Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-07
q BIC SAVING.
Secretaryot TreasurySub-
mits His Estimates
Of Money Required TO Run
Government Next Year.
Amount Named Less Than Last
Years by Over Sl00,000,000.

Washington, Dec. G.--That there has
been a careful scrutiny of the estimates
of the appropriations for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1911, is shown by the
figures submitted to the House of Rep
resentatives today by Secretary of the
Treasury MacVeagh. The grand total
Of estimates for 1911 IS 1892, 223075,
which is $103,370, 500 less than the APP
preparations for the current fiscal year,
and $1230GG, 493 under the estimates
submitted a year ago for 1910. A gem
eral cut has been made wherever pos
sible and new work authorized only
where regarded as absolutely neces-
sary. Heretofore it has been the prac-
ticn of departmental officers to pad"
the estimates with the expectation that
they would be materially reduced be-
for being finally passed by Congress.
AS soon as President Taft came into
office, he directed that this practice be
discontinued and gave notice to the
members of his cabinet that in the fu-
ture all estimates must be submitted
on the basis of the actual needs Of the
service. The result is, the officials say,
that the figures submitted today ar.
down to a bed rock basis. and Will bear
the closest examination by the appro-
priation committees of both houses of
Congress. This. they add. will reduce
ton committee.
Large reductions in the estimates as
compared with the appropriations for
the current year are:
In the treasury department a de-
crease Of $l2,oG0,O00 for public works; in
the war department., about $6,O0O,0o0 in
the military establishments, made up
of decreases of the estimates for regu-
lar supplies. construction work for the
army, mounted equipment, transported
ton. ordnance and manufacture Of
arms and 81 100000 for public works,
exclusive of the Panama canal: in the
navy department. $2s000.00O. due part
ly to the fact that Secretary Never has
not asked fer any money for new ships
and that only 100000 is requested
for armor and armament. as against
an appropriation of So, 900 for this
year; in the postofFice department n
reduction Of S5.O0G.000 in the estimated
deficiency in tie postal revenues, and
in the department Of commerce and Ia.
Dor a decrease from S1000O,O00 to 500
O00,0 600 on account of the 18th census
On the other hand there is an increase
Of nearly $4,000, 900 for isthmian canal
nxnenses.
The estimates in detail for the various
departments are Gents omitted:
legislative, $l3 100 GO
Executive, 472,74o
State department, 4,416,30l
Treasury, 1856 99S, Cos
Territorial governments, 2S7, $50
Independent offices, 2,i06 G9J
District of Columbia, 1l,SSi92S
war, .'u 4Gl ,64j
Navy, 11,029,9l4
Interior, 19l,224.1S2
Postoffice department proper .695. $50
Deficiency in postal revenues, 10,634,122
Department of agriculture, 1861, 1876
Commerce and labor, 14.1S7,9l3
Justice, 9,5lS,6i0
Expenses of the postal service are paid
from the postal revenues and are not es-
timated for.
The money order business has
grown to such an extent that Post
master General Hitchcock believes
some change in the method Of audit
ing the accounts is necessary in the
interest of economy and efficiency in
that he asks for an appropriation of
=.
For collecting the corporation tax
100000 is asked. Total estimates re-
quired on account of the forestry SER
vice are $5,043,700.
Secretary of War Dickinson wants
$1,350,0O0 for the expense of the en-
campment of the organized militia as
against an appropriation of $425, 900
for the current year, the secretary ex-
planning that the additional amount is
made necessary by the fact that in
1910 the annual joint Coast Artillery
and militia exercises will be held as
usual and also the biennial encamp-
ments and maneuVres OF the mobile
forces of the militia and regular army.
For buildings and grounds at the West
Point Military Academy, $1,070,252 is
asked.
The $11.435.724 asked for under the
head of increase of the navy is for
the completion. Quitting and arma-
ment of vessels already authorized i