The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-12-08
SUBMITS BUDGET
ONU.S. EXPENSE
President Harding Sends
Budget to New Session
of Congress.
SHOWS A BIG CUT
Reduction of 100000 Made in
Estimates of Government
Budget for Coming Year.
fpy A..ociated Press Leased wire

A8SOCi4te0
Washington, D. CA federal budget
for the fiscal year 1923 approximately
$500, 200, 900 below the four billion dol
lar figure which has been estimated
some time ago as the minimum of
government expenditures for several
years to come, faced Congress when
it re-convened today.
The exact figures as prepared by the
newly created budget bureau and
transmitted by President Harding in a
special message, were $S,505, 745, 1877,
including an estimated deficit of
$21 sos, 1856 in the operations Of the
postal service.
This total represents q decrease of
S462, 1877 ,6S9 from the So ,967 1895, 500 es-
timated expenditures for the current
fiscal year and s2,032, 1855 from the
actual expenditures in the fiscal year
1921. 1t is, however, $167 ,97T in ex-
cess of the estimated receipts of
S3,8S8 ,1Se, 772 while the out go for the
current fiscal year exceeds the esti-
mated receipts Of $S,943, Ass, 66S by
24,468, 7O3.
Large Sum for Railroads.
While the railroad administration
and the transportation act are express
ed to cost the government S337, 679 1876
in 1922 no estimate of expenditures
for these purposes for 1923 was in
cluded in the budget. Experts ex-
planned it was not possible to make
an accurate estimate of what would
be needed for the carriers until after
the results of the 1922 railroad finane-
ing are known.
Referring to the apparent deficit for
1923, President Harding wrote the Con-
gress that ways are provided for the
relative easy adjustments without add
ed taxation of the discrepancy between
the income and out-go. AS one means
he recommended legislation directing
the reduction of the accumulated naval
supply account by $10O,OO0,OOO.
The largest single item in the bud
get is the fund for the interest on the
public debt, the $975, 900 provided
lacking only $25,000,OO0 of the total
expenses Of the federal establishment
before the world war. In addition there
is an estimate Of $500 1886, 800 for the
war debt sinking fund.
To Develop Air Service.
Included in the total for the army
and navy is $31,964, 400 for develop
ment and maintenance of the air serv-
ices Of the two departments divided
Sic, 10000 for the navy and $14,964, 400
for the army. These compare with ex-
penditures this year of $4,000 900 and
$19, 159,700 respectively.
The navy estimates carry an item of
$99, $4,000 for continuing construction
on the 1915 building program as com
pared to $142, 452, 900 for this year.
Navy pay calls for S145, 754, 900, an in
crease Of $49,00o,00
Pay, mileage, etc, for the army is
the largest item in the war department
budget, the figure being $154, 448, 900.
For the national guard an expenditure
Of $2s ,s46,600 is estimated.
Little for Public Works.
Expenditures on public works under
VIC WAX department. are given as
$57,943,90o, including $44,2S5, 400 for
rivers and harbors as compared with
29,s60,000 for the current year.
Included in the $455, 2S2. 702 esti.
mate for the veterans bureau are
these items: Military and naval COM
pensation, $3.50, o0o, 900; military and
naval insurance, $s2,713, 900; vocational
rehabilitation, $4,000, 900; medical
and hospital service $4,000, 900, and
salaries and expenses $2e,52i, 7O2.
For prohibition enforcement the bud-
get estimates $4,000 900, an increase
Of $2,600,0o0 over this year. Ex4
penses of the internal revenue bureau
are placed at $50 200, 100 compared with
$50, oS2,7790 for this year.
Estimates for independent agencies
include: Federal trade commission.
$94S,5G0; interstate commerce commits.
sion, $4,se6,24o; housing corporation
$685. AZ: railroad labor board SSss. $50:
alien property custodian, $500. 48O:
civil service commission, $595,596, and
employees compensation commission and
compensation fund $2,7e8, 600.