New Britain herald., 1920-12-06
] BILLION DOLLARS, ESTIMATED EXPENSE
Money Needed by Govt. for 1922 : One Billion Over Current Year
WAR COSTS CONTINUING

! | partments Ask Greatest Amounts Interests on Debt ss92 $50 900. | Washington, Dec s.-(By the As | sociated Press)-Ancther peace time 1 estimate of nearly 5,000,000,000 for I the governments expenses during the | fiscal year 1922 faced congress when it | reassembied today The exact figures i as transmitted by Secretary Houston were s4,653, 3,S56,759. an increase of
 nearly s1.00O, 900, 900 over the appro- ] priations for the current year, but s211,000,0o0 less than the estimates submitted year ago. Continuing war costs were directly reflected throughout the estimates in dicating that the government might
 be on a s4,OOO. 900, 900 basis for some years to come as compared with the
 sl,oOO,OOO.oO0 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, 2,650,OOO In ad- dition there was an estimate of S265,- 154,S64 for the war debt sinking fund.
 Of the individual departments, the army and navy. as usual, asked for the greatest amounts. the estimate for the military establishment ! being $699,275,502 and for the naval estab- lishment $65S,522,231.
 List of Total Estimates.
 The total estimates as given by Mr. Houston follow:
 Legislative (congress), s9,324,o4o.
 Executive (White House and gov ernment departments) s125,44S.37s..
 Judicial Supreme court) $1,6So,- 215.
 Department of agriculture s41.sSe.- 37s.
 Foreign intercourse $11,ss3,S4s.
 Indian affairs s11,98a,7O3.
 Pensions $265, 190,0O0
 Panama Canal S16,1S7,255.
 Public works s250,92S,194.
 Postal service s5S5, 5,406,902.
 Miscellaneous s675,154,741.
 Permanent annual appropriations s1,3OO, 76,361
 These estimates, prepared by the democratic administration are for the operation of the government during thes first fiscal year oc the new re- publican administration. Republican leaders in the senate and house a1- ready 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 departments.
 Air Service Deyelopmet.
 The estimate for the postal service will not actually figure in governmental snce the postal revenues cover the cost of operation.
 Included in the estimates for the army and navy is a total of $95,0O0,- 900 for development and maintenance r.f %l, branches of the government, the navy asks for s35, 900, 900 and the army seekI s60,000,O ,O00.
 Chief among the estimates for the navy is one of the s1S4. 4.000,o ,oo0 to con- tinue the 1916 three year building program. Pay for the navy personnel exceeds it by S923.s10. The army's greatest single item is s215 5,659,S30 for the pay and mileage of officers and men. Subsistence costs for the force is estimated at $64,490- s95. An appropriation of s74,sos, 900 s proposed for the National Guard.
 Expenditures on public works sug- | yested under the War Department | .otaI s1s5.134,92S of which $68,097,- i ,65 goes to river and ,harbor develop | nent For improve ement and main- enance of military posts, Notifications md other works of defense the army | ists s117,153.614.
 Included in the miscellaneous items | S an estimate of $147.S9S, ,520 for the Board and one of $160, 000,- 100 for the Bureau of War Risk In- urance.
 To Care for ex-SOldiers.
 In its program to take care of dis Lbled soldiers, sailors and marines lnder the War Risk act, the treasury department seek appropriation of nd dispensary facilities and $50, ,000,- 100 for medical and hospital services. The Federal Board for Vocational Education asks s7S,000,000 to carry m it's works.
 The treasury also seeks $57,038,0 or the internal revenue department which compares with s43,03S,00 pent in the current fiscal year. For enforcement $7,500,000 is sked
 Included in the miscellaneous ex- enditures are estimates by the vari- us departments for the conduct of tr ctIy departmental affairs some of rhich follow: Interstate Commerce. s5,574.00O; F leral 'rade Commission, s1,055.0 900; Unit d States Employees Compensation and Compensation fund, 550.O00.