The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-18
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press STAFF Correspondent
wright. 1882. BY The Times,

ANo9 Dbdn
Downright. 1882. by The Times,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Con-
gress is about to be put to the test
in the drastic job of putting a
ruthless AK to the wild growth of
government expenses.
1t is beginning the work of pass
ing the annual appropriation bills
Tor operation of the government.
The first one, the agricultural bill,
was ready for consideration by the
house today.
Congress turns to this work faced
by the most serious peace time con-
dition Of federal finances. At the
same time election year politics
threatens to weaken the good reso-
lutions with which members are
digging into their thankless task.
Drastic Economy Needed
Two figures show the size of the
job In the coming year the gov
eminent may have to raise nearly
$4,000, 100000 to cover running ex-
penses, deficits, the finance cor
poration, farm loan bonds, the home
building banks and other measures.
1t can count on only about $3,-
500,000,000 Of this from taxes. The
remainder must be borrowed.
With some government bonds now
selling for about 83 cents on the
dollar, the necessity of congress
pulling in its belt and slashing ex-
penSes, even at the cost of hurt
ing some feelings, is recognized
generally.
The difficulty is that everybody is
for economy in general-and nearly
everybody is against it in various
particulars. Senators and congress-
men, despite the demand for econo-
my, still want postoffices and roads
for their constituents and jobs for
their political heelers. 1t is hard
for them to begin economy at home
lin an election year especially.
Expenses Mount Sharply
Moral support from the country
is what they want-and less petit
tions from their constituents for
imposing postofices, river dredging
and similar costly projects.
Beginning on the most obvious
items-the government departments,
a scanning of the figures shows that
costs have leaped up two and some
times four times in the last few
years. These costs creep in in
foxry mora oV1NyNIOHyac for
this bureau, few new buildings
for that.
Congressman showed their will
ingness to begin cutting on them
selves a few days ago when they
struck out of the first deficiency
appropriation bill 100000 for en-
larging their individual Offices at
the capitol.
Senator Pat Harrison (Dem.,
Miss.), has shown where the AK
swingers might look for something
to do. He has taken the appropria-
tionS for 1924 and compared them
with the amounts asked for this
year by President Hoover. Some OF
the larger jumps are as follows:
hSIiCuANuAC 0CfoANmShN
information Office-$l, oil $40 to $780,
Market News service-s4ol, 900 to ST.
Plant Industry Bureau = s2,426OOo to
$5,404,00o.
Commerce Department
Bureau OF Foreign and Domestic Com
merce--si, 900 600 to 81. ss6, 5S1.
Lighthouses--S7 565,0 900 to Si0,9436 1853.
Fisheries-sl i00, 900 to 81, 1877 600.
Interior Department
Indian Schools-s4 $780, 900 to $l0,649,oo0.
Justice Department
sss1ines. Fees an and do Expenses Marshais-
Salaries and Expenses, Clerks-$1, 45o,-
600 to s2.2l70o0.
Salaries anu Expenses, Attorneys-S2,-
100000 to $3,sl3,ooo.
Labor Department
Immigration Bnreau-ss,oo2'7 to sio,-
Employment service-s22o, 900 to $780,
900.
Navy Department
Yards and Docks-S5, 900 to $l2.s6o,-
Engineering 10. 100, 900 to sIs.s7s.ooo
Postoffice Department
Clerks and Employees First and Second
Glass Observation-Disclosures to SisS,ooo,-
Rural Delivery service-sss,O 100000 to
el6,ooo,ooo.
State Department
Total-S400 900 to S6,s11,00
Treasury Department
Expenses of Customs Collection-$il,-
600 600 to $23. 600. 900.
Overation and Maintenance Of Public
Buildings-$9, 900 900 to Sl6.797,.
War Department
Pay. Retired Officers List-s7 ooo, 900 to
Paw. Enlisted Men--s7,ooo,oO to sl2,-
252 600.
Barracks and Quarters-ss,Ile.oo to
Sl4. 7S6, 900.
River and Harbor Maintenance and I'M
proyement-$27,o 00, 900 to $6.000,o0.
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