Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-12-05
S7,0O0,0OO,OOO TO
Run J. s. IN 1920
Congress Gets Figures From
Secretary of Treasury.
1919 COST is s29,979,821 SAB
Appropriations in Naval Establish
ments for 1919 Were 1851, 1885,
sO5.48 and for the Army
$12,274, PAX, 1929.

" aSnlnStOQ, Dec. O.-lL Will require
a total Of 81, 443, 415, S5S.07 to conduct
the United States government during
the fiscal year of 1920. The total es-
Inmates for the fiscal year of 1919, in
Guiding supplements, was S29,o79,-
S2164S.74.
These figures We've 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, $780,
001.75; executive establishment, S1O6,-
81S, 425.O6; judicial establishment, 81
40, 400; department Of agriculture
$50O48,786; foreign intercourse, SILL
042, 236.66; military establishment,
81, 922, 93S, 1886; naval establishment.
81, 500, 7S4 ,546.O5; Indian affairs, SILL
239G13; pensions, S22O,95O,6oO !;
Panama canal, $12,216,1 ia; public
works, $676, 812, 702.96; postal service,
1888, 307, 377; miscellaneous, $276,761,-
51O03; permanent annual appropria-
tons, $1,266, ,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
it now is going ahead with it's original
capital ship program deferred because
Of the war. The total appropriations
in the naval establishment for 1919
were 81, 591, 16S,S95.S4.
The army total appropriation for
1919 was $12,274,245,919.78. 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 1919-20, 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' corps
SOL, 7S9, $40. For pay and general eX-
penses the army will require 1927 $685.
36S.0S
That the air service is to be con-
tinued by the army is indicated by the
appropriations there, although for the
coming year a total is asked for air
service military requirements of $19,-
933, 1871, as compared with $1S4,3O1,
75S for the current year. For air serv-
ice production a total is asked this
year of $144.943,5 14.71, as compared
with $76O,O00,000 in the current appro-
priatiOn
More Capital Ships for Navy.
For the pay of the navy Il total is
asked for the coming year of $079, 946,
81, as compared with 227,372,946 in
the current bill. For naval aviation
the department wants to spend next
year SOD, 100000, as compared with
500, 1888. 119 in the current bill.
The big expense of the navy is of
course its expansion along the lines
of capita! ships. The estimates asked
this year which were heretofore author
lied total $233 ,965,000. In the current
bill this item totaled 500, 1907 900. For
the new three-year program 4 total Of
5000, 100000 is asked This item is
absent from the current measure.
There are few general wage adj
vances and these are for the most part
in the minor positions.
There is absent from the bill 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
work already started, but are not han