Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-06
CONGRESS FACES
u. S. EXPENSES OF
NEAR 5 BILLIONS
Sixty Millions Asked For
Army Air Service
Cutting To Begin

! WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-(By the
Associated Press. Another peace
time estimate of nearly $4,000, ,00O,-
900 for the governments expenses
| during the fiscal year 1922, faced
congress when it reassembled today.
The exact figures as transmitted by
! Secretary Houston wer $4,653,-
| 856,759. an increase of nearly ST.
000,000,000 over the appropriations
! for the current year, but $211 ,000,-
900 less than estimates submitted a
year ago.
Continuing war costs were direct
ly reflected throughout the estimates,
indicating that the government might
be on a $4,000,000,000 basis for
some years to come as compared with
the 81 1,000,000,000 preceding the
war. The single item of interest on
the public debt was almost the pre-
war maximum of all appropriations,
this total being $922,650, 900. In ad-
dition there was an estimate of $685.
754,864 for the war debt sinking
fund.
Defense Asks Most.
Of the individual departments, the
army and navy, as usual asked for
the greatest amounts, the estimate
for the military establishments be-
$699, ,275,502, and the naval estab-
lishment, $658,522,231.
The total estimates as given by
Mr.. Houston follow:
Legislative, (congress), $9,324,-
040.
Executive, white House and gov
ernment departments), $125,448,
379.
Judicial, (supreme COURT, 81 $780,
215.
Department of Agriculture, $4l,-
989,379.
Foreign Intercourse, SIl ,983,S4S.
Indian Affairs, S11,989, ,703.
Pensions, $265, 100000.
Panama Canal, S16,187,255.
Public Works, $250,928,1
Postal Service, $685., ,406,902.
Miscellaneous, $685. 54, ,741.
Permanent Annual Appropriations
$1,3O0,776,36l.
Sharp Cut Forecast.
These estimates prepared by the
Democratic administration are for the
operation of the government during
the first fiscal year of the new Re
publican administration. Republican
leaders in the senate and house al
ready have forecast sharp cut in.
the total and within the week the
house committees will begin the work
of the shaping the bills which will
carry the sums for the various de-
partments.
The estimate for the postal. serv-
ice will not actually figure in govern
ment expenditures since the postal
revenue practically covers the cost OF
operations.
Included in the estimates for the
army and navy is total of $95 ,0O0,-
900 for development and maintenance
of the air service in the two defen-
sive branches of the government, the
navy asks for $35, 100000 and the
army seeks $60,000,000 Among
the estimates for the navy is one
sum of $184,000,000 to continue the
1916 three-year building program.
Paw for the navy personnel exceeds
it by S923,910. The army's great
est single item is $215, ,659,830 for the
pay and mileage of officers and men.
Special subsistence costs for the
force is estimated at $64, ,490,895. An
appropriation of 74,808,000 is post
poned for the national guard.
For Disabled Service Men.
In its program to take care of dis
abled soldiers, and marines under the
war risk act, the treasury department
seeks appropriation of $35,000.0O0
for additional hospital and dispen-
sary facilities and $50,000,000 for
medical and hospital services. The
federal board for vocational educa-
ton asks $78,000,000 to carry on its
work The treasury also seeks $751;
038,0 900 for the internal revenue de-
partment.
For prohibition enforcement, ST.
100000 is asked.
Included in the miscellaneous ex-
penditures are estimates by the, va
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