The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-12-05
s7,0OO,0O0,OOO TO
THE i. s. IN 1920
Congress Gets Figures From
Secretary of Treasury
1919 COST IS S29,s79, 64s, 600
Appropriations in Naval Establish
ments for 1919 Were 1891. 1884,
eo5.4a and for the Army
$12,274,245,919,2a.

$t2,274,245,91e.2a
Washington, Dec 3.--Tt will require
total Of STAB, AIS, S5S07 to conduct
the United States government during
the fiscal year of 1920. The total es-
Inmates for the fiscal year of 1919, in
Guiding supplementals, was $29.S79.-
S2f, 64S.74
These figures were sent to congress
by Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo.
They were made public almost before
the session of congress began instead
of "a hours ahead of time. as has been
the case in the past.
The totals are divided among the
various branches of government as
follows:
Legislative establishment. SS,099-
| 901.75; executive establishment, SlOG,-
S1S,425.06; judicial establishment. ST.
410,490; department of agriculture.
| $50,04S,7S6 foreign intercourse. SILL
042, 23666; military establishment.
81 ,922 93S, 434.S6; naval establishment,
$685., 7S4, 546.05 Indian affairs, SILL
239,613.S9; pensions, S220,950,63O;
Panama canal, S12,216114; public
works, $G76S12, 70296; postal service,
S35S,307, 377; miscellaneous, $27G,76l.-
| 510.O3; permanent annual appropra-
tions. S1,266. ,759
Largest Sums for Army and Navy.
The total of more than seven bill
lions is exclusive of the sinking fund
| requirements and postal service rev.
/ enues.
The big comparisons are of course
in the military and navy establish
ments. The naval establishment shows
big increase because of the fact that
! IL now is going ahead with its original
capital ship program deferred because
of the war. The total appropriations
! in the naval establishment for 1919
were 1851 ,16s, S95.S4.
The army total appropriation for
1919 was $12, 274,245,9197S. The prun-
| ing here was made possible through
the cancellation of all munition con
tracts. contracts for guns and equip
ment.
These estimates, although charac-
| terized as for 1920, are for the fiscal
year 1920, commencing on July l
next.
Air Service to Be Continued.
A good part of the army costs goes
to actual maintenance. For instance
there is appropriated in the bill for
the use Of the quartermaSter'S corps
1911, 7S9549. For pay and general eX-
penses the army will require $32739S,-
36S.OS.
That the air service is TO be con-
tinued by the army is indicated by the
appropriations there, although for the
coming year total is asked for air
service military requirements of $40.
933. 73S. AZ, as compared with S1S4.304.-
1858 for the current year For air serv-
ice production total is asked this
year of S144943, SIAN, rs compared
with S760,OOO,OOO in the current npprO-
priation.
More Capital Ships for Navy.
For the pay of the navy a total is
asked for the coming year of S579,946,-
OIL. as compared with S227 ,372,946 IN
the current bill. For naval aviation
the department wants to spend next
wear S225000.OOO. as compared with
| 5000. 3S3.119 lin the current bill.
The big expense Of the navy is Of
course its expansion along the lines Of
capital ships The estimates asked
this year which were heretofore author
lied total Sob. 500. 900 In the current
bin this item totaled $59,397 900 For
the new three year program total Of
5000 100000 is asked. This item is
absent from the current measure.
There are few general wage adj
yances and these are for the most part
In the minor positions.
There Is absent from the bin this
year any great river and harbOr esti-
mates. All such work now Is under
the direct supervision of the army en-
gineers who are simply continuing the
we're already started, but are not han
ding any new propositions.