The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-03
NOT INCLUDE
POSTAL SERVICE
OF This Increase S2S.3l2 22O
Appears IN Estimates of
Secretary Of the Navy,
Who Wants an Additional
S2O.OOO.OOO for New Ships.
Pensions Much Heavier.

washington. Dec At wffl cost
ts2a.ti6.fE61g t0 -ondurt ere affairs %
the government for thp aseiI year end
inE June 30. 1914 aac6rdinE 10 ne ss-
Inmates q fhg various department
beads. Submitted today 20 the speaker
20 tts house b. fhe secretary - the
treasury. Th'H amount. which does no.
include uuy provision for me postal
service. which So expected % be self
supporting. is az Increase ~ fT2.0Ts .2fs
over me appropria made for the
present ytar by me last session ~
congress
~ this Increase t.s.si2sao appears
In estimate % ffa secretary - the
navy and 82a.6aI .1aT represents tho In
cFCTsc asked Hv the navy department
fn the apprupris lions for building auf
euuluping new vessels TIE eatlmatCH
would provide f0r three nsa battle
ships % 30 iaid down during the year
This would make up for the lapse 0f
enc ship from the tRn- hattIaahirs-a-
year program % fhs department.
caused hy the action ~ thc democratic
honae n rrnvlainE Tor bat q sinEie
ship nt TIE last session - cnu Ercss.
PENSIONS MUCH heavier.
Anrther $50 900 aoa ~ more - ne
total iuoaase e. shown in the esti-
nater for the nayment 81 pensions
TIRE ar 1uui nrked Pr a ftKE19o 900
Last year tfe8tfesTo was expandcd
frr ransfars Al inrrsare - about
fhe same amount appears tn ths esfl-
mufer fnr .uhIe wnrks fnT the yer.
planned far ne present year aiso
shows en- Increase ~ fia1l.b80 over
ere Appropriation Coz TIE present year.
fs.fa22op being asked for that pur-
pora The worh to hs done during tAs
year nn tho Panama canal viii cost
fea i7ts11. which iH tf.tt0Es1 less than
ere arurrprinffona far tne current
year 80 this Hum teT1sE91 10 asked
io hul'd f1fuh cations End military bar
racks m tsa canal Eoue This year
tA14s eco was appropriafed Tor f1rtia-
oatiena az Panama
BiLLioN DOLLAR SESSION.
Ths estimates f1r-east another lu-
lion dollar session ~ congress far. m
addition 90 the ts2g. .al6.t6f whioh e the
total estimated far. fhe postmaster
general estimates thaf tgsI .Tgi. sos vii
b. ueceaNary 90 conduct his depart
reut Cor ne year Thia amount Wiil
bs supplied uut af tls postal revenues
and wlu hrinE tha total estimated ap-
propriatiana Cor the year ~ 20 Silica
1o6s6a
just how thass estimates wiu fare
&c tho hands of the democratic ma
iurtv in the house 81 the subject o.
considerable conjecture. some am
Cuiiy in passlnE appropriation blhs
mag follow diaasreementa between tho
house and senate. aH in the lasf aea-
aIou. Bat the supply measures 30 be
passed on tEe basis of tha estimates
submitted today VIII g. into oTsct az
trr thr democrats have taken flu con
troll of the government and it ia ox-
Tectcd that the attitude uf ne house
majority ua ere gusEflans involved in
che estimates wul forecast fhc attitude
% the coming administration
Amons the estimates which wul de-
velrp debate Gen congress is q demand
Tor f15o.goa Cor the economy and ef-
hcieurv commission. appointed ~
President TAR, which is lnVeatiEafing
End ref1rmInw ths svNtem az conduct
inE the Eayerur1eut business in the
various experiments o. wus with
considerable difficulty that $4,000 waa
arcUred Tor ths expenses % the con-
mission TITS year and ths house demo
Gratis look with little favor on the
board
Another froa rlascfna stem VIZ - en-
estimate ~ fttsoo FOR the 1ommcrcs
court The house democrats endeav-
cred In vain to write ints ths leEisia-
tive. executive and judicial appr1prta-
ton bill ia t1e rIasinE DAYS ~ The
i1st session lerslatlon aboIlahlnE hat
epurt After lse Bon had hsen twice
vetoed by fhe president. fuuds were
provided Co. keep tna court Ln operation
uutE Marca e. lsla Tf the provision
lu the estimates Ia written into the
appropgiafian b.u this year. f VIII BE-
neoeEsary to secure q da5elfnev appra-
priAtion 90 run the court from Mar.h
z until the eEd Of The fiscal year
TIRE Eruerai Furnishing aD uF enc
Wate House far Prosldeut-elert VII
son ls contemplated uy the estimate
vhich would provide Cor uew roofs tor
thg cast and e.eef wings 90 the eKnra-
f.Ee mansion ard wouId make aTan-
atle fis.ao0 Cor adecarntlrg tle cast
from trs reI room ana blue roam.
where tte official presidential relep-
t.-az LaAa azla