Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-07
TREASURY DEPARTAERT
Estimates For Next Years Expenses. Where Savings Have Been Made.

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 Every effort has been made by each department chief to reduce the esti- mated cost of hks department for the ensuing fiscal year ending June 30, 1912. I say this In order that congress may understand that these estimates thus made present the smallest sum which VIII maintain the departments. bureaus and offices of the government and meet it's other obligations under existing law and that a cut of these estimates would result in embarrassing the executive branch of the govern ment In the perfor nance of ics duties.
 This remark does not apply to the river and harDor estimates, except tc those for expenses of maintenance and the meeting of obligations under au rhoTized contracts, nor does 1t apply to the public building bill nor to the navy building program. Of course as to these congress could withhold any part or all of the estimates for them without interfering with the discharge ne the ordinary obligations of the gov srnment or the performance Of the functions of its departments, bureaus and offices.
 The final estimates for the year end tag June 90, 1912, as they have been sent to the treasury on Nov. 29 Of this year for the ordinary expenses of the government. including those for public bUilGings, rivers and hArBofs and the navy building program, amount to $630,- 4e4o13.12- TEis is S52, ,964, ,S87. .36 less than the appropriations fer the fiscal year ending June 30, 1911. It is S1e,- ES3,153. A Ioss than the total estimates, Including supplemental estimates sub- nitted to congress by the treasury for the year 1911s and is $d.574. .S59s39 less than the original estimates submitted by the treasury for 1911.
 These figures do not include the ap- propriations for the Panama canal, the policy in respect to which ought to be and Is 10 spend as much each year as can be econonlicany and effectively expended in order to complete the ca nal as promptly as possible, and there fore the ordinary motive for cutting down the expense of tine government does not apply to sppEopris lions for this purpose. 1t will be noted that the estimates for the Panama canal for the ensuing year are more than $56,- DO0.0q0, sn increase of $20,Oo0 600 over the amount appropriated gor this year. a difference due to the fact that the estimates for 1912 include something over $19,o0O, ,OOO for the eortifcation of the canal
 Against the estimates of expendt- lures, s620, ,49A, 1-t2. .12. we have esti- mated receipts fox nsxt year S6SO. .Oo0,- : 600. making a probable surplus of or tlnary receipts oyer ordinary expendi- lures of about S5oooo, GOO, or, taking into account the estimates for the Pan anna canal. which are S5a. 89n, SAT .69 and which will ultimately bs paid in bonds, 1t will leave a deficit for the next year of about s7,oo0, 900 if con- gress shall conclude to fortify the ca nal The cost of the fortiaeations is about s19.O0e. GOO. Should these be no appropriations elis year for forttHca- ticns. then thare woTiid be, even in- cf1ding Che Panarna canal appropria- ton. a surplus of ab0EaA S12, 2,OGo. eco.
 The trsasstry department is one of the original departments of the gov ernmene With the changes in the monetary system made from time to lime and with tfze creation of nation- Hf bsrskss tt wss thought necessary to arxxntss pew hurea0s and aTisions, whAA wife sx.der En a snsp ewhs1 hap-