The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-03
Fiscal Years Estimates Point
To Another $1,000, 000, 600
Budget Despite Presidents
Protest.
ARMY AND NAVY HAS
TO GET LARGE SHARE
Chief Executive Plans Far
Ahead in Order to Cut Down
The Expenses of the Feder-
al Government.

Washington, d. c., May SIN spite
of the economy instructions issued by |
President Taft. his subordinates esti- |
mate that more than $1,000 100000 |
will be required to defray the expenses
of the country during the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 1910. and ending !
June 80, 1911.
Each member OF the cabinet has re- !
ceived from the chiefs OF bureaus OF
priations which, In their judgment.
should be made at the next session OF
congress to insure an efficient opera |
ton Of the government.
Inquiry establishes but few reduc- |
lions from the past estimates and
many increases. The heads Of the de-
partments now will scrutinize the fig
ures placed before them, and cut them
down wherever possible. When Pres
ident Taft receives the compiled state
ment during the present week. it is
hoped he will find a total of less than
81 GOO, 100000. It certainly will not
be more than the appropriations for
the fiscal year ending July l next,
which amounted to 81 Oh, O14,29S. This
is in accordance with the positive In
structions of the president. The bud
get committee OF the cabinet. OF which
the president is chairman, Will careful
~ consider the estimates between now
and next December, when they will be
submitted to congress.
TAFT Has Two Purposes.
Never before in the history OF the
country have the estimates for the fis-
cal year been submitted to the pres1-
dent SO far in advance OF the time
when action upon them is to be taken.
Mr., Taft was moved to this course o.
two considerations, the first was the
financial condition of the union and
the second was the provision In the
sundry civil law adopted at the last
session at the instance OF Representa-
tive Smith Of Iowa. placing revenues
or recommending loans or new taxes
to cover any deficiency.
Secretary of the Treasury Mac
Veagh believes the country is slowly,
but surely returning to prosperity. He
is confident that. as soon as the tariff
is revised, business will pick up by
leaps and bounds. But in preparation
of the estimates, the president does not
propose to be guided by hope. He Is
looking squarely into the face OF the
fact that the federal government will
have to meet on July 1 q deficiency OF
more than $1OOOOO,OOO. At the close
of business on Friday, the deficiency
amounted to $92, 4OSO 600. with two
; months still to pass before the close Of
the fiscal year.
President Taft does not want his
administration to be charged with the
responsibility of huge bond issue
Hence the positive character OF his
instructions to the heads Of the execu
tive departments to diminish tneii
expenditures as much as possible and
to cut the estimates to the bone.
Many Cuts Are impossible.
1t will be impossible. of course. t.
make any reductions In what art
termed permanent appropriations,
that is to say, the continuous charges
: upon the government. such az the In
= lterest on the public debt. sinking
; fund, etc. These will amount t.
$3.50, OOO, 900, perhaps a little more
Nor does the president want to make
e any reductions in the estimates TO
: the continuance OF the work on thu
: Panama canal. which he desires to b
far advanced, II not completed, by The
lend OF his administration; or in thos<
for the operation Of the agriculture
. department and the other branches o.
: the government which touch intimate
3 " the life of the people.
!, The estimates that will receive tht
5 closest scrutiny and will be reduced
are for the operation and increase o.
the army and navy.
Representative Tawney, chairman
of the house committee on appropria
tions. in his speech reviewing the ap
, preparations amde during the last SEES
sion. declared the great increase an
thorized was due to the "abnorma
. growth of our military and naval es
!. Establishments" Mr.. Taft knows bet
ter than any one else whether this
charge Is correct. for az secretary Oi
war he submitted to congress through
the president an annual estimate Of
the amount required to defray the ex
penses Of the army: and he found II
. necessary. to meet the growing needs
, OF the military service. to recommend
numerous and heavy appropriations
, In his inaugural address and IN
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