The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-05-19
BIG REDUCTION IN
Federal. BUDGET
ECONOMIES or s22s, OoO,o0s Er.
FEcTEn IN CURRENT FISCAL
YEAR, DAWEs FIGURES
Estimates for Expenditures In PrIn-
cipal Government Departments
Are Severely sIashed by
Budget Director

Washington. economies total
ing sc25. 000, 900 have been accom-
plished by the new government bud
get system for the current fiscal year
is disclosed In q report by Budget Di-
rector Dawes. which President Hard
Ing Monday transmitted to Chairman
Madden OK the house appropriations
committee Monday.
"On the WHOLE" the presidents let
Ter reads. Il believe congress will find
the operation OF the newly adopted
methods 10 be highly gratifying. not
only In having brought about reduc-
tions 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 10
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
srnment for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1922. which, after executive
pressure. plan and policy had been Inn
posed upon the business organization,
were given In the December budget
estimate as $3,867 ,822 1863, will be at
least $40, 336 less than this estim-
ate. or approximately the sum of
1897, BIZ ,030 a reduction of over
$1,000, OOO,0 900 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 &C
counts, which have no real bearing
upon the question OF expenditures for
operation OF the routine business OF
government subject, In general e
1 executive control, there has been q re
duction In these latter expenditures
as compared with 1921 OF SCOT 800, 900
OF which the director OF the budget de
tails s225. 100000 "a that which car
DO fairly attributed 20 the imposition
of executive plan and pressure on Thu
routine business organization OF gov
ernmen under the new system.
| Third, that the saving against eur
rent appropriations OF s112, 900. 600 Sc
up by the departments and establish
ments In August, 1921, in response Il
executive request has been incs>ased
Notwithstanding reappropriations o
congress OF over s7.000.00O OF this re
serve for other purposes, TO the NJ
proximate sum OF Si96.O00,0OO. a
which II now stands. Only such par
OF these reductions as are real say
ings and not postponed expenditure
have been included In the general Of
innate OF savings given.
Fourth. that the present estimate
expenditures for 1922 for the operatio
OF the routine business OF govern
mens generally subject TO executiv
control, after eliminating certain Q,
penditurea amounting TO $7,500.00
authorised by congress after the sui
mission of the budget for represents
ton OF the United States at the BraE
exposition, seed loans, and fuifillmer
OF the treaty with Colombia. NJ CON
pared with the December budget o
Inmates show an excess OF only SIC
7e7, Asst on a total OF $1,T5S. $40 .672, {
discrepancy OF only about IN d
! cent.