, 1923-04-05
APPROPRIATIONS REDUCED s2as, so2 ,5o4, 60

APPROPRIATIONS REDUCED $2a3, 1902, 5o4eo
The record made by Senator Frances E. Warren as chairman
OF the Senate Appropriations Committee is one Of which every
Senator Warren in submitting the record Of the Appropriations
f hs@m' Sesr 1s shs wi ssns the f fGm2a Tesr the 1sa sppr He .sd@a for for the the
total appropriations for the fiscal year 1924 are 1888. so2, 5o4.6o
Taken as a whole the appropriations made by the recent Con
stess are aed es s6e%s 4hat s gratifying Ct to the taxpayers Of the United
time. ""''' "Ao 'ee" Oh n 'o all the
The Congressional Record of March 4th carried the following
Rropriations Committee and in explanation of five tables which
M: President, I ask to hsyeahe following Sd1S NJ 's tables ssn inserted a. .
Rses y yss %y ISIS and 1872 ess's T ! 6G% 3 eemt tae aP RPs gsats9 So q
mates and appropriations, fiscal year 1924. Table 3 compares
=. fiscal ssas4 1928 a and 1 Plie2 fiseai ysa qs''; TaSis : sn is a s1 peespits1s-
ton Of comparisons Of Budget estimates and appropriation, and
a aaers > q I sn'i bl 4 history of regular annual and deficiency
The following gratifying results are shown:
The total appropriations for fiscal year 1924 are $233, 8O2,
5o4 60 less than for fiscal year 1928.
s7 The 11s SS est estimates "a so for 1d 5 ax year 1924 have been reduced
s49 2 %; in all s1o74s 1927;
pare! 1sS with SSd'i isss. Ga the the s s1as' Of F2s sss,sosss4 So for is 1 %es; ~ as conn.
ssrnsd; In "a a letter Of Aprl IS. 1871, to President Harding + d q {" !
results results in economy. economy y is st teamwork between the legislative and ex-
This satisfactory result could not have been accomplished with
out strenuous teamwork. The executive departments, the Budget
resentatives, the Committee on Appropriations Of the s Senate,
p "a ss snd all 1 have 'l sfveH to snt their ehss eoantry the these BEST h sffor had h snsis.
a good result: 1t is pleasant to say that there has been no ill feel
nature Of things there will be differences Of opinion among m nsay
but none so strong that reasoning, concilation, and compromise
can not overcome them as to national finances.
The reductions in supply bills for the fiscal year 1924 have
suffer. Notwithstanding the reductions made, there has been
appropriated as follows: 1895, O97, 900 for the interest on the
public debt and public-debt redemption funds; $428, 16O, 773 forl
the Veterans Bureau to care for the needs of the veterans Of
the World War; 1888, 100000 for Army and Navy pensions for|
soldiers OF the Civil War and other wars; $70,532, 06O for rivers
and harbors. flood control, and Muscle Shoals improvement $50,
4115OO for the United States Shipping Board; and $34, O5O,OOO|
for the construction of roads.
Criticism of deficiency appropriations made at this session isl
not warranted. The first, second and third deficiency acts an
propriated $233, 492, ~526.37-argely the results of war. The
greater portion of this sum went for purposes authorized by
law and over which Congress had no discretion. For example,
$l2l, lO5,OOO for refunding taxes illegally collected; 1925, 900, 900
for the cooperative construction of rural post roads; 500, 1850, |
900 for scrapping naval vessels; $4,000. 900 for Army and Navy
pensions on account of monthly payments of pensions; $13, 235,
600 for military and naval insurance, Veterans Bureau; SIS, S42,
4S3 O8 for judgments, audited claims, court awards, and damaged
claims; and $685., 1888 to carry out new laws and treaties
Deducting this sum-, there remains deficiencies amounting to
$2S,764,249.42. OF this sun SIP, 1O8,01 was appropriated
for the Postal Service and made payable out of postal revenues
and made necessary by the increased volume of business, and
ships permissible under the terms of the treaty providing for
the limitation of naval armament. Deducting these two items,
there remains but SIC, 156. 235s4 for real deficiencies, which is
comparatively a very small amount.
A glance at Table S, the chronological history of regular an
nual and deficiency appropriation bills, shows the appropria-
tons have never been handled so early nor in such q systematcl
and expeditions manner. The Budget law has demonstrated its
worth. 1t helps separate the chaff from the grain. 1t gives &C
work on the part of Congress. Under the old system congression-
al committees were obliged to spend a great amount of time on
extravagant and questionable estimates. In fact, meritoriousI
estimates are never the cause of great contention. Now, that
estimates mean something, the work of all is accelerated.
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