Evening star., 1921-12-05
HALF-B|LU|0N CUT
BELOW ESTIMATES
IN FEDERAL BUDGET
President Transmits Annual
Expenditures, TotaIing Three
and One-HaIf Billion.

federal budget for the fiscal
year 1928, approximately $500, 100000
below the 00,o00.000 figure which
had been estimated some time ago as
the minimum Of government expendi-
lures for several years to come, faced
Congress when it reconvened today.
The exact figures. as prepared by
the newly created burget bureau and
transmitted by President Harding in
q special message. were 9S.505,754,
127. inetNaingaen estimated deficit of
$2f.50s.6se in the operations OF the
postal service.
This total Hepresents a decrease of
s462,1sLsas from the $3,ss7,s2z,s6s es-
timated expenditures for sthe current
fiscal year and s2.os2,2s5.s62 from the
actual expenditures in the fiscal year
1921. 1t is. however. sf67,571.s77 in
excess Of the esIimated receipts of
s3,33s.1s2.75o. while the outgo for the
current fiscal year exceeds the esti-
mated receipts Of $s,s4a,45s.ees by
$24,468.703.
Actual appropriations asked of Con-
gress for the various federal depart
ments and agencies for 1928 total
s3.224, ,s75,592, exclusive of Post Office
Department. This represents a re-
duction of s122,S0S.310 from the or
iginal estimates as presented to the
budget bureau, 1t is stated, but is
approximately $27.000,000 more than
the appropriations for this fiscal year.
Explanation Of Excess.
Explaining the $2SO,S79,134 excess
of estimated expenditures in 1923
hn r;o<
budget bureau officials explain that
some of the funds actually to be put
out will be carried over in continuing
appropriations and by other means.
They say that appropriations for a
given year do not accurately reflect
actual expenses for that year. point
ing out that while the appropriations
for this fiscal year were $3,1s7.s07,96
the estimated actual outgo will exceed
this sum by approximately $770, 900, ,O00
OF the total estimated expenditures
for 1923. approximately $2.SOO.000. 900
is to pay for past wars and to keep
up the fighting arms of the govern
ment. leaving only about 100000, 600
for the peace-time pursuit of the
federal establishment. The estimate
for the Army and the Navy is
sS01.636.107. reduction Of $66, 305, ,299,
as compared with this fiscal year, and
1886, ,352741. as compared with the
L.
The Navy estimate Of $431,754. 900.
it is explained. does not take into
account any possible reductions that
might be brought about as a result
of the arms conference, the total in
Guiding funds for continuing work
on the ships of the 1916 program most
of which would be scrapped under the
proposal made to the conference by
the American government.
Ways for Adjustment.
Referring to the apparent deficit for
1928, President Hayding wrote the
Congress that ways are provided for
the relatively easy adjustment with
out added taxation" of the discrep-
.ancy between the income and outKo.
AS one means he recommended Iegis-
lation directing the reduction of the
accumulated naval supply account by
$100,000.0 900.
Interest Largest Item.
The largest single item in the bud
get is the fund for the interest on
the public debt, the 1915. zoo. 900 pro-
vided lacking only S25,00O.000 of the
total expenses of the federal estab-
lishment before the world war. In
addition there is an estimate of $685.
$500 forithe war debt sinking fund.
Included in the total for the Army
and Navy is ssI.s64.400 for develop
ment and maintenance of the air
services by the two departments, di-
yided $16,195,000 for the Navy and
$14,964,4 400 for the Army. These COM
pare with expenditures this year of
S15,000,0O0 4 and $1S,159.700. respec-
lively. .
The Navy. estimates carry an item
ofsS99. 1 90, 600 for continuing construc-
tion on the 1916 building program az
compared to $142.452,000 for this year.
Navy pay calls for $148,754.000, an in
crease Of $49, 10000
veterans' Bureau Estimates.
Pay, mileage. etc, for the Army, il
the largest item in the War Depart
ment budget, the! figure being $751;
44s, 400. For the National Guard an
expenditure Of $2s.s4s.soo is esti-
mated.
Expenditures on public works under
the War Department are given as
s57.e4S:00. including S44.24o.o00 for