Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-06
TOTAL OF %&,44,860.81
NEEDED FOR GOVERNMENT
Secretary of the Treasury Submits Estimates
for Fiscal Year Ending June
80, 1912.
RIGID ECONOMY PRACTICED IN EACH OF
THE DEPARTMENTS.

/ Secretary of the Treasury MacVeasn
today sent to Congress the estimates Oh
appropriations for the conduct OF the gov
| eminent during the fiscal year endlns
June so. 1912. Usually the book OF esti-
mates is ready by the Friday or SATURDAY
preceding the converting of Congress, Out
this year President Taft ordered some re-
! auctions made at the last moment, ano'
in consequence, the document was not
completed until late yesterday and was
sent to the CAPITOL when Congress con-
vened today.
| The grand total of the estimates TOT
1912 is s74s, Al. seO.si. The estimates for
the current year were s745,O6I19 1921, and
the appropriations made at the last ses-
sion Of Congress, including dehciencies'
permanent annual appropriations and
triae over ten millions for the thirteenth
census. and about the same amount OF
estimated deficiency in the postal rev.
enues, were $685., 294,512.59.
Summary of the Estimates.
OF the s74s, 414, s60s1 which it is esti-
mated 1t will take to run the government
during the next fiscal year the War De-
partment asks sos. 257. 545.S1, or $780,
1926 less than its current appropriation:
the Interior Department $3.50, 49, 75, or
So, O61 ,6i2S7 less than 1t has at Its dis
posal this year; the Treasury Depart
ment Sal, $50, 996.6O, or $3,O58, sos. IA more
than it's current appropriations; the Navy
Department $12S 942, 1924, or 81, lis. ISIS
less than it's current appropriation; the
Agricultural Department $19.6S1 .O66. an IN"
crease of 81. 100 1856; Commerce and La
Dor SIC, 276,97O, a decrease of 1851, 6O255;
the District of Columbia 1902, 1850. an
increase Of $1,Sl2,572.1O; the legislative
s13, 428, sO5.73, a decrease over the current
year of $5Ss. sS9. 13: the executive $90s.17O
an increase of sl7.420; the State Depart
ment $4.s75.576.4l. a decrease OF $780,
4s1 sc; the Post Office Department proper
81 ,6o7, 400, a decrease Of $413,345.07: and
the Department OF Justice s10,063,57 a
decrease Of. $6oS. 1854.
No Deficit in Post Office Department.
For the first time in many years no de-
ficiency Is estimated for in the postal
revenues, indicating that Postmaster Gen.
eral Hitchcock is confident that at last
the service is on a paying basis.
The estimate for the payment Of all
to, thov fvzya H.
lions less than the current appropriation.
The item Of miscellaneous under which
head $1O6, 4S6. S5301 was appropriated at
the last session, is figured at thirty-four
millions less this year.
In fact. there is hardly a page Of the
book Of estimates that doesn't offer evi-
dence of the lavish use Of the pruning
knife. President Taft told his cabinet
members that they simply must keep
down expenditures. and they took him
at his word.
Grand Total Diminished.
Unless Congress increases largely the
estimates of the various departments.
the grand total of appropriations for the
session will be smaller than for several
years and may drop under billion DOL
lars. This is what the President. Chair
man Tawney OF the House appropriations
committee and other Congress leaders.
alarmed at the ever frightening expense
bills of the government, are aiming Tor.
They think that If the tendency to ex-
trayagance can be. checked right now,
the annual appropriations by Congress
will hereafter show only a normal
growth.
Some Principal Items.
There are 10 particularly striking fea-
lures in this years estimates. Among the
items are: Increase i'm the navy, $SS.194.-
O4s. including 81. $40. 42s for construction
and steam machinery and arnor and
armament in the proposed building pro.
| gram for 1912. and $3,00o,0OO for arnor
| on vessels already authorized. For hulls
and outfits of vessels and steam machin-
ery of vessels heretofore authorized,
seO 1856 is asked: for submarines and
torpedo boats and subsurface destroyers,
| $500, S34.
An estimate of $531 900 Is made on &C
count Of two fleet GOLFERS already su-
thorized, and 1t is pointed out that in Or
der to construct a collier on the Pacific
coast in a government yard Congress
must increase the limit OF cost OF the
second collier from s., 100000 to 81 800 O00.
Depots for Coal for warships.
A lump appropriation of s1,0oO.0o0 is
asked to enable the Secretary of the
NAVY to establish at such places as he
may deem necessary suitable depots for
coal and other fuel for the supply OF
warships. The estimate for naval BAR
racks and quarters In the Philippines is
$500 coo, in place Of the present appropria-
ton of $S75,OOO. and 5000 is estimated foz
wireless experiments in the Philippines
with a view to q system having relation
| to the army, navy. Philippine govern
ment and the commercial community.
For dummy guns and mortars for in
| struction of the coast artillery 100000 Ii
asked. For torpedo station near the
Pacific coast 5000 is asked. in addition
to 3he $4,000 appropriated for this year.
Public Works Provided For.
There are many items OF appropriations
needed for public works Of various kinds
asgregating $2s. s4s. 800 civil. and $94, 49,.
$50 under War Department
The largest amounts are $1.O00. 900 for
continuing the erection OF the post Of.
lfice building at Denver. Col; 100000 for
a site and continuation Of appraisers
building at Boston. Mass; $4,000 fol
lcoutinuine New Orleans post ONCE an6
iao,,r.house construction. 3fEx1 OO6 70,