The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-12-06
Secretary of Treasury Submits
Estimate for Regular Ex-
penses Of Govern
ment.
RAILROAD GUARANTEE
Grand Total Of $4,oes, ,4ee, ,a57, Nearly
Four Times Greater Than
for Pre-War
Years.
by Herbert w. Walker, United Press
Staff Correspondent.l

by Herbert w. Walker, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Appropria-
tions of s4,06S, ,449, ,S57.36 for the regu.
lar expenses of the government for
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1922,
were asked Of congress today by Sec
retary of the Treasury Houston, in
submitting the annual estimates of
the executive departments.
The amount requested exceeds the
appropriation for the current fiscal
year by $685., 5,4O7, ,372.Ss, although it is
,, approximately $4C0,0O0,o00 less than
the annual estimates submitted by
the secretary in 1918. = s-,-24attsa5
Congress as 1t finally passed the
current appropriation bills reduced
the last estimates by more than
81 500 100000, and republican leaders
already have served notice that the
requests submitted by Houston today
will receive similar treatment. Com
;; pared to the annual appropriation OF
| pre-war years, Houston's estimate is
nearly four times as great.
| But despite efforts toward economy,
actual expenditures may be larger
than the estimate. because tho
,
clude appropriations necessary for
the payment Of the six months guar
antee by the government to the rail
roads after they were returned to
private ownership and increased
naval building program that will be
recommended by Secretary o. the
Navy Daniels, or any allowance for
increased compensation which some
government employees are demanding
Three huge appropriation re.
quests-all caused by the war-stand
out representing about IS per cent
of the total estimate. The first is
s1,1ss, ,4O4, ,S64S7 for interest on and
sinking fund to pay off the nation S
war debt of more than twenty-four
billion dollars. Tho estimate was
s922.65O,OOO. The total for these two
accounts was $40,000.000 less than
the appropriation during the current
fiscal year, due to reduction in the
public debt
The war department request for
the next year totals approximately
1896, 600, 900, or almost equal to the
total expenses of the government ten
years ago. Similar appropriations for
the present year amounted to only
S4S5, 100000. ..
The navy department estimates
that il will need more than 695,O00,'
600 during the next year, or approx
matelv s255,000, 900 more than was
granted by congress during tho cur.
rent wear. The estimate for naval
construction calls for an expenditure
of s1s4,00O, 900. This is to complete
naval craft authorized in 1916, and in
addition Secretary Daniels viii ask
for the authorization OF another build
ing program.
Tho main divisions Of the govern
ment that are asking less money next
wear than they are receiving during
the present year are the war risk in
surance bureau. the pension depart
ment, the federal board for vocational
education. the department OF agrIcul-
ture. and the white house. The execu-
tive proper appropriation for this
wear is s7O1, ,32O. while next year the
request is for $436,S0o.
The increase in appropriations
asked by the various departments
follows
State, s3,1s2,S3103; treasury, $116.-
GEO GOO: interior, $21,531 900; post
office, s1s2, ,6so.76; commerce. $1o.-
eaa a5e 90. labor. S5.923,13575: JUS
+;ca 90 31sN05.75 interstate com.
nerco commission. 1881 400; federal
trade commission 100000; shipping
hoard, s14745e,O20: railroad labor
hoard, 100000; federal power com
mission, sS57065.
For enforcement of prohibition,
$500 coo was asked.
Army and navy requests for ava
ton appropriations totaled Sso. .o0o,,
600. as compared with $s3,OoO,e ,e0o
granted for the current year, lndi-
eating larger army is expected. The