Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-14
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
FOR APPROPRIATIONS
Previous High Figures for Congress
VIII BE Exceeded by at Least
Half Billion Dollars.
TOTAL ABOUT Si,7OO. 900, 900

TOTAL ABOUT SI,7OO. 900, 900
Passage of Ship-PurchaSc Bill and
House Approval OF Scnate's Naval
Program Expected This Week.
Caucus on Revenue Measure.
WASHINGTON. August 13-The i'm
portanco OF the s2oO,ooo.ooo revenue
bill. on which Senate Democrats to-
day devoted many hours Of delibcra-
tion in caucus. is being impressed
upon leaders by the fact that ap-
preparations OF the session nearing
completion have broken all records
With the passage this week Of the
s5o.000,0o0 ship-purchasc bill. and
probable approval by the House of the
Senate's gigantic naval bill. the ap-
preparations of the SNty-fourth Con-
gress will have exceeded all previous
records by at least $500 100000. While
exact figures cannot be computed until
the close OF the session. the aggregate
appropriation by Congress for all pur-
poses probably will approximate ST.
TOO. 100000, as against Sl.ll4,O0O, 900 for
the Sixty third Congress-
MORE THAN S0O.oOo.uou
For SPECIAL PURPOSES
Besides regular supply hills. which
total, as they now stand, SI3ST2O65SO.
Congress Will have added when the
shipping bill il approved more than
S9O,Ooo.0oo for special PURPOSES There
also have been contract authorizations
amounting to about S20T. 900. 900, all OF
which would bring tho grand aggre-
gate to sl,6So. .00O.0 900. with the uncer-
tam general deficiency appropriation
DILL sitll In the making, to be added
at tho end of the session.
Special appropriations include 500
100000 for a government nitrate plant,
S6'ooo,ooo for good roads. $1,000 900
for rural credits. and s5OI0O,O00 for
inc government shipping project.
General supply bills that enter into the
sessions total arc as follows:
Post office. S32a, 2OG.579; navy, vet to
be approved. s3l5,S26.S43: army. s267.-
$4,000: pensions. sl5S. .O6o.Ooo: sundry
civil. sl2S.396.44a; rivers aud harbors
sA2.SS6.0S5; Legislative. executive and
judicial. s37.a25,6 $50: army and navy
and other urgent deficiencies, S3l,0la,-
oI5: agriculture. $4,000. 600; fortitlca-
tons. s25.7iS.050: District of Columbia,
yet TO he approved. about $4,000. 900; T;
indian affairs. $lO.?G7.644; diplomatic
and consular. s5.3a5,o?G, and military
academy. sl.225.043
ACTION on NAVAL. RIII,
EXPECTED THIS WEEK
FINAL action on the long disputed
naval bill is expected before the week
chds. On Tuesday the conference ro-
port Will be called up I'm the House.
Representative Padgctt, chairman of
the Naval Affairs Committee, will move
that the House agree to tho Senate
amendments. and separate roll calls
VIII be taken on each OF the disputed
sections
with President WILSON and a ma
)oritE Of the party leaders urgently
supporting the Senate's naval building
ana personnel increases, il is believed
the House will agree to them after
advocates of small navy have made
their last fight. If leaders predictions
are justified. the Senate will quickly
adopt the conference report so that the
last OF the defense measures may be
ready for President Wilson'S approval
by Saturday. Appropriations for pre-
paredness will aggregate approximately
S640,000.000 if there is no reduction in
the naval program.
While the House is bringing defense
legislation TO close. the Senate will
pass the ship bill, worinen'S compcnsa-
tion bill and conference reports, pre-
paratory for the revenue hill. on which
stubborn political assault will he
waSed by the Republicans. When the
amended revenue bill gets through
conference. it is expected Congress will
be ready to adjourn. Leaders of both
parties are hoping adjournment will
come by September !. although Senate
Republicans intend TO make one more
attempt to force consideration OF the
immigration bill. Unless Democrats
change their minds. this attempt will
fall.
DEMOCRATS HOLD STORMY
FiyE-IOUR DEBATE
WASHINGTON. August IA cor
poratIon stock license tax to raise ap-
proXimately S2O,00o,000 elimination OF
most OF the Objectionable stamp taxes,
with an amendment of the proposed
net profit tax on munition manufac-
turos. were determined upon by the
Democratic Senate caucus tonight af-
ter IA stormy five-hour debate on the
revenue hill