Show COST OF CONGRESS GRAND TOTAL SHOWS AN expenditure OF thin total no doe yot not privations lt lost session ler leos expensive than second session of 1890 1999 washington may 9 the volume relating to appropriations new officers etc required by law to be prepared and published at the end of each session of congress under the direction of tile the committee of 0 appropriations ot of the senate and house has been completed for the third session of the fifty fifth session by mr thomas P cleaver and mr james C courts chief clerks respectively of those committees A summary of the appropriations shows the grand total of the details by bills are as follows agriculture S 2 army diplomatic district of columbia fortifications indians legislative military academy naval pensions Post postoffice office river and harbor sundry civil deficiency appropriations miscellaneous appropriations including to carry out the treaty obligations obligation sw w ua L spain permanent appropriations grand total 2 in addition to the specific appropriations made contracts are authorized to be entered into for increase of the naval establishment and for various public works throughout the country requiring future appropriations by congress in the aggregate sum of these contracts cover three new battleships three armored cruisers and six protected cruisers to cost including armor and armament river riv erand and harbor improvements public buildings in various states including the new government printing office in the city of washington the new officers and employments specifically authorized are in number at an annual cost of 2150 and those abolished or omitted are 52 in number at an annual compensation of a net increase of 4 1 at a cost of of this thi increase i ra in number are for the military establishment under the act increasing the efficiency of the army and are exclusive of the volunteers authorized and are tor for the naval establishment at an aggregate annual cost forbath for both leaving for the executive departments and all other branches of the public service new officers at an an annual nual cost of 0 A comparison of the total appropriations of the third session of the fifty fifth congress for IDOO 1900 of with those of the second session for 1899 of shows a reduction in favor of the third session of |