Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1919-04-12
WAR DEBT JULY |
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Representative Good Warns Con-
greSS and Nation OF Need
OF Economy.
At BILLIONS FOR WAR.
New House Appropriations Head Re.
views Financial Difficulties 70 80
Overcome-Governm Needs
$500. 900 900 Coming Year.

Washington Unless the American
people ar aroused 10 the need for a
bu,lnes,likr administration u public
affairs and lie ,,rirtrSt watch over
the government purse string even -.
0p1.0rpupo Congresses win be- moth.
ing compared with The annual appro
prlntions which vii! BE- necessary
1'hi, j. lie forecast made rs Repre-
sentative Good tlowA. who VIII he
chuirmuu OF The House Appropria
lions Committee when Congress Is
convrnrd
In Mt Goods opinion the country
will never return 10 the ba>i, of pre-
war Expenditures and appropriations.
This. IL said. IS largely due To- the
necessary continuance ri some war
activities aud the strong pressure cor
tain 10 BE- brought Ia keep in existence
many others who's" usefulness i OK
tremely doubtful Interest On the debt
of The nation alone vii! amount %
more than Sl,noWso. DoO also. a.. H..
Jared
In comprehensive review ~ thu
Appropriation, 81 ~" government dur
tns the wnr period MI Go"d says tAd'
he total for fhr next fiscal Year. a.
acarly a, Il ran b. h-Irrd before 'he
appropriation bills which failed IA, lie
last session arr euncted by thu next
Congress viii h. more thun $l0,ooo.-
po0,0oo and that the net appropra-
tons during The war AMI for the iiScnl
year 1870 VIII BE- Just beyond Sl7.OC.
100000
Mr. Good estimates the receipts Of
the government from customs ana IN
ternn revenue for the same period a.
$685.. >23 .jV3 and The sale Of bonds.
notes ana War savings Stamp, ~
So. SSS.9jl.4 10. totnl ~ receipt, u
S42.5i6. .7777,a69 He says July viii
ind the United states with war debt
OF S2tooD.OO09
Tables given by Mr. Good show ap
preparations enacted by the last con
gress totalcd $l.la3. S6+9l4 IN reguat
bills In miscellaneous ucts $l.ll1,7l3,
1873 and III permanent AMI indefinite
measures S2.o14 2s6 $50 lie says ih.
IS the status OF appropriation bills
that failed OF enactment
Agriculture passed House, 3l6;lO2i
Army passed Housed .. 100. 529 0st
House, ......... .,...... N.oa5. IOI
Navy (passed Housed 40. -e3 90.
Sundry civil passed Housel s5l III. s4i
Third deficiency. fiscal 1919
passed House} ...'.', % 1926
Indian conferences. -...... II. 056 59i
Railroad appropriation passed
House ................ 80. 900 Opq
Total ........... S5i75. 2si52l
Mr.. tiood points out that in addition
10 these measures All appropriation Of
$s2i,31l.223 is necessary TO meet u
deficiency in the general approprin
tons ii The qunrtcrmastcr department
and that 81 800 100000 viii be- needed
for additional appropriations 10 dis
charge war contracts ana make loan.
already authorized to the allies This
brings the total up 10 $lo,l9l .JO5,
0i9
"The revenue out OF which these ex
traortlinary expenses must be met
said Mr. Good, will be obtained from
our customs duties. income taxes nnc
other internal revenue receipts. poSta
receipts and miscellaneous receipts, in
Guiding interest from foreign govern
ments and canal tolls, which in the ag
gregate should yield about S5.l5OOOO.
600
The appropriations To supply de
flciencles In the various departments
are charseable against the fiscal yeni
ended Iune 80 i9i9"