Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-10-21
The Largest Amount Ever Sub
mitted to a United States
Secretary of the Treasury in
Times of Peace.
MORE REVENUE NEEDED
IF Congress Agrees to Admin.
istration's Program, 1t Will
Be Asked to Extend Emer.
gency War Tax and Retain
Present Duty on Sugar.

Washington, Oct. 14.-The largest esti-
mates of government expenditures ever
submitted to secretary of the treasury
of the United States in time of peace
will be presented for the next fiscal year
tomorrow, as required by law for dis
cussion by congressional committees. In
advance of the regular session. They VIII
be examined in detail by President Will
son and his cabinet next week.
With an estimated increase for national
defense Of about s15o,ooo,oOo over last year,
together with the cost of new tasks I'M
posed the state department and other
branches of the government by reason
of the European war, 1t is probable the
amount of expenditures will be augment
ed to a total of about s1,24oNo,ooo.
II Congress agrees to the administra-
TONS program for strengthening the
army and navy, 1t will be obliged to pro-
vide for additional revenue legislation.
or the executive branch of the govern
ment must issue bonds.
Although no estimate of receipts FOR the
fiscal year beginning July l, 1916, in winch
the increased expenditures Will take erect
has been made by Secretary McAdoo OIL
cials now are convinced they cannot count
upon more than s75O,o00,OO for the u
months. and some believe the total income
will not go over S7Do,oo00oo.
Congress is to be asked to pass two rev.
enues early in the coming session, one
extending the emergency war tax, Wnlch
expires December 81 next and the other
providing for retention of the present duty
on sugar beyond next May, when 1t Will
go on the free list. Passage OF these
measures. however, would not increase
the present revenue With both in effect
at present there has been deficit OF s3o
100000.
Estimates for the government depart
r,ents. except state, war and navy, are
virtually the same as last year. Adj
tional force in the diplomatic and consular
service and at the state department and
extraordinary expersesh abroad In the
work being done by American embassies
and legations. will require an increase OF
about 81 10000 for the state department.
The ordinary disbursements of the
government last year were about $751;
100000 If the receipts are as much as
S7500Oo,Oco in the coming year and the
appropriations of all government depart
ments, but the state, war and navy re-
main the same, there still would be with
the added budget for national defense
an estimated deficit of more than $l35,.
OOnO0O The secretary of the treasury
now has authority to issue Panama
canal bonds to the amount Of $240, 900 600
That would be temporary remedy
however, and may not be resorted to 4
the administration proceeds on the the
DRY that the government will maintain
the same rate of expenditures for ma
tonal defense during coming years a
now is being proposed for the next ses
sion Of Congress.
Estimates for the department Of com
mence will show an increase over las
years total, $l6774,0 coo If they are agrees
upon in the form now before Secretar
Redfeld. The principal request for NOR
money will come from the bureau o
foreign and domestic commerce. whc
desires to take advantage Of the oppor
tunity afforded by war to extend its for
eign trade organization.