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Show COST OF CONGRESS. ORAND TOTAL SHOWS AN EXPENDITURE EX-PENDITURE OF $074,081,022. This Total Does Not Include Specific, Appropriations Appro-priations I.n.t Hrsston Less Kipenslve Than Second drsslon of 180B. Washington, May 0. Tho volume relating to appropriations, new officers, etc, required by law to be prepared and published nt tho end of each session ses-sion of congress, under tho direction of the committee of appropriations of the senato and house, has been completed com-pleted for tho third session of the Fifty-fifth session by Mr. Thomas P. Cleaver and Mr. James C. Courts, chief clerks respectively of thoso committees. commit-tees. A summary of the appropriations shows the grand total of 8674,031,033. The details by bills aro as follows: Agriculture 8 3,720,023 Army 80,403,204 Diplomatic 1,714,534 District of Columbia 0,834,334 Fortifications 4,909,903 Indians 7,704,770 Legislative 23,410,841 Military Academy 673, 534 Naval 48,099,970 Pensions 143,233,830 Postofllcc 103,034,139 Illvcrand Harbor 10,010,012 Sundry Civil 49,383,931 Deficiency Appropriations, 23,005,013 Miscellaneous appropriations, appropria-tions, including 820,000,-000 820,000,-000 to curry out the treaty obligations with Spain,. :9,74!,5M Permanent Appropriations. 128,078,220 Grand Total ,... 8074,981,023 In addition to tho specific appropriations appropria-tions made, cou tracts nro authorized to be entered Into for Incrcaso of the naval establishment and for various public works throughout the country requiring futuro appropriations by congress In tho aggregate sum of 877,-047,274. 877,-047,274. These contracts cover three new battleships, threo armored cruisers cruis-ers and six protected cruisers, to cost, Including armor and armament, 811,-104,500; 811,-104,500; river nnd harbor Improvements, 823,800,324; public buildings In various states, including tho new government printing office In tho city of Washing- The now ofllcors and employments specifically authorized nro 40,009 In number, nt an annual cost of 813,130,-807, 813,130,-807, and those nbollshcd or omitted are 853 In number, at an annual compensation compensa-tion of 8313,371, a net Increase of 48,-817, 48,-817, at a cost of 811,307,490. Of this Increase In-crease 88,315 In number are for the military establishment under the act Increasing tho efficiency of the army, ninlire cx'clunlio .of tUa-yalufstew. authorized, and 0,372 aro forlfie M'ifvnl establishment, at an aggregate annual cost for both establishments of 810,393,-220, 810,393,-220, leaving for tho executive departments depart-ments and all other branches of tho public scrvlco 030 now officers, at an annual cost of 8909,270. A comparison of the totnl appropriations appropria-tions of the third session of the Fifty-fifth Fifty-fifth congress for 1000 of 8074,981,023, with thoso of the second session for 1809 of 8993,331,015, shows a reduction In favor of thu third session of 8316,-250,593. |