The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-07
CUT IN FEDERAL FUNDS Secretary MacVeagh, Watch dog of Treasury ECONOMY TO BE PRACTICAL Estimates For Year Down to Bed
 Rock Basis. Tn Accordance With orders sf Presi- dent Taft. Amounts are 10 Longer sPadded," and Committee's
 Work is Greatly
 Lightened.
ECONOMY TO BE PRACTICAL

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 Washington. Dec. s.--That there has been careful scrutiny of the esti- mates of appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1911. is shown by the figures submitted to the House of Representatives today by Secretary ot the Treasury Macveagh. The grand total of estimates for 1911 Is s7s2,s2s,- o75. which is s1os.310. s0s les than the appropriations for the current fiscal year and s12a.oss.4ss under the esti- mates submitted a year ago for 1910. A general cut has been made wher- ever possible and new work authorized only where regarded as absolutely nec- essary,
 Heretofore 1t has been the practice of departmental officers to pad. the esti- mates with the expectation that the amounts would be materially reduced before 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 and requirements of the service.
 The result Is, the officials say, that the figures submitted today are down to bed rock basis and will bear the closest examination by the Appropri- ation Committees of both houses of Congress. The departure, they add. will reduce materially the actual work of the Appropriation Committees. &
 Large Reductions shown.
 Large reductions in the estimates as compared with the current year are.
 In the Treausry Department a de- crease Of sI2.000.000 for public works; in the War Department about S6.000.- 000: in the military estimate made up of decreases in the estimates for reg ular supplies. construction works for the army mounted equipment. transpor- tation, ordnance and manufacture of arms. and s2.500.000 for public works, exciusive of the Panama Canal: In the Navy Dspartmens $2s.a0o. 900. due part " to the fact that Secretary Meyer has not asked for any money for new ships and that only S2,000. 900 is reported for 'arrnor and armament as against m e12.452. 900 for this year: in the Post office Department reduction of s5.- 006.000 in the estimated deficiency ip the postal revenue, and in the Depart ment of Commerce and Labor de- crease from $40. 100000 to $2.000.0o on
 
 On the other hand there is an in- crease of nearly s15,o00.00o for Isth- milan Canal expenses.
 The estimates In detail for the vari- ous departments are (cents omitted:
 Estimates for Department.
 Legislative. $13.1696s Executive. $472,270; State Department $4. .57e. 80 i |; Treasury. s1s6.s9s.605; Territorial Gov ernments s2s7.s50; independent offices. .e.r BPS: War, S2o0,461,465; Navy, $i17.029.- si4; Interior, $191.224. 1s2; Postoffice Department proper. s1.6s5,sso: defi- ciency in postal revenue. S10,es4.122; Department of Agriculture, $t7.eS1, ,136: Commerce and Labor. $14,le59l3; Jus tice, S9,6iS,640
 Expenses of the postal service that are paid from the postal revenues are not estimated for.
 The money order business has grown to such an extent that in the opinion of Postmaster General Hitchcock, some change in the methods of auditing the accounts is necessary in the interest of economy and efficiency. so that he asks for an appropriation of $24,670 to pur- chase adding machines.
 For collecting the corporation tax, slO0 900 is asked. Total estimates re- ouired on account of the forestry ser vice are $5.043.7OO. of this amount $3s7,- 500 being for the protection of 2s.O0o.- 900 acres recently added to the national forests.
 Asks Money for Militia.
 Secretary of War Dickinson wants Sl, ,35O. 900 for the expenses of the en- campment and maneuvers of the or- Eanized militia as against an appro- priation of $425.000 for the current year, the Secretary explaining that the additional amount is rendered neces- sary by the fact that In the season of 1910 the annual joint coast artillery and militia exercises will be held as usual and also the biennial encamp- ments and maneuvers of the mobile forces of the military and regular arr my. For the buildings and grounds at West Point Military Academy. sl,- 07O,252 Is asked.
 The $17,435,724 asked for under the head of Increase of the navy Is for the completion, outfitting and armament of vessels already authorized. For mod erning turrets of naval ships $564.000 is wanted. For public works under the bureau of yards and docks the es- inmates include: Navy yard, Boston. sIO5, 900; naval station, Guantanamo. s1O0, 900; navy yard, Mare Island. s107.- 900: navy yard, New York. $516,000; navy yard. Norfolk. $32o.0O0; naval sta- ton Pearl HarbOr, Hawaii, $2.045.000. navy yard. Philadelphia, $215,000; navy ward, Puget Sound. $SS5,
 For land for a torpedo station near the Pacific Coast of the United States S145, ,oO0.
 Funds for Public Buildinga.
 Under the head of public buildings the estimates include: Albany. Ga. 5O. 900; Gainesville Fla. $65, 900: Gulfport, Miss, $65,O00; New orleans, $500, 900; New York City as- say buildings. S150.0o; barge office. S100, 900: Marine Hospital. $50.000; post ofice. $50O.0O0: Oklahoma City, OK. ., s1 OO, GOO; OwensboEo, Ky, $75.000; Rich mond Va, $15O.000; St. Louis. Mo. postofflce, $77.500; Salisbury. N. C.. s5O.- o0O; Shreveport, La. s50.O00: wash ington. D. C.. building for bureau of engraving and printing, $653.695.
 By the Isthmian Canal Commission SIS, ,604,O36 Is asked for skilled and un- skilled labor-an increase of more than s3. o00, GOO over the amount provided for the current year and s20.21s,983 is ask ed for material. an increase of almost SIG. .O0O. 900.
 The total increase in Isthmfan Canal Is from 2SS,6Ss,O00 to s4s,- O63.524.
 For public works under the War De- pa rtment the estimates include $2,0OO,- 16S for the alteration and maintenAnce os the sea coast artillery; S1,3l9.OOO for sea coast batteries in the Philip
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