Evening journal., 1916-12-04
S1.654,S19,654 FOR
UNCLE SAM NEXTYEAR
Amount is $S7,I97 $50 in
Excess of Governments
Last Requirements
WANT 100000 FOR
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
By The United Press.

Dl ANl 1nllth 7 iANrrs
WASHINGTON, Dec Alt will
take S1.e54.sls654Os to run the
Government Of the United States.
from june 80. 1917. 10 June 80, 1918.
This is the estimate OF the heads OF
the various branches Of the Govern
ment Of the country submitted to
Congress today through Secretary Of
the Treasury McAdeo.
OF this grand total Of more than a
billion and half dollars the various
establishments estimates are set
forth. as follows,
Legislative. 1851. .626.45; Exccu-
tive. SS2.s79665; Judicial, $685.
7s0: Department Of Agriculture $780,
096.007 Foreign Intercourse. $780,
626.66 Military Establishment $780,
94.6S452: Naval Establishment,
S566.O70651: Indian Affairs, Si2,230,-
35C67: Pensions. S155.560.0OO: PAN
anna Canal S25I45.562.S5; Public
Works S14511S.394 46: Postal Ser
vice S825.355.S20; Miscellaneous
sI06.914 1889. Permanent Annual
Appropriations S148.S6f.SalS SO.
The total estimate for the needs OF
the Government during the next fiscal
wear exceeds by sS7197 559 9S. the
amount appropriated for the fiscal
year. ending June 80. 1917 with The
exception Of the postal service the
needs for defense and preparedness
ais shown IN the report. constitute the
largest single items
For The pay Of the navy, S5i,O23.
776.15. is required. exclusive OF that
for the marine corps. which requires
S7i32, ,O027S For the 5hipbuilding
program for the year 500 962 200 is
asked. and S5133.000 will be neces-
sary for extending the aviation branch
OF the service. For increase OF the
navy. heretofore authorized. S11S.-
9i6.155. il is estimated, will be needed.
Provisions and--clothing for the
marines. Il is estimated. will cost SG.-
225.SS5. and provisions for the navy,
sf0,l44.943. For ordnance and ord
nance stores. s9402.4S5 Is required.
and for organizing the naval reserve
force and schools and camps of m
structions. S16O000 a single item
for bringing home the remains Of Of
ficcrs and men who die abroad
amounts 70 s32.65S.
Needs for pay and travelling and
general expenses Of the army is list
ed at S97794. .9g5.5G. and for signal
service development. S6.6000O0 Is ask
ed. The greater portion OF this is for
aviation. The estimate for supply,
services and transportation Of the
army "a sq7.794 9a5 &C.
t-t-1 e0no nm A..
cat'onal training IN the army and for
ordnance. ordnance supplies and
eforcs S143f5,000 is aekod For the
manufacture OF arms. S6,S05000 is the
estipated need; for the purchase OF
automatic machine rifles, S2.0S5 600 /:
for armored motor cars. Sl,50S, 900.
Civilian military training camps re-
quire s35910O0.
Among the estimates for the equip
ment OF the national guard are Au-
tomato machine rifles. S6.S6S 900:
field artillery, s10.0o0,600: ammuni-
ton for field artillery. S10.20O,OO0:
arms, uniforms. equipment. etc. s4,-
$4,000: supplying and exchanging
infantry equipment. 100000; and for
arming. training and ecu piping the
national guard. sl2.727.O 900
For quartermaster sunnlies. equip
rnent, etc. for a reserve oficers' train
ing corps. S4.3S5.00 is needed.
The War Department asks for s56.-
999.4S1.2i, for fortihcations and other
works Of defense. and S32. .136O63 20
for rivers and harbors The interior
Department wants SS.2S3 900 for the
reclamation service and the Depart
ment Of Commerce asks S2.604 300 fol
light houses, boacons and fog signals
The needs of the coast guard are es
timated at S6.2s6.07l.
For maintenance OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission. S56O0.00 i
needed.
The War Department requires 1852
320 for national cemeteries and 1910.
600 for artificial limbs. while the In
terror Department wishes Sl0.5e0
672.09 for the construction and opera
tion OF railroads in Alaska.
The expenses Of the United State
Courts are estimated at 81 T69 1856.
To pay the salaries and mileage o
Senator'S. S77i 900 is required. and {
cover the same items for members q
The House s3,479.500 The genera
salary account OF the Senate amount
10 SS93,6ST50 of the House. S1.3i5
75O25.
And contribution toward the ex
penses Of the peace palace at Th
Hague. amounting TO s1045.25. is list
Cd among the items needed.
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