Evening star., 1934-01-04
esca, wear 1895. With this amount

fiscal year 1885. Win tnS alloulV
available. it is estimated that the ex-
penditures (actual cash Withdrawals
from the Treasury during the nsca4
wear will approximate S3lO, 100, 800.
For the fiscal year 1884. 5000, l6o
was appropriated, which, with reappro-
priations and unexpended balances OF
continuing appropriations oroughe loi-
ward from the fiscal year 1883, mace
available for expenditure during 1884.
a sum in excess Of S348,0O0,OOO. Unoer
the various economy provisions approx
imately S21,O00,000 Of this sum Will oe
impounded. Due to delays in the prog
ress of ship construction and regular
public works programs and due to dras-
tic reductions and deferments IN onil-
cations by Executive and administrative
action, a further saving OF approx
nately s45,000.000 was made. so that
the amount now authorized to be ex-
nended during the fiscal year 1884 IS
limited not to exceed S281 ,3l0O
The total actual expenditures Wlder
this limitation is estimated at S2S1,115,-
200. The total authorized obligations
is now set at 1894 4,027,543. The dider-
ence between the limit as 10 autnor-
wed obligations and the limit as to ex-
penditures Is due to the fact that op-
LEGATIONS under contracts for construc-
tion of vessels and pubic works prof.
ects are usually in excess OF the appro,
priations available and extend peyorlo
the fiscal year in which the contracts
are made, while estimates are mace OH
the basis of the amount OF cash IC-
ouired during the fiscal year 70 hleet
oblications due and payable within the
wear. Similar conditions Will pte'@A
for the fiscal year 1885.
Pay Increase.
The estimates include S1o,50O,OOO ao-
ditional for the restoration Of one
third Of the legislative reduction IN
compensation in effect for the current
year II is also contemplated that the
present economy provisions prohibiting
automatic increases in compensation OF
military personnel will be allowed 70
lansp on June 80, 1884, and under TINS
ASSUMPTION the sum OF S3,UOU,Uoo Il
included to provide for the payrleil,
70 Naval and Marine Corps personne,i
AT 90 per cent fthe rates to WhlcI
.hev are entitled by rank ana longe'iV'
under permanent pay laws
Provision is made for a gradua1 IN.
crease in the enlisted force OF the navy
from IS.lUU IIle1l W oG,oOO AAAN -
end of the fiscal year 1885. Also IL !:
proposed to increase the enlisted Iofcs
Of the Marine Corps from l5,ooo v
5000 men. - .,
The estimates under the Bureau o,
Aeronautics, after excluding the amour,
included for pay increase, represent
reduction Of $500 below the alloca'
ton for 1884. 1t Is estimated that wltr
a recent allotment for aviation Puf
poses Of S7,700,000 from national nous
trial recovery funds and with the fund'
estimated for in the Budget the l,O0U'
nlane program can be maintained 1ol
1885.
To complete the modernization OF TN
battleship Idaho, a balance OF only
$500 600 is authorized to be approPrl'
ated under the limitation fixed oy tn'
act authorizing such work, and Tor tnl
purpose $470,400 is included IN thf
| Budget.
For construction of naval vessel
heretofore authorized by law, exciuolns
those to be constructed with money al
lotted from the national industrial re-
| covery appropriation, it is estimated
| that S53, 100000 will be required te
carry forward the program at norma
rate Of progress during the fscal yea,
1895. The Budget includes S39. 400 ,OOt
to be appropriated or reappropr1ated
and the remainder required will accrue
| from the unexpended balance to be car
ried forward from the hscal year 1884