Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-12-06

ct for the fiscal year 1s23-the first to
b eompned-shows estimated expendi-
TIRES OF ss.6o5,764.727, a decrease of
ste2.1s7.sas as compared to the estimate
"a eueso for the fiscal year 1922, ending
next June 30. and a reduction Of 5000
1s5,ss7 from the actual outlay in the
dscAi year 1921.
Estimated receipts for 1923 are placed
at s3.5ss.1s2,75o, leaving an apparent
6edcit Of s1e7,571,s77. In transmitting the
budget to congress today, President
Harding says ways are provided for the
relatively easy adjustment of the dis
crepancy between income and ouogo
'Awdthout added taxation" AS one means
he recommends legislation directing the
reduction Of the naval supply account
hq &loo, 100000.
Actual appropriations asked of con-
gress for the various federal departments
and agencies for 1928 total s3.224.s75,-
500. exclusive of post office department.
This represents a reduction Of $122,so6,-
slo from the original estimated as pres
snted 10 the budget bureau, it is stated,
but 1t is appro ximately S27 100000 more
than the appropriations for the fiscal
year.
Explaining the s2so,s7s.134 excess of
estimated expenditures in 1928 over the
appropriations asked for, budget bureau
officials explain that some of the funds
actually to be paid out will be carried
over in continuing appropriations and
by other means. They say that appro-
priations for a given year do not ac-
cllrately reflect actual expenses for that
year, pointing out that while the appro-
priations for this fiscal year were 3d.
1sTs0s,s62 the estimated actual cut
"a will exceed this sum by approximately
$y7o.oo0.oo.
OF the total estimated expenditures for
1929. approximately $4,000, 0o0,o is to
pay for past wars and to KEEP up the
fighting arms Of the government leaving
only about $500 900, 900 for the peace
time pursuits Of the federal establish
went.. The estimate for, the army is
tso1. s3e, 1o7, reduction OF SIS. 305.-
sss as compared with this fiscal year and
3s56.S52,741 as compared with the fs-
cal year 1921.
The navy estimate of S431,754000 It
% explained, does not take into account
any possible reductions that might be
bVovgAt about as result of the arms
conference. the total including funds for
continuing work on the ships of the 1915
programme most of which would be
pcrapped under the proposal made to the
conference by the American government.
Accompanying the budget as sent to
congress is detailed report from Di-
rector General DAVIS as to the opera ton
. Of. the budget bureau since its establish
/ nnent Ave months ago and some pointed
= Comments as to means Of continuing its
4 sfielent operation. Discussing the recab-
I lion Of the budget by congress, General
rlawes says:
TT Is to be expected that since the
rsrn,ft r,1fr ffr1-o fac Il
4 Under pressure by the executive for prop.
e. retrenchment. WI re consistent with
: efficiency, It will not he necessary as
s. heretofore. for congress 70 make radi-
3 cal cuts upon estimates of the budget
= with any uncertainty as to what will be
= the result IS it effects efficiency. The
K president OF the United States, when he
8 sends the budget to congress is presumed
q TO send it with all the reductions in ex.
penditures which can be effected without
j due impairment of governmental bushes,
: processes, In the preparation of the
q budget he has had to work an authorizes
II agency in the bureau not only in ascer
tanning the reasonab,en ess of desired ap
ynceations, but in continually imposing
pressure upon the departments for a re
duction in the estimates wherever prop
e. and possible"
.FGeneral Dawes says he feels that tn
ultimate for expenditures for 1923, upoi
which the budget is based will not b.
Increased except through appropriation
INITIATED by congress or by the execu
I'VE as a result Of emergency or unfore
seen conditions arising after the prepare
ten OF the budget"
Reiterating his recommendation that
congress Immediately repeal all outstand
ing continuous appropriations and IRE
volving. funds" General Dawes says tn
method OF appropriating money hereto
fore followed has resulted in a condition
OF things under which it is almost inlpos
sible for either the executive, congress
or the secretary of the treasury to hav
before them true picture of the fsca
condition Of the government at any par
ucular time"
The whole habit of making continu
Gus appropriations TO which the govern
nent has been committed in the past,
he adds, is only an encoura cement t
lack Of scrutiny of public work by tn
head Of the department under which it
carried on, and an encoura cement t
p0ftlessness and carelessness on the par
u the subordinates more directly cor
eerned in II. This system of preparin
the budget will confine the attention c
the executive, Of congress- and of til
public 10 the one great important ores
ton, to wit, the relation of the none
actually to be spent b. the f.overnmer
othe money actually to- be i ceived b
the government in any given year, all il
outstanding obiigationsS and indefnit
eomnaitmentsf projects, and enterprise
considered. This will enable congress
With more intelligence, to determine E
any time both the necessity for retrenci
naent and the ability of the governrner
70 engage in additional projects to h
Initiated by congress outside Of the bu.
getary provisions"
Likening the federal government
business corporation, General Dave
points to these faults" which he say
existed;
The president of the corporation (tt
president of the United States) gay
practically no attention to its ordinar
routine business.
TIE administrative vice presiden
tnennbers of the cabinet) were Above
70 run. their severa departments as
each separate department was an ind
pendent authority in all matters of 70,
tine business.
Because of a lack Of any outlined bus
ness plan, no system existed for nal
lng purchases or in selling material alor
business lines under a unified policy.