Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-31
THIRTY BILLIONS IN
THE i. s. WAR BILL
Sixty-Fifth Congress Sets Record
for Expenditures.
MAY NOT USE ALL OF IT
Chairman SherIey of the Finance Com
mittee Submits Report-Lareesr
Item is for the Army-Forti-
fications Come Next.

Washington, July 24.-With total APP
preparations only "a little short OF S3O'-
000,000000 and more to be authorized
later, the second session of the Sixty
fifth congress will stand as 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
SherIey 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 a total of $29, 791, PA, 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.
"In point of fact" Mr.. Sherley said,
''the probability is that such eXpendl-
lures will be at least $5,O0O,OO0,OOO or
$4,000 100000 less than that amount.
In this connection it is interesting TO
consider appropriations made for the
fiscal year 1918. l submit such
statement for that fiscal year, sub
divided between the amount OF loans
to allies and those for other purposes,
which show a total for both purposes
of approximately $4,000, 100000.
OF this amount there was actually
expended for governmental purposes,
including the payment in the form or
loans to our allies a little over Sl3,-
500,000,000, leaving approximately So
300,000,000 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 $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
an additional amount for that equip
ment was provided ia the general de-
ficiency BILL carrying more than ST.
OO0,O00OO0.
Next to the army bill came the for
tificatiOns appropriations act, carrying
upward of $5,473, 100000 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
, navy, appropriated upward of $1,000
100000 and sundry civil bill appro-
priated nearly 3000,0O0,OOO.
Great Sums in Sight.
! To meet the 500, 791 100000 to be ex-
pended there is in sight total rev.
enue of S1S.161. 100000, including up
ward of $4,000 100000 under existing
tax laws, postal revenues and loans
authorized and not made us of. The
statement also shows that there are
authorized and not made use of. The
900 of which amount only S9,97S,OOO,-
900 have been issued.
In addition to this there has been
authorized an issue of War Savings
stamps amounting to S2,0O0,OOO.OO0, Of
which there has been issued only APP
proximately S307,000,000.