Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-06
Adiomns Out Of Respect for Members Who Have Died
President Wilson's Message VIII Go in Tomorrow
Secretary Houston Submits Appropriation Estimates
New Members Sworn ln---Resolutions Notify President
and Each Body Of Assembling
FIVE BILLIONS FOR
u. S. 1922 EXPENSES
Secretary Of Treasury Sends TO
Congress Estimates Of Needs
for Next Year.
BY Associated Pres. 20 Every Evening.

BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening.
Washington. Dec g--Another peace
tirne estimate Of nearly 81 600. .OOo. 900 for
the governments expenses during the
fiscal year 1922 faced Congress whom u
ressaernbled today. The exact figures as
transmitted by secertary Houston were
"a. .6rd S5s.T .T5g, an increase Of nearly
81 ,0On. .Of0 ,00r over the appropriations for
the current year. but s2li 600 900 lees
than the estimates submitted year ago
Continuing var costs were directly re-
feefed throughout the estimates iDdicat-
ing that the government might ~ on
81 600. .n00, 900 basis for some years ~
come rs compared with the 81 ,0e0. 10000
maximum preceding the war. The single
item Of interest m the public debt vas
almost the prc-war maximum of all ap-
propriations this total being 1927, ,65O, OoO.
In addition there vas an estimate of
s2e5. "a ss4 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 $500 2T5, ,5o2
and for the naval establishment sG5s,-
522,23i
The total estimates az given by Mr..
/ Houston follow.
Legislative (Congressl, sa,3l4 .o40
/ Executive White House and govern
/ rnept Departmental si25. .44S.27o.
/ Judicial (supr enc Court, 81 t6so ,2l5.
/ Department of Agriculture, s4l $50 $40.
1 Foreign intercourse, Sll ,es3 sas.
/ Indian affairs, 81 4 ,gsp, 703.
Pensions, S165, 10000.
Panama Canal, SIG, s,ls7, ass.
Public works, $3.50 .82s, lot.
Postal srvice, s5s5, ,4o8, ,g02.
Miscellaneous, 1916, f54,74l
i Permanent annual appropriations, ST.
3O0, 0,1T6,36l
i These estimates, prepared by the dem
ocratic administration are for the opera-
tinn Of the government during the hrst
fiscal year Of the new Republican admins
fration. Republican leaders IN the senate
and House air eady have forecast 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.
The estimate for the postal service will
not actually figure in governmental ex-
penditures since the postal revenues prac-
ficallv cover the cost Of operation
Included IN the estimates for the ar my
and navy il total Of SOS, 900 900 for devel-
opment and maintenance Of the air service
in the two defensive branches ot the
government, the navy asks for s35, ,00O,0Os
and the army seeks 500 100000.
Chief among the estimates for the
navy is one of slsf000.00O TO continue
the Ia Is three ear building progfam m
Pay for the navy personnel exceeds II by
sg23sI0.
The armys greatest single item Is
s2I5,659, $50 for the pay and mileage ot
officers and men. Subsistence costs for
the force Is estimated s64, ,4gO, ,sg5. An
appropriation Of 74.S0s, 900 - proposed
for the National Guard.
Expenditures on public works suggested
under the War Department total sls5, =
l34, ,92s of which Sos ,0e7 500 goes t0 river
and harbor development. For Improvemer
and maintenance OF military posts, fOrti-
hcations and other works OF defense th,
army lists Sli7, l53,6l4.
Included in the miscellaneous items j,
an estimate OF Sl47 SOS, $50 foT the Ship
ping Board and one of sl60 0c0, 900 for th'
Bureau of War Risk Insurance.
In It's program to take care Of dissbles
soldiers. sailors and marines under th'
War Risk act. the Treasury Department
seeks appropriation Of S35,000,000 fo
additional hospital and dispensary facili
ties and $4,000, 600 for medical ans
hospital services The Federal Board 10
Vocational Education asks SIS, ,Oo0, ,0o'
10 carry on its works.
The treasury also seeks s57 .0SS, 600 10
the internal revenue department whicl
compares with s43, OBS, 600 spent in tn
current fiscal year For prohibition en-
forcement 81. 500. 600 IS asked
| Included in the miscellaneous expendi
lures are estimates by the various depart
ments for the conduct Of strictly depart
mental affairs some of which follow
Interstate Commerce Commission, 50,
$4,000; Federal Trade Commission, 81.
O55,O00; United States Employees Com
pensation Commission and Compensa
tion Fund, 81, 926, $40 and Railroad Labo
Board, s550,o00.