New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-07-13
s319,28O,984
Saving Effected
In 1923 Budget
Madden and Warren Cite
sl72,523.W6 Cut in
Estimate for Year and
Praise Harding and Dawes
Discounted by Democrats
Statement Shows Receipts
Exceed Expenses by
Sum Of 1913, 8Ol OSLO
-, The rssaspe's Washington Bpreaf

re Tyier.es Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, July l2.-Under ap-
excavations made for the fiscal year
,ooe saving of s319.2so,9s4 over the /
.nnropriatiors for 1922 have been
ado scecrding to statements made |
,uslie to-day by Chairman Martin B. |
M,ssen OF the House Appropriations
Committee and Senator Warren, of the /
-s,asse Appropriations Committee. The
easements ASSERT that Congress has
rsdrced the budget estimates for 1929
n the sum Of s172, 523,046 and the |
smounts submitted for 1922 in the sum
Of SlS9 ,64s,245.
TIE fact is noted that the ordinary
receipts of the government for the last |
sssr exceeded the ordinary expenses
by s3l3,S0l, 65110, while the public !
aeht. as the Treasury has ALREADY re-
nor.ed, is reduced by s1,014.O6S. s44 %.
While Chairman Madden and Senator
Warren were giving out their reviews. |
making fine showing of economy for /
The Republicans in Congress and for
the Republican Administration, Repre-
sentative Byrnes, of Tennessee. gave |
oat statement on behalf of the Dem !
oeratic members of the House Appro- !
priations Committee: He contends that !
IS matter of fact the showings of !
savings by the Republican leaders are
inaccurate, misleading and "preposter-
oas'
The reports made to-day constitute |
the customary financial reviews given |
BIZ the House and Senate Appropria-
tons committees after the passage of |
tie annual supply br:is. Credit is given
General Dawes. Director of the Budget, |
and President Harding for the success
FIJI Inauguration of the BUDGET system,
BIZ both Mr.. Madden and Senator War |
na.
Chairman Madden's Report
Chairman Madden's report recounts
the reductions in estimates of the Will |
son Administration for the fiscal wears
1920, 1921 and 1922 by a Republican
Congress. He says:
@The estimates for the fiscal wears
ended June 80, 1921 and 1922. re-
spectlveiy, were prepared by the Will
son Administration and submitted to
the Republican Congress. The reduc-
Cons made by the Congress in those
estimates aggregate slightly more than
s2,s50.o0o000.
aThe total reductions which the Re-
publican Congress effected in the
amounts proposed to it by the Demo
cratic Administration for the fiscal
years 1920, 1921 and 1922 reach
| Sso,0O0.000, sum which exceeds by
nearly si50,Ooo,o00 the total of the ap-
propriations just made for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1923.
In addition to the reductions effect
| &C in the estimates of the Democratic
Administration and the bills of the
Demorstic Congress. the Republican
congress, in connection with the
! pfeparatlon of the appropriation bills
sM the fiscal years 1920, 1921 and 1922,
slso brought about the repeal of appro-
priatons totaling S1,140,0oO.
4 The reductions made by the Re-
mbican Congress in the appropria-
Tons for the fiscal years 1920, 1921
nd 1922 are reflected in the following
ase (fiscal years.:
/ lpropriations 192o...ss454.bes.s4 1885
,.'ro prist tons 1921 ..... ,7so.s2a,51O.35
These reductions are important to
Keep in mind because of the direct
BEARING and influence they have had on
ne reductions in expenditures for
aese fiscal years.
Il Sf>NHS u viz GPPAOpA 4dliOHS IOT
the current fiscal year, Mr. Madden
says:
The appropriations for the fiscal
year 1923, made at the session lust
closed, aggregate S3,747,0 35,382.64. Com
pared to appropriations for the i'm
medlateiy preceding fiscal years, they
Sspiay a great decrease. They are
Tess than the appropriations for the
nseal year 1921 by the sum of S1,o33,-
1H,2t7l and are less than the ap-
Preparations for the fiscal year 1922
tsaDo63l6S66.74) by $319,2S0, 9S41O.
mol ne largest of the reductions for
1873 under 1922 has been effected in
ue military and naval establishments
ne appropriations for the military
saohshment, exclusive of permanents.
s ~. .ae nsca! year 1922 aggregate $780,
v.0ao-oo. The comparable appropria-.I
IONS Ter the fiscal year 1928 are $685.
14t.i.los.67, reduction of s94 1896, 368.68. !
lac appropriations for 1923 provide for
~ enlisted strength of 10000 officers
sau 10000 men. Following are COM
paianve figures on the basis Of mill
ms appropriations and officer and en-
hsral year 1920:
APPROPRIATIONS. Amount Officers. Men
i,;, '''..... s794.e2l,664 1884 1852
;s5 s "...... 25o,7o7,58s $4,000 10000 !
.@'''.-.. 256,411. 1863 $4,000 125, 900 |
Inc total naval appropriations, ex-
s ssse OF permanents, for 1922 are
ssas So,96O.S7. Those for 1923 are
ssssasSo,577, reduction of S118,s44,-
itSs ms result is directly due to
cue conclusions reached by the Con-
inent. " VIC Ai'nitaolon OF Arma-
s2la,l4o,752 Cut in 1928
l,,n Inc combined military and naval
saapeooop'l ans for 1922 are s763 $685.
1.S. The combined amounts for the
Ts s - services for 1923 are s550,747,-
,s sseL The combined reduction for
' -. Under 1922 is s213.l40,752.55.
Ish.. 's appropriations for the Ship
asrgya saard for the fiscal year 1923
ps;s,;es.sd si00,459 900. The appro-
s5o noo lot the fiscal year 1922 are
lsaoSwss' While the amount for 1923
ls0 !, az apparent increase of s26, $780,
II tb - , must be recalled that included
L. sse a isz g. appropriations is the sum
Idsi sSss'sOO'ooo Tor the payment of back
Iasss ag =. amount of the reduction of