The New York herald., 1922-07-13
Senate and House Commit
tee Chairmen Tell of Vast
Sums Saved.
ARMS CONFERENCE AIDED
Largest Reduction Is Effected
in Army and Navy Es-
tablishments.
special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERLp.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, d. C., JuIy I2 .

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington d. c., July le. I
The ordinary receipts Of the Gov
ernment for the last fiscal year ex-
ceeded the ordinary expenses by s313,-
so1.651.10 and the reduction of the
4 public debt amounted to s1,o14,06S,-
sf4.23. according to statements issued
to-day by the Senate and House COM
mittees on appropriations The re-
ports reviewed fully the appropriations
for the present fiscal year 1923 which
began on July /, as compared with
those of 1922.
Both Senator Warren (Wyo),
chairman Of the Senate Appropriation
committee. and Representative Mad
den Ull). chairman Of the House
Appropriation Committee, emphasized
the fact that the budget system dur
ing the first year Of its operation was
a glowing success. expediting appro-
priation legislation and saving large
sums of money.
The largest Of the reductions was
erected in the military and nava.
| establishments. The army reduction
amounted to ss4,296.S6s.s and the
naval s11S,s44,3S3.s7.
This result" says Chairman Mad
den's report "is directly due to the con-
| clusions reached by the conference on
the limitation of armament"
Praises Harding's Work.
Chairman Madden praises the initia-
tive of President Harding in calling the
Washington Arms Conference and the
work of Secretary Hughes> and says 1t
has made possible great economies in
the naval budgets of the world and will
relieve humanity from the burden of
providing billions In taxation to defray
the cost of naval armament
Representative Byrns lTenn.), rank
ing Democratic member of the Appro-
priations Committee, in his report takes
exception to the conclusions drawn by
Senator Warren and Representative
Madden. declaring they have merely
"juggled" figures and there has not been
any actual saving under the budget
system.
Senator Warren calls especial atten-
tion to the fact that the appropriations
for the fiscal year 1929 are $319,2S0.-
9S410 less than for the fiscal year 1922.
This result" he adds which I am
sure will be gratifying to the taxpayers
Of our country. was achieved by care
full and painstaking effort on the part
OF all concerned"
With his report Senator Warren sub
mitted tables showing that the budget
estimates for the fiscal year 1923, sub
mitted December. 1921, made a grand
total of s3.S09.224. 1888; the supple
mental budget estimates submitted be-
tween December 5, 1921, to June 80,
1922. totaled $11o.334. .269.97. making
the total budget estimates for 1928
S3,919.55s,429. while the appropria-
tions netted $s.747.o35,3s264 or a re-
duction of .s172.523,o 3,o46S6.
other Figures Presented.
1.-THE regular annual appropriation
bills as passed by the Senate" says Sem
ator Warren. "show an apparent in
crease of s195,049,426.35 over the
amount as passed by the House. After
deducting from this sum $50.000.0 900
added to the post office act for con-
etruction Of rural postroads. $53,4so. 12o
added to the War Department act made
necessary. in the main. by increasing
= the size of the personnel and enlisted
strength OF the army and $44.2s0,-
SOTO added to the naval act. chiefly
on account of increased pay, Increase of
the navy and for aviation purposes,
there is left only $47,4SS. 1925 added
by the senate to the proposals of the
House.
Much OF this amount added to the
bills as passed by the Senate was made
necessary by estimates for items brought
forward at later dates and after the
bills had passed the House, and there
was little controversy concerning their
merit"
Senator Warren said Congress had
reduced the amount asked for 1922 by
s139,649,245.41. and candidly added:
Much OF this reduction has been
brought about by the fact that the esti-
mates are arranged so far in advance
that conditions necessarily change by
the time actual consideration is had"
Chairman Madded pointed out that
the estimates for the fiscal years 1921
and 1922 were prepared by the Wilson
Administration and the reductions made
by the Republican Congress in those
estimates aggregate slightly more than
$2.950. 900. 900.
Tells of Reductions.
Then he added
THE total reductions which the Re-
publican Congress effected in the
amounts proposed TO 1t by the Demo-
cratic Administration for the fiscal years
1920. 1921 and 1922 reach $500. 600. 900.
sum which exceeds by nearly $780,
100000 the total of the appropriations
just made for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1923.
I'm addition 20 the reductions effected
in the estimates Of the Democratic Con-
eress the Republican Congress. in con-
nection with the preparation OF the
appropriation bills for the fiscal years
1920. 1921 and 1922. also brought about
the repeal OF appropriations totaling
s1140. 600. .000
"The reductions made by the Repub-
lican Congress In the appropriations for
the fiscal years 1920. 1921 and 1922 are
xsflected In the following table:
Appropriations
Fiscal year 1920 SO, ,4J4. 500 $40 80
Fiscai year 1921. 21............. a. 7SO 500 5i q Ak
Fiscal year 1922. ............ OCj6 3f6 at,6 IA
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