Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-10-20

Alere tOoay. Inc Wnlte HOUSE Oe-
MED the president a talked with
n n about 1t. 1t is said h
president Is of an open mind"
about h various tariff changes
proposed. including the extension
or the sugar tariff. 1t is believed
the plans will remain unsettled I'M
I'll the ways and means democrats
meet here about the middle of Mo-
vember. when they are likely to
be formulated definitely.
Washington. Oct. 16.-with reve.
nues not exceeding $750.00 900 in
sight and expenditures estimated at
81. 240.0 900 900 for the coming year. 1t IL
evident that congress must adopt rev.
enue raising measures to meet tho
deficit.
The 1916 governmental budget will
be the largest ever submitted to con-
gress. The estimates for the next
fiscal year will be placed in the hands
OF the president today. They will be
considered by the cabinet g week
and studied by the congressional COM
mlttee before congress c%onvenes.
Congress Is to be asked to pass two
revenue measures early in the COM
ing session. one extending the emer-
gency war tax, which expires Deem
Der 81. next. and the other providing
Tor retention of the present duty on
sugar beyond next May, when it
would go upon the free list. Passage
Of these measures, however. would
not increase the present
With both in effect at present, there
has been a deficit OF $35, 900. 900.
Can't Cut Some Expenses.
Estimates for the government de-
partments. except state. war and navy.
are practically the same as last year.
Additional force in the diplomatic and
consular service and at the state de-
rartment and extraordinary expenses
abroad in the work being done by
American embassies and legations will
require an Increase of about 81, 300,0 900
for the state department. The 3d.
OOO, OOO appropriated by congress as an
emergency war fund for use Of that
department has been nearly all spent.
but much Of 1t already has been or will
be reimbursed, SO that the reappro-
priation will not represented any real
expense.
The ordinary disbursements Of the
government last a were about $780,
100000. II the receipts are as much as
$75O,OOO 900 in the coming year and the
appropriations Of all government de-
partments but the state. war and navy
remain the same, there still will be,
with the added budget for national
defense, an estimated deficit of more
than $135, 600. 900.
Bond Issue Likely.
The secretary Of the now
has authority to issue the Panama
canal bonds to the amount of $780,
100000. That would be a temporary
remedy, however, and may not be
resorted to II the administration pro-
ceeds on the theory that the govern
ment will maintain the same rate OF
expenditures for national defense DIR.
ing coming years as now IL proposed
tor the next session OF congress.
Lane Asks Less.
Secretary Lane informed the presf-
dent h interior department estimates
will total approximately 1000. 900 or
about 100000 less than the estimates
last year. His estimates include So
100000 for the Alaskan railroad. $780,
600 Tor the F1athead Indian reservation
and &9.000.000 on other irrigation works
S3.000.O00 less than last year for pen
DlOns about the same amount as last
year for the land office, a slight I'm
crease for the bureaus Of mines and
education and more money than last
9 Tor Indian work and national
parks. 90
The increase for national parks has
been made necessary by the fact that
this year than twice az many
people visited the parks than did last
year. The European war caused many
tourists to visit the parks instead 81
going abroad.
Additional money to employ more
patent examiners also has been asked
by Secretary Lane;
MAY RAISE INCOME TAX
ls VIEW OF UNDERWOOD
San Francisco, Oct. l6.-Senator on.