Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-12-06
five BILLIONS ARE
WANTED TO OPERATE.
U.S.A. DURING 1921.
PEACE TINE BILL EVER GRE.
ATED, WILL BE PRESENTED 10
CONGRESS DUR NC PRESENT
SESSION.

Washington, Tee. g. ALI hope TO
relief from the tuFdel OF federal .a>
alton went slimmcring tDGa", whel
the announ cement That estimates 70
all branch 3 If the government
aggregating si,6j3. t56,11jjJ. was II thu
hands c. cGH;.cis ii lis orenint
session today.
This IL an increase of not less thar
1886, 100000 over the appropriations
made last year and is by all odds tie
most stupendous peace-time budget
ever submitted to this or any other
government in world history
The estimas4 presented in tho
thirteen supply DIS alone aggregate
$3.50 0S0, 1913, a. $. 09S, 535 sos m0?s
than last year Yet the figures 90 Ii.
rieted on Saturday do not inelud"
the deficiency 0. railroad items yet
u come.
Altogether &C tlrhss VIII G2 asked
to provide something more than g..
900. 600 600
ne ESTIMATES lllCluup SDt-.oil,b
for the army and s679,515,731 for the
navy for 1922. as compared with 392,-
500.365 and 432279,547 respectively,
in the 1927 appropriations. The sun
dry civil list is sS03.446, l9S for 1922,
compared to the 1921 appropriations
of S435.S43 sos.
The stupendous size of Uncle San
expense can only be imagined when
it is made clear that the interest on
the public debt is 1922, $50, 900, which.
with the $685. s54 sinking fund,
is greater than the entire cost OF
running the government up to within
few years of the war.
Sen. Harding went to the capitol
at noon to answer the senate roll
call, probably for the last time
Whether the presidentelect would
make brief address, in response to
the demonstration of welcome ex-
pected still was in doubt today An
other uncertain feature of the recon
venlng of congress was whether Pres
ident Wilson would deliver his mes
sage in persons or send it to congress
Tuesdhy Opinion generally was
that the latter course would he fol
lowed. The belief is prevalent that
the message would deal with Ameri-
cas- International relations and press
ing reconstruction problems, including
taxation
The final session of the present
congress opens with only three
months of allotted official life, end.
n tt,Gt EnF1 -,
President Harding on March 4, and
with an extra session soon afterward
in prospect.
Except for the expected Harding
demonstration the opening session
was brief and routine. The pro.
gram called only for roll calls, ap-
poHtment of committees to notify
each other and President Wilson of
their converting and adjournment I'M
til Tuesday. The President will re-
Celve the notification committees in
person and advise them regarding
the delivery of his message Tuesday.
Actual work is to begin Tuesday.
me usual opening avalanche of bills
Is expected tomorrow in the house,
ana Tuesday in the senate Consider
ation OF minor miscellaneous meas
ures on tho unfinished business calen.
OAR probably will be started Tuesday
IN the house and Wednesday tho
senate viii begin debate on the Ken
yon- kendrick bill for federal regu-
lation OF the meat industry.
Republican leaders predict that
congress will be forced to work
steadily to complete the appropria /
non bills by March A. In addition to
these bili' other Legislation likely /
to he taken includes measures tn re- /
peal war legislation, for relief OF
farmers and probably few other
emergency bills.