Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-07-30
THIRTY BILLIONS IN
THE j. S. WAR BILL
Sixty-Fifth Congress Sets RECORD
for Expenditures.
MAY NOT USE ALL OF 1T
Chairman SherIey of the Finance Com
mittee Submits Report-Largest
Item Is for the Army-Forti-
fications Come Next.

Washington, July 24.-With total APP
preparations only little short of $780,
OO0,OO0,000 and more to be authorized
later, the second session of the sixty
nth congress will stand as record
session in point of cash authorizations
Succeeding congresses, leaders believe
will be called on for even greater ex-
penditures so long as America main
tafns its vast military establishment
In Europe.
A report compiled by Representative
Sherley of Kentucky, chairman of the
house appropriation committee, shows
In detail the amounts authorized by
congress, the bulk of which Is for pros
ecutlng the war. In exact figures con-
gress has authorized in its second SEES
sion total of $29,791, PAL, 773, and re-
quests from various government de-
partments for additional amounts for
needs not anticipated when original es-
Inmates were made are being sent in
frequently.
Expects to Cut Expenses.
AAA' PhNliCJ CSLiIidtcS tIldI Willie tllS
amount has been authorized, the expen-
ditures in the next fiscal year will not
reach that sum.
I'm point of fact" Mr.. Sherley said,
the probability is that such expendi-
lures will be at least $5,OO0,OOO,O0O or
S6,OO0,0O00OO less than that amount.
In this connection it is interesting to
consider appropriations made for the
fiscal year 1918. 1 submit such
statement for that fiscal year, sub
divided between the amount of loans
to allies and those for other purposes,
which show a total for both purposes
of approximately $18,900,00O,0O0.
OF this amount there was actually
expended for governmental purposes,
including the payment in the form of
loans to our allies. a little over S13,-
50O,OOO,000, leaving approximately So
30O,OOO,O00 of those appropriations not
expended"
Army Bill Largest Item.
OF the total appropriations the great
est single measure was the army bill,
NPA yhiS upNdlu VI PlA,OOO,OOU,OOO lOF
the upkeep of the army at home and
abroad. In that bill, however, clothing
for the soldiers was not provided, and
an additional amount for that equip
ment was provided in the general de-
ficiency bill, carrying more than 81 ,OOO,-
100000.
Next to the army bill came the for
tifications appropriations act, carrying
upward of S5.473,O0O,O0O for heavy
siege guns abroad and air and coast
defenses at home. The naval appro-
priation, which authorized a vast in
crease in the enlisted personnel of the
army, appropriated upward of 81 ,6OO,-
100000 and a sundry civil bill appropri-
ated nearly .S3.000000,OOO.
Great Sums in Sight.
To meet the 500, 791 100000 to be ex-
pended there is in sight total rev.
enue of S1S,161 100000. including up-
ward of $4,0O00O0,000 under existing
tax laws, postal revenues and loans
authorized and not made us of. The
statement also shows that there are
authorized bond issues of So, 900 ,OOO,-
600 of which amount only $9,97S, OO0,-
600 have been issued.
In addition to this there has been
authorized an issue of War Savings
stamps amounting to $1,000 100000, of
which there has been issued only ap-
proximately 1907, 100000.