Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-12-02
Cost of Running Federal Gov
ernment for Year Is Fixed
at $3,729,519,846
DEPARTMENTS ARE CUT
Only One Increase in Presi-
dents Budget Message that
Being Agriculture Dept.

Oh running the leuerdl SoFStuiiShl
in the fiscal year 1926 was fixed by
President Coolidge. in the annual
budget sent to congress today at
$3,729, 9,S46.48, or reduction
of s59,225.931.72 from the estimated
expenditures of the current year.
The estimates of six major de-
partments or other agencies OF the
Observation-Disclosures. Navy. War.
Treasury. Shipping Board and Vet
erans' Bureau-were reduced in the
new budget while there was only
one notable increase--that for the
Department of Agriculture.
Practically Ill of the S26.000,OO0
reduction in the interior depart
ment total was due to the smaller
allotment for the pension bureau.
That bureaus outlay was cut from
S224.616.000 for the current year to
$119.116,000 for next year. largely
because of the decreasing pension
roll resulting from the death of
pensioners.
The cut of $4,000. 900 in the
navys total was scattered over many
items of expenditures. but large
part of 1t was due to a reduction OF
the fund set aside under the heading
of increase of the navy" II is
understood suoplemental estimates
for needed construction will go to
congress later. The budget direc-
tors report to the President de-
clared that under the total allowed
the navy can continue at its present
enlisted strength of $4,000 men: the
marine coros will have provision Tor
$4,000 men instead of the present
19,500: the naval reserve force Will
continue on practically the present
basis: it will be possible to increase
the average steaming range of bat
tleships fror, 9.400 miles to 23.70o;
two more of the submarines author
izde in 1916 can be laid down: new
aircraft can be purchased: and 1t
will be possible to continue work
"at normal rate of speed on all new
ships under construction within the
Limitation of authorized cost"
There were scattered reductions
totalling $500, 900 in the war de-
partment's allowance. but no partic-
ular branch of the military service
was singled out for reduced appro-
priations. Under the total author
lied the budget bureau declared. the
regular army can continue on it's
present basis of IL 900 officers and an
Eaverage enlisted strength of lis 900;
the number of reserve officers who
can be trained will remain about the
same; attendance at the citizens
training camps must be limited to
$4,000 instead of $4,000 in the cur
rent year and the militia bureau will
be able to maintain an average
strength of 10000, reduction of
$500 from the present authorization.
The air service allotment was in
creased from S14,900,000 for the
current year to $17,000,000 during
the coming year to "enable the air
service to make reasonable progress
toward cutting down it's present
shortage in heavier than air craft and
at the same time assist in keeping
alive the aircraft industry for use in
time of emergency" The total fixed
for rivers and harbors improvement
$50, PIT. 990-is practically the
same as for the present year.
1t was in the veterans bureau es-
innate that the budget director made
his biggest cut under the figures sub
mitted year ago. A net total of
$79. 100000 was Topped off. In spite
OF increases in some departments of
the bureaus activities. The factors
which more than offset these in
creases included a drop from $780,
100000 to $3S,000,000 for vocational
rehabilitation due to the decreasing
necessity for giving vocational
training to men wounded in the war,
a reduction from $127,S00.0O0 set
aside a year ago for possible use in
bonus payments, to $62,000,000 which
the budget director estimated would
be sufficient to carry the payments
through next year If applications
continue to come in at their present
slow rate: and a $7.00O,000 reduction
in the amount set aside for hospital
construction.
The treasury departments reduc-
ton of $16,S10.000 under the total
Tor the present year was largely ac-
counted for by the fact that. tax
refunds, amounting to $16. 900. re-
sulting from the rs per cent reduc-
tion voted by Congress at the last
session. were included in the expen-
dilures OF the current year and no
iike Item was necessary in the new
budget. The coast guard allotment
was increased by S1,650,000. as a
part of the drive against rum run
ners. while the total given the Gus
toms Service was cut. $712. .000-a
reduction declared by the budget di-
rector to be due to- decreased activi-
ties and an estimated falling off in
refunds
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