Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-15
Largest Estimate
 of Govt Expenses
IN TIME OF PEACE TO BE PRE-
 sENTED FOR NEXT YEAR.
ABOUT $1,24O, ,00o, GOO
Cannot Count C,on More Than $780, 100000 Ineome-Estimatss for All Departments Should Be Ready To- day for Submission to Cabinet.

Washington, Oct. A. - The largest estimate of government expenditures submitted to a secretary of the treas ury of the United States in time of peace will be presented for the next fiscal year tomorrow, as required by law for discussion by congregessional committees in advance of the regular session They will be examined in de- tail by President Wilson and his cab inet next week.
 Increased Expenditures.
 With an estimated increase for na- tional defense of about S150. 0.o00. 900 over last year, together with the cost of new tasks imposed on the state de- partment and other branches of the war. the amount of expenditures prob ably will be augmented to a total of about $1,240, ,000,00
 If congress agrees to the adminis- tration's programme for strengthening the army and navy. it will be obliged to provide for additional revenue leg |tslation, or the executive branch of the government must issue bonds.
 Income Not Mere Than S75o, ,0oo0 900.
 Although no estimate of receipts for the fiscal year beginning July 1. 1916 in which the increased expenditurhs will take effect has been made by Sec retary McAdoo officials now are con- vinced they cannot count upon more than S750,000. 900 for the twelve months and some believe the total income will not go over s700.000.0 900.
 Congress Will Be Asked to Pass Two
 Revenues.
 Congress is to be asked to pass two revenues early in the coming session one extending the emergency war tax which expires December 31 next and the other providing for retention oi the present duty on sugar beyond next May, when 1t would go on the free list Passage of these measures. how ever. would not increase the present revenues With both in effect al present there has been deficit oi State Department Increase.
 Estinsstes for@Ht18er government de- partmcnts. except state. war and navy are viatually the same as last year Additional force In the diplomatic ana consular service and at the state de. partmcnt and extraordinary expenses abroad in the work being done b, American embassies and legations. vii require an increase of about $1, 300, | 900 for the state department The $2s 100000 appropriated by congress as al | emergency war fund for use Of tha | department has been nearly all spent | but much of 1t already has been o | VIII De TelmDuTSeQ. so that the reap propriation will not represent any req l expense.
 Ordinary Disbursements $732, ,ooo, 900
 The ordinary disbursements of tn government last year were abou $732, 900. 900. If the receipts are a much as s750.0O0, GOO in the cominl year and the appropriations of all gov l ernment departments, but the state war and navy remain the same, ther | still would be, with the added budge | for national defense. an estimated de | dcit of more than $135, 1000, ,000 Tn | secretary of the treasury now has au | thority to issue Panama Canal bonds ti the amount of $240, 100000. That woul, | be a temporary remedp. however an, may not be resorted to if the admins | tration proceeds on the theory tha the government will maintain the sam | rate of expenditures for national de fence during the coming years as nov is being proposed for the next sessioi ] of congress.
 Cabinet Officers Figuring. Most of the cabinet officers or thef assistants were at work tonight figur ing their estimates. Although 1t wa believed at first there would be a de | lay of Secretaries Garrison and Dan 'els on account of extraordinary condi lions, 1t practically was certain to night that both army and navy bud gets would be ready tomorrow in com | pliance with the law.