Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-12-05


1928 over the appropriations ask
q ed for, budget bureau officials ok
plain that some Of the funds ac
tually to be put out viii, be car
4 ried over In continuing appropria
tions and BY othar fleanss, They
i say that appropriations for a Civ.
H Zen year do not accurately reflect
4 actual expenses for that year
\ pointing out that while the ap-
.propriations for this fiscal year
were $3,197,807,962, the esti-
/ mated actual outgo will exceed
this sum by approximately $780,
{ 900, 900.
Il Past Wars Costly.
4 OF the total estimated expendi-
\ lures for 1923, approximately $2,-
/ 900.000,00 is to pay for past wars
\ and to keep UP the fighting arms
] Of the government, leaving only
/ about 100000, 900 for the peace
! time pursuits of the federal estab-
lishment. ENe estimate for the
! army and the navy is 1901, $685.
\ aO7 IA redhetion Of $66,3O5,2991
as cSfnfaredsWitle fiscal year,
andfdfsg5 6, $s2 ,74d as. compared
With The fiSaal year 1921.
1 The navy estimate Of $43f,754,-
200, it is explained, does not take
into account any possible reduc-
tion that might be brought about
as result Of the arms conference,
the total including funds for con-
tinuing work on the ships of the I
1915 program, most Of which {
would be scrapped under the pro-
posal made to the conference by t
the American government. t
The largest single item in the a
budget is the fund for the inter l.
est on the public debt, the 1915, Il
100000 provided lacking only s
$25, 100000 of the total expenses n
81 the federal establishment before tt
The world war. In addition there a.
IS an estimate of $369 1888 for II
he war debt sinking fund. al
81 Millions for Arms. ~ y
Included in the total for the ii
Irmy and navy is $31, ,964,40 for tr
development and maintenance of &c
he air services oil the two depart al
1ents, divided $16,195,0 900 for the gr
avy and $14,964,400 for the vi
rmy. These compare with ex-
enditures this year OF $t5.00O.-
90 and $19,159,70O respectively.
The navy estimates carry an n'
EN- of 500, 9,lsS,0 900 for continu- ~
lg construction on the 1916 Z
liidlng program as compared to j.,
l42, 452,00O for this year. Navy ~
~ calls for $147,754,0O0, an in ~. M
ease Of $4,000, 600. ~
Pay, mileage, etc, for the army ~
the largest item in the war de- ;,
lrtment budget, the figure being ue' M
l54, ,448,400. For the nattona. "e
lard an expenditure OF $685.. uel l
10 estimated. uel
expenditures on public works -
der the war department are '1s :
yen as $57.943,9O0, including
for rivers and harbor
compared with $29,S50,O0 for II
} current year.
Soldier Aid Provided.
included in the $455, ,232, ,702 es-
'ate for the veterans bureau are
Sc items:
diiitary and naval compensa-
J $3.50, 100000; military and
Al institutions $62,713.0O0;
ational rehabilitation $I27,-
200; medical and hospital
tice $72,000,O00 and salaries
expenses $62.521, ,702.
or prohibition enforcement the
get bureau estimates $4,000.
an increase Of $2,500, 900 over
year. Expenses for the in
lal revenue bureau are placed
l90 as compared with
'o32,790 for this year.
stimates for Independent
lcies include: MI
aderal trade commission
$500; interstate commerce
mission, $4.9s5,240: housing
grafton. $1.267,453; railroad 4
T board, $3ss,s5O: alien prop
custodian. $3.50, $50; ciyillg
CO commission, $5s5.5s5, and q,
Dyes compensation commits :,
and compensation fund. s2,-I - =.
700. Il
lille the railroad administra-
and the transportation actlI
expected to cost the govern
sss7.s7s.235 in 1929, no es-
e OF expenditures for these
'ses in 1898 was included in \,
udget. Experts explained thatlI
not possible to make an ac-
Q estimate of what would be
d for the carriers until after
ssults Of the 1892 railroad H. o.
ng arc knawp Viii