The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-26
House Appropriations Com
mittec Finds Reduction
of 4o p. c. Possible.
NAY EXCEED THIS sun
Reservation Made for Au-
thorized Expenditures Af-
fected by Cancellations.
NAVY LITTLE AFFECTED
0uartermaster's Department of
Army Will Make Largest
Return to Treasury.
NAVY LITTLE AFFECTED

wAsHINGToS, Jan. %. - Savings of
templated war expenditures of the War
and Navy departments were reported
70 Congress to-day in a bill framed by
the House Appropriations Committee.
The measure provides for the return to
;he Treasury of $7.179,156944 in cash
and for the cancellation of authority
or the departments TO obligate the
Government for sS221. .029,294 addi-
tional.
The total war expenses provided for
.he departments and from which the
savings were made amounted to s36.-
7i6,4j1l3l. The cash to be returned is
from direct appropriations made by
Congress for paying expenses To he in
cured by July 1 next, while the au-
thorizat!ons were the grant OF Con-
gress 70 the departments 10 make con-
tracts for expenditures to be covered
BY future appropriations. Chairman
Sherley OF the committee explained
that cancellation of contracts following
the signing of the aTmistice did not sf-
feet the amount of the authorizations.
Army Chiefly Affected.
with slightly less than $4,000. 900, 900
available the savings from the navy
were small as compared with those from
tie military establishment. The War
DEPARTMENTS savings amount to s6,s44,-
,95,O77 in cash and $3.50. IN
authorizations. while the aggregate pro-
ylded for the Department was s2t,235.-
$3.50 IN cash ard ss,s9s.057,s0l in
authorizations. The nayy's total was
s,S76,956.2Os in cash and sJs2,760,00
IN authorizations. with its savlngs
i334.3s1.s66 cash and s3l,oou,000 In au-
;hoHzations.
While the savings were from numerous
tens of war expenses deficits have been
incurred in others. SO the bill provides
i?s5.244.329 to meet these expenses.
sufficient money also Is left with the de-
partments to meet their expenses for the
remaining five months of the fiscal year.
In recommending that various sums
shall be covered into the Treasury" said
report filed with the bin, the COM
mittee does not mean to affirm in any
sense that the total OF moneys left with
ya-!ous bureaus is needed or should be
expended or TO approve or dlsapprove
Of various activities. There should and
coubtless will be large savings made
from these balances.
Further Savings Probable.
The bill covers into the Treasury
great sums voted to the army and navy
.9r the prosecution of the war and now
made unnecessary for expenditure due to
ne signing OF the armistice last Noven-
y-r. The repeal OF appropriations and
r.'@1-awa! OF AUTHORIZATIONS has been
Do-fued 10 the military and naval es-
a5lshments not because funds voted 10
st-e. Departments are all required, for
2lca - Dy no means the fact. but be-
cause the magnitude of the task made
impossible at this time review of other
c-7artmer:s, and II is hoped that in
e2rIection with other bills many OF
t.ese surplus funds may be dealt with.
What the committee has endeavored
% d. is TO cover into the Treasury
suns that plainly are not needed. but
a. 1t is necessarily uncertain just what
'A.fHl llt Government may be aDie by
Cancellation Of contracts and discontinue
aEce Of projects to reduce it's obligations
'ae gommittee has deemed It wise to
.'a"e funds amply sufficient to meet
sI's Obligations.
The labors OF the committee have
been Erca;ly added TO because of the
t.s"7"e o, any modern or uniform sys-
,'H ~ keeping accounts by the various
Dep -'ueutS, and II desires To express
.. hope that Congress may provide
son fC- such a system OF accounting.
auartermaster Saves Most.
Tie largest savings were from the
Niar'arntster's department of the army,
which gives up s3.7t0.3s5,3O7 In cash
'.d tl5,c5U.p00 in authorizations and
.r "'i'aGce department., which returns
q f's i5t.0ot In cash and S1.7l4,27y.294
". Itu'rizatious. The bureau Of air
PRODUCTION, which had Sl.499. 067.-
''' I' able cash, returns si02. 900, 900
'.s amount.
." navy cash savings included :
.0ar"e. Sl6i,S33,s43;' aviation, SOS =
''''''. 0aEigation bureau. $4,500.0 ;
supplies and accounts. s23, 900, and
'tr.n" Corps. S4l.?l6,s66.
-H 'ho deficiencies that are provided
'F '.o bill the navy receives $3.50
.'!,-1i, most Of which is for pay and
PROVISIONS for It's men. II also receives
..''HI"nu for liabilities Incurred In
~" ru-n work OF construction Of de-
t"rt. The War Department receives
>,'.t.''2 20 meet deficiencies in pay
temporary civilian employees and for
c'.'r ylrpOsrs