Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
FEDERAL EXPENSES
DECLARED GROWING
Figures Next Year viii Be
Higher, Madden and
ByrnS Believe.

/ The cost of Federal Government
must continue to rise. This is agreed
upon by the two rival party analyzers
of the appropriations made for the
next fiscal year-Chairman Madden of
the House appropriations committee
and Representative Byrns OF Tennes-
see, the ranking Democrat.
| A total of $4,211 POI ,270.4l was pro
| vided for current expenses OF the GOV
eminent for the fiscal year beginning
July l, Chairman Madden announced
yesterday in summing up the financial
| activities of the recent session of Con-
! gress.
| While the amount is $242, 500, $50
| below that made available during the
present fiscal year, the chairman said
| the reduction would have been only
about 500, 100000 If the Senate mad
passed the second deficiency supply
bill and the public buildings measure.
Expenses Still Growing.
simultaneously with the chairman
statement. Representative Byrns IS
sued a statement declaring that an
analysis of the appropriations Tor 1870
| shows that the cost of the t'ederal
| Government continues to grow de-
spite the claims Of economy.
| MIR. Madden pointed to many minor
| increases in the activities of the Gov
eminent and maintained that, so long
as the country's normal activities are
continually enlarging. 'it is futile to
| expect that the relationship between
the Government and the expanding in
| terests of it's people can be maintained
without an increasing cost"
| Contending that appropriations
| grow larger with each session, Mr..
! Byrns said that lin the face of such
| situation l often wonder at the te'
merity of the President or that myth
| ical figure, the White House spokes-
man. in their continued claims of
| economy"
| He declared that the President, in
| transmitting budget estimates to Con
I gress each Fall, requested a smaller
amount than would be required, and
then quietly, at a later date. sent in
| large supplemental estimates"
Congress Cuts Praised.
Byrns and Madden both credited
/ Congress with effecting reductions In
| the amounts requested by the budget
| bureau, holding that during the last
! session a total saving of $563,021 had
| been made.
| Referring to one of the few instances
WIl0IS AOIlEItSS CACCC0o DuO6CI TWIN
mendations, Mr.. Madden said he ear
nestly hoped that the appropriation of
| $3.50 900 to start construction of three
! light cruisers, against the Presidents
! WISH would not embarraSS the Chief
Executive in the conduct of negotia-
tons looking to another arms limita
| ton conference.
He also reiterated his opposition to
the suggestion made by President
| Coolidge that Congress make appro-
priations for a two-year period instead
of for each IL months. He said if this
were done, appropriations would be
made at the long session and that vir-
tually all other legislation would be
postponed to the short three-month
session.
Mr.. Byrns declared that, in addition
to the general increase in govern.
mental expenditures. appropriations
for maintenance of the White House
also were becoming larger and that ii
cost $342, 900 a year to operate the
Mayflower, the Presidents yacht.