Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-07
!! lnldicatio ! L Are That Country
Will II Be Run, On Four BIZ
lion Dollar Basis For Some
Years ! : 70 I, Come Because OF
The War. 4

the fiscal year 1922 faced congress
when u reassembled yesterday. The
exact figures as transmitted by Sec
retaTy Houston We're $4,653,856,769,
an increase Of nearly one billion doll
lars oyer, the appropriations for the
current year, but $211,O00,000 less
than the estimates submitted year
ago. AZ. ID
I Continuing war costs were directly
reflected throughout the estimates. in
dicating that the government might be
on, four billion dollar basis for some
years to come as compared with the
one billion dollar maximum preceding
the war. The single item Of interest
on the public debt was almost the pre-
war maximum of all appropriations,
this total bei1E $a22;650,000. In addi-
ton, there was an estimate Of $2S5,-
s764 1854 for tie war debt sinking fund.
OF the individual departments, the
army and navy, as usual, asked for
the greatest amount, the estimate for
the military esta ablishment being $6O9.-
15,502 and f6t the naval establish
mont Se5s.522sa31. s.s .% !.
Total Estimates. +
i The total estimates as given by Mr..
!, Legislative 1congress), .$S,S24.040. /
Executive (White House and gov
ernment departMents). $125,448,379.
Judicial (supreme COURT, $1,sso,-
! DEPARTMENT Of agriculture, $4l,-
!. Foreign intercourse, S11 .eSs,S4S.
Indian affairs, 1889, ,703.y
Pensions, s265, ,l9O. 900. ,,,.8
!, Panama canal $l6, ,187,255
Public works, ;2b0,92S.194.
Postal service. iss5,4eS,so2.
, Miscellaneous, $675, 154,74l.l
annual annpnnpiofjnnS
f$1,300,176,36l ess'fx " s. eN
These estimates, prepared by the
Democratic administration. are for the
operation Of the gpvernment during
the first fiscal year of the new Re
publican administrator. Republican
leaders in the senate and house al
ead es ana wha snssp the ast
Committees will htEin the work OF
shaping the bills Vii III viii carry the
sums for the varao}{1 departments
The estimate sfof sthe posnl service
will not actually {a4qsre In government
tai expenditures since the postal rev.
enues practically cover the cost Of op-
Included III the estimates for lthe
army and navy, ID 4 Total 1f $s5 ;oees
oeo for development and maint tenanes
ofsAb aif
ifitEs, hA stllsslx slx1Szfa 4 III tt{ III 4nhys
asks for $36, 600, 600 and the army
seeks $50, 000. .600.sa {. n Y
CHIEF among the estimates, for the
navy Is one OF $184 ,000, 900 to>continue
Pay for the navy personnel. exceeds il
by $s2s,sl0. syss;..s g5s n ia.t' ..t'.S
.il5; Railroad Fare: x
1915, ,659.83O for the pay and mileage
OF officers and men. Subsistence costs
for the force is estimated at $64. AGO.;
895. An appropriation Of $74,80S, ,OO0
is proposed for the national guard.
Expenditures on public works sng-
gested under the war department total
$l85,134,928, of which $68,O97,S6
goes to river and. harbor development
For Improvement and maintenance Of
military posts. fortificattons and 9TH
err works of defense, the army lists
$117.153,614. n IL 4 4, Fl "a.
Included il the miscellaneous item:
is an estimate of sIf7,S9S,520 for the
shipping board and one of $3.50 ,000,-
600 for the bureau a Of war risk insur- /
ance. ss a "a 4 5tgs 81
IN its program to take care of dis
abled soldiers, sailors and marines
under the war risk act, the treasury
$4,000, 900 for additional hospital.
and dispensary facilities and 100000
! 900 for medical and hospital supplies
The federal board for vocational edu.
cation asks $7s.0oo,ooo to carry on it'
works. " ss.7Ss' = = t53. '3i.Ji't
The treasury also. seeks ,$57.o3s,-
900, forS the internal revenuel DEPART
nnent;, which compares with 43.03S.s
ZOO spent lin the current fiscal year
!, For prohibition enforcement 1900.
900 is asked. Isl < ",
Included in the miscellaneous 'ex-
penditures are estimates BY the var.
ious departmenta for the conduct 5o1
strictly depaFtmental affairs. some OF
which follow: & l \
Interstate commerce commission
4 35,574.000;s federal trade commission
4, $1,055, 900; United States employees
/: compensation commission and com:
pensation fund, $2,926,s40. and rail,