The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-18
PRUNING KNIFE
TO Be APPLIED
TO PGeLIC EXPENDITURES BY
THE PRESENT CONGRESS.
DECREASE IN THE REVENUE
During November and December was
Nearly S4,ooo,o o,ooo-Appropriations
for Military Purposes are to
be Cut Down.

Washington, Dec. iS.-Chairman
Tawney, of the house committee on
appropriations, which was appointed
Monday by Speaker Cannon, effected
its organization Tuesday by the ap
pointment of subcommittee.
At the close of the committees first
meeting Chairman Tawney dictated
the following statement:
"The committee on appropriations
and congress are confronted with q
situation which will require a very
material revision of the estimates sub
mitted for public expenditures for the
next fiscal year ending June 80, 1909
in order to keep the appropriations
within the possible and estimated
revenues of the government.
"The estimates submitted at the
beginning of the last session for the
current year totaled $S95,960,643 The
estimates for the next fiscal year
submitted at the beginning of this ses'
sion in the book of estimates totaled
$996,949,2 ,2SS, or ali increase in the
estimated expenditures for the next
fiscal year over the current year OF
$1O0,9SS, ,645. The estimated revenue
for the next fiscal year is S87S, 123, oil
while the actual revenue including
postal revenue received during the
last fiscal year. which total revenue
was larger than that of ary previous
year In the history of the govern
ment-was only $s46.725.339.
"It will be seen therefore that on
the basis of the estimated expendi
lures and the estimated revenue for
the next fiscal year, the expenditures
as estimated exceed the prospective
revenue by $11S,S25,277. This excess
does not include estimates for the
regular deficiency and miscellaneous
appropriations, which for the current
year amount to $13, ,S99. From this
excess total of $llS,S26,277, however
should be deducted $25,0O0,O00 which
Is included in the estimated expendi
ture for the redemption of national
bank notes. This expenditure is moi
made out Of the current revenues, but
out of the statutory fund obtained
from national banks, which fund Is
not carried as part of the govern
ments revenues.
"Deducting the $25,OOO,OOO still
leaves IA deficiency of $93,OO0,O0O be
tween the estimated expenditures ant
necessity for q practical revision o
the estimates submitted by the sew
| eral sub committees having jurisdic
ton of the appropriations for the mex
fiscal year. In order to keep expendi
| lures for. that year within possible
revenues and thus avoid deficiency
ut also shows the practical impos
sibility of congress at this session au
thorizing new governmental service.
or the undertaking of new projects
appropriations for which would hav,
to be met out Of the revenue for tn,
next fiscal year"
In view of the almost certain de
crease I'm estimated revenues for thu
| next fiscal year. and also in view o
| the fact that war does not threatel
this country, 1t may be stated on tn,
highest authority that congress In re
vising the estimated expenditures will
at this session endeayor to reduc,
most of all the budget for the main
tenance of the military establishment
rather than put the pruning knife Il
! civil estimates. "a Ni-gJ- -Iasi ~
The decrease in government ,reve
nues for the last Is days Of Novem
ber and the first Is days of Decembe
was s3.S78.840 Members of the an
preparations committee think that thi
rate of decrease from the revenues
for the first part OF the current yea
will not grow less. II this shall b,
SO, fiscal deficit OF $31 100000 will
have accrued by June 30, 1908. Their,
was, however, at the close of the las
fiscal year surplus on hand OF reye
nue. over expenditure of $4,000, ,O0
and there is to-day In the nationa
bank repositories s262. 2.274,3l9 due tn,
United States.