Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-12-11
SEVEN BILLION TO
RUN u, S. IN 1920
Figures Sent to Congress by Sec
rotary of the Treasury
McAdoo.
s29,079, 1921, 1919 COST
Total Appropriations in Naval Estab-
fishments for 1919 Were $751;
16s,so5.s4 and for the Army
$12,274, Pas, 1929.


total Of $7,443. 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.ST9.-
S21, 64S.74.
These figures were sent to congress
| by Secretary Of the Treasury McAdOo.
They We're 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, $S.099,-
90I.75; executive establishment, $l06.-
SIS, 425.06 judicial establishment, ST.
40, 400: department of agriculture.
$J0,0IS7S6 foreign intercourse, SILL
| 042, 1906 military establishment,
81 .922 93S 434.SG; naval establishment,
$3.50 78454G.05; Indian affairs, SILL
23IG13; pensions, 500. 9j06j0;
Panama canal. Sl2.21G,1l4; public
works. S676.S12, 1926 postal service,
$35S.307 377 miscellaneous. S276, 7G1.-
5l0O3; permanent annual appropria-
lions, $1,26G. 745. 759
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 aud navy establish
ments. The naval establishment shows
a big increase because of the fact that
it now Is going ahead with its original
capital ship program deferred because
of the war. The total appropriations
in the naval establishment for 1919
were 1881, lGS, 1884.
The army total appropriation for
1919 was S12.274 2I5.919.7S. The prun-
ing here was made possible through
the cancellation of all munitlon con
tracts, contracts for guns and equip
nent.
These estimates, although charac
terized as for 1920 are for the fiscal
year 1890, commencing on July l
next.
y good part of the army costs goes
to actual maintenance. For Instance
there Is appropriated In the bill for
the use OF the quartermaster's corps
$011,7S9,519. For pay aud general ex-
penses the army will require $327 ,39S.-
36S.0S.
That the air service Is to be con
tinued by the army is indicated by the
appropriations thera although fer the
coming year total Is asked for air
service military requirements Of $40.
1913, 73S.H. as compared with S1S4,3O1,-
75S for the current year. For air scry-
ice production total is asked this
year of $I41,0I3,5147l. as compared
with $7G0,00O00 in the current appro
priation.
For the pay of the navy total Is
asked for the coming year of 500, 946,-
OIL, as compared with $22T ,3729i6 In
the current bill For naval aviation
the department wants TO spend next
year $221000,000. as compared with
$220.3S3,tI9 In the current bill.
The big expense of the navy Is of
course its expansion along the lines
of capital ships. The estimates asked
this year which were heretofore author
ICED total 1906, 900. In the current
bin this item totalcd $50, 3o7 900 For
the new three-year program total of
$200,O00000 is asked. This item is
absent from the current measure.
There are few general wage nd
yanceS and these are for the most part
In the minor positions.
There Is absent from the bin this
year any great river and hu"bor asti-
mates. All such work now Is under
the direct supervision of the army en-
giueerS who are simply continuing the
work already started, but are not han.
ding any new propositions