Evening star., 1920-12-06
Estimates Are
Billion Ouer
1921 Costs.
SALARY RAISES
UP TO CONGRESS
Figures $2Iz,OOO,O 600
Less Than Asked
For Last Year.

Less Than Asked
+ For Last Year.
Estimates totaling $4,653,s56,75s fol-
the governments expenses during the
fiscal year 1892 were submitted to
Congress today. Notwithstanding the
demands for economy of government
expenditures the estimates are nearly
a billion dollars in excess Of the ap.
preparations for the current year.
They are less than the estimates
submitted last year by approximately
$211.o00.000
The tremendous sums requested
from Congress in large part may be
traced to war COSTS The interest on
the public debt practically all OF
which Vas incurred during the war
amounts to $s22,65O.000. In addition
to this, an estimate Of $265. .754,S64 for
the war debt sinking fund was sub
mitted. These two items alone are in
excess Of the pre-war appropriations
for the conduct of the entire govern.
ment.
Big Salary Increases Asked.
War costs. however, are by no means
entirely responsible for the. size OF
the estimates. Thousands of increases
new positions are estimated for. The
increases In salaries proposed for
many OF the government officials and
employees are large, some of them
doubling the salaries now paid.
The estimates submitted today were
cratic administration They cover.
however, the operation of the govern
ment during the first fiscal year Of the
incoming republican administration.
With republican leaders in both the
House and Senate asserting that appro-
priations are to be cut to the bone, it
is to be expected that many of the rec
concentrations contained in the esti-
mates will be discarded. The salary
sstsmasss 81 81 M 9o, ,nas include the bonus nsv
The Army and Navy. of all the gov
PRsts sstl1tatsi tots
1858 ,50z. and for the navai establish
nnent $e5S,622,231. Included in the .esti !.
matee for the Army and Navy is 4 total
Of approximately $s5,e00, 600 for the de-
services. The; Navy Is ssking for ,$35,-
o0o.0oe and the Army for SEQ. .000. 600.
Navy's Huge Building Proxram.
The Navy is proposing to continue
the 1915 building program. and asks
$1s4 100000 for this purpose. For the
personnel Of the Navy approximately
$165 .0e0. 900 is asked.
The greatest single item in the Army
d E0A =
mileage OF officers and men. subsistence
costs are estimated at $64, ,49O,SS5. For
tn, National Guard a total OF S74. sos. 900
ID requested.
For public works under the direc-
tion OF the War Department a total
amount $Ss, ,os7, ,ss5 is for rivers and and
harbors, and $117.153.s14 Tor improve
ment and maintenance OF military
posts and works Of defense.
The United States Shipping Board
estimates reach total Of .$147.SsS. $40.
asking S16o. 900. 900. The rreasury 9f Des -
partment. upon which falls the care
Of disabled soldiers. sailors and ma
rineS under the war risk law, is ask.
ing $35,oo0.o00 for additional hospi-
tails and dispensaries. and $50, ,0OO, 900
Tor medicai and hospital services. For
the federal board for vocational edu-
cation the sum OF $7S.0o0,000 is re.
Quested.
other Large Requests.
The enforcement Of the internal
revenue laws, It is estimated, will re-
quire $57.038.000, an increase Of Sl4.-
100000 over the appropriations for the
current year. Prohibition enforce
ment: 1t Is estimated, will cost ST.
reaus and commissions Of the gov
ernment submitting estimates are the
Commerce Commission, s5.-
1900; the Federal Trade Commits.
sion. .$1.055. 900: the Civil Service Com
% .rsss. %s1'iss,ss7: the .. E s. Emplexss; az GOnf
Compensation Commission, S2.S26.940
and the Railroad Labor Board
355o,o00. -
Increases in the number Of am
ployes and the rate Of compensation for
for the employees in the various depart
lows:
Legislative.
The estimates for the Senate have
been drafted so as to cover the reduc.
ton in the number of the Senate
standing committees from "a to "a
Each senator who is not a Chairman
of a committee is allowed one CLERK
at $4,000. one at $1,eoo and one at
$500.
The estimates for the House are
the same as the appropria-
tions for the present fiscal year.
Library Of Congress.
Many increases in salaries are re-
Quested for the Library OF Congress.
The salaries amount to $718,525. as
to S477,480 for the present
year. A number of new employees are
estimated for. Salary increases pro-
posed include chief assistant librarian.
$4,000. an increase of $500; chief
clerk. $4,000, an increase of $1,000;
crease crease Ct Ct 500: assistant chief clerk
cession division. $4,000. an increase
of $1,000; chief of. catalogues, classic
ffcation and shelf division, $4,000. an
increase of $1,000; chief classifier.
$4,000. an increase of $1,000: chief Of
helf-listing section (new), $4,000;
chief of photography division, $4,000,
an an Iasd,a increase Of sloee; sppsrintendent
of $1,000; chief Of periodical division.
$4,000, an increase OF $1,000; chief of
documents division. $4,000. an increase
OF $1,000: chief Of manuscript divi-
sion. $4,000. an increase Of 81, 900; chief
Of maps and charts division. s., 900, an
increase of $1,000; chief Of music di-
vision. $3.5oo. an increase OF $500;
crease Of $500: custodian Of smith
sonian deposit. $2.25o. increase Of
$3.50; custodian conversational refef-
ence library, $2,250, Increase Of $3.50:
law librarian. $1,000, increase Of
$1,000: chief Of semitic and oriental
literature division, $500, increase Of
:Sea register register. Of =, eossGynraisht once.
Continued on Thirteenth Pa9e.1