The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-12
BIG REDUCTION IN
FEDERAL BUDGET
ECONOMIES OF s225 100000 EF.
FEcTED In CURRENT FISCAL
YEAR, DAWES FIGURES
Estimates for Expenditures In Prsn
cipal Government Departments
Are Severely sIashed by
Budget Director

Washington.Th economies total
ing $225. 100000 have been accom-
plished by the new government bud
get system for the current fiscal yeay
10 disclosed In report by Budget d.
rector Dawes, which President Hard
Ing Monday transmitted to Chairman
Madden OF the house appropriations
committee Monday.
.On the whole" the presidents let
ter reads, Il believe congress win find
the operation Of the newly adopted
methods to be highly gratifying, not
only In having brought about reduc-
lions In expenditures In accord with
the manifest wishes of congress In
reduced appropriations, but in reveal
ing the possibilities OF savings through
more efficient methods In the future,
thus conveying to the people the DEM
onstrations of those in authority to
operate the government effectively at
the least possible cost, to make the
governments full ways Of peace and
ultimately lifting the excessive burden
OF taxation"
The chief points brought out In the
report of Mr.. Dawes are the following:
First, that the expenditures Of gov
ernment for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1922, which, after executive
pressure, plan and policy had been i'm
posed upon the business organization,
were given in the December budget
estimate as $3,967 1922 800, will be at
least $45, 55O,336 less than this estim-
ate, or approximately the sum OF
1922, 372,O30, a reduction of over
| 81. 800, 100000 from the actual expen-
diures for the proceeding fiscal year
1921.
Second, that after eliminating from
| the estimates, the confusing figures
incident TO operations in capital funds,
| the public debt and other similar ac-
counts, which have no real bearing
upon the question of expenditures for
operation of the routine business OF
| government subject, in general to
| executive control, there has been re-
duction in these latter expenditures
as compared with 1921 of 500, 100000.
/ of which the director of the budget de-
tails 1925 100000 as that which can
be fairly attributed to the imposition
of executive plan and pressure on the
routine business organization of gov
ernmen under the new system.
| Third, that the saving against cur.
4 rent appropriations Of SIP 100000 set
i up by the departments and establish
ments in August, 1921, in response to
executive request has been increased
Notwithstanding appropriations Of
congress of over $7,000,O00 of this re
serve for other purposes, to the ap
proximate sum of $136,000,O00, al
which 1t now stands. Only such part
OF these reductions as are real say
ings and not postponed expenditures
have been included in the general es
innate of savings given.
Il Fourth, that the present estimated
expenditures for 1922 for the operation
Of the routine business of govern
ment generally subject to executive
control. after eliminating certain ex
penditures amounting to $7,500.00(
authorized by congress after the sub
mission of the budget for representa-
ton of the United States at the Brazil
exposition, seed loans. and fulfillmen
of the treaty with Colombia, as com
pared with the December budget es
Inmates show an excess of only $25,
767 ,45T on total of S1,758,375.67 O
discrepancy of only about ~ pc
cent