The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24
Second Session of 65th Conuress
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 24.-With total ap-
preparations only little short of $780,
OOO,OOO,OOO 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 It's 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 500, ,791, ,241, ,773, 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.
Expects to Cut Expenses.
Mr.. 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 $4,000, 600. 900 or
$6,OOO,OOO,OOO less than that amount
In this connection it is interesting to
consider appropriations made for the
nscal year 1913. l submit such
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,9Oe 100000.
OF this aEieunt tilere~Sas actually
expended for governmental purposes.
including the payment In the form Of
loans to our allies, q little over S13.-
5OO,OOO,OOO, leaving approximately $5,-
3OO,OOO,OOO of those appropriations not
expended"
Army Bill Largest Item.
Of the total appropriations the great
est single measure was the army bill,
carrying upward of S12,OS5, 100000 for
the upkeep Of the army at home and
abroad. In that bill, however, clothing
for the soldiers was not provided, and
an additional amount for that equip
| ment was provided in the general de-
| f1ciency bill, carrying more than 81, ,OOO.-
100000.
Next to the ARMY bill came the for
tif1cations appropriations act, carrying
upward of $5,473OOO,OOO for heavy
siege guns abroad and air and coast
defenses at home The naval appro-
priatiOn, which authorized a vast in
crease in the enlisted personnel Of the
army, appropriated upward Of 81, 1,6OO,-
100000 and a sundry civil bill appropri-
ated nearly $3.OOO,OOOOOO.
Great Sums in SIGHT.
To meet the $29,791, 100000 to be ex-
pended there is in sight a total rev.
enue Of $18, 161 100000, including up
ward of $4,OO0,OOOO0O under existing
tax laws, postal revenues and loans
authorized and not made us Of. The
statement also shows that there are
authorized bond issues Of $22,OOO,OOO,-
! 600 of which amount only $9,97S ,OOO,-
| 600 have been issued.
In addition to this there has been
authorized an issue of War Savings
stamps amounting to $2,OOO,OOOOOO, Of
| which there has been issued only ap-
proximately 100000.