Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-12-10
TAFT ORDERS
EXPENSES CUT
ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS
LOWER BY $123oe6, A93 THAN
THOSE OF LAST YEAR.
NO "PADDING" OF ACCOUNTS
New Departure VIII Reduce Materially
Actual Work Of Committees in
Making Statement.


That there has been careful scrutiny of
the estimates of appropriations for the
fiscal year ending June 30 1911. is
shown by the figures submitted to the
House of Representatives today by Sec
rotary of the Treasury Macy eagh. The
grand total of estimates for 1911 Is
$732. Do, 075, which is $1O3,3 70.3O3 less
than the appropriations for the current
fiscal year and 1923, O66, 1913 under the
estimates submitted year ago for 1910
\ general cut has been made wherever
possible, and new work authorized only
where regarded as absolutely necessary.
Heretofore it has been the practice Of
departmental officers to pad the estl-
mates with the expectation that the
amounts would be materially reduced
before being finally passed by Congress
AS soon as President Taft came into Of
fee. he directed that this practice be
discontinued, and gave notice to the
| members Of his cabinet that i'll the fu-
ture all estimates must be submitted on
| the basis of the actual needs and re-
quirementS of the service The result is
the officials say, that the figures sub
| mitted are down to bed rock basis and
will bear the closest examination by the
appropriation committees of both houses
Of Congress. The departure, they add,
will reduce materially the actual work
Of the appropriation committees.
Reductions by Departments.
Large reductions i'll the estimates, as
compared with the &TTT3i ri2 tons for the
current year are: IN the treasury depart
ment Il decrease Of S12.000.000 for pub
lie works; i'll the war department about
$4,000, 600 in the military establishment,
made uD OF decreases i'll the estimates
for regular supplies. construction works
for the army, mounted equipment, trans
pOrtatiOn, ordnance and manufacture OF
arms, and S2.0OO.01U for public works,
exclusive Of the Panama canal; in the
navy department S2U.1G1, Gee, due partly
to the fact that Secretary Meyer has
rot asked for any money for new ships
and that only $4.00O,000 is requested for
armor and armament as against appro-
pra ton of SD, 1920 for this year:
i'll the postofiice department Il reduction
| OF S5,0OO,00O i'll the estimated deficiency
i'll the postal revenues, and in the de
partment of commerce and labor de-
crease from $1O00O,O00 to 100000 on
account of the thirteenth census.
On the other hand there is an increase
of nearly $15, 100000 for isthmiau canal
expenses.
The estimates in detail for the various
departments arc Gents omitted:
Legislative, S13, 1869.
Executive, S4l2,27O.
State department, 81, $500
Treasury, $136.99S.605
Territorial governments $2s7.35o.
Independent offices. S2,40O,695.
District Of Columbia, $11 ,SS4 02S.
War, 5000 461, 645.
Navy. Sill. OPS. 914
interior, $191 ,224, 1S2.
Postotfice department proper, $1,6 500
Deficiency in postal revenues. $1,000: -
Department of agriculture. ST. ,6S1, 1876.
Commerce and labor, $14,lS1 9l3.
Justice, $9J1S.64O.
Expenses of the postal service are paid
from the postal revenues and are not
estimated.
Wants Adding Machines.
The money order business has grown
to such an extent that Ill 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 9Z4,0IO, TO puf-
chase adding machines.
For collecting the corporation tax,
100000 is asked. Total estimates re-
quired on account Of the forestry service
are $5,O43, 700, of this amount $39I 800
being for the protection Of the 26,OOO,-
900 acres recently added to the national
forests.
Secretary Of War Dickinson wants
81 $4,000 for the expenses of the en-
campment and maneuvers of the organ
lied militia, as against an appropriation
of 1925, 900 for the current year, the
secretary explaining that the additional
amount is rendered necessary by the fact
that in the season of 1910 the annual
joint coast artillery and militia eXer
ciseS will be held as usual and also the
biennial encampmcGtS and maneuvers of
the mobile forces Of the militia and reg
ular army. For building and grounds at
West Point Military academy $1,O1O,252
is asked.
Requirements of Navy.
e., +Jo
head of increase of the navy is for the
completion, Quitting and armament of
vessels already authorized. For mod
ernizing turrets of naval ships $564,OOO
is wanted. Naval station. Pearl harbor,
Hawaii. s. 045,O0O; Puget sound, $685.
OOO for land for Il torpedo station near
the Pacific coast of the United States,
$145. 900.
Under the head of public buildings the
estimates include: Great Falls, Mont,
$4,000; Minneapolis. Mimi, 100000;
Ottumwa, Ia, 100000; Tacoma, Wash,
S15OOO0: Washington, d. c., building
for bureau Of engraving and printing,
$685.. 695.
BY the isthmian canal commission,
S15,504, O36 is asked for skilled and I'M
skilled labor: an increase of more than
So. 100000 over the amount provided for
the current year and $2O,21S,9S3 is
asked for material. an increase of al
most S1O,O0O, 900 The total increase in
isthmian canal expenditures is from $685.
63S,OO0 to $4S,063,52
For public works under the war de-
partment the estimates include $1,000
GOO for the alteration and maintenance
of the sea coast artillery: S1,31900O for
sea coast batteries in the Philippines to
be expended under the engineer depart
ment: 81 100000 for Notifications in the
insuIar possessions, under the ordnance
department; 100000 for storehouses at
Marila: $1S3,00 for completing tie mill
tary prison at Fort Leavenworth; $780,
coo to complete the army supply depot
1T Fort Mason. Cal; 100000 for
cavalry post on Hawaiian territory;
$4,000 for the improvement of the
Yellowstone National park.