Show GJ p UNCLE SAM A BARREL OF MONEY What the Government Costs C is told by Carroll D Wright in the January Century A very large hue proportion of the auntie expenses is for pensions the largest l single expense ex of the federal govern government government government ment This expenditure was as the die larg largest est bet in when it amounted to 13 The smallest t expenditure since that period was in 1899 when nhen it was 07 for Cor or ISIS it was as The pension burden in 1893 un was wall 2 37 3 per capita while during the last fiscal cal fl year It U was wa which the peo pec people pie of the United States Stales pay pa to carry carryout carryout out the promises made at the tM time of the civil war warThe warThe p The expenses of the war department were the largest in la the history of oC the country in IS when they exceeded OM In 1871 when the effects of the war and an reconstruction had ad vir virtually virtually passed away they were reduced to They varied front from that period never exceeding N until when the they were over OW This point was not rea reached bed again a ain until u thi the first Y u of the Spanish war 1 when they won viert nearly 92 iI W The w were r almost L y in but ut it for Ir forthe the lIs al year rear y ar June 3 l were verc reduced d to 1774 7 7 The navy department dl expended expanded m lu 1871 1171 lS l nearly nearl t HM The expend turns lures varied until 1897 WRen when they the ere oer over 4 in ISIS 1188 S nearly I W i in 1831 nearly and f r the fiscal year ear 1900 1100 5 The Th expenditures et on account of th tb the Indians grew gradually frost from th the first half of the rite century until they reached the highest point in ISIS when they Were 7 they are now no ov over oer er Th The Tho greatest fp fo f for 1 intoe Int t ton I on th Ue lbs public debt was in 13 7 betas bei JI r itin 3 This nt gradually 1 decreased until 1892 1 lS when it was wa D 23 It has ha hem been JI gradually In ln I tl ut since that time until for the J fl fI fiscal year lico it was 4 1 The expenditures fet far civil and mIe U l items including the ex ax expenses exP P of congress and of all the de dep p and Ad offices In Washington other oU than the tM war sod and Dd navy depart and sad the payments that have haye al ci albeen ciry ry been noted were in 1871 1511 nearly 1 ws Mt There was nas not t very much i in la this amount IMS 1115 when they Y reached re hed 87 and aRd in 18 iSIL II 1 over l The highest hi t amount paid this account was in when it was wag For 1900 1100 1 it was reduced to over ovet |