Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-05

. The 1923 Budget
Washington, Dec. 5.-A federal
budget for the fiscal wear 1923 ap-
proAimateiy s5oo.ooo,seo below the
Tour billion dollar figure which had
oeen estimated SOME time ago as th<,
minimum Of government expenditures
tor several years to come. faced the
congress when it reconvened today.
i lie exact figures asi prepared h,-
the newly created budget bureau and
tranemttted tby President Harding MI,
special message. were $S,505,I45.-
III, including an estimated deficit Of
$2sa5VS,666 in the opera tipns Of the
| postal service.
Th.s total represents decrease Of
$462.167, ,639 from the S3.sS7.922.s66
estimated expenditures TOR tho cur
rent fisca! year, and ss.g32,285,S62
trom the actual expenditures in the
!lscal year 1921. 1t is, however,
1 {$161,5f1,977 in excess of the estfmat-
ed receipts OF $3,33Ss1S2,75O, while
the outgo fer the current fiscal year
exceeds the estimated receipts Of
$3,943, 453.663 by $24.46S,703
referring to the apparent deficit
for 1928. President harding wrote the
congress that ways are provided fol,
the relatively easy adjustment with
ont added taxation, OF the discrep-
ancy between the income and outEo.
AS one means he recommended legis-
lat1on directing the reduction @. the
accumulated naval supply account by
$100,00o,0G0.
Actual appropriations asked of con
Gress Tor the various federal depart
ments and agencies for 1928 total
ss,224,s75.5s2, exclusive Of the posi-
, office department.. This represents q
rpdncfjOn Of
orig ma! estimate as presented TO the
b0dget bureau. il stated, but is ap-
prc xin.ately s27,00o.000 more than
the appropriations for this fiscal yeal.
Expla .nng tbs s3so,s73,1S4 excess
OF estimated expenditures in 1928
over the appropriations asked for
budget. bureau officials explain thai
some Of the funds ac.ua; Is to be ,uL
out VIII be carried over in ccn.ipu n :.
appropriations and b: ether means.
They say that appron;ia ;iatious to. a
given year do not actually re .ect the
, actual expenses for thas year. point-
ing out that while the appropriations
| for this fiscal year were s3,1s1. 1.s0;.-
!62, the estimated actual ou.go will
. exceed this sun, { by approximately
/ s770, ,000, 900.
To Pay fer Wars.
! or the total est mated expenditures
for 1928. approximately $2.0Oo,o0t.-
600 is to pay for pasr wars and to
keep up the fighting arms of the gov
ernment, leaving only about $500. .600,-
600 for the peace time pursuits OF
the fedora! establiShme The csti-
mate for the army and navy is $S01. :
/ 6s6, ,107. reduction of 66,3o5,29S as
I compared with this fiscal year and
/ SS56.35a.i4i as compared with the
fiscal year 1921.
The navy estimate Of s4s1 $4,000
I it is explained, does not take into ac~
| count 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
/ b ythe American government.
largest Item.
! The largest single item in the bud
! get is the fund for the interest on tha
public debt, the s975, ,O00, Gee provided
! lacking only $25,000.000 OF the total
expense of the federal estimate be-
| fore the world war. In addition there
is an estimate of $s69.338,s0 for the
war debt sinking fund.
included In the total for the army
and navy Is $31.sS4,4o0 for develop
4
| vices OF the two departments. divid
ed $16,195,000 for the navy and $14.-
s64,400 for the army. These compare
with expenditures this year of t15,-
100000 and $l9.15S,700 respectively.
i The navy estimates carry an item OF
4 $s9,198,00O for continuing construc-
ton on the 1916 building program as
compared to $14e.4s2.000 for this
! year. Navy pay calls for $14S,T54.-
900. an increase OF $4,000. 900. I
4 Pay. mileage. etc. for the army Is
the largest item in the war depart
ment budget. the figure being t154,-
i 44S.50o. For the national guard an
Iexpenditure OF $7s,s4s.s0e 10 estinat-
ed: s3 III.
4 Expenditures on publ g works On
i der the war department are given
a. 367,s41,s00. Including t44.3lB, 800
4 for rivers aud harbors ~ compared
with $:s.S50.D0O for The current year,
yc4rFans' BurcAu Fana.
4 Including the $4ss.132, ,70s sstimRtes
\ for the veterans bureau are theHe
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