The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-06
CLOSE TO FIVE
BILLIONS ASKED
FROM CONGRESS
Government P e a c e :
Time Estimates Jolt
Legislators


other peace time estimate OF
nearly five billions of dollars for
the governments fiscal expenses
during the 7fiscul year 1922 faced
cOnarvss when it rcnescmllcd
today. The exact figures ns
tTnsnittedi by S~ecrctary fHous-
ton were ai,n5a, G.7Hn, nn In
crease Of nearly one billion dol
lars over h appropriations FOR
the current rear. but S2ft.-
100000 less than the estimates
suhmltIesll a year ago.
Continuing wnr costs were die
rcctsy rcfifctcd throughout the
estimates. Indicating TINT the
government might be ON u -four
bllllOu dollar husis for some
years 10 conn IN compared with
the ono blluon dollar maximum
preceding the Wpr. The single
item Of INTEREST," ON the public
debt was almost the prc-Nnr
maximum of all appropriations.
this total being S022, $50 1000. In
addition. there was an estimate
or s2eB. 7Bf,s04 for the war debt
sinking fund.
OF, the Individual departments. the
army and navy. MS usual. asked for
the cfentcf amounts. the estimate
for the military establishment being
S6~o9s376.602 and for the naval os-
Enlistment S6s8.b22.231.
The total estimates ne given by
Mr.. Houston follow:
Legislative (corRress), S~9,s2A.04O.
Executive (White House and gov.
ernment departments). S125,44S, $40.
Judicial (aupreme court), si,GS0,-
2ib. Iil ri
Department OF agriculture. SAL
$50, 36a .fHtiaf. st
Foreign intercourse, s1~i,9S8,SAS.
Indlnn affairs. St1. 9S0,TO3.
Penaions. f~265.is0.O0O
Panama canal. s16.1ST.255.
Public works. S25O.92S 1874.
Postal service, s5S5.406 ,902.
Miscellaneous, $676,1b4.74t.
Permanent annual appropriations,
~. 300,776.36i.
These estimates. prepared by the
democratic administration, are for
the operation OF the government dur
ing the first fiscal year OF the new
republican administration. Republic
can leaders in the senate and house
already have forecast n sharp cut in
tho total and within the week the
house committee will begin work.
Included In the estimates for the
army and navy Is n total OF S95,.
- AlNNAfVNNNtnN uIu MUM
%tenance OF the air service I'm tho two
defensive branches OF the govern
ment. the navy asks for $4,000, 900
and tho army seeks 10000. 1000.
Chief among tho estimates for tho
navy In n Of $3.50 1000 to CON
tinue tho 1916 three-year building
program. Pay for the navy person.
mel exceeds II by s293,910
The army's greatest single item Is
e2~15.6b9.s3O for the pay and mileage
officers and men. Subsistence
costs for the force Is estimated at
f64.fe0,S95. An appropriation OF
900 Is proposed for the ma
tionai guard.
Expenditures on public works sug-
under the war department to-
tai $685. 34, 92S. OF which SOS. 097.SG5
goes TO river and harbor develop
mont. For Improvement and main
tenance OF military posts. fortifica-
lions and other works OF defense. the
army lists Si17.15s.6i4.
Included IN the miscellaneous
items IN an estimate Of s147, S9S. $50
for the shipping board. and ono OF
100000, 900 for the bureau OF var
risk insurance.
In It's program to take are Of dis
abled soldiers. sailors and marines
the war risk act. the treasury
seeks appropriations Of
$50. 600. 900 for additional hospital
and d%ispensary facilities and $780,
600, 900 for medical and hospital SER
vices. The federal board for voca-
education asks SIS, 100000 to
carry on its work.
The treasury also seeks S57,-
3 $4,000 for the internal revenue de-
partmont which compares with S43,-
DsS, 900 spent In the current f'sca.
year. For prohibition enforcement,
$500, Goa is asked.