Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-02
NEEDS A LARGE SUN
Uncle Sam Requires $745, 1884,
SGD for Fiscal Year.
Treasury Estimates of Appropriations
Show Saving Of $21 ,2s3,s21 for
Twelvemonth-Imp
Session of Congress.

Session Of Congress-.
Washington.-Esti OF the
treasury department for running the
government during the next fiscal
year, contemplate saving OF $2l,-
2S3,92143 as compared with the
amount appropriated for the fiscal
year 1911-12.
The total amount estimated for all
expenses of government is s745.834...
563. This amount does not include
the appropriation for the postofiice de-
partment, which is expected to be
sclf-sustaining. The appropriations
made by congress for the present u.s.
cal year aggregated $767,21S,4S5.
Economy proposed Is shown to be
greatest In the estimates for public
works, which are cut from $122,04O,.
O6O to $1OO,716,701, decrease OF $21,-
323,35S. More than half OF this de-
crease is accounted for In q plan OF
tie treasury department for handling
appropriations for public buildings
and grounds throughout the country
by means of lump appropriation,
departure from the old custom which
may not be adopted by congress. The
secretary Of the treasury has asked
for this purpose S3,000,000 to be ex-
pended at his discretion.
Accompanying the estimate for pub
lie buildings and grounds is a note ex-
planning that to care properly for pub
lie building already authorized by spe-
cific appropriations, further appropria-
lions Of $13,OO0,000 would be neces-
sary. The secretary of the treasury
does not include this sum in his estf
mate
AS members Of congress usually are
careful to secure definite assurances
that buildings in their respective dis.
tricts are to be provided for. the prob
ability is that the $13,000,000 will be
included in the appropriation bill final
ly passed, which would cut down the
apparent saving considerably.
Decreases are shown In the esti-
mates submitted for the pension fund,
conduct OF the executive establishment
and for the department Of agriculture.
Substantial increases, however. in es-
Inmates asked for the military and
naval establishments almost Offset the
other savings.
For work on the Panama canal $46..
$4,000 is estimated. an increase OF
nearly 100000 over the appropriation
for the present year. This does not
include expenditures for fortitications
of the canal zone, the estimates ask
Ing an appropriation Of $5.640,s50 to
be expended for army Notifications
and mine stations In the zone. For
this purpose last year $3,O00.O00 was
appropriated.
Under the military establishment
head an Increased appropriation OF
81, 100000 Is asked for sea coast artil-
lery. The total estimate for fortitica-
lions and other works OF defense 10
$7,21S,s99. nearly $2,000.000 more than
was spent this year.
Secretary of the Navy Meyers esti-
mates propose continuance OF the two
battleship naval program, although
the estimates are 100000 less than
this years appropriations 80 far 40
increase of the navy is concerned. To
continue work on the ships now un.
der construction and begin construc-
ton OF two battleships and two col
Hers, with provisions for equipment,
324, 323,473 is asked.
The estimates recommend the ap-
preparation of $29,46O,43S for the i'm
provement Of rivers and harbors, prac-
tically all Of it to be expended on pro
jects already begun or authorised.
This is about 100000 less than the
appropriation for the present year.
Postmaster General Hitchcock esti-
mates that 1t will cost him S26O,s3s,-
463 to run the postal service next
year. This is about $2.500,0OO more
than the department expended this
year.
An experimental parcels post
scheme, to be placed In operation on
postal routes, is proposed in the esti-
mates and $4,000 is asked for this
purpose A proviso gives the postmas-
ter general authority to limit to eleven
pounds the weight Of parcels carried
during the experiment and to fix
rates.
Experimental aerial postal service
"by aeroplane or other devices" 10 also
by the postmaster gen.
eral, and he wants $4,000 to spend in
trying out the scheme.