Hearings Before Subcommittee of House Committee on Appropriations ... in Charge of Deficiency Appropriations for 1904 and Prior Years on General Deficiency Bill |
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account of advances additional allowed amount approved April Army asked Auditor authorized barracks bonds issued Bureau BURKETT Census cent charge claims clerks Colonel POND Colonel RUHLEN Commissioner Committee on Appropriations Comptroller Congress contingent expenses contract cost DASKAM deficiency bill disbursing District of Columbia dollars DUVALL Ellis Island estimate expenditures February 29 fees filed fiscal year 1904 GARRISON HEMENWAY income increase incurred interest paid invested January July July 27 June 30 jury fees KENNARD legal-tender act loan sinking fund Major BELLINGER Marine Corps Massachusetts ment months naval necessary payment pension Philippine priation purchase purpose redeemed reimbursement repairs respectfully Rock Creek Park salary SARGENT Secretary MOODY settlement SHALLENBERGER silver coin statement statute sundry civil tion TRACEWELL TREASURY DEPARTMENT TWEEDALE UNDERWOOD unexpended balance Union loan bonds Union loan sinking United unknown army VAN VOORHIS vessels VOORHIS vouchers WARE Washington
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