of the volunteers3l4,o99,Bßl Subsistence of the army 5,147,477 Regular supplies of the quartermaster's department 2,500,000 Horses for caialry and artillery... 1,000.000 Barracks andßjuartera 1.500,000 Army transportation 14,000.000 Clothing for the army 13,000.000 Contingencies of the army 50,000 Equipment of engineer troop* 2*looo Signal service of the army 37,000 Civilian assistant* to engineer*' officer* ..., 20,000