The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-05
U. s. BUDGET CUT
HALF BILLION
From Estimate of Govern
ment Expenditures Made
Some Time Ago
TOTAL So, ,505, ,754,7 ,727
FOR YEAR 1928
Pres. Harding Presented
Budget on Re-opening
Of Congress

Washington, y. G., Dec. 5.-A fedora
budget for the fiscal year 1923 approx
mately $50o,O00,O00 below the $4,000,
100000 figure which had been estimat
ed some time ago as the minimum D
government expenditures, for severa
years to come faced Congress when i
reconvened to-day.
The exact figures, as prepared by ths
newly created budget bureau and trans
mitted by President Harding in spe
cial message, were S3,505, ,754, ,T27, in
clnding an estimated deficit of S2i,
500,0dd in the operations Of the posta
service.
This total represents a decrease oi
s462, l07 ,03g from the $3,g67 ,922 1886 es.
timated expenditures for the current
fiscal year and s2,032, ,2s5,962 from the
actual expenditures in the fiscal year
1921. 1t il, however, S167 ,57l ,077 in ex-
cess of the estimated receipts of &3,-
33S, ,ls2,750, while the outgo for the
current fiscal year exceeds the estimat-
ed receipts Of $3,943,a53, 1858 by s24,-
46S,703.
Referring to the apparent deficit for
1923, President Harding wrote the Con-
gress that ways are provided for the
relatively easy adjustment without
added taxation. Of the discrepancy be-
tween income and outgo. As one means
he recommended legislation directing
the reduction ofsthe accumulated naval
supply account by Sl00.000,000.
The largest single item in the budget
Is the fund for interest on public debt,
the SD75 100000 provided lacking only
S25 900 900 Of the total expenses OF the
federal establishment before the World
war In addition there is an estimate
Of $500 1885,, 500 for the war debt sink
ing fund.
Included in the total for the army
and navy IL $3l ,964 400 for develop
ment and maintenance Of the air serv-
ices as two departments, divided Sld.-
l05, 900 for the navy and $l4,g64, 400
for the army. These compare with cx
penditures this year of $l5,000, ,000 and
Sio, $4,000 respectively.
The navy estimates carry nm item Of
M. 4 Ass 600 for continuing constructions
IN the 1915 building program as COM
pared to $I42. .45g 600 for this year
Navy pay calls for sl4s,T54000, an in-
'yease Of $4,000, 900.
Pay, mileage, etc. for the army IS
hc largest item in the war department
budget. the figure being Sl54 ,44S. 400.
FOR the National Guard an expenditure
II $2S,946600 is estimated.
Expenditures on public welfare un-
Ter the war department are given as
'57 DAB 900. including S44,245, 400 for
ivcrs and harbors, as compared with
20 $50 900 for the current year.
Included in the S455, ,232, ,702 estimate
or the veterans bureau are these
TENS: Military and naval compensa-
ron, Sl60,D00O00; military and naval |
S62,7l3.000: vocation reha |
iiitation. 1927 ,000000 medical aud I
ospital service, $72,000.O00, and sal /
ries and expenses, $26 ,52l ,762
For prohibition enforcement the /
udget bureau estimates $4,000, 600,
n increase Of s2500,00 over this year.
While the railroad administration
nd the transportation act are expect
to cost the government 1897 ,8T0,235
! 1922. no estimate of expenditures
Or these purposes for 1918 was in
Iuded in the budget. Experts ex-
lained that it was not possible to
lake an accurate estimate of what
-ould be needed for the carriers until
fter the results of the 1922 railroad
are known.