The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-12-14
TREASURY ASKS FOR
FIVE BILLION DOLLARS
SUM IS NEARLY ONE BILLION
MORE THAN EXPENDITURES.
FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.
WAR COSTS CONTINUING
House Committee Will Begin Con-
sideration of Estimates This Week.
Congress Is Almost Certain to Cut
The Amount Asked For.


WASHINGTON, D. C.-An6ther
peace time estimate of nearly five
billions of dollars for the governments
expenses during the fiscal year 1922
faced congress when it reassembled
last week. The exact figures as trans
mitted by Secretary Houston were
81, 1858, 856759, an increase of nearly
one billion dollars over the appropria-
tons for the current year, but SILL
100000 less than the estimates sub
mitted year ago.
Continuing war costs were directly
reflected throughout the estimates, in
dicating that the government might be
on four billion dollar basis for some
wears to come, as compared with the
one billion dollar maximum preceding
the war.
Probably Will Slash 1t.
Tnasmuch as the estimates year
ago, when presumably some war items
were necessarily larger than at pres
ent, were greater than the present fig
ures, it is expected that congress will
cut appropriations for the coming ifs
cal year considerably below the total
of the current year
The totals include postal service ex-
penditures, estimated at about $780,
100000, which are payable from postal
revenues.
The largest sum asked by any de-
partment is 1924, 4S3, 694 by the treas
ury department, which embraces not
only the internal revenue bureau, but
the public health service, and other
agencies. Appropriations for current
year amounted to $l,553,226,3o4, but
the estimates of a year ago were ST.
674,203,922.
Dry Is Expensive.
The treasury department also has
asked an increase for the enforcement
of the prohibition and narcotic laws
from $5,500,000 to $7,500,000. Another
treasury department item is $35,0O0,-
900. for new hospitals for the public
health service.
The estimates for the war depart
ment, totaling $938,227,5 67, while
more than twice as great as the sum
appropriated for the present year,
! S484, 439,43s, yet are considerably be-
| low the original estimates of a year
ago, totaling $1,208,901, sos.
Included in the war department es-
innate is $5,000000 for a revolving
| fund for the use of the inland and
coast-wise waterways service and ST.
l924,350 additional for expenses OF
Ioperation and betterments, making a
total of $6,924,350, against $4,OOO,0OO
| for the current year.
Rock Island Arsenal.
Items in connection with construc-
ton and maintenance at the Rock
Island. Ill, arsenal total $95,600. 9th
err sums for expenditure in that vicin-
itv include $4,000 for the repair OF
the Rock Island bridge and SZ0,00e
for the maintenance OF the ROCK IS
land power plant.
The sum of $258,000 is asked by the
war department engineers for contn-
uing the improvement and malnte-
nance of the Chicago harbor; $4,000
for continuing the improvement and
for maintenance of the Calumet river;
100000 for the maintenance and i'm
provement of the Calumet harbor;
S13OO00 for the improvement and
maintenance OF the Illinois river, and
S430000 for the improvement and
maintenance of Indiana river.
Daniels Wants More.
The navy department has asked tor
|S6o5.763,767, as against current appro-
priations OF $40, 126,9o4. A year ago
the department asked $580,674, l2O
Included in the navy department es-
Inmates is all item of $750,00O for the
naval training station at Great Lakes,
III. The, appropriation for the current
year was $575,0OO.
The department OF agriculture has
asked for $41,389, 1884, as against cur
rent appropriations of $31,707,784 The
estimates year ago were consldera-
b1y in excess of the amount granted.
Secretary Meredith has eliminated the
congressional free seed item of $229,-
Ali which congress, however, is like
1y to put back.