Evening star., 1929-06-24
Continuance of Coolidge
Economy Indicated in Bu-
reau'S Call for Estimates.
$3,736, 900, 600 FIGURE
WILL BE USED AS BASE
Department Heads Are Called Upon
to Help President in Mainte-
nance of Savings.

President Hoover, clinging to the Cool
idge economy philosophy Of Govern
ment,. Will allow no increase in the Fed
eral budget for 1881 above the amount
appropriated for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1880.
This was disclosed today when the
Bureau Of the Budget sent out its call
to the heads of departments and es-
adjustments for preliminary estimates
for 1881. These estimates are to be in
the hands Of the Budget Bureau on or
before July IS.
Presidents Wishes Disclosed.
The Presidents policy was laid down
by Acting Director of the Budget r. o.
Kloeber in these WORDS:
The President asks me to say that he
w!shes to restore the full responsibility
II the heads Of departments and inde-
i-ndent establishments in participation
W:th him in maintenance of economy In
Scderal expenditure. It is his purpose
o hold the gross Federal budget for
1881 to the same amounts as appro-
priated in the fiscal year, 1890. It Is
ssalized that some division will need
increased expenditure in order to ac-
commodate the requirements Of law and
The proper development of governmental
responsibilities, but 1t Is hoped that
each department will earnestly re-ex-
anime its activities with view to re-
ducing less important expenditures in
order to accommodate the increases
asked for in other directions"
Appropriations Used as Base.
The appropriations for hte fiscal year
1880, which President Hoover means to
use as q base for the estimates for
1881, are not specifically mentioned in
the call for estimates. But 1t was learn
ed that the figure stands at the appro-
priations made up to March OF this
year, . total of $3,736 ,000, 900.
This figure does not include any ap-
preparations made at the special session
Of Congress, which is considering farm
relief and tariff revision, nor does not
include appropriations taken out OF
Much interest is attached to the Ian
guaRe of the call, in which 1t was said
the President wishes Ito restore" re-
sponsibility Of the heads Of depart
ments. Whether this means Q new
kind of leeway offered to the heads OF
was understood unofhcially that, gen.
orally speaking, the relation between
the President, the Bureau Of the Bud
get and the Government departments
and establishments would remain very
much as they have In the past. 1t was
thought In some quarters that the word
restore" was not meant as a ref1ec-
ton upon anything that President Cool
idge had accomplished in his handling
Of budget affairs. The Chief Executive
and the Bureau Of the Budget have In
H. nak 1Al 1vV1a
partments for estimates, and after hear
ings these estimates have been pared
down to meet the maximum fixed by
the Chief Executive.
The call for President Hoover's first
estimates explains how he
expects the Government heads to jus
tify their estimates and to take care Of
certain increases with other deductions.
Text of Call.
Acting Director Kloeber, in his call,
said:
This office will send to the budget
officer of each department estab,
lishment credit sheets from the budget
for 1880 on which the language of thi
estimates has been changed to con.
form to the wording of the appropria-
ton acts for 1890 and on which the ap-
for 1890 have been indi-
Gated, either in red ink or by check
mark in the outer column. The cor
amounts of your preliminary
estimates for 1891 should be inserted in
the estimate column In black ink. If
material change is made in the amounts
Of an estimate a brief explanatory
statement should be made on form
and attached. If a change in the lam
guage of the law for 1880 or a new
item is proposed the es-
innate should be submitted on form 8,
the matter to be omitted being inclosed
In brackets (not parentheses) and the
new matter underscored.
Where expenditures will exceed the
amount Of the estimates, the cost Of
collection or transfers from other ap-
the sources and amounts
OF such increases should be explained
In note following the estimates. A
similar note should follow the estimates
Of appropriations from which such
transfers are to be made.
'sWhere the appropriation for 1890
Is shown In red ink by subheads of ap-
on the sheets furnished to
the budget officers the estimate for 1881
should show separately the amounts
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