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Show Appropriations Made by Congress. Tho appropriations made during tho session of congress Just closed aggregated aggre-gated ?753,48,019, ns against ?800,-024,-lDG for the last ncsslon. Tho to. tnl for tho ontlro congress thus footed up $1,554,108,514, or something moro than a hundred millions In excess of the total appropriations for tho Flf-ty-slxth congress. Tho total for that congress wns ?1,440,489,438. Thcsq figures wcro embodied In a statemont presented to tho senato by Mr. Allison, chairman of the Commlttco on Appropriations. Tho statement also contained an Itemized statement showing tho expenditures for the past session by bills, as follows: fol-lows: Agrlculturo 5,978,100 Army 78,138,752 Diplomatic and Consular . . 1,908,250 District of Columbia 8,647,497 Fortifications 7.1R3.416 Indian 8,512,9b0 Legislative, cxccutlvo and Judicial 27,59.". f 83 Military academy 653,248 Navy 81,871.291 Pensions 139,M7,6nO PostofTlcos 15J.40l.455 Siydry civil 82,272,955 Deilcloncy 21,561,572 Permanent annual appro. prlatlons 132,589,820 Miscellaneous 3,250,000 |