The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-12-09
HALF BILLION CUT
IN DAWES BULGE 7.
Figures Are Given to Congress
by the President.
REDUCTIONS IN TWO YEARS
Makes Big Trim From 100000, 900,
Previous Estimate for 1923-First
Federal Attempt to Control
Country's Funds.

Washington, Dec. GA federal
budget for the fiscal year 1923. ap-
proximately $500,00O,OO0 below the $4,-
000,O00000 figure which had been es-
timated some time ago as the mini
mum of government expenditures for
several years to come, faced congress
when it recOnvened Monday.
The exact fiures as prepared by
the newly-created budget bureau and
transmitted by President Harding In
a special message, was $3,505, 745,-
727, including an estimated deficit Of
$21, 509,666 in the operations of the
postal service.
This total represented a decrease
of 1862, 1877 $50 from the $780,, 922,-
1866 estimated expenditures for the
current fiscal year and $2,032, 2S5, 1862
from the actual expenditures in the
fiscal year 1921. 1t is however, $751;
571,9 77 in excess of the estimated re-
ceipts of $3,O38, 1872, 750, while the out
go for the current fiscal year exceeds
the estimated receipts Of 3,943, 453, 663
by $24, ,7O3.
Can Adjust Budget.
Referring to the apparent deficit for
1923, President Harding wrote congress
that ways are provided for the rela-
lively easy adjustment without added
taxation" of the discrepancy between.
the income and outgo. AS one means
he recommended legislation directing
the reduction of the accumulated ma
val supply account by $100,O00,000.
Actual appropriations asked of con-
gress for the various federal depart
ments and agencies for 1923 total 49,
224,875, 592, exclusive of Post Office de-
partment. This represents reduction
of $122, S06,310 from the original es-
innate as presented to the budget
bureau, it is stated, but is approx
mately $27,OO0,O00 more than the ap-
preparations for this fiscal year.
Explaining the $3.50, 1874 excess
of estimated expenditures in 1923 over
the appropriations asked for, budget
bureau officials explain that some of
the funds actually to be put out will
be carried over in continuing appropri-
atiOns and by other means. They say
that appropriations for a given year
do not accurately reflect actual ex-
penses for that year, asserting that
while the appropriations for this fls-
cal year were $3,197, 8O7,962, the esti-
mated outgo will exceed this sum by
approximately $77O,O0O0OO.
$4,000 ,000,000 for Wars.
OF the total estimated expenditures
for 1923, approximately $2,900,0OO,OO0
is to pay for past wars and to keep up
the fighting arms of the government.
leaving only about $500, 100000 for the
peacetime pursuits of the federal es-
adjustment. The estimate for the
army and navy is 1901, 1886, 107, a re-
duction of $50, 800, 200, as compared
with this fiscal year, and $685., 352, TAI,
as compared with the fiscal year 1921.
The navy estimate of $431, 754 900,
1t might be explained, does not take
into account any possible reductions
that might be brought about as q re-
suit of the arms conference.
The largest single item In the budget
is the fund for the interest on the
public debt, the $975,OO0,OOO provided
lacking only $25,O0OOOO of the total
expenses of the federal establishment
before the World war. In addition
there is an estimate of $685., 1885, 800 for
the war debt sinking fund.
$31 ,964,00o for Air Service.
Included in the total for the army
and navy is $31, 100000 for develop
ment and maintenance of the air serv-
ices of the two departments-$16,19 1885,
600 for the navy and $14, 964, 400 for
the army. These compare with ex-
penditures this year Of 100000 and
SO, 159, 700, respectively.
The navy estimates carry an item
of 500, 19S,00O for continuing construc-
ton on the 1916 building program, as
compared to SAP, Az, 900 for this year.
Navy pay calls for S148, 754, 900. an In
crease of $49,000,000.
Pay, mileage, ETC., for the army is
the largest item in the War depart
ment budget, the figure being 1884,
44S, 400 For the National Guard an
expenditure OF SZS,94069O is estimated.
Expenditures on public works under
the War department are given as ST.
1890, including $44, 245, 400 for rivers
and harbors, as compared with 500
$4,000 for the current year
Included in the $3.50, go, 702 estimate
for the veterans bureau are these
items: Military and naval compensa-
ton, S160,000,000 military and naval
Insurance, $50, 713,G0O, vocational re-
Mobilization, 1927 100000 medical and
hospital service, $72,0OO0OO, and sal
aries and expenses, S26, ,702.
For prohibition enforcement, the
budget bureau estimates $1O0O0,OOO an
increase of $2.500,O00 over this year.
Expenses of the internal revenue bu-
reau are placed at $50, 206, 100, as COM
pared with $58032, 100 for this year.