New-York tribune., 1921-06-22
Madden
To Democratic
Budget Attack
Actual Appropriations for
the Fiscal Year Are Two
Billion Less Than Claim
Made by the Minority
End Excess Profits Tax
Saving Of $40O, 100000 Is
Reported ON Navy and
Army Measures Alone
From The Tribune,a EXPERIMENTATION Burnnu

From The Tribune's Washin0 0ton Bureau
WASHINGTON, June 81. - Claims
made by the Democratic National Com
mttee, in recent newspaper article
that the Republican Congress, in the
face of promises to reduce taxes, has
increased them through appropriations
of $4,000, 100000 each year for the fiscal
years 1921 and 1922, were answered to-
day in the House by Representative
Martin V. Madden, of Illinois, mem
ber Of the Appropriations Committee.
In addition to submitting figures
showing the estimates of the Demo-
cratic committee were almost double
the actual appropriations, Mr.. Madden,
who is one Of the best informed men
in Congress on fiscal matters, outlined
the plan by which it is proposed under
the new revenue act to eliminate the
excess profits and other obnoxious
taxes.
After reading from the Democratic
National Committees article Repre-
sentative Madden said:
"To nail the first misstatement I
wish to say that the appropriations
made for 1921 amounted to $4,780, $780,
510.35 OF this sum $1S6,402, 1888 as was
for deficiencies for the fiscal year 1920
and prior years, with the conduct of
the business of which the Republicans
had nothing whatever to do.
$SOO,OO0,000 for Roads
at also included $6OO,O0O 900 on ac-
count of governmental management of
railroads with which the Republicans
had nothing whatever to do. Five hum
died millions of this was on account
OF the Federal control and $500, ,000000
for new loans to the carriers. So that
it will be seen at the ouset that the
appropriations for 1921, leaving out
the extraordinary obligations created
prior to the induction of the Republi-
cans either into the control of Con-
gress or the administrative side of the
government, were $3,794, ,337 7 1876 90, in
stead of $6,000000,000, difference of
$2,205 1862, ,873.10 between the statement
printed by the Democratic National
Committee and the actual fact.
"Now, what is the fact as to 1922? :?
The total appropriations for 1922
amount to $3,538, ,206 6,618.57-quite a
difference between that and $600O,000,
900, difference of $2,5Oo 100000.
"These figures do not include the
1851 100000 Of deficiencies appropriated
for in the last two deficiency bills.
These deficiencies have nothing what
ever to do with the appropriations for
1922. They had little or anything to
do with the activities of 1921. They
were obligations created before by the
preceding Administration.
Saving of s400, 100000
In the army and navy appropriations
alone Mr.. Madden showed there will
be a saving to the government of
$400,000,00o in the estimated payments
to be made through the Treasury De-
partment.
"My own judgment is that we will
not need to raise by internal revenue
taxation more than $2,500,000 .000," he
continued. at has been said by many
that we would have to raise $4,000
100000. | believe that the estimated
miscellaneous receipts from the gov
ernment average about $500 OO,000 a
year and it is estimated that we will
receive from the customs revenue un-
der the new tariff act $500 000,000
"That is what they are trying to
raise, and it is beyond question that
that is what they will raise That