New-York tribune., 1919-04-04
Appropriations Needed for
the Year Ending June 80
Will Be $1,000, 600, 900,
Says Committee Head
War Bill Over AZ Billions
Revenues in Present Year
Will Fall Short of Expen-
ditures S3,5OO,OOO.OOO
Nem loN; Tribune
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WASHINGTON, April 3--The Fed
eral government will require appropria-
tions totalling $3,s0O,OO 900 for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1921, accord
ing to statement isued here to day
by Representative James W. Good, of
Iowa, who will head the Appropriations
Committee of the next House For the
next few years, until some Of the war
debt of the United States is perma-
nently lquidated, the annual interest
charges will exceed, Representative
Good states. the average annual cost of
running all the departments of the gov
ernment prior to Americas entrance
into the war.
Governmental revenues will fall
short Of meeting expenditures incurred
by the government during the present
fiscal year by approximately $3.500,000,-
600, Mr.. Good states. Some of this debt
will be liquidated, he adds, by the sal
vaging Of war materials, but the bal
ance must be made up by the sale of
bonds
War Bills S4711O.935.26O
According to estimates of the gov
crnment's war expenditures compiled
by tho Iowa Representative, the net ap-
preparations made available by Con-
gress during the war, and including the
present fiscal year, totalled SAT ,110,-
935. .26079 Before the war the nation
al debt of the United States, Mr.. Good
points out. was less than 81 100000, ,000
On July next, he states, the national
debt of the country will be about $24,-
OOO,00000O.
In order to meet the greatly in
creased burden of Federal expcndi-
lures, Mr. Good predicts, it will be
necessary to raise minimum Of $3.50,
100000 by increased tariff levies. Ma
tional economy in public expenditures
will hereafter be a necessity, he states,
in urging the development of public
sentiment throughout the country
which will demand a businesslike ad
mnistration Of governmental affairs
His statement follows: 4
"The failure of the third session of
the SiXty-hfth Congress to pass eight
of the great supply bills carrying over
S3,476 100000 makes an accurate state
mcnt at this time respecting appropri
ations for the fiscal year ending June
so, 1920, impossible. 1t will be ncccs-
sary to convene Congress in extra ses-
sion to pass the appropriation bills
Analysis Of Appropriations
"Thc following statement of appro-
priations made and of appropriation
bills which failed of enactment, but
which passed the House, indicates the
requirements of the various services
of the government for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1920, and for de-
hciencics for the present fiscal year:
PRESENT STATUS OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS. SIXTY-FIFTH CONGRESS-,
THIRD SESSION. APPROPRIATION
LAWS ENACTED.
Diplomatic and CONSULAR. $o,S43661.67
Fortihcation ............ 11,2ti, ,29l 90
Legslative, etc. .......... 91,?tO.,S1.77
Pension .............. 2Io,oS00oo.00
Second deficiency. fiscal
year 1919. 292,1lt.OSt.71
%Postal ................... 5%l .i66 149 90
Rivers and harbors. ....... 33,37S, ,36A. 90
Military Academy. 2,277, 1920
Total ................s1 ,1oS. 1854 .o14.s5
sDoes not include s7s.oooooo carried for