The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-12-01
FEDERAL BUDGET
ANNOUNCED TODAY
FIGURES SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS-
TODAY SHOWS MORE THAN
$1,OOO,OOO NEEDED.
Great Sum Necessary for Panama Ca
nal-Only $4,000 Set Aside for
Improvement of Snake River.

WASHINGTON, Dec. lit will cost
one billion, one hundred and eight mil
lion and a few odd thousands of dol
lars to run the United States govern
ment under the democratic economy
regime in 1915, according to depart
mental estimates submitted to congress
today by Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo The pruning knife was
thoroughly applied to the figures with
the result that, though the government
business will be much yaster in 1915,
the estimates call for only about $34,-
100000 more than was appropriated
for 1914.
The total estimates, including $780,
S33,1O7 for the postal service payable
from postal revenues) call for S1,10S.-
6S1,777O2, as against $1,074,3O5, ,S69.73
appropriated for 1914.
Cut Pension Roll.
Where IL other years the pension
roll has grown by enormous leaps this
years estimate calls for more than
Sl1 100000 cut. The total estimate is
$169, 900 as against $3.50, 100000 for
1914.
The department of labor which has
complained of the pinch of poverty,
sought $4,763, ,4902O as against $3,443,-
$50 in 1914.
Two battleships and eight torpedo
boat destroyers was the 1915 program
offered by Secretary of the Navy DAN
lels III contrast to the one battleship |
last year. He asks for be-
ginning this work $7,SO0,000 as against
S6,267,50 in 1914.
For Panama Canal.
The Panama canal calls for $685.
9S5, as compared to $21,146,824.38 in
1914. In this estimate is So 500 900
for Notifications, providing $1,20O,OO0
,or ten companies of coast artillery.
The military establishment demend-
I'd $106, 100000 as compared to $685.
100000 for 1914 and this included
S15O,000 for Is aeroplanes.
The governments new income tax
aw will cost $1,5O0,OOO for assess
nents and collections.
Rivers and Harb0rs Budget.
For river and harbor improvements,
Secretary of State Garrison asked
Al, 100000, reduction of $4,000, 900
including the following continuing
contracts:
Connecting lakes Union and Wash
ngton, Seattle, $375,0O0.
Tillamook Bay and bar, Oregon,
1900.
Humboldt, Calf, harbor and bay,
525, 1000.
Los Angeles, Calf, harbor, $4,000.
/. Oakland, Calf, harbor, sos, s,OOO
San Francisco harbor, $4,000.
Sacramento river, Calf, $4,000.
Coos Bay, Oregon, harbor, $4,000.
Coquilla river, Oregon, $4,000.
Mouth of Columbia river, $1,000,O00.
Columbia and lower Willamette ri
ers, $2OO,OOOO.
Columbia river at Three Mile Rap
Is, $425,OO0
Upper Columbia and Snake rivers, {
10000. Z
Grays Harbor and Chehalis river, q
IN, $4,000. t
Skagit river, Wn., $4,000. i
Puget Sound, $4,000.
For continuing and completing post U
fices, Secretary of the Treasury Nc 4
doc asked: n
Albany Or, $4,000; Berkeley, Calf, t.
10000; Chico, Calf, $4,000; Coeur s
Alene, Ida, $4,000; Hanford, Calf, v
1000; Juneau, Alaska, $4,000; Med v
rd, Or, $4,000; Olympia, Wn., $780,
% Pasadena, Calf, 100000; San n
rancisco sub-treasury, $4,000; fl
lnta Barbara, Calf, $4,000; Dalles, "
Z, $4,000. u
For improvements at Benicia, Calf,
senal, Secretary of War Garrison
ked $4,000.
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