The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-01-23

Within Estimates in Future.
WASHINGTON. D. C.-There is
weeping and wailing in the halls of
congress these days, for the tirne-hon-
ored pork barrel has passed into OBJ
security, due to the efficient workings
of the budget system inaugurated by
President Harding.
In the palny days of the pork bar
rel" an appropriation bill was made
up SO as to allow each senator and
congressman public building. river
or an harbor improvement. or other
government perquisite. Now he gets
no pork" unless he gets it from the
budget bureau. and up,to date that has
meant no pork" at all.
Today the congressman doesn't get
the appropriation unless he gets it in
the budget before the budget goes to
congress. The old habit of getting this
or that appropriation by voting for
the other fellows appropriation has
been thrown in the discard. Under the
new budget system each department.
submits its estimates to the director
of the budget, who scales it down.
With the president approving the
budget, as it is transmitted to con-
gress, the department heads are oblig-
ed to be satisfied with the amounts
recommended.
Sets New Record.
Never before has the passage of the
supply bills been so advanced by the
third week of the new year as in this
session. Although only about four
weeks have elapsed since the annual
budget was officially transmitted by
President Harding, both houses have
passed and agreed to conference re-
ports on 8 of the II regular bills. 9th
ers are well along, in fact so far pro-
crossed that it is expected that the
house will have passed all of the IL
bills by January 30th, and will have
completed its appropriation program,
with the exception of two deficiency
bills to be rushed through in short or
der toward the end of the session.
Even the senate, which seldom hur
ries anything, has shot the appropria-
ton bills through in such manner
as to break all speed limits. The first
three appropriation bills were passed
in single week, and in no case was
more than a couple of hours required
to do the job.
Budget Estimates Reduced
The six bills thus far reported from
the house committee on appropriations
provide appropriations for the treas
ury department, the departments of
state and justice, the department of
commerce and labor, the agricultural
department and the department of the
interior The budget estimates for
these departments totals 1886, 623, 692.
Adding the totals for the first four
bills, as passed by the house, and the
remaining two, those for the depart
ments of agriculture and the interior,
as reported from committee, the ag-
gregate is 1881, 17o,853. This shows a
reduction of $5,443,83o below the
budget estimates.
Senate May Make Change.
The senate appropriation committee
increased the totals carried by the
treasury, state and justice, commerce
and labor and navy bills by $685.
3o6 over the amounts provided by the
house
Some additional increase may be
made when the agriculture and inte-
rior bills reach the senate. By the time
the six bills become law the greater
part of the house reduction of more
than $5,000,000 from the estimates
may have been wiped out, but the
final appropriations are expected to
be somewhat below the estimates.