The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-09
MAY SEIZE AUTOS FOR UNPAID TAXES

ice CerIluCAbe Luuo DC eXciuueu from both 1932 and 1888, the es- inmates for 1883 represent an ulti- mate net increase over 1892 of $27,- 100000. This amount is the net diff ference between several items of increase and decrease. The prin- cipal item of increase is found in military and naval compensation, which is up $42,O00,000 Resulting from the increase in hospital and domiciliary racilities, the cost of administration. medcal, hospital domiciliary facilities, the cost of for hospital and domiciliary facili- ties Offsetting these increases is a decrease of $9.000,000 in army and navy pensions, $4,50o,O00 in mill tary and naval insurance. and ST. 762, ,000 in the government life-in- surance fund.
 "The estimates for national de- fense under the war and navy de- partments for 1883 aggregate 644.650, ,000 as compared with the appropriations for 1892 for this purpose totaling $695,691,000, a de- crease of $51,041,000. These amounts exclude all items of a non military nature.
 "The net decrease for the war department amounts to $33,952,0 This is due mainly to the fact that owing to lowered commodity costs there will be carried forward in 1883 large stocks of subsistence, clothing, and other supplies, and to a decrease in the present estimates from the appropriations for 1932 1A A< F<x k,'n building program.
 Provision is made in these es- inmates for average active strengths of 12,000 commissioned officers, 924 warrant officers, and 118,750 enlisted men of the regular army, and 6,500 enlisted men of the Phil ippine Scouts; for an actual aver age strength of 185,000 officers and men of the National Guard; for the training of 2O,722 members of the organized reserves for varying per iods; for the enrolment and in struction of 127,565 students in re- serve officers training corps units in schools and colleges and the train- ing of 7,200 of this number in AZ camps; and for 90 days attend ance at citizens military training camps of 37,500 trainees.
 For the navy department the items contained in the estimates for purposes of national defense for 1893 amount to $342,686,000. The comparable amount appro- priated for 1892 is $359,694,000. This indicates decrease under 1892 of $17,088,00O. This decrease includes $15,000,000 for ordinary maintenance and operating ex- penses of the fleet and the shore establishment, $S,000,000 for shore projects, and $7,150,000 for con- struction of new ships. It provides an increase of $15,000,0 ,000 for mod ernization of battleships. The item for ordinary maintenance and cp- eration of the fleet and shore es- tablishments provide for maintain- ing during 1888 an average of 79,- 700 enlisted men of the navy, the same as provided for 1892. an aver age of 15,343 enlisted men of the marine corps as against 17,50O men provided for 1892. Under these es- inmates no fighting vessels will be decommissioned and no navy yards or training stations will be closed. :"
 Ilc oL 9ol ,fVV,VVV AOI the construction of new vessels. $3S, ,550,000 for 1892, indicates a decrease of $7,150,000 This. how ever, is @ facial decrease only.
 "The welfare of the country de- mands that the financial integrity of the federal government be main- tained. This is a necessary factor tx, Af no tional prosperity. This budget. with its recommended reductions in ap- propriations and increases in rev. enues, presents 0 definite program to this end involving three steps first, a material reduction in the anticipated deficit for the current fiscal year; second, a relation be- tween receipts and expenditures for the fiscal year 1893 which will avoid a further increase in the public debt durnig. that year; and third. a balanced budget for 1884.
 '"To carry out this program 1t Is important to emphasize the fact that we are now in period where federal finances will not permit of the assumption of any obligations which will enlarge the expenditures to be met from the ordinary re- ceipts of the government.
 "I am confident that the con- gross realizes this situation and will give it full consideration in passing upon matters which may contem- plate any such additions to our spending program to those individ- uals or groups who normally would importune the congress to enact measures in which they are inter- ested, wish to say that the most patriotic duty which they can per- form at this time is to themselves refrain and to discourage others from seeking any increase in the drain upon public finances.