Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-03
COMING OF PEACE
SAVES VAST SUM
Estimated Government Expenses
Reduced Sl6,0O0,OOO,OOO
for Next Year.
GREAT SUM FOR NAVY
Plan Is to Continue Development
of American Sea Power.
Army of 100000.

crnincnts outlay in the fiscal year 1920,
beginning next July /. s7.443.il5.S3S,
Of which s5.2l2 100000 Will go TO the
War and Navy Departments. SS93,000.-
9oo to pay interest on war debt and
!3's.oO0,oVo for continuing the build
ing Of merchant marine. according to
departmental estimates presented to-
daY TO Congress.
These expenses compare with sei.-
'os.O0o.poo appropriations TOR the cur
rent year ending next June 80 with
the SlS.0O6. u00.UUU which probably will
De actually spent this year, and with
The ordinary annual expenses of abou,
sl.oOp.OUuoUo 81 before the war.
The advance estimates are necessar-
iiy rough :.nd many departments ex-
peci TO cut them down during the next
few months.
The War. Department wants So
v26.Voo.o0" for next year for bringing
me army home from Europe. main
tanning part OF the force. continuing
ioFtiiicauons and other purposes. and
the Navy Department estimates its
needs at s2.65s0o0.0oo. even more than
this year,
The Shipping Board asks 100000
ooo for building ships already author
sells. sl1.45l 900 for recruiting and
training officers and crews. and S1.453.-
00o for incidental administration ex-
pcnses
ANNUAL INTEREST
CHARGES $500. .Ot,O. 900
Th. ,,em az sSoa ooo ooo ,,,,a,.
on public debt includes the provision
.of meeting the semi-annual payments
and those TO be issued In the near flu
ture.
,ai,a ms'e Is sinai nr9vision Tor post,
ior river and hurbor improvements
Only fl.,6. $40 is included in the esti-
mates FOR buildings and practically all
aready unler ."u' war simiiariv GarI!fuf,51n bon,
harhor, ''.e =, ,u.VoV ioT rivers ana
ma,Dors ma, Is iGr maintenance or cohtin-
Iror ConarSss P'HJectSi
Pensss Pc VII be VI $4,000: for the
abou, him aS, SS.. pnreans tn, ,i rtno'ins
partmeni siS7S5S S9I,. o ior ;he me Tssir, De
Panama CnnaI kISs1c 6n1. eoYV.
DepartInent sss6ai,'' u,
OF Aericuityre ssS-sSs'OoI, Bepar.msu,
aos Comm s$S ~ NM 4,
OF EYabor Sas, 30 fS1C. I,.n, rtms ~
Justice, s14.ISs060: Fe5eraI cn,,rts
sl41o 900: for foreign intercoyrSn IN
for Indian affairs. sil.sS9. 900. and for
pensions arising out Of past wars.
1920. 100000. the usual sum sought.
There is provision in the estimates
for S2Si.00o.000 for the establishment
of sinking fund. reported perfume
torily in previous years. In the face
OF the tremendous public debt. how
ever. 1t is regarded as probable that
Congress will provide for a real re-
demption fund with which to pay
bonds when they fall due in future
HSarS: aroo the estimated total of STAG
eoO;oou does not include his item. nor
go o.,;9 NV lot postni service, the needs
OF Whlcn are covered automatically by
Sprnop Srnn, 'oS, .'oms; nut are met nirectIy
from postal revenues.
PROVIDE ron CALMING
On WAR RISK INSURANCE
That officials count IN tho continued
funciionine of the war risk insurance
"a, ,l;.
sl2,36..0 900 for administration expenses.
The. cos, of collecting Federal taxes
Is put a, sc734G,OOo.
An unusual item in the estimates is
s2o.o00,oo0 asked for conducting the
decennia! census.
little more than s30.000,00O would
ne spent oE me Depnrtment OF Asri,,
d;sease ana nGmcntIi, pan. NJ. ana ANNA ma
tariff commission. 500. 900 is asked or
twice as much as the approDriation for
this year.
Estimates are made for the War
S-,460,UuO. war Indus