Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-12-06
FIVE BIlEI0NS.ASKED
FOR YEARS EXPENSES
Government Still Facing War
Time Needs, According To
Estimates Given Congress $
(By Associated Pfess)


Washington, Dec. 6-Another.l
peace time estimate of nearly five
billions of dollars for the govern;
ment's expenses during the fiscal
period of 1922 faced Congress
when it resassembied today. The |
exact figures as transmitted by.I
Secretary Houston were $4,653, =
.S56.750. an increase of nearly one
billion dollars over the appropria- |
tons for the current year, butt
$211. 100000 less than the estimas
tes submitted year ago. 4
Continuing war costs were dis
rectly reflected throughout the esq
inmates, indicating that the gov
eminent might be on a four billion
dollar basis for some years to
come as compared with the one
billion dollar maximum preceding
the war. II
The single item of interest on5|
the public debt was almost the
pre-war maximum Of all appro-t
priations, this total being $022,--
IO50,OOO In addition there was an
estimate of $2O5,754,S64 for the
war debt sinking fund 81
OF the individual departments
the army and navy, as usual, ask
ed for the greatest amounts, the.
-estinate for the military estabs
jlishment being $099,275,502. and
! for the naval establishment
t$058. So. 231.
The total estimates given by
Mr.. Houston follows:
Legislative Congress- $0324.-
Io40.
/ Executive White House and
government departments $125,-
448,3 $40.
Judicial (Supreme Court ST..
| go 79. Il
| Foreign intercourse S11,083, S48..
Indian affairs $11 .oS0,7O3. s.
Pensions SOS. 10000.
Panama Canal $16.187,255 Ia
Public works $25O,92S, 104.
Postal service $685., 4G6.902. i.
Miscellaneous, $075.154,74l. 81
Permanent annual approDria-
tions $1,3O0,776,3o1.
These estimates, prepared by
the democratic administration,
ARE for the operation of the gov4g
ernnent during the first fsca1I
year of the new republican adj
ministration. Republican leaders'I
III the Senate and House alrcadyi
have forecast a sharp cut in the
total and within the weeE, the
House committees will begin |
the work Of shaping the bills
which will carry the sums fof the
various departments. a
The estimate for the postal SER
vice will not actually figure III
governmental expenditures, since
the postal revenues practically
cover the cost of operation. }
Included in the estimates for
the army and navy is a total of
$95.CO0,0OO for development and
maintenance of the air service in
the two defensive branches OF the
government, the navy asks for :.
955,OO0,O0O and the army seeks.
II
Chief among the estimates for
the navy is one of $184.OO0,COO to
continue the 1916 three-year
building program. Pay for the.
navy personnel exceeds it by i
1928, 01O.
The army's greatest single item
is S215,659,83O, for the pay and
mileage Of officers and men. Sub /
sistence costs for the force is es-
timated at S64, 49O,895. An app !
priation of $74,808,000 is proposed !
for the nationa%guard. !!
Expenditures on public works /
suggested under the War Depart
ment, total $185, 134,928, of which !.
$0S,097, 1865 goes to river and har-"
Dor development. For improve
ment-an6 maintenance OF military
posts, fortiiactions and other !
works of defense, the army lists !
S11z,152,614
Included in the miscellaneous
items is an estimate OF .S147,OQO,- |
Coo for the Shipping Board and /
one of S160,O00,CO0 for the Bureau ,
6f Wa Risk Insurance.
In its progress to take care of J
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