Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-03
Estimates of Federal
 Expenses For 1920
Total Placed at $7,443, ,415,- 838- ,212,0 GOO, 900 For War and Navy Dep'ts.

Washington, Dec. g. Estimates mounting in peace times but falling off rapidly, will make the governments outlay in the fiscal year 1920. begin ming next July l., $7.449,415.SS8, of which s5,212 .G00,o00 will go to the war and navy departments $293, 100000 to
 pay interest On war debt, and $759,- 000,00 for continuing the building of a. merchant marine according to de- partmental estimates presented today to congress.
 These expenses compare with the $24.599, 100000 appropriations for the current year. ending next June 30, with $18.000,0 0,000.0 900 which probably will be accordingly spent this year, and with the ordinary annual expenses | of about a billion dollars before the
 war.
 ] The advance estimates are neces- sarily rough and many departments
 expect to cut them down during the l next few months as committees of
 congress work over the figures in drafting appropriation bills. Hereto l fore, annual estimates have exceeded l the appropriation authorizations and | the actual expenditures usually have been considerably less than the ap- propriation. Secretary McAdoo trans
 rnitted without comment the esti- l mates of various departments: as sub-
 mitted and compiled at the treasury department.
 The war department wants $2,556, 000,000 next year for bringing the | army home from Europe. and main l taining part of the force continuing Notifications and other purposes, anC
 the navy department estimates Its
 needs at $2.656 000O 900 even more thar this year.
 The shipping board asks s500.0o0, 00t
 for building ships already authorized by congress, $60 000000 for operation of vessels, s17,451, 900 for recruiting
 and training officers an1 crews, ant $1,453.000 for individual administra-
 tion expeSse.
 The item of sS93, ,o0O, GOO as interes ] on public debt includes provision fo meeting the semi annual payments ol Liberty bonds at ready cutstandin.
 and those to be issued i'll the nea
 future and this sum is not subject t, any great alteration.
 For congress, it is estimated, ex ], I penses will . be $17, 7,955, 900: for tn president and $ few bureaus revolvin; ) about him. $5.9S1 900; for the state de 5 partment s12.725 900; for the treasur
 and all fiscal purposes $1,427, ,515, 900
 Panama Canal $12. .216,000; interior de pertinent and a number of publi
 works projects 270283 900. depart e ment of agriculture $5S283. 900; de i partment of commerce g.3SS 900; de n partment of labor $26 900; de 7. partment of justice $f41SS. 900; fed n eral courts Sl,410.0 900; for foreign in f tercourse including consular activi o ties $11,042.0 900; for Indian affairs $11 : 9Ss,000 and for pensions arising out ( y past wars S22o.0o0. .0OQ,. the usual sun n sought
 = There is provision in tie estimate r for $287, 000,0 00e for the establishmer h of a sinking fund. reported perfume d torily in previous years. In the face e tremendous public debt, however, - is regarded as probable that congres
 now will provide for real redemr n tion fund with which to pay bono e when they fall due in future year | The estimated total of $1.443,o00.OC e does not include this item. nor $35S if 307,000 for postal service. the neet s. of which are covered automatically I l. appropriations, but are met direct II from postal revenues.
 )f Despite the uncertainty of life for d number of government war agencit )f estimates are made for the War Tra( ,r Board, $2650 600: War Industri 6, i Board $1,005,G00: food adn1inistratic e 12000,000; fuel administration $1 n o00,000, the Capital Issues Commi re tee $450. .00o *and Council of Nation et Defence $675, ,Go00
 h Payments to soldiers and sailor t. or their dependents on account .e compensation or government allow Id ances are expected to run to near to $120, ,000j00o