Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-14
PREPARATIONS SOAR
Present Congress Spends More Money
Than Any Of Its Predecessors--Niii
Be in Excess Of Billion and HALF
Preparedness Big Item.

Washington. Aug. 14.--The import
,nce 81 the $500, 100000 revenue lii. on
which senate democrats today devot-
ed many hours of deliberation in eau
Gus, is being impressed upon leaders
by the fact that appropriations for he
session now nearing completion, have
broken all records.
With passage this week of the $780,
100000 ship purchase bill and probable
approval by the house OF the senate's
gigantic naval bill. the appropriations
of the Sixty-fourth congress will have
exceeded the previous high record by
at least half billion dollars.
Far Above Last Congress.
While exact figures cannot be COM
puted until the gavel has fallen on the
last supply bill of the session, the ag
gregate appropriation by congress for
81. 700, 100000, as against $i,l14,000,0 900
for the Sixty third congress.
Besides regular supply bills which
total as they now stand. 1887, 206, $50
congress will have added when the
shipping bill is approved, more than
500, 100000 for special purposes There
also have been contract authorize
tons amounting to about $207,000,00O.
all of which would bring the grand
aggregate to $1.6S5.000.00O, with the
uncertain general deficiency appropri-
alton bill stir in the making to be
added at the end of the session. Spe-
cial appropriations include $4,000 for
government nitrate plant; $6,000,000
for good roads; $15,000,O00 for rural
credit and s5O.100,00O for the govern
ment shipping project General supply
bills that enter into the sessions total
are as follows: Postoffice, 1922 ,206,-
SIT; navy yet to be approved, $780,
S26,S43; army, $267,597,O00: pensions.
1858 ,O6O,OO0; sundry civil. $12S, AS;
rivers and harbors, $42,SS6.0S5: legis-
lative, executive and judicial, $37,925,-
$50; army and navy and other urgent
deficiencies. $31,012.o75: agriculture
SGT ,OOO,O 900; Notifications, $25,57S.050;
District of Columbia. yet to he APP
proved. about $13,00O,OO0: Indian af-
fairs, $1O,967. ga: diplomatic and con-
sular, s5.355,096; and military acad-
envy, $1.225,O43.
Wilson Supports Increases.
With President Wilson and ma
iorty of the party leaders urgently
supporting the senate's naval building
and personnel increases. 1T is believed
the house will agree to them after ad-
vocates of a smah navy have made a
last fight. In anticipation of close
vote, every absent representative was
notified more than Il week ago of the
approaching contest which will mark
the climax of the national defense
ca npaig this week.
Appropriations for preparedness
alone will aggregate approximately
s64O 100000 unless unexpected devel-
opments should force Il reduction in
the naval program. While the house
this week is bringing defense legisla-
ton to close the senate will pass the
ship bill and conference reports pre-
paratory for the revenue bill on which
stubborn political assault will be
waged by the republicans.
When the amended revenue Dill gets
through conference, it is expected con-
gress will be ready to adjourn. Lead
ers of both parties are hoping adjourn
ment will come by Sept. !.