The Nevada County picayune., 1920-01-01

fiscal year beginning the first day of next July must be cut to the bone. Thus there are good intentions every where
 The difficulty is to locate the spots where the cuts are to be made. This is primarily the business of the house and the senate committees on appro- priations. These committees are talk ing hold of the task in earnest, and 1t seems reasonable to assume that if congress as whole will stand by the committees. expenditures will actually be reduced. As nearly as the goverh ment experts can estimate the reVe- nues for the coming fiscal year they will amount to $5. 5.620 100000. This estimate is based on the existing tax laws. The revenues from the postal service for the coming year are estf- mated to be something over S4l50o0.- GOO, which added to the revenues from taxation sources. will give the govern ment a little over S6.oO0 O00,0O0 in rev enue. Congress has thus far during this fiscal year appropriated $7,272.-
 
 if the appropriations for the coming fiscal year shall approach the appro- pr.atiOns for the present year there will be large gap between the money available and the money appropriated.
 On War Basis This Year
 The estimates for the regular an- pual supply bills and the permanent an- nuaI appropriations exceed the appro- priations of last year by nearly Il half billion dollars The estimate for every one of the 13 appropriation bills, excepting the post office and naval bills. k in excess of the appropria tions for 1920. The estimate for the post office appropriation bin is less by something over S200.0 .0O0 ,0O0 and the estimate for the naval appropriation bill is less than that of year ago by $43 .0000OO. The governments busi- ness for the present fiscal year was by the very nature of things on q war basis
 The war machine was going 90 strong when the armiStice was signed that 1t was impossible for the govern ment authorities to put Il sudden check on expenditures. There was not very much complaint about the appro- priationS for the present fiscal year. but the prevailing view in congress is that the time has come to get away from the war basis. The war added enormous sums to the permanent ap- propriatiOnS of the government. By this are meant appropriations that are fixed by statute. for which congress must provide each year. whether it de- SireS to do ii or not. so long as the laws that call for the money stand. These annual permanent appropria- lions last year reached the enormous sum of $2, ,O0O. .O0O.00O
 Hope for Treaty After Holidays.
 Ii seems reasonably certain that the treaty of peace with Germany will be taken up by the senate after the Christmas holidays and eventually ratified with reservations. As time goes on there are indications of better feeling in the senate with respect to the treaty situation. The
  senate divided over the treaty still exist, and each faction is inclined to stand it's ground. but there is more and more talk among senators repre- seHting the various factions that real StateSmanShip must eventually have it~ way and that when t does the treaty will be disposed of. Everybody realizes that the existing situation cannot be allowed to run on indeh- nitely.
 In connection with the treaty situ- alton some things are obvious. One iS that congress is not willing 10 adopt q resolution declaring that state of peace now exists between the United States and Germany. The adoption of that sort of resolution. it is pointed out. would mean that the United States had deserted the allies with whom she fought and the legislators are not willing to put their country on record as doing that sort of thing. It k also obvious that neither congress nor the public K anxious t0 have the treaty become an issue in next years presidential campaign. Even party men, who would he willing to have the controverted questions raised by the treaty submitted to the people. realize. SD they say. that the world waits on the establishment of peace. and this being the case, they doubt if the public would be willing to delay the establishment of peace long enough to have the treaty made political is sue in this country. The fact is that between 70 and so senators are anX- ions to see 1he treaty ratified It re- quircs only 64 votes to ratify.
 Must Have Some Reservations.
 Any ratification resolution that does not embrace reservations cannot com mand votes needed to adopt it. The prevailing view among senators who