Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-04

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salvage operations for submarines. in
creased Navy pay, improvements to air
stations, ammunition storage facilities
aviation, the construction of the two
new dirigibles and other items were
listed as contributing to the increase.
AS to the cruiser construction program,
the President said:
New Navy Construction.
''For the IS cruisers and / aircraft
carrier authorized by the act Of Febru-
airy 10. 1929 provision is made to carry
forward work on two cruisers already
laid down, for three cruisers and the
aircraft carrier to be laid down late
In the fiscal year 1880 and for the re-
manning 10 cruisers to be commenced
late in the fiscal year"
The War Departments total estimate
was S466 626,332, including the funds
needed for the Panama Canal. This is
S3,173,000 more than was required last
year. Provision was made for carrying
out the five-year building program of
both the Army and the Navy aviation
branches. the Army being allotted $780,
766,625 for this purpose and the Navy
S32 $50 600. No estimate was submitted
for Boulder Dam construction, the de-
tails not having been ready in time for
inclusion.
In his discussion of taxes Mr.. Hoover
said the Government would have a
surplus of $225,5 ,534 at the end of
the present 1890 fiscal year.
Table of Comparisons.
The Presidents budget message car
ries a table making comparison between
the estimates of appropriations for 1881
and the appropriations for 1880, show
ing a total, including the Post Office
81 fol n
S4.710.577 37626 for the fiscal year 1880
and S4.590,915. 60866 for estimates for
the coming fiscal year. Deducting from
this the postal service estimates, which
are payable from postal revenues,
amounting to $734235.725 for the cur
rent fiscal year and estimates of $780,
47o577 for the fiscal year 1881, the
net total payable from the Treasury IS
shown to be S3976, l4l ,651.26 for the
current fiscal year and 1880, 445.231 .S6
for the fiscal year 1881, or net reduc-
ton of $145, 696,418.40. In this con-
nection it must be explained that the
appropriations for the fiscal year 1880
include $150,000,000 for the Federal
Farm Boards revolving loan fund and
that no corresponding figures are in
cluded for the fiscal year 1881. Elimi-
mating this item from the 1880 total
the estimates of appropriations in the
budget for 1881 exceed the appropri-
atoms for 1880 by $4,3O4.0OO.
Concerning the Federal Farm Board,
the President explains in his budget
message:
II am simply delaying the presenta-
ton TO the Congress OF an estimate
for an additional amount for the re-
volving loan fund until it is known
more definitely what further amount
will be needed. This will not in any
way hamper the board, as it has Sufh-
cient funds at present and an estimate
will be presented to the Congress in
ample time in advance of any require
ments for more money"
The President includes a table show
ing in round figures the larger items
of increase and decrease. Besides the
Federal Farm Board fund these impor-
tant decreases include interest on the
public debt, $37,000,000; government
life insurance fund, Sl8,870,000; Bu-
reau of the Census, S10,500,000; In
land Waterways Corporation, $4,000
900; construction of public buildings,
S9.025, 900: Army and Navy pensions,
$1,000 900; postal deficiency, $780, 600;
Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Cor
poration, s5,1O0,000; Indian trust funds,
S4.500000; return of funds contributed
for food control, S4,370, 900; construc-
ton of hospital facilities, $4000,000;
restoration of roads and bridges in
various States transferred to Depart
ment of Agricultural, $3,650,000, and
Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission,
81 900 900.
Among the larger items of increases
are reduction in the principal Of the
publicd ebt. 500, 900; refunding taxes
illegally collected, $10,000000; altera-
ton of naval vessels, $3.50, 900;
maintenance and improvement of rivers
and harbors, S5,0o0,000; food control,
100000; military and naval insur-
ance, $4.750,000; military and naval
compensation, S4,550 900; enlarging and
improving the Capitol grounds, $780,
600; budget for the District Of Column
bia, So, 100000; forest service, $780,
600: Indian service, $3I00,000; pay,
subsistence and transportation, Navy
Department, 100000; Interstate Com
merce Commission. $2,800,000; COM
pletion of the Senate Office Building,
S2,7oo,0O0: various quartermaSter corps
items, 50 100000; public roads, $780,
900: aeronautics branch of Department
of Commerce. $4,000, 900; Coast Guard,
S2,450, 600; public works, Navy Depart
ment, 81. 300 900: penal and correctional
institutions, S2,250 900: salaries and eX-
penses in Veterans Bureau. 100000;
Panama Canal. S1,650,000; foreign serv-
ice, State Department, $l,800,000;
ordnance items, War Department, ST.
Sl.600,000: new House Office Building,
S1,500,000; bureau of prohibition, ST.
275.0oO; citizens military training,
$500, 900; immigration and naturaliza-
lions, Department of Labor, 81, $780, 900;
plant quarantine and control, 81, 100,-
600: expenses, United States courts,
s1,1O0, 900; Air Corps of the War De-
partment, Sl,100.000; soldiers homes,
sl,100000; building for the Supreme
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cane Relief Commission, 100000.
Emphasize Certain Items.
Certain items emphasized by the
President in his budget message, which
call for increases for 1881 and to which
he directs especially the attention of
Congress, he summarized as follows:
Rivers and harbors, flood relief, and
Boulder Dam.--The estimates herewith
contain an increase of $5.000,000 for
food control and $5,000,000 for rivers
and harbors over the appropriations for
these purposes for the current fiscal
year. Moreover, the completion this
year of the work on the Ohio River will
release about IS 100000 for other river
and harbor work so that, in effect, the
increase in the estimates for rivers and
harbors is Sl0,o00,000. With regard to
the Boulder Dam project authorized by
the act of Congress approved December
d, 1923. the details have not been com
pleted in time TO permit Of this project
being included in the estimates con-
tanned in this Budget 1t is contem-
plated to present to Congress at ar
early date an estimate to cover the int-
tiation of this work.
Departments of State and Justice
I am asking for considerable increases
in the appropriations for these two de-
partments for the fiscal year 1881 a!
compared with appropriations for The
6rraI 1,aar loan feel that the i'm.