The Washington times., 1910-12-06

course. as to these Congress could
withhold any part or all Of the eStlIlleIes
for them without interfering Win the
discharge Of the ordinary obligations OF
the Government or the performance or
the functions Of its departments, bu-
TeauS. and offices
Final Estimates
For Ensuing Year.
The final estimates for the year ending
June 50. 1872. as they have been sent to
the Treasury, on November 2 Of this
year, for the ordinary expenses OF the
Government. Including those for public
buildings. rivers and harbOrs, and the
navy building program amount 70
500, 4sz s013.12- This IS S52se64, $50 less
than the appropriations for the nScal
year ending June 50. 1911 It IS Slo,So5s-
15S4 = less than the total es,lllllleS' N
GLIDING supplemental estimates submit
ted to Congress by The Treasury for the
year 1911, and IS 1914, 655-5J less than the
original estimates submitted BY the
These figures 90 not include the ap-
DropriatiOus for the Panama Canal the
policy in respect TO which ought 10 De,
and is, TO spend as much each year as
can be economically and effectively e1-
pended IN order 10 complete the canal
as promptly as possible, and, therefore,
the ordinary motive for cutting down
the expense OF the Government does not
apply TO appropriations for this purpose
It viii be noted that the estimates Tor
the Panama Canal for the ensuing year
are much more than $56O0o,c0o, an in
crease Of S20,0z0,000 over the amount ap-
prOp-iated for this year-a difference due
TO the fact that The estimates for 1872 in
CIude something over S19,000,000 for the
fortihcation Of the canal
Estimated Receipts
For Next Year.
Against the estimated expenditures
Of $50, Es4- 0I3-12, the Treasury has esti-
mated receipts for next year S5S0.0o0, Zoo,
making a probable surplus Of ordi-
nary receipts over ordinary expendi-
lures Of about S50,O00,O00. OF taking
into account the estimates for the
Panama Canal, which are So, $50 81. 90,
and which viii ultimately be paid
in bonds, Il viii leave a deficit for the
next year Of about 100000 II Congress
shall conclude 10 fO-tify the canal The
cost Of the Notifications IS about $780,
COO Should there be no appropriations
this year for Notifications, then there
would be. even including the Panama
Canal appropriation, q surplus OF about
S12C00O00. according TO Treasury esti-
mates
The Treasury Department is one OF
the original departments Of the Gov
eminent With the changes IN the
monetary system made from time TO
time md with the creation Of national
banks, 1t was thought necessary to
organize new bureaus and divisions
which were added in a somewhat hap
hazard way and relulted IN a dupliCa-
ton of duties which might well now be
ended.
This lack Of system and economic CO.
ordination has attracted the attention
CT the head Of that department. who
has been giving his time for the last
two years, with the aid Of experts and
by consulting his bureau chiefs, 70 It's
reformation; ne has abolished four hun
dred places IN the civil service without
AT all IuIUTinE its efficiency and al the
TiSk Of being tedious, but merely 20 IL
that are possible, I shall comment on
q number Of changes that are being
made, or ought TO be made, by leglsla-
i've AID