The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-08
FEDERAL BUDGET CUT
EIGHTEEN MILLIONS
PAIRING job. With S1.O00.775,-
49, Asked For. Not SO Good
as Wilson Expected.
ABOVE G. o. p. HIGH MARK

v,gufNG-oN. Dec. THE book OF esti-
mites outlining the money needs OF the
,;,yc-nncnt IN tho fiscal year 1915, begin
,.,s July ! nest. shows that heads of
81. several executive departments have
tccIrd the injunction Of President Wilson
a. cut expenses. AS a result Congress Is
called ON in IN. estimate submitted to-day
10 make an aggregate appropriation at
,bi. session Of si.ONo.775.i3i. which is
nearly SiS,00O.000 less than the amount
called for last year
DESPITE this cut the amount called Tor
h, tho Democratic nlstration is s64.-
o0n. Geo over the appropriation authorized
nv the Republicans IN the last session OF
emo SiNty-trst congress. when they were
about to- 60 out OF power TO make way Tor
the Democrats in 1910.
II was on the basis of the appropria-
zion Of 81 ,0b2.6S2.NSl made by the Repub-
i,c,ns for the fiscal year 1912 that the
Democrats accused their opponents OF
gross extravaganza" and asked for con-
,rol os the Government on the plea that
they would rctrench. In the first session
~ congress after their assumption Of
mower the Democrats did reduce expendi-
lures Their total appropriation that year
vas in round numbers sl,ol9,oOo,0oO.
Twice Bcyond High water MARK.
since .hen the Democrats have twice
roma far beyond the Republican appro-
priations OF 1912. which that year repre-
s.nted the high water mark in Govern
mont expenditures. For the fiscal year
1914 the Democratic Congress appropri-
aed 81 ,0as, o0O, 900. $4,000, 900 in excess OF
the Republican high water mark. The APP
FORMATIONS for this current year author
lied at the last regular session were in
excess OF si,ll6.000.000.
Democratic leaders expressed regret to-
eay on examination OF the estimates that
their Administration called for appropria-
tons many millions in excess or the record
made by the Republicans in the last ses-
son OF the Sxty-first Congress.
In reducing estimates substantial cuts
we're made In those for the Treasury.
postal service Department of justice and
the navy The appropriations asked for
the several departments except the War
and Navy departments. which follow:
legislative. ,iS.SSO,ooO Executive.
sS6S. 300 state. $5.l7l.OOo; Treasury.
si2s.S33. 900: Interior. sos. oo0. 900: Agri-
culture. s25. SOC 900: Commerce. sls.77i-
900: Labor. siii3,oOo; Justice, slo,-
$4,000
An appropriation OF $4,000 &. asked
Tor the territorial government, SSs66.ooO
FOR independent offices and sl3.66s.0o0 for
TIE pislTlCt OF tolumpl'.
Esumate Cuttinx Poorly Done.
An ANALYSIS OF the figures shows that
de1drtmert heads did not do "a good a
ioh IN cutting estimates as the President
had right to expect. or the $4,000. 900
reduction nearly s7.3s5.Oo0 is accounted
Tor by a drop in the expenses incident 10
tn construction Of the Panama Canal
Last year Congress appropriated s2s.-
S?6.sS5 for operations in the Canal Zone
I, .s estimated that only sls,a3i.S65 will
b, needed for the canal.
The estimates embrace number 81
Items Involving an expenditure Of S5".-
o"ooU0 for Improvement of rivers and
hsib,ts Some Of them are:
Hudson River S3.6,o.ooo: OHIO. So
$4,000: Mississippi. >1O.5O0.OoO; Ten
0e>soc S3.ooo,o 600: Delaware. I.5o0oo0
Columbia and Missouri. s2.j0o.000
Estimates for harbors and smaller
waterways include the following
NV Nor'j--Bufalo. $lS1.311. char
lotto. $4,000: Gowauus Bay Channel
:iJo.ooo. Great Sodus Bay Harbor, $4,000
New York Hudson River Channel, s25c
900: Oswcgo. 100000 Portchcster
5000; Port Jefferson. $4,000; Mama
roucck. $4,000: Rondout and Peeksk.il
5000; Sheepshead Bay. $4,000: Tary
town. $4,000 Bronx River, 100000
Browns Greek. $4,000 East Chester Greet
$4,000: Harlem River. $4,000; New
town Creek. $500 Arthur Kill $4,000,
New Jersey Absecon Inlet, $4,000
ksynort Hsrbor. Rartan and EiIzabetl
rivers, $500, Raritan Ray. $4,000
Cooper River. $1,000 Maurice River
$4,000 Passa.c River. $4,000.
As rule appropri ations made by
Congress are usually below the estimates
submitted by the executive branch of TN
Government For example. the estimates
~ last year were in excess OF sl,ll9,
100000, while tho appropriations were |
iit's in excess OF 81 .oo4 100000
Accordingly, the Administration Il
h"pefuI ina, wiIh the reduction OF esti
mates the proper officials in Congress
VIII I've able "a cut appropriations below
IN" estimate for the current year More
over, they do not express hope even II
private that tho reduction will reach tn
figures OF the last appropriations. which
now look modest by comparison with TN
larger appropriations since authorized b!
the Democratic Congress.