The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-06
TREASURY ESTIMATE IS OUT
Army and Navy Get the Biggest
AIlOtments on List.
Interest on Public Debt Alone
Figured at s932, $50, 900.

Washington. Dec g. - Another
peace-tine estimate Of nearly five bill
lions of dollars for the governments
expenses during the fiscal year 1922
faced congress when it reassembIed
today The exact figures as transmit
ted by Secretary Houston we're 81,
653.s56.759. an increase Of nearly one
billion dollars over the appropriations
for the current year. but s211.000.0e0
less than the estimates submitted
year ago.
Continuing war costs were directly
reflected thruout the estimates. indi
eating that the government might be
on a four billion dollar basis for some
years TO come 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 being S922. $4,000 In ad-
ditIOu there was an estimate of $685.
754.s64 for the war debt sinking fund
Biggest for Arnaments.
Of the individual departments. the
army and navy as usual asked for the
greatest amounts, the estimate for the
military establishment being $685.
@I5,502. and for the naval establish
meut s65s.522. 23I-
The total estimates as given by Mr..
Houston follow: Executive tWhite
House and govern ment departments).
s125A4s,379- Judicial supreme
court). s1.6S0.215. Department of ag-
riculture, S41.9S9.s5g. Foreign inter-
course. sII,9S3.359 Indian affairs,
s1t,3s9.703- Pensions. s263.f90, 200
Panama Canal S16.1S7,255. Public
works. S250,92S.194. Postal service,
SJS5406.g02- Miscellaneous. $685.
I 1
priatious. s1.500.7T6.S61-
These estimates, prepared by the
Democratic administration. are for the
operation OF the government during
the coming and first fiscal year of the
new Republican administration. Re
publican leaders in the senate and
house already have forecast a sharp
cut in the total and within the week
the house committees will begin the
work of shaping the bills which will
carry the sums for the various depart
uleHts.
s95.OO0.OOO for Air.
Included in the estimates for the
army and navy Is a local Of s95. 000.-
000. the development and maintenance
Of the air service in the two defensive
branches Of the government, the navy
asks for $4,000, 900 and the army
seeks S60.UOG.000.
Chief among the estimates for the
navy is one Of s1S409e.ee0 to continue
the 1915 three-year building program
Pay for the navy personnel exceeds it
by S923.SI8.
The army's greatest single item is
S2I5. $50, sac for the pay and mileage
Z officers and men. Subsistence costs
for the force is estimated a $1,000
N95. An appropriation of S14.S0S,9 goo
is proposed for the national guard
$3.50. 100000 for Insurance.
Expenditures on public works sug-
aesred under the war department to-
tai S1Ss.t34.92s, of which S6s.9g7,s6
goes TO river and harhor development
For Improvement and mathematics of
military posts. Qualifications and other
works of defense. the army lists s117,-
1854.
Included in the miscellaneous items
T. an estimate OF S147.S99.520 for the
shipping board and s160.OO0.0O0 for
the bureau of war risk insurance
Tn ITS program to take care Of dis
abled soldiers. sailors and marines. I'M
der the war risk act. the treasury de-
partner seeks appropriation of s35,-
100000 for additional hospital and dis
peusary facilities and $4,000. 900 for
medical and hospital service. The fed
eral board for vocational education
asks StS.010.000 to carry on it's works.
Half Million for Labor Board.
The treasury also seeks s57.GSS.000
for thu internal revenue department
which compares with st3.O3SU0O spent
IN the current fiscal year For prohi-
bitiou enforcement $500. 600 is asked
Included in the miscellaneous ex-
pendttures are estimates by the various
departments for the conduct of strictly
q epartmental affairs. some of which
follow, Interstate commerce COMMITS
sion. S5.514. 1000. federal trade commits
sion. S1.055.000. United States en-
pieyes compensation commission and
conpensa ton fund. s2,996.Sf0. labor
board. s550.000