Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-31
THIRTY BILLIONS
IN U. S. WAR BILL
Second Session of 65th Congress
Sets Record for Ex-
penditureS.
IT MAY NOT ALL Be USED
Report Is Submitted by Chairman
sherIey of Finance Committee
Largest Item Is for the Army,
With Fortifications Com
ing Next.

Washington, July 25.-With total ap-.
Preparations only little short of $780,
OOO,OOO,O00 and more TO be authorized
later, the second session of the Sixty
fifth congress will Stand as a record
session in point of cash authorizations
Succeeding congresses, leaders believe.
will be called on for even greater ex-
penditures SO long as America main
tains its vast military establishment
in Europe.
A report compiled by Representative
Sherley of Kentucky, chairman of the
house appropriation committee, shows
In detail the amounts authorized by
congress, the bulk of which is for pros
ecuting the war. In exact figures con-
gress has authorized in its second ses-
sion total of $29, 791, 241, 7T3, and re-
quests from various government de-
partments for additional amounts for
needs not anticipated when original es-
Inmates were made are being sent in
frequently.
MIR. Sherley estimates that while this
amount has been authorized, the expen-
ditures in the next fiscal year will not
reach that sum.
I'm point of fact" Mr.. Sherley said,
''the probability is that such expendi-
lures will be at least $5,000,000,O00 or
S6,000000,000 less ttan that amount.
In this connection it is interesting to
consider appropriations mace for the
fiscal year 1913. l submit such a
statement for. that fiscal year, Sub
divided between the amount Of loans
to allies and those for other purposes,
which show total for both purposes
of approximately $1S,9O0,O00,OO
OF this amount there was actually
expended for governmental purposes,
including the payment in the form of
loans to our allies, little over $13,-
5OO,0000O0, leaving approximately So
600 100000 of those appropriations not
expended"
OF the total appropriations the great
est single measure was the army bill,
carrying upward of $12,0S5, 100000 for
the upkeep of the army at home and
abroad. In that bill, however, clothing
for the soldiers was not provided, and
az hNNAhAOheAA AOA NhaA
ment was provided in the general de-
ficiency bill, carrying more than ST.
000,000000.
Next TO the army bill came the for
tiffcations appropriations act, carrying
upward of $5,473, 100000 for heavy
siege guns abroad and air and coast
defenses at homo. The naval appro-
priation, which authorized a vast in
crease in the enlisted personnel of the
navy, appropriated upward of $1,000
100000 and a sundry civil bill appro-
priated nearly $3,000,000,O00.
To meet the 500, 791, 100000 to be ex-
pended there is in sight total rev.
enue of SIS, 161 100000, including up
ward of $4,000,000,000 under existing
tax laws, postal revenues and loans
authorized and not made use of. The
statement also shows that there are
authorized bond issues of $22,000,000,-
600 of which amount only $9,97S.000,-
600 have been issued.
In addition to this there has been
authorized an issue of War Savings
stamps amounting to S2,000,000,O0O, of
which there has been issued only ap-
proximately $307, 100000.