New Britain herald., 1922-07-14
COMPARTMENTS IS PUT
 ON A PAYING BASIS
Budget Cuts Billion From Public
 Debt..ReCeipts Gain

Washington, June 14-Thc ordinar, receipts of the government for the last fiscal year exceeded the ordin. ary expenses by $313,so1. .s51.1o and the reduction of the public debt amounted to sl.o14,o6s,s4423, ac. cording to statements issued yester- day by the senate and house commit tees on appropriations. The report. reviewed fully the appropriations for the present fiscal year 1923 which be- gan on July l, as compared with those of 1922
 Both Senator Warren (Wyo) chair man of the senate appropriation com mittee, and Representative Madden Gll) chairman of the house appro- priation committee, emphasized the fact that the budget system during the first year of its operation was a glowing success, expediting appropria- ton legislation and saving large sums of money
 The largest of the reductions was effected in the military and naval es- tablishments The army reduction amounted to ss4,29e,3eS.9S, and the naval s11s.s44.3s3s7.
 This result" says Chairman Mad den's report Ifs directly due to the conclusions reached by the conference on the limitation of armament"
 Chairman Madden praises the in- itiative of President Harding in call ing the Washington Arms Conference and the work of Secretary Hughes
 
 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 (Tennessee), ranking democratic member of the appropriations committee, in his re- port takes exception to the conclu- sions 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 at tention to the fact that the appropria- tions for the fiscal year 1923 are s319,2SO,9S4.1o less than for the fis- cal year 1922 This result" he adds which I am sure will be grat- flying to the taxpayers of our country, was achieved by careful and pains taking effort on the part of all con- cerned."
 With his report Senator Warren submitted tables showing that the budget estimates for the fiscal year 1923. submitted December, 1921, made grand total of $3,S09,224, ,15s.- 53; the supplemental budget esti- mates submitted between December 5, 1921, to June 30, 1922, totaled $11O,334,269.97, making the total budget estimates for 1923 $3,919,55S.- 429.50, while the appropriations net ted 7,o35,3s2,64 or a reduction of $l72,523.046.S6
 Other Figures Presented.
 "The regular annual appropriation bills as passed by the Senate,' says Senator Warren, show an apparent increase of s195.o49426.35 over the amount as passed by the House. After deducting from this sum s50,000,000 added to the post office act for con- structon of rural postroads, $53,4S0, 120 added to the War Department act. made necessary in the main, by in creasing the size of the personnel and enlisted strength of the army, and $44.2s0. .507.10 added to the naval act, chiefly on account of increased pay, increase of the navy and for aviation purposes, there is left only s47,4Ss,- 79925 added by the senate to the pro- posals 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 con- corning their merit
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