The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-05
Exact Figures Transmitted
in Special Message Total
More Than Three
Billion Dollars.
MAINTENANCE AIR
SERVICES INCLUDED
Total Represents Decrease of
More Than 462 Million
Dollars in Fiscal Year.

WASHINGTON, Dec. "a federal
budget for the fiscal year 1923 approx
imately 500 900 900 below the four bill
lion dollar figure which had been es-
timated some time ago as the mini
mum of government expenditures Of
several years to come. faced congress
when ii reconvened today.
The exact figures prepared by the
newly created budget bureau and
transmitted by President Harding in
a special message were sS,505, 745, ,727
including an estimated deficit of S21,-
509.66 in the operations of the postal
service.
This total represents a decrease Of
si62, 2,167 639 from So SOC 1922 1866 esti-
mated expenditures for the current
fiscal year AMI s2,O32 ,2S5,962 from the
actual expenditures in the fiscal year
1921. 1t is, l.Owever, s167,51,977 in
excess of tho estimated receipts of
s3.3SS, ,1S2.750 while the outgo for the
current fiscal year exceeds the esti-
mated receipts OF 94S,45S,66S by
$2i ,703.
Referring to the apparent deficit for
1928 President Harding wrote the
congress that ways are provided for
the relatively easy adjustment with.
out added taxation" of the discrep-
ancy between the income and outgo.
As q means he recommended legisla.
tion directing the reduction of the
accumulated naval supply Of absut
$10O,OOO,0O
Actual appropriations asked of COW
f..Ia ~
ments and agencies for 1923 total 49,.
224.S75,592, exclusive of Postoffice de.
partment. This represents n reduction
of 1922. 2.S063lO from the original esti-
mate as presented TO the budget bu
reau, 1t is stated but is approximate
ly s2I,000,0o0 more than the appro.
priations for this fiscal year
Explaining the s2S0.S79,lSi excess
Of estimated expenditures in 1928 ever
The appropriations asked for, budget
bureau officials explain that some OF
the funds actually to be put out will
be carried over in continuing appro
priations and by other means. They
: say that appropriations for a given
year do not accurately reflect actual
expenses for that year, pointing out
that while the appropriations for this
fiscal year were $3,197, ,S07 .962, the
estimated actual outgo will exceed thi:
sum by approximately s77OOO0 900.
OF the total estimated expenditure.
for 1928. approximately S2.90O,0OO,O ,OOI
Is to pay for past wars and To keel
up the fighting arms of the govern
mcnt, leaving only about s600,00O,O OOC
for the peace.time pursuits of thu
federal establishment. The estimat,
for the army and navy is sS0l ,636, ,lO7
a reduction of s66,305, ,299 as compared
with this fiscal year and 1856, ,352, 14l
as compared with the fiscal year 1921
The navy estimate of si3l.154 OOC
it Is explained, does rot take into &c
count any possible reductions tha
might be brought about as result o
the arms conference. the total includ
ing funds for continuing work on th'
ships OF the 1916 program, most o
which would be scrappcd under th'
proposal made TO the conference b.
the American government.
The largest single item in the bud
get is the item for interest on th'
public iebt. the s975.0O0,000 provided
lacking only s25.OOO,OO0 of the tota
expenses OF the federal establishment
before the world war. In addition ther
IL an estimate OF 33g,SGS,0 600 for IN
war debt sinking fund.
Included In the total for the arm,
and navy Is $3l ,96i. 400 for develop
ment and maintenance of the air sery
leo OF the Two departments, divides
si6.1Gg.00O for the navy and sii
s6i. 400 for the army.
These compare with expenditure
this year of Si5,0O00O0 and sl9,lO9
100 respectively.
The navy estimates carry an iten
cf 500 O9S .0OO Tor continuing constrn'
compared with sil2,i52,0O0 for thi
year. Navy calls for sllS,75i, 600. a
increase OF $A9OOO.OOo.
Military and naval compensato
slG0 600 900: military and naval II
surancc y62.7i9,OO0: vocational rehabi
itation si27,OOOOOO; medical and hos
pital service $4,000 900 and salarle
and expenses s26,59l,7O2.. For pro
.hibltion enforcement. the budget bI
roau estimates yi0OOo.0O0 an increas
OF $4,000. 600 over this year. Expense
of the internal revenue bureau ar
placed NJ sG6.206.i9o as compare
with s5s.o32.7sO. for this year. Est
mates for independent agencies II
cludc:
Federal trade commission, s9iS
500: Interstate commerce commlssio
si.5se. .lso: housing corporation 81
ss7.4ba: railroad labor board s3as,65C
elcn property custodian $500 .4so; civ
service commission s59i.5s5. and en-
,oycs compensation commission an
smpcnsation funds. s2,7ss 900.