Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-06
FIRST BUDGET ASKS
{3,505,754,727 TO
RUN ]. S. N 1923
PresIdsrt Transmits to Con-
grsss Needs Of Government
to Meet Operating Expense.
ADVANCE OVER ESTIMATES
Federal Government Expected
10 Cost $2.032.285. 1862 Less
Than Outlay for 1921.

Washington. Dec. "a federal
Nudsot fcr the fiscal year 1923 mp
rvo>imntrly $500 600 900 below the
four hllllun dollar figure which had
been estimated sometime ago as the
n,lnlmnm of government expenditures
f"r several years to come faced con-
kfc~ when u rcconvcncd yesterday.
Tho v>act figures, as prepared by
the newly created budget bureau and
transmitted by President Harding In
n special message. were ss.5o6. 7ba.-
tfi Including an estimated deficit OF
ffleop.ede IN the operations OF the
roaial service.
Thla total represents decrease of
'a2.iutoae from the ss.e67. .aes .s66 es-
thhatcd expenditures Tor the current
nHeai year and ,go3s ,sS5. .s6g from the
actual expenditures In the nscal year
lp2l ~ ". however. si67.57l,a7T in
'>csrs Vf the estimated receipts of
tHaN,lNa,i ,ihO. while the outgo for the
current nscal year exceeds the es~
ilmaicd receipts of tssiS. asa. .6e3 by
,ilos.i goa.
RHteulnk to the apparent deficit for
lpfa, President uarding wrote the
'onsrusn that ways arc provided for
The relatively easy adjustment with
uul added taxation" of the discrepancy
hotwecn the income and outgc. AS one
inrnna he recommended legislation di-
ioollnn the reduction OF the accumu-
ihied snval supply account by $780,
600 ,0On
Actual appropriations asked of Con-
gross tur the various Federal depart
m"nla and AGENCIES for 1928 total So
asi,Nih,aae, exclusive OF postoflico De-
lnrtm"nt This represents a rcduc-
tlon W tige.Soe. $40 from tho original
rniimntC na presented 20 the budget
bureau, u is stated. but il approx
inetclN '2fOn0 600 more than the ap-
r,or,intlons for tho fiscal year,
lsrlainlng tho s2S0STe.iSi excess
81 cstimntyd expenditures In 1898 over
the appropriations asked for. bulge,
bureau oihclnls explain that some of
The funds actually 60 be put out will
h' carried over Ia continuing appro-
lrinlionr ana By other means. They
say that appropriations for given
,enr DO not accurately reflect actual
'NrcuH'n fcr that year pointing out
'hhi Will" the appropriations for this
n"vHi YEAR were Sa.iei .s03 062. the cs-
'imetrd actunl outgo viii exceed this
r,ln W approximately S770.0o 900.
rf the total estimated expenditures
fns ip1a. approximately $4,000 900 o0o
T. ,o pay fot past wars and to keep ur
th' nrhllne arms of the government,
isaNlun cnls about s60o 600 600 Cor the
pcacc tuna pursuits % the Federal
esfahllshmcrt The estimate Cor the
ARMY and thc navy ~ sS0l .G36. lG7. a
,osh,iiou ol sec sos .2ga as compared
With This liscal year and S956 1852, ,74i
80 comrhrcd with tho fiscal year 1921.
The nnNy estimate uf s43i.754 GOO
Y A. explained docs not take into ac-
,runt any possible reductions that
minht ne brought about as a result
~ the hffnp cuniorouce. tho total In
ciuilnn funds for continuing work on
the ships of tho 1916 program. most
of which would be- scrappcd under tn,
rroro~el made 90 the conference by
'hn American government.
Tho largest single item IN IA,
i'fdn.t ls the fund ior ihe interest OF
the public debt the 1875 600 eco pro
Nidsd lhyhing only teb 600 600 of IN,
t,tnl expenses uf the federal estab
li-hmont before the world war. II
addition there h an estimate Of s36s.
ga 500 for tho war debt sinking fund
Included In The total fcr tho arm,
and navy ls fal.eGi. 400 for develop
inent and maintenance OF the air ser
Woes st the two departments, divide,
tih irf Nn1 fur ihs navy enc sla.a6s.