Show COST OF CONGRESS GRAND TOTAL SHOWS AN expenditure OP OPP to t 1 do eo not net ed k a t aa L rip APPI lf thais aved 1 of washington may athe 9 the volume relating lug to now officer officers etc s required by law to 1 be prepared anil and published at the end of each sea ion of congress under the afric on of the th committee of appropriation a of tbs enate senate and house ha wen been corn com plated ter the third session eon ot at the ritty fifth session by mr thomas P clearer clealer and mr jime james C court courts chief ch lei clerk clerks respectively of thou those commit A of the appropriations shows bow the arnd grand total of the details by bill are a as follow follows agriculture 1 I 8 A army amy SO D Diplo matle 1 1714 district of C columbia aai 6 fortifications 4 ml indian indiana 7 ulf le 3 gitary academy N I 1 aal a I 1 48 pension pen ILL river and harbor sundry civil deficiency appropriations miscellaneous appropriation appropriations including 10 io to carry out the treaty obligation obligations with spain PerU ent appropriation appropriations 12 grand total 74 in addition to the appropriation appropriations made contracts are ore authorized author lied to be entered into for increase of the naval oara establishment and nd for various public works 0 the country requiring future appropriation appropriations by congress in the aggregate afaf regale am sum of 77 thee these contracts acta cow cover three new battler battleships hips three armored cruiser ere and six alx lx protected cruiser cruisers to cost including armor amor iod and armato tnt ai 41 rire riv rand erand harbor improvements ImprOTe ments S public buildings la to various fates including the new now government printing office to in the city of Ma Va bashing thing shing too the new off officer leers and employment specifically authorized are 19 49 in number at an annual cost of and those abolished or omitted are in numbers at an annual tion cf of 1943 sa a net increase a 0 48 at a cost of of abia la create crease 38 in number are for the military establishment under the act increasing Inc the effi efficiency clency of the army ani sol are exclusive of the volunteers authorized and are for the naval establishment at an aggregate annual cost for both wenta of 2261 leaving for the executive departments and all other branches of the public service new now officers at an annual cost of 0 A comparison of the total appropriations of the third session of the fifty fifth congress con presa for 1900 of 7 with w ith those of the seand session tor for 1999 of shows a redaction reduction in a favor of the third bession of |