Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-05
GOVERNMENT cost
$S23,415,455.1|
Estimates of Department Head
Submitted by Secretary of
the U. s. Treasury.

Washington, Dec. 2.--rt will cost ss2s
flo'foo'lf to conduct the affairs of Il
government for the fiscal year endln
June 30, 1914, according to the estimate
OF the various department heads. sui
United to-day to the speaker Of the Hous
by the secretary Of the treasury. tn
amount which does not include any prov
sion for the postal service, which ia ey
pcc'ed 70 be self-supportlng. is an in
e'ease OF S'l"fS'As over the appropriation
'''a"e LOT the present year, by the las
session of Congress
OF this increase SIS. 312 90 annears
'ne esuinates or the secretary Of the nav
az" S-V'o'".'' represents the increase ask
gu ny the navy department in the an
p''pi 'atiohs Tor building and equippin}
new vessels. The estimates would nro
wac lot three new battleships to be laid
down during the year. This would MAX
up Tor the lapse OF one ship from tho twd
oa'tieships year program OF the de-
partment caused by the action of thu
democratic House In providing for bu
single ship at the last session Of Com
gress
Another $4,000, 900 or more Of the tota1
Increase is shown in the estimates for the
payment Of pensions. The amount asked
for Is $1s5 800. 900. Last year but Sl65, las, AZ,
was expended for pensions. An increas I
OF about the same amount appears in theJ
estimates for public works for the year,
The construction of public building 4
planned for the year shows an increase Cd
sl,Ol2,5So over the appropriations for tn q
present year. ss.722, 200 being asked for
that purpose The work to be done during
the year on the Panama canal will cost
S3o174.432, which Is 81. 130.567 less than thu
appropriations for the current year. OF
this sum Sc. 769 522 Is asked for the purpose
of building fortihcations and military bar
racks in the canal zone This year but
s2,325,o 900 was appropriated for forttncae
tions at Panama
The estimates forecast another billion
dollar session Of Congress for in addition
to the ssoS.4l5455. which Is the total est
mated for the postm aster-general eeti-
mates that $2s1, 791.5os will be necessary to
conduct his department for the
year. This amount will be supplied out
of the postal revenues. and will bring the
total estimated appropriations for tho
year up to s1,1o5. 2Os,9S3
Just how these estimates win fare
ity in the House is the sub ect OF con.
siderable conjecture. Some diffnculty
in passing appropriation bills may fol-
low engagements between the House
and Senate as In the last session. But
the supply measures to be passed on
the basis of the estimates submitted
to-day will go into effect after tho
democrats have taken full control Of
the government and 1t Is expected that
the attitude of the House majority on
the questions involved in the estimates
will forecast tho attitude Of the COM
Ing administration.
Among the estimates which will de-
velop debate in Congress is q demand
FOR s250,OO0 for the economy and EN-.
cheney commission. appointed by Pres
reforming the system OF conducting
the government business In the various
departments. It was with consi der.
able difficulty that $4,000 was secured
for the expenses of the commission this
year and the House democrats LOOK
with little favor on the board.
Another troublesome item will be an
estimate Of $4,000 for the commerce court.
The House democrats endeavored in vair
to write into the legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill, in the clos
ing days of the last session, Legislation
abolishing that court. After the bill
had been twice vetoed by the President,
funds were provided to keep the court
in operation until March 4. 1919 II the
provision In the estimates Is written into
ihe appropriation bill this year. 1t will ba
necessary to secure a deficiency ap-
preparation to run the court from March
4 until the end of the fiscal year.
The general furnishing up of the White
House for President-elect Wilson Is con.
tenplated by the estimates which would
provide for new roofs for the east and
west wings Of the executive mansion and
would make available $4,000 for re-
decorating the east room. the red room
and the blue room where the official presi.
dental receptions are he'd.