The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-10-20
spend MUCH MONEY
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS
$1,2OO,oOo, 600 NEXT YEAR
DEFICIT MUST Be met

DEFICIT MUST BE met
Departmental Estimates Are Ready
for Congressional Leaders-Treas.
airy Has Authority to Issue Bonds,
But This May Not Be Resorted to
il Defense Plans are Permanent.
The largest estimates Of govern
ment expenditures ever submitted to
the secretary Of the treasury of the
United States in time Of peace will be
presented for the next fiscal year for
discussion, by congressional commit
tees in advance, Of the regular: ses-
sion. They will be examined in detail
by President Wilson and his cabinet
next week.
With an estimated increase for ma
tional defense of about $3.50, 100000
over last year. together with the cost
of new duties imposed on the state
department and other. branches. of
the government by reason of the war,
it is 2possible-,the amount of the pro-
posed appropriation will be augment
ed to q total Of about s1,240,000,-
000.:: II congress agrees to the ad-
ministration program for strengthen
ing the army and navy it will be
obliged to provide for additional rev.
enre legislation or the executive
branch OF the government must issue
bonds.
Although no. estimate of receipts
for the. fiscal year beginning July L.,
1916, ia which the increased expen-
ditures will take effect has been
made by ySecretary McAdoo, officials
now are convinced they can not count
upon more than s750,O00,000 for the
twelve months, and some believe the
total income will not be over $780,
100000.
Congress is to be asked to pass
two. revenue measures early in the
coming session, one extending the
emergency war tax which expires
December 81, and the other provid
ing for retention Of the present duty
on sugar. Passage of these meas
ures, however, would not increase the
present revenues With both in ef-
feet at present there has been a de-
felt Of s35,G00,0e0.
Estimates for government depart
ments, except state, war and navy,
are virtually the same as last year.
Additional forces in the diplomatic
and consular service and at the state
department and extraordinary eX-
penses abroad in the work being
done by American embassies and le-.
cations will require an increase Of
about s1,300,000 for the state de-
partment. The s2,000,000 appro-
priated by congress as an emergency
war fund for use of that department
has almost been spent, but much of
it already has been or will be reim-
bursed, so that the reappropriation
will not represent any. real expense.
The ordinary disbursements of the
government last year were about
1892, 100000. II the receipts are as
much as s750,000,000 in the coming
year and the appropriations of all
government departments but the
state, war and navy remain the same,
there still would be, with the added
budget for national defense, an esti-
mated deficit of more than S135, 5,0Q0,-
900.
The secretary of the treasury now
has authority to issue Panama canal
bonds to the amount Of $240,0O0,-
900. That would be temporary
remedy, however, and may not be re-
sorted to il the administration pro-
ceeds on the theory that the govern
ment will maintain the same rate OF
expenditures for national defense
during coming years as now is being
proposed for the next session of con-
gress.
Estimates for the department of
commerce will show an increase over
last years total--s16,774, ,000-if
they are agreed upon in the form
now before Secretary Redfeld. The
principal request for more money
will come from the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce, which de-
sires to take advantage of the oppor-
tunity afforded by the war to extend
it's foreign trade organization. The
coast and geodetic survey wants an
appropriation for thorough survey
Of the Alaskan coast.
The department Of labor contem-
plates few changes in estimates,
which last year amounted to S4,443,-
900.
Estimates for the post office de-
partment will be slightly above the
s299, 100000 estimated for the pres
ent year. The increase is credited to
the automatic promotions of carriers
and clerks provided for by congress,
increased pay for railway transporta-
ton in the Middle States and the nat
ural growth Of the system. Esti-
mates for the department as a whole
were prepared with view to resump-
ton of normal peace conditions.
In the interior department, estl-
mates are less than the appropriation
OF s210,000,000 for the current
year. excluding sS,000,000 for con-
struction of the government railroad
in Alaska.
Secretary Houston of the depart
ment Of agriculture had not complet-
ed his estimates but they will not
vary much from the present appro-
priation Of about twenty-four millionf
dollars.
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