The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-04
DEMOCRATS NOW FORGE ECONOMY
 ON REPUBLICANS
In Annual Estimates Submitted To Congress Saving of $21,- 100000 is Claimed
Total Amount Asked For Run- ming the Government in 1912 is $745,S34,563
Special from United Press,

Especial from United Press.o
 Washington, Dec. 4AClaims of Re- publican administrative economy were forwarded to the Democratic House of representatives, today, when the Treasury Department submitted it's estimates for running the government for the next fiscal year. with an ap- parent saving of $21, ,2S3, ,921. .4S. as com pared With the amount of appropria- ted for 1912. The total amount is S745,S34, ,563. This does not include about $26O.00O,000 to be expended. from the revenues of the Postoffice Depart ment.
 The greatest decrease is shown in the estimates for public works. cut from $122. .040,06O to $10O, ,716, 701 More than half of this decrease is the re- suit Of a plan of the Treasury De- partment to handle appropriations for public buildings and grounds through lump appropriation. Fer this pur- pose. the secretary asks s, 900. 900 to be expended at his discretion. He e&- plains that to care properly for pub lie buildings al,cady authorized by specific appropriations would entail the expenditure of over $13,000. OO0.ts It appropriations will be included in the appropriation bill
 Decreases are shown in the eSti- mates for the pension fund, the con- duct of the executive establishment and the. Department of Agriculture. These are just about balanced by substantial increases in amounts ask ed for both the military. and naval establishments.
 Under the military establishment, $45. .560. .000 is estimated for work on the Panama Canal. an increase of nearly $4,000.O00 over this year. An increase of. s1,5o0, 900 for the coast ar -r--~- $1745,19 is asked for Qualifications. Other items under the military estab- lishment, however. show a decided de- crease and several have been entirely
 Secretary of the Navy Meyers es- inmates propose to continue the two battleship naval program, although years appropriation. To continue work on ships now under conStruc- ton and begin building two battle ships and two colliers, Secretary Mey- CTS wants SPA. .323,473. The appropria- tion of s2s,46o. 4ss is proposed for inn nearly al; to be expended on projects already begun or authorized. This is $5Oo.0O0 less than the present year.
 The beginning of work on Panama Canal Notifications is forecasted in an estimate of $5,640.950 to be expend- ed in building an army fort1ficatlon and constructing mine stations" in the Zone. The total estimate for for ttfications and other defenses is s7.- 21s,Ss9 nearly S2.000, 900 more than this year.
 Postmaster General Hitchcock es- inmates that it will cost him $260 9SS,- 46S to run Uncle Sam's postal service, next year, or about s2.500.000 more than this year. An, experimental par cells post scheme to be placed in op- eration on rural routes is proposed and $50Oo0 is asked for it. A proviso gives the postmaster general author ity tL limit the weight of parcels car ried during the experiment to II lbs and to fix rates.
 Experimental aerial postal service, ''by aeroplane or otherwise is rec commended by Hitchcock and he wants $50, ,0O0 to spend in trying it.