Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-27

tions for ordinary expenses after ex-
Guiding therefrom $6O.935.OO0. account
of the sinking fund. make grand total
of $93O.9T5. 76O.64. From this sum must
be deducted $37. S5:.OOO for the tsthmian
canal which by law Is paid from the
sale of bonds. The whole sum or ex-
penditures for the next fiscal year Is
$Se3 l. 90 100. -. and that is the amount
that constitutes the probable fixed
charge against the revenues In 1911.
Credit to President Taft.
"In the sundry civil appropriation act
passed at the last session OF the last
Congress and approved March 4, 1903. a
provision of law was enacted requiring
that hereafter the President should each
year give a measure Of personal attention
to the annual estimates for appropria-
lions, to the end that, IL as prepared oy
the several executive departments they
of revenues. II should be his duty to
recommend to Congress how In his judg-
ment they could with least injury 70 the
public service be reduced 80 as to bring
them within the estimated revenues. or.
il not practicable to make such reduc-
tions then to recommend to Congress
such loans or new taxes as might De
necessary to cover the deficiency. Win
mediately after the beginning of his aC-
ministration, began an earnest enort to
comply with the letter and spirit of this
statute by directing the heads OF all de-
to the details Of all estimates for
branches of the public service over which
they respectively exercised adm1nistra-
tive control. and to keep them within the
actual necessities of the service.
THE Presidents efforts have been at
tended by remarkable and most crafty
ing results in the first year of the ap-
plication of the law. In that the estimates
I, hD 1,Arv v,yHfy M
this session in December last show a
reduction under the estimates for the
previous year submitted by his predeces-
sor. of $50. 261 73S. 43, and q reduction of
s+4. 100. 23166 under the appropriations
which Congress made pursuant to the
previous years estimates. and result
Ing estimated surplus in annual revenues
of $35.031. 327.49.
THE careful attention and business
like consideration thus given to the prep
aration of the estimates Of appropriations
submitted by the executive to this ses-
sion of Congress has saved to the Treas
ury. as shown by the actual appropria-
tions made. great many millions Of
dollars. A fair and intelligent applica-
ton of this law in the future. and by
other Presidents, will not only tend to
materially reduce our appropriations. but
Will place them upon a basis that will
and reckless expenditure of public money.
And 1t will bring about. as IL should. In
the public mind a realization that the
legislative branch Of the government is
not wholly responsible for the integrity
and amount of federal expenditures.
Reduced Cost Of Army.
appropriations may be evils. indeed
think know some that are. but in any
evil Is to the day, we should regard as
the sum total of actual appropriations
thereof
II wish to call attention to the crafty
ing fact that the army appropriation act
shows a reduction of $. 755, 315. % under
the last similar act. and the naval appr0-
priation act Is likewise reduced under the
last one providing for the current year by
S.5S4.344.67. The fertilization appropria-
ton act shows still greater reduction,
proportionate to the whole amount it car
ries. of G.552.911. or more than p per
cent under the last law. The Military
Academy appropriation act, too. Is reduc-
ed $6I5,271.46, and Is more than 20 per
cent less than the law for the current
year Thus total reduction of $14, So, =
S42-C Is made In these four supply bills
expenses of the government. This show
Ing In itself Is no mean accomplishment
to the credit of the session of the Con-
8ress just closing"
Over a Billion, He Says.
Mr.. Livingston makes the claim in his
statement that the appropriations made
by Congress At this session amount to
$l.O27. LIS. 1854 Again the high-water
mark Of a billion dollars Of expenditures
Is passed
Add to this sum S2O,OOOOoO authorized
increase In the bonded Indebtedness of
the country In order to provide funds to
carry out certain reclamation projects In
the west, <1O.6lS.6D5 for contract obliga-
tons for river and harbor work author
lied In the river and harbor act; SIS, COO :
600 on account Of contracts authorized and
limits of cost fixed for public buildings
and $1.20O.0OO total authorized cost for
direct and indirect appropriations for the
session amount to &1,U06, s., O5l.A.
The total appropriations made at the
last session of the last Congress, includ-
ing $1.261 41o.'6 made during the recent
extra session. and which may for the
sake OF argument be considered as
chargeab1e back to the former session.
was 81. '.66s. 267. IS: In addition to that
sum contracts were authorized involving
future appropriations of $260S0. S15. or
a total Of 81. Osl. 744, 1883 Therefore. II
will be seen that the appropriations and
authorizations Of this session exceed
those of the last session of the last Con-
gress by $15.2H. aO6.j6.
This enormous sum of public expendi-
lures. nearly N.1OO.OOO 900, for which this
Congress is responsible includes $94.-
44o.567.D for the army. $l31. $50. S54.3 for
the e.. navy: s3.6l7.2oo for Notifications.
N.S&249.s7 for the Military Academy
and sl55. 1jS 900 for the payments of pen
sions: In all $3.50. O22. ST. so outright that
is carried in supply bills devoted wholly
to making provision for the military side
OF our government; in addition there is
carried under permanent annual appro-
priations 81 $4,000 for interest and S6o.-
"'.uD to meet the requirements of the
sinking fund obligations on our outstand-
Ing public debt. substantially all of which
represents war expenditures. 81 coo 900 for
arming and equirping the militia. and
2.15WO for various objects pertaining
to the navy; the organization of the War
and Navy Departments or ofices at
Washington. together with the salaries OF
the pension bureau. amounts to 81. SIS 7IS
more. and in addition various sums are
carried in the sundry civil act for SOL
dfers homes. armories and arsenals and
other military purposes. amounting to
- 2H310 "
These sums altogether make s1O2. OS5. O2s.
and added to the sum total Of the Ave gen.
eral appropriation bills that appropriate
solely for expenditures relating to war,
We ascertain that of all that vast sum
carried In the direct appropriations made
~ this session there Is devoted to pur-
poses OF war. and its pomps and splendor.
and TO its direct. mournful and tragic re-
suits $49.GS7.so9.sO 20. or considerably more
than one-half of all that is appropriated
for every conceivable ordinary operating
expense Of government for the next fiscal
year.