Evening star., 1925-03-16
FEDERAL EXPENSES
EXPECTED TO RISE
Low Mark of Economy At
tanned in Last Congress,
Leaders Are Agreed.

Government expenses have been
reduced just about as far as possible
and from now on increased budgets
must be expected. The Republican
chairman and the ranking Demo-
crat on the House appropriation
committee are In practical agreement
on this point. though they express
divergent views regarding the econ
omy accomplishments of the Con-
gress just closed.
Chairman Madden said that gov
ernmental appropriations have been
reduced until they have practically
reached the postwar lowwster
mark" and expenses have been so
curtailed that from this year on we
are more likely to have increases
than further decreases"
Representative Joseph T. Byrns of
Tennessee, the ranking Democrat,
argues that appropriations for the
fiscal year 1926 show a large in
crease for peace-time governmental
operations" and that the reductions
were brought about by the decreas-
ing cost OF disappearing" war agen-
cies and not as the result of econ
omies."
Maddea Gives Figures.
The total appropriation of S3,236,
93I. 900 for 1926. Mr. Madden asserted
was S24 ,S2I 900 less than the current
appropriation. and he described the
s7s9S 764, ,900 appropriated at Soth
sessions OF the sixty-eight Congress
as being approximately sSoe, ,0e0
less than was appropriated by the
Sixty-sixth. and approximately S515,
0O0. coo less than by the Sixty-seNenth
Congress.
There has been steady reduc-
tion." Mr.. Madden added. over q
period Of four years"
By comparing the 1895 appropria-
tions with those OF 1926, Mr.. Byrnt
said. there has been a "considerab bic
reduotion" in come departments. but
an ANALYSIS will show that IL II
had not been for the rapidly dimin-
isbing" war activities and war OBJ
LEGATIONS. the 1925 appropriation:
would have greatly exceeded those
for 1925"
Allowance for Navy.
Discussing separately the depart
mental appropriation bill. Mr.. Byrnt
said, the Navy was allotted in ac'
tual cash for 1925, total of s3ls,'
4oz.32S, "as against s21S,l75,4SO 10
Sle25. and s150,000,e00. the larges
amount ever spent in time OF peace
for the maintenance of the Navy
back in 1914"
This huge sum" Mr.. Byrns con
tinued. when considered in connec
ton with the fact that there Is
| balance of authorizations OF SlsZ.
$50 900 for alterations and increase
in the Navy, emphasizes the I'M
| portance of another more efectiN
conference on the Limitation of arma
ments, and that the former confer
ence failed to accomplish what IN
people believed
/ Mr. Madden, in discussing the pres
| ent low water mark in expense
| said the last Congress enacted seV
/ eral laws which will require increas
! ed outlaws to carry them into execu
ton The new postal salaries lncreaS'
/ law. however. while recurring an ap
pronria tion of approximately s1DV.
! 0O6 900 for the remainder or the hsca
year 1925 and for 1925. he said. prac
! tfcaIIy offsets this amount through
! IN. additional revenues anticipated
under the law" and il should have
no appreciable effect on the relation
ship of general receipts and expendi-
| lures
Public Buildings Needs.
Among other expenses to be in
Cured by the Government, Mr.. Mad
/ den referred to the s15e, e,0eo,e 600 public
| building bill, which. after passag
by the House failed TO receive Sen
| ate action, and said, Provision mus
| be made at the next session to cove
| the public building situation.
! Pointing out that Congress had re
! duced by s11,125.000 the Budget Blu
| reau estimates for 1926, Mr.. MaddeI
said he wished to call attention Il
| this because of a more or less wide
spread misapprehension that Congress
| does not and has not stayed within
1 the limits of the amount requested
| by the President.
! Mr.. Byrns concluded his statemen
| by declaring that 81 per cent of tn
estimated reductions for 1926 ar
| either automatic or a deferred ap
propris tion and cannot be claimed o
| classed as an economy on the part o
| the administrat ton" The reduction o
! the cost OF ordinary peace-time &C
| tfvities" he asserted. is essential foI
! the relief Of the people and is tn