South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-07
Policy of Economy is Evident,
However, in Scarcity of Sal
ary Increases and Estimates
Are Lower Than Last Years.

another billion dollar congress- This
is shown by the annual estimates OF
appropriations sent to the house COM
mittee by Sec'y McAdoo today. How
ever. the administration has deter
mined upon policy of economy. This
is evidenced by the fact THAI few sal
airy increases are recommended and
the estimates are approximately $25,-
100000 less than the estimates SUD-
mittcd year ago.
The treasury estimates for the op-
GRAFTON of the entire government of
the next fiscal year call for appropria-
tions Of $1.O9O,775, ,134.3S, which is in
elusive Of the $279,000,O00 for the
postal service. Postal service appro-
priations are approximately repaid
from the postal revenues.
Interest in Military Program.
The total estimates last year, IN
Guiding supplemental requests which
followed the original communication
of the secretary of the treasury
amount to $1,119, 9,322.723.62. The ap
preparations made last session reach
ed the enormous total of $1,116, 600,
000. Because OF the agitation regard
ing the alleged unpreparedness of the
nation for war, chief interest in the
estimates attaches to the program for
the naval military estimates. The
building program of the navy is as
follows:
Two battleships, six torpedo boat
destrOyers, one oiler. one gunboat and
eight or more submarines, one of the
latter to be of a SeagOing type, the
others TO be of coast defense type.
To begin construction on these yes
sells the sum of $19.224.000 is asked
and an additional $7,O0O,0OO is recon-
mended for armOr and armament for
vessels heretofore authorized and ap-
proximately $15,000,000 on account Of
hulls and outfits of vessels heretofore
authorized.
The requisitiOn for eight or more
su bmarines makes it probable that
the naval committee will authorize
more than the customary eight sub
Marines naval experts having been
convinced from the European war
that submarines are equally as i'm
pOrtant as batleships.
The total asked for the naval es-
innate is S145.3 6,819.SS. which is
only slightly in excess of the amount
carried in the last naval appropriation
bill
Army Estimates.
The estimates for the army call for
an appropriation of $104,124, ,511.99,
which is approximately $4,000, 000
more than the last army bill.
Army estimates have been previous
ly published. Because of the prac-
teal completion of the Panama canal
the estimates for this great undertake
ing dropped this year TO less than
$19, 900.
A river and harbor bill Of about
s53, 600 600 is proposed but almost
nothing is asked for public buildings
Among the important new projects of
general interest submitted for the
various departments are the follow
ing:
Federal trade commission, S53O,OOO.
Board of mediation and concilia-
tion, $4,000.
Commission on Industrial relations.
$4,000
For experimenting in delivery of
mails by aeroplanes. $4,000
An increase OF $25, 5,000. making a
, total Of 100000, for promotion of the
commerce of the United States and a
$4,000 increase in the appropriation
for investigating cost of producing un-
der the department Of commerce; for
purchase of submarine mines for
closing channel about insular posses
sions $4,000.
For regulating immigration. 81
92S,O00
An increase of $27S.5OO; improve
ments at Ellis Island immigration sta
ton. $S46. OOO.
Constructing light vessels for gen
eral service on Atlantic coast and
great lakes in light house service,
$2S0,00O.
Department Estimates.
The detailed estimates by depart
ments for expenses for the next fiscal
year are as follows:
Legislative, S13,6S0.562.52
Executive. S66S.55O.
State department. $5.171.762.66
Treasury department. S136.S33. 3.74O.
Territorial governments. S1S0,6O0.
Independent offices. $3.S66.O2O.
District of Columbia, S13.66S.73423.
War department, $1S6.675.37S.S1.
Panama canal $1S.931.S65.5S
Navy department. $147.764 0S6.SS.
Interior departments, S2O6.2S2,-
343.2O
Postoffice proper. s1.S20,695
Postal service payable from postal
revenues. S297,355.164
Department of agriculture, s25.-
Z SOO.413.
Department of commerce, S16.774.-
/ O95.
Department Of labor. S4.443.21O.