Evening star., 1922-10-22
LAUDS THE RECORD
OF c. 0.P. CONGRESS
Senator Curtis Cites Drastic
Reductions Made in Govern
ment Expenditures.
COMPARISON OF FIGURES
Says Republican Administration
Evidences by Its Acts Its In
tention to Economic.

Drastic reductions in appropria-
tions for the government have been
made by the republicans since they
have been in control. according to
Senator Curtis OF Kansas. republican
whip of the Senate and a member
of the finance and appropriations
comn.ttees of that body. In state
ment issued last night, Senator Curtis
said:
THE best evidence that this re-
publican administration Is doing what
it can to reduce expenditures is the
appropriations made by the Congress
since the republicans came into
power
He pointed out that the republicans
had controlled Congress and thc APP
propriation bills since the extra Ses-
sion called in May. 1919. when Wood
row Wilson was still President He
said:
Notes "BiE supply Bills"
When the extra session was called
in May. 1919. the new republican Con-
gress was called upon To pass upon
the big supply bills which had failed
of passage before March 4. 1919. TIL"
amount recommended by the previous
to-
914.I3. The amount appropriated was
s2.s2S.2S3. 4S2.I6. or reduction of
s93s.692.54I made by 4 republican
Congress. The estimates fer 1921
and 1922 were submitted TO Congress
by the democratic heads Of depart
nents and the appropriations were
AS follows: APPROXIMATIONS fiscal
year 1920. Sc 45i 5as.64s: appropria-
tions fiscal year 1921. S4,7so.S29.5lo;
appropriations fiscal year 1922. s4.-
O65.3l6.S66.
The appropriations for the fiscal
year 1873, made at the session just
closed, and upon estimates sub
mitted Icy me republican heads of
departments and submitted through
the budget. amounted to S3,147.O35.-
Ss2.s4. they are less than the ap
propriat.onE for 1927 by the sum of
Sl.033.-ai ail2..,l They are less than
the appropriations for 1922 by s3l9.-
ssJ.aS4.lO. The largest of the reduC-
tiors in 1923 was in the Army aud
.'avy."
Appropriations for Army and Navy.
The appropriation for the Army for
1870 was 1924 1864. Senator Curtis
said. and for 1928. S256.il1,l6a The
appropriations for the Navy for 1920
were S623.s13.eSo. and for 1928, s2s4,
SaS.51..
The total of the budget estimates
submitted by the President for the
hscal year 1923 amounted to s3.S09,.-
242.l5s So continued Senator Curtis.
The supplemental budget estimates
were sllo.33i .2699I. making a total
OF s3.s1s.55s.42s.5o. The amount ac-
1uaily appropriated by Congress was
s3.747.035. being reduction
OF Sl12.523, ,046.s6.
Surplus for the Year.
at might be interesting to note
that the ordinary receipts for the
fiscal year ending July /, 1922, were
S4.109.104. 1904, and the, total ex-
penditures. including public debt
receipts. were s3.7s5.3O2. .4s9.s4. leav-
ing surplus for the year of S3l3.-
sol. l.651.10, as against an estimated
deficit last December of S24.46S.7o3.
The total gross debt of the govern
ment on June 80. 1921. was s23,977.-
450.552.54. the total gross debt June
30. 1922. was s@2.sS3.3s1.70s The
reduction in the debt during the year
amounted to s1.014.o6s.s44.23. The
total gross debt of the United States
on May 81, 1919, was s25,s1S.s74,-
0s6.s3
Lowers Federal Taxes.
The reduction of appropriations
penditures has. of course. reduced the
government taxes. The amount of
the reduction for 1921 calendar year,
was $S0.00n.000, and the reduction for
1922 calendar year, will amount to
sS6O.O00.000. There has been a reduc-
tion OF employees from 691.116 on July
/. 1920, to 56S,390, December 1921,
making reduction of 122.726.
One must remember in comparing
the appropriations for this and other
years in the future with the year
prior to the great world war that the
interest on the public debt has in
creased from S23.000,00O annually to
s9I5.oe0.000. the sinking fund and
other public debt retirement funds
from sso.o0o.ooO to 1863. 900 900, appro-
900 to s252.o0O.000.
Fund for War Veterans.
"The appropriations for the Vet
erans' Bureau to provide compensa-
tlon. vocational training and medical
and hospital relief to veterans of the
world war amounted to $418.000,000
for 1928. against nothing before the
war. war One hundred million dollars for
the Shipping Board. The internal
revenue service cost $4.000.0o0 before
tho war; now. including funds for
prohibition enforcement, it amounts
TO &c" 100000 year
There has already been paid to
disabled veterans of the world war
nearly two billion dollars and there
Is being paid out about a million and
quarter dollars every day. The
government already has 27.470 hos
pftal beds and. in addition. is using
7.sos beds in civil hospitals. There
are over $4,000 men in hosnitals, who
receive. besides their keeping and
care, from $50 to s157 per month
as awards. In ninety-six hospitals
there are provided about 100 employees
1c ser oo each 200 patients: there are ahou.
96.soo men receiving vocational
training and about 5000 schools are
used throughout the country for the
training of service men. and several
thousand institutions for placement
training. A few months ago there
were 100000 claims pending The
bureau has been active in the DISPOSE
tion of these claims, and on October
1 the pending claims had been reduc-
ed to 42.611. There are about 100
claims received daily and they are
decided as quickly as possible.
31o.o0o.oo0 paid out for compensa-
tion and about Ss500,000 was paid
out In insurance. The government Is
doing what 1t can to take care of
and assist the disabled veterans Of
tho world war.
Republican Promise Kept.
'1n the campaign two years ago
the republicans called attention to
the low market price of government
honds,they were then selling at
ss5.53 for the victory 3As. We told
the people that this depreciation was
caused by the lack OF confidence. We
also predicted that II the republicans
were restored to power that the gov
ernment bonds would soon be at par.
This prediction has been borne out
by the facts"
CHURCH BUILT IN A DAY.