The Washington times., 1911-12-04
Governments COST
DECREASED BY THE.
TREASURY FIGURES
House Receives Estimates
for Fiscal Year of 1913.
Big Saving Shown.

The House received from the Treasury
Department today tho estimates for the
cost of running the Cover nmcnt curi If
the fiscal year of l913 the estimates
showing on their face an apparent saw
ing Of s21, ,2S3, ,921.43, as compared with
the amount appropriated for the cur.
rent year.
Substantial decreases are shown in the
estimates for the pension fund, the con-
duct OF the Executive establishment
and the Department of Agriculture, but
these are practically seton ty increases
In the amounts asked for the military
and naval establishments.
The total amount estimated for all
Government expenses. so far AS the de-
partments are concerned. is s745,s34, 563
a. compared with appropriations uf
s767.218, 4s5 made by the last Congress.
elusive of the expense OF running, the
Fystoffice Department, which IL about
s2J0, ,0oO, 600 Annually. If the estimates
are followed by the Democratic House
the total appropriations ntfty mean ah-
ether billion-dollar Congress.
Cut for Public Works.
The greatest decrease % in q dit nom
slc...o,t,O6o to slOc, Tic; ;O1 COR public works.
More than half of this. however, 10
brought about under a s,heme or tn''
Treasury to handle appropriations Tor
public buildings and grounds through
lump appropi iation, and to inalsufate
the plan the Secretary asks for -, oo'ooo
IN be expended in his discretion. In
note. ne explains that to properly care
for buildings already authorized, by
specific appropriations. an expenditure
csf more tka1 $15,0O0,O00 would NE re-
Git,rcd. THIS sum he does not include In
~ IL. lw,,p Hatke L. IN a.
called appropriations will be made by
lifh iis.nse, since neinbers Of ';onEress
Asf vathar particular ~ SEC that BUILD
ites ~ iheir respective districts are
An 4 propitftion. Of s45.56o.0OO is asked
to- tire fa-s5.a Canal, under the mill
isry esiek aTeat. This sum, is more
ticns fnr the "a. seuy fiscal year. Under
the sans - sln5-t- an increase OF
StSa.pM y akea 'o N, sea coast
aatih"rt an. tncreaae Of H,745.1s2
=" rrggsE ~ fJrUHratia ,s.
Tho sstassss ahpE thai the Secretary
pt che Navy wants 10 continue the
Swo.battieships t.ograp1 although the
male mn, 'xes < @ Ss IN me nayy ,hat = aPprox o.d
last year. Secretary Meyer asks SZt.-
49, ,a continue the work ON shiut
aiready undct l5Hstructlr0, and to build
The APPROPRIATED tecommspded for
Improvement cG fitcrs and harbors ars
close to- thoee Qf the present fiscal
year. For&this purtoSe the suru of So
$50, 438 Is asssen, practllan all of thu
amount to beSeaE4H 3ed on projects al
ready authorizes ss Eongtys5,
For the refsAIna ca.al
For fortification Of xhe EaRsq;a canal.
the sum Of $5.640.95O issssytnnstess to be
expended in constructing gsas o.tifica-
cations and mine stations IA the gone.
The last appropriation bill carried only
5000. 900 for this purpose. In all, the
estimates for various fortiflcation
total more than $500, DO. or nearly S2.-
100000 more than was spent this year.
Although the amount does not figure
In the total estimates, the Postmaster
General figures that 1t will cost him
about $261 100000 to run the Postoffice
Department the next year, the amount
to be repaid out of the postal revenues.
1t Is recommended that an expert
mental parcels post be put in opera
tion. and $4,000 is asked for this pur-
pose A proviso gives Postmaster
General Hitchcock the power to limit
the weight of parcels to eleven pounds
and to assess rates.
In accordance with his plan to en-
courage aviation, Mr.. Hitchcock also
asks for $4,000 to establish an expert
mental aerial mail service "by aero
plane or other devices