Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-03


 presented today to congress
 These expenses, compared with tue SPA. 1899, 100000 appropriations for the current year, ending next June 30 with the S1S,O0O. .OOO,OO0 which probab ly will be actually spent this year. and with the ordinary annual expenses of about a billion dollars before the war
 The war department wants S2,556,- 100000 next year for bringing the army home from Europe, maintaining part of the force, continuing fortifica- tions, and other purposes, and the navy department estimates it's needs at s2.565, 5,O0O,OOO, even more than this year
 The shipping board asks $500, 0O0,000 for building ships already au thorized by congress, S6O.O00,OO0 fo' operation of vessels, $17.451,000 foi recruiting and training officers and crews and S1.453,000 for incidental ad ministration purposes.
 The item of .SS93, ,0OO.O as interest on public debt, includes provision fo' meeting the semi-annual payne nts on Liberty bonds already outstanding and those to be issued inthe near fu- ture.
 There is small provision for post offices and other public buildings and for river and harbor improvements. Only S1 ,567 900 is included in the esti mates for buildings, mostly for con tinuing construction already unce' way. About half of the S19,S70,000 for rivers and harbors is for main tenance or continuation of existing projects; s5,000, 900 is asked as a gen eral fund for use by the secretary of war, and $4,000,000 for flood control on the Mississippi river.
 For congress, its expenses will be S17, ,955.000; for the president and a few bureaus revolving about him $5.- 9S1, ,000; for the state department, SIP 725,000; for the treasury and all ifs cal purposes $1,247,515,0 900; Panama canal, $12,216,0O0; interior depart ment and a number Of public work projects, S270,2SS,000: department of agriculture s36,2S3.000: department of commerce SS9.92S, ,OOO: department of labor, $26.712.OOO; department Of justice, S14,1SS,000; federal courts. S1,410,00O; for foreign consular ac- tivities. S12,118,OOO; for Indian affairs S11, ,93O 900; and for pensions arising out of past wars, S220,O0O.00O, the usual sum bought.
 There is provision in the estimates for S2S7000, 900 for the establishment of a sinking fund, reported perfume torily in previous years. In the face of tremendous debt, however, it is regarded as probable that congress now will provide for a real redemp- tion fund with which to pay bonds when they fall due in future years. The estimated total of S7.44S. .000, 900 does not include this item, nor S35S.- BOT GOO for postal service, the needs of which are covered automatically by appropriations, but are met direct ly from postal revenues.
 That officials count on the con- tinued functioning of the war risk in- surance bureau. to administer soldiers and sailors insurance and compensa- ticn payment is indicated by the re- quest for $12,S67,OOO for administra- tion expenses.
 The cost of collect federal taxes is put at $27.246,0O0 and this would be spent largely in the administration of the taxes during the calendar year 1919.
 An unusual item in the estimates is 2O.0O00OO asked for conducting the decennial census throughout the United States.
 A little more than $3O.00O 900 would be spent by the department of agri- culture in fighting plant and animal diseases and educational work. For the tariff commission S400000 is ask ed. or twice as much as the appropri- ation for this year.
 Despite the uncertainty of life for a number of government war agen cies. estimates are made for the war trade board. S2465.00O; war indust- ries board s1.OOO. .O00 food adminis- tration.' s12,OOO,OO: fuel administra- ton. S1.500,0OO; capital issues com mittee, $450,00O and council of nation al defense. s675,0 900.
 Payments to soldiers and sailors. or their dependents, on account of com