Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-03-23
A BILLION
ISAPPR0PR|AIED
Session Of Congress Just Ad.
iourned Makes Provision
for Large Amount /
Former Representative Can
non Scores Democrats
for Extravaganza

N11oAtl~~Na h'|A>s -. >'b "aAS' 80
The total If appropriations for
| which Congress provided lat the SEES
sion just closed including the sundry
civil and Indian appropriation 'Dill,
which failed to become a law, was
81 .O98, 647, $50. 21, according to a state
ment that has been made public by
Chairman Fitzgerald of the House
committee on appropriations.
Mr.. Fitzgerald announced that lit
is a matter Of considerable satisfas'
ton that the total appropriations, in
Guiding the two bills which did not
become laws. attained only the sum
stated and did not reach or pass
ST. 90, 900, 000."" ."
Former Representative Cannon as
ranking republican member Of the ap'
preparations committee Of the last
House, also made public a statement in
which he d%enOunces the democratic
party because it not only failed to re
duce the expenses of the government,
but also provided many millions more
for expenditures when in power.
Mr.. Cannon adds to the total given
by Mr.. Fitzgerald the $76,95G,l74 fOl
contracts authorized for public work
provided for, involving further expen
ditures by the government.
Statement by Fitzgerald
In his statement Mr.. Fitzgerald said
in part:
"The increase in the total Of ap
preparations Is due to many causes
The continued growth and develop
ment of the country, the increased
activity Of many services of the FEEDER
al government, and the constant pres
sure to divert to the federal Treasury
burdens which properly belong else
where are factors which tend more
or less legitimately to increase the
cost Of the federal government.
"Despite the frequent intima'
lions from the executive departments
that unusual efforts were being made
to effect economies in the adminlstra
ton U. the public service the total
estimates of appropriations transmit
ed to Congress in the regular book
of estimates at the opening Of the SEES
sion, exclusive of deficiencies and mis-
cellaneous items, were $113.415,455.lO
in excess of the setimated revenues
and, excluding the amounts requir
ed for sinking fund purposes ($6o,6S5
000) and for the construction and
fo%rtification of the Panama Canal
$50, 1~74,432.11) and without lefer
|ence to deficiencioG and miscellaneous
items the total estimates of a%pproDria'
lions exceeded the estimated revenues
$22. 556, 1923. 0S. >s.> .,.. ny, " o.-
This estimated def.cit u: not due
Ito an anticipated falling off in the rev
%enues. For tn fiscal year 1913-the
current year-'the Treasury depart
mert's estimate Of revenues is as fol-
lows
Amount OF estimated revenues
observation-disclosures. $667,O00.c00
Amount Of estimated postal rev.
II 26O,93S,465
Total ................. 1927 ,93S, 4G?
For the fical year 1914:
Amount of estimated revenues
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $4,000, O0C
Amount of estimated postal rev.
u 1ol'I'l'ooc
Total 1891, 791 sos
Estimated Revenues
THE estimated revenues for 1914
are $63, S53,0A5 in excess of the est
mated revenues for the current year;
but the estimates of the money reQuir
ed to conduct the public service as
submitted December last by the out
going administration, are $9S,943.9O4