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Part Repayable

A part of this expenditure Of
$4,283, 100000 for recovery and
relief is repayable; indeed, sub
Stantial repayments have al
ready been made to the Govern
ment. Loans amounted to $780,.
00O,0CO, and subscriptions to
capital stocks and preferred
shares to 1926, 900, 900, making a
total of $1,558,000,000 which
may be regarded as repayable
expenditures made during the
fiscal year 1884.
The part regarded as nonre-
payable totals $2,725,OO 900.
This sum has been spent mainly
for grants, aids, public-works
projects, and administrative ex-
penses.
The total receipts of the Gov
ernment for the fiscal year 1894
reached in the aggregate $3,-
lis, 100000. Of this amount $2,.
100000 came from Internal
Revenue, $313,4OO,000 from Gus.
toms, $152,60O,O0O from miscel-
laneous revenues, and $8,9O0,-
900 from receipts due to the
realization upon assets. Income
tax supplied $818,0O0,000 of In
ternal Revenues; miscellaneous
taxes (E. G., estate, capital
stock, liquor, tobacco, stamp,
and excise taxes), $1,469, ,6O0,-
900, and processing taxes, $353,.
100000.
Since the processing taxes
are appropriated for the use of
the Agricultural and Adjust
m e mt Administration, cir
total should be subtracted
from the aggregate receipts
shown above in order to arrive
at the general receipts Of the
Government.
The general receipts Of ST.
762,50O,000, excluding process
ing taxes, approximately
equaled the regular expendi-
lures for the year, a fact which
should be duly recognized.
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Tax Extensions

While I do not consider it
advisable at this time to pro-
pose any new or additional
taxes for the fiscal year 1886,
I do recommend that the Con-
greSs take steps by suitable
legislation to extend the mis-
cellaneous Internal enue
taxes which under existing law
will expire next June or July,
and also to maintain the cur
rent rates of these taxes which
will be reduced next June.
consider that such taxes are
necessary to the financing of
the budget for 1886.
In this connection, may say,
too, that the postal revenues,
as estimated in detail in the
annexed budget of the Post
Office Department, are based
on the continuation of the g.
cent postage rate for nonlocal
firSt-claSS mail.
Unless this rate is continued,
the postal expenses for 1886,
which include steamship and
aircraft subsidies and free car
riage of Government mail, will
be increased by about SIS, ,000,-
600, all of which will become
an added burden on the gen.
eral revenues Of the Treasury.
I, therefore, recommend the
extension of the Scent rate.
If the estimates submitted in
this budget are approved, and
if the expenditures for which
authorization is asked are made
in full, the deficit, including
statutory debt retirements, will
amount to $4,528,OOO,O0O for
the fiscal year 1886. The ma
tional debt will be increased
during this year by approx
mately $3,152,000,00O, thus
bringing the total debt up to
$34,239, 100000. But this in
crease, as I have pointed out,
will be due solely to continued
relief of unemployment.
CONTINUATION OF
EMERGENCY AGENCIES
A number of the emergency
agencies now authorized by law
will terminate during the pres
ent fiscal year. Most of these
agencies fill important present
needs and should be continued.
AS rapidly as seems practicable,
I am bringing the administra-
tive expenses of these agencies
under the supervision Of the
Director Of the Budget.
ECONOMY LEGISLATION
Many of the estimates Of ap-
preparations contained in the
budget are based upon the con-
tinuation of certain legislative
provisions with reference to
economy which are now in
force. They should be reenacted
if the estimates are to be sus-
tanned.
Among those continued is the
provision for certain special sal
ary reductions, the suspension
of the reenlistment bonus to
men of the military and naval
services, the reduction in travel
allowances Of certain postal en-
ployes, permitting temporary re-
assignment of duties Of certain
postal employees, reduction in
fees Of jurors and witnesses,
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moneys, and therefore enter
only incidentally into the fl
nancial picture presented By
the general budget summary.
REVIEW OF THE FISCAL
YEAR 1884
The total expenditures Of the
Government for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1884, az sh'oWa
in the general budget summary
and supporting schedules,
amounted to $7,105, 100000 in
round figures. OF this amount,
the sum of $1,O86,OOO,OOO was
spent for the operation and
maintenance of the regular de-
partments and establishments
of the Government, $3.50, ,OO0, 900
to meet veterans pensions and
benefits, $757,O00,00O for inter-
est on the national debt, $780,
100000 for statutory debt re-
tirements, and $63,0O0,0O0 for
tax refunds, making in the ag-
gregate $2,822,000,000. The re-
mainder of the total expendi-
lures for that year, amounting
to $4,283, 100000, was spent for
recovery and relief. This amount
was expended approximately as
follows:
Agricultural Air ........S $4,000. 900
1SoncI '''S''SSOsss 4S044, ,4OO, 900
Public Works ,....,.. 653. .5OO, non
Aid to Home owners 1914, 300, 900
Reconstruction Finance
Corporation , 5R4. 400 OOO
miscellaneous ........s.. 158,6OO, 900
Total .....s-.......... 4,2SS, S,OOO, 900
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HIDE AND SEEK
ANNOYS POLICE

Police want it known they do
not enjoy the game wagon,
wagon, who's got the wagon" in
which they have been unwilling
participants over the weekend.
The game might also be called
the vanishing Black Marias or
hide and seek. Whatever it's
name, it has caused no end of
annoyance to the department.
Early yesterday one of the Black
Maria's disappeared from in front
of the Seventh precinct. A sys-
tematic search was started by the
radio patrol cars. and the wagon
was found near Twenty-eighth
and o SITS. N. w.
When the fun appeared to be
over a Third precinct policeman
blushingly reported the theft of
the precinct patrol wagon from
the garage in the rear of the sta
tionhouse. Another search and ii.
nally the loot was recovered,
parked in an alley in the rear Of
the 2100 block of L st. N. w.
The police now would like to
hold conference with their play
mates.
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20 TaxHems
To Remain
For 1886

In placing the 1885 budget be-
fore Congress today, President
Roosevelt recommended the re-
tention of taxes on 20 items eX-
piring in June and July, 1885, and
the continuation of the present
tax rates on four others, a reduc.
ton on which is provided by the
present law.
The estimated income from
these "a tax items for the fiscal
year 1896 is $377, 100000.
Taxes expiring and the esti'
mated revenue yields were given
by Mr.. Roosevelt as follows:
Lubricating oils, $22,6OO,O00:
brewers wort and malt, 100000;
matches, $6,40O,0O0; gasoline,
1854, 100000; electrical energy,
$32,300,000; automobile trucks,
$3,000,000; other automobiles and
motorcycles, $26,600,000; auto
mobile parts and accessories, $5.D
100000; tires and inner tubes,
$40, 100000; toilet preparations,
$11 100000; articles made of fur,
$2,700 900; jewelry, $1,600,000; ra-
dio sets and phonograph records
$3,600,000; mechanical refriger.
ators, $5,oO0,00O sporting goods,
cameras and lenses, $4,000,000:
firearms, shells and cartridges,
$2,400,0O0; chewing gum, $7001
900; telephone, telegraph, radio
and other messages, $18,500, zoos
transportation Of oil by pipe line,
SO, 100000, and stamp tax on bond
transfers, $13,SOO,O00; a total Of
$344, 100000.
Items on which taxes are re-
duced under the present law were
given as follows:
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Relief Funds Gone

Appropriations for emergency
relief purposes will be com.
pletely exhausted early in Feb
ruary. Hence it is vitally nee.
essary that unobligated balances
of moneys already appropri.
ated be made Immediately avail.
able 70 care for the unemploy-
ed during the remainder of the
fiscal year 1885, and the tran
Sition period.
Through such action no new
appropriation will be required
to carry out relief needs for
the current fiscal year.
The total receipts for the fis-
cal year 1885 are estimated at
$3,711 100000. After deducting
from this amount the process
ing taxes, estimated at $780,
100000, there remains $3,122,-
100000 to be applied against
other expenditures of the Gov
ernment.
The income tax for 1885 is
estimated to yield $234,O00 900
more than in 1884, or a total
of $1,051 100000.
The receipts from miscellan-
eous internal revenue taxes, ex.
elusive of processing taxes, are
expected to produce $50, ,OOO, 900
more in 1885 than in 1894,
thus bringing the total yield up
to $1,543, 100000. It is estimated
that customs will show a de.
crease for 1885 under 1884 of
about $26,000,000, due to the
Cuban sugar agreement and to
the foreign-trade situation in
general. Miscellaneous revenues
and other receipts from the
realization Of certain assets are
expected to yield for 1885 about
$227 100000, an increase of
$66, 100000 over 1884.
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Budget Balanced

For this reason it is evident
that we have not yet reached a
point at which a complete bal
ance of the budget can be OBJ
tained. I am, however, submit
ting to the Congress a budget
for the fiscal year 1896, which
balances except for expenditures
to give work to the unemployed.
If this budget receives the
approval of the Congress, the
country will henceforth have
the assurance that, with the
single exception of this item,
every current expenditure of
whatever nature will be fully
covered by our estimates of cur
rent receipts.
Such deficit as occurs will be
due solely to this cause, and it
may be expected to decline as
rapidly as private industry is
able to re-employ those who now
are without work.
A resume Of the financial plan
which the general budget sum-
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and retirements have increased
considerably, due to the growth
of the national debt, but the
decrease in the average, annual
interest rate has served to keep
these charges down.
The estimated expenditures
for recovery and relief during
1886 are placed at $4,110,000,.
600, excluding $472,0o0,O0O for
the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration. I recommend
that $4,000, 100000 be appropri-
ated by the Congress in one
sum, subject to ALLEGATION by
the Executive principally for
giving work to those un-
employed on the relief rolls. An
estimate of expenditure cover
ing this amount is included in
the budget.
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Big Deficit Certain

The deficit for the fiscal
year 1885 is estimated at $4,-
869,O00,OO0, including $573,OOO,.
900 for statutory debt retire
ments. On December 26, 1884,
the gross national debt stood
at $28,484,0 100000. 1t is esti-
mated that the gross debt on
June 80, 1895, will amount to
about $4,000 100000.
In the budget of last year it
was estimated that the national
debt on June 80, 1895, would
amount to $31,80O, ,O00,O 900. Ac.
cording to the latest estimates,
the debt will not reach this
amount by $800,00O,000.
THE FISCAL YEAR 1886
In the budget message of
last year I said, speaking of
the fiscal year 1886, that we
should plan to have a def
nitely balanced budget for the
third year of recovery, and
from that time on to seek g.
continued reduction of the ma.
tional debt.
Despite the substantial mea-
sure Of recovery achieved since
that statement was made, un-
employment is still large. The
States and local units now
provide a smaller proportionate
share Of relief than a year
ago and the Federal Govern.
ment is therefore called upon
to continue to aid in this
necessary work.
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Pay Return Hit

Among the economy provis-
ions which now obtain and
which it is not proposed to
continue is the five per cent
reduction in compensation of
Government employees after
July l, 1885.
I see no reason, however, for
the restoration of this reduc.
ton prior to that date. The
index figure of the cost of
living, on the basis of which
salary restorations are provided
by section three, title II of the
Economy Act Of 1888, now indi-
Gates that such restorations in
all probability would not even
be justified on next July J.,
or for some time thereafter.
IMPROVEMENTS IN
FORM OF BUDGET
Several important changes
have been made in the form
Of the budget document for
1886. The purpose of these
changes has been twofold:
!. To improve the usefulness
of the document from the cit
liens standpoint, and
2. To provide more adequate
treatment of the financial re-
quirements of certain govern
mental units, such as the Post
Office Department and the Dis
trict of Columbia.
BETTER METHODS OF
FISCAL CONTROL
In order to promote more sat-
iSfactory methods of budgetary
control in the Government, I
propose this year to inaugurate
the policy of having a summa-
tion of the budget prepared for
publication Immediately after
the Congress has acted on all
financial matters. This summa-
ton will be ready on or before
July /, unless the Congress is
still in session.
It will exhibit the revenue
estimates, so revised by the
Treasury, as to reflect any
changes in the economic situa.
ton during the preceding six or
seven months and also any re-
visions made by the Congress in
the tax laws. It will provide a
complete summary of all appro-
priations and expenditure au-
thorizations made by the Con-
gress and related estimates of
expenditures.
Lastly, it will indicate the
need for executive or admins
trative measures in controlling
the execution of the budget
during the fiscal year 1886.
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MORGENTHAU
SEES BOOST
IN TAXES
BY international News Service

BY International News Service
Business improvement, gradually
accelerating in the next year and
half, was visioned today by Sec.
retary of the Treasury Morgenthau
in his annual report to Congress.
Analyzing Federal receipts for
the remainder of the 1885 fiscal
year and for 1886, Mr.. Morgenthau
saw the probability of gains in in
come, tobacco, liquor, beer, estate
and gift taxes, more than Offset
ting anticipated losses in other
directions.
Receipts from Customs and In.
ternal Revenue exclusive of Agri-
cultural adjustment taxes, were
estimated at $2,895, 100000 for
1885, gain of 1924, 100000 over
1884 and at $3,172,000,000 for 1896
an increase of $277 100000 over
1885.
Agricultural adjustment taxes
for 1885 were estimated at $685..
600, 900, an increase of $236,000,.
900 over the year before. For 1896,
he estimated the adjustment taxes
at $57o,00O,00O.
Back Tax Drive
A special drive for the collec.
ton of back taxes was expected
to boost the income tax figures,
estimated at $1,051 100000 for
1885, an increase of $233, ,0OO, 900
over 1884. Corporation taxes were
figured at $4,000, 900, a gain Of
$119,000,000, with 100000 Of
the increase proceeding from the
higher level of corporate earnings.
Changes in the law in elimina-
ton of consolidated returns and
Treasury administration of depre-
citation allowances we're counted
on for the res of the gain.
Back taxes on corporations were
estimated at $167, 100000.
An estimate of $444,000, 900
was made on individual income
taxes for 1885, gain of $89, ,OOo,.
600, due to changes in the rate
structure and capital gains and
losses provisions Of the law.
Miscellaneous receipts we're es-
timated at $1,577 100000, a gain
of $87, 100000.
Sugar Drops Tariff
A substantial drop in customs
duties for 1885 was attributable
to the cut in the tariff on Cuban
sugar and a smaller volume Of
other duitable imports excepting
alcoholic beverages.
For the 1886 fiscal year, failure
to extend temporary taxes would
cut internal revenue by $378, ,0OO..
900 and customs by $11, 100000.
The income tax total for 1885
was given as $1,188,000,000, an
increase of $137 100000 over 1885.
Corporation taxes were estimated
at $509, 100000, gain of $69,0O0,-
900, and individual income taxes
$506,000,000, an increase of $62,.
100000.
Assuming extension of taxes ex.
piring in June and July, 1885,
miscellaneous internal revenue
was estimated at $1,686, 900, 900,
an increase of $4,000, 900. Dis
titled spirits and wine taxes
should gain $27,OO0,OOO and fer
mented malt liquor taxes SILL
100000, bringing the total collec.
ton for both items to about $45Or
100000.
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Closer Fund Study

A substantial reduction in
the number Of appropriation
items would facilitate the ex-
ercise of budgetary control over
expenditures and at the same
time make for departmental
economy.
I, therefore, recommend that
the Congress establish a spe-
cial joint committee to make a
detailed study of the appro-
priation items in each regular
appropriation bill with a view
to greatly reducing the mum.
ber of them, consistent with
proper budgetary and account
ing requirements.
It is my belief that substan-
tial adherence to the general rec
concentrations and total figures
presented in this budget will &C
complish three major objec-
tives:
l. The normal functions Of
the United States Government
can be carried on with economy
of the high standard of ef-
ficiency.
2. The broad obligation of the
Government to use all proper
efforts to prevent destitution
can be maintained under more
practical methods than we are
using at present, and.
3. The excellent credit Of the
Government will be maintained
for the common good.
believe that the Congress
will sustain these objectives.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
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Big Relief Costs

OF the total expenditures for
recovery and relief, $788,000, 900
are for the agricultural adjust
ment administration and the
refunding of processing taxes,
while $4,472, 100000 are devoted
to other purposes in the recoV-
cry and relief program.
During the first five months
of the current fiscal year the
Government expended for re-
covery and relief $1,712,000, 900,
or at the rate of about $780,
100000 per month.
A summary Of the aggregate
amounts expended for recovery
and relief from February /,
1882, to November 80. 1884.
shows a total figure of $8,164.-
100000. This expenditure has
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executive order and the general
policy of the Administration, the
entire salary list is figured at full
pay.
Up to Congress
The President was asked both as
to the bonus and the pay restora'
ton, if both or either should be
rushed through Congress over a
veto, and he made it clear that If
Congress authorizes the bonus or
a January l pay restoration, Con-
gress will have to find the money
by way of a few new taxes.
AS far as the regular expenses
Of the Government are concerned,
the budget balances. It is the re-
lief that throws it into the red,
Speaking of this, the President in
forms Congress in his budget mes
sage that the United States now
Is assuming a larger share Of relief
responsibility than year ago. He
says:
TUT AC4SO1I 10 CNAWCAS
that we have not yet reached a
point at which complete bal
ance of the budget can be OBJ
tained. / am, however, submit
ting a budget. which balances
except for expenditures to give
to the unemployed. with the
single exception Of this item,
every current expenditure of
whatever nature will be fully
covered by our estimates of cur
rent receipts"
Relief Burden
The deficit will decrease, the
President said, when private i'll
dustry reemploys those now with
out work. The tremendous bur-
den of recovery and relief IS men
toned by the President as being
almost $14,500,000,000 in a little
less than three years. Relief ap-
propriations will be exhausted II
February; hence the President
ask Congress to make available
the unexpended balances of
money on hand but earmarked
for other purposes.
The income for the next fiscal
year is estimated at $3,711, ,000,-
900. OF this the income tax is
figured at $1,051 900 900, which is
1924, 100000 more then this year.
The rest of the income is from
customs and miscellaneous sources.
Deficit Estimate
The deficit, caused by the re-
lief program, is estimated at $4,-
1863, 100000. This includes $573,-
100000 for paying off certain
debts.
The national debt will stand at
$31, ,000,000,000 on June 80, 1885.
The President said in his budget
message of last year that in the
third year of recovery, which
would be in the next fiscal year,
the Administration should plan
for a definitely balanced budget
and that from then on there
should be a continuous reduction
Of the national debt.
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permitting transfers between
appropriations, and the involun-
tary retirement of Federal en-
ployes having 80 years service.
Specific provision is also
made for service credits to GER
tain personnel affected by the
suspension Of increases in pay
during the fiscal years 1888 to
1885, in the determination of
compensation accruing subse-
quent to June 80, 1885, but
without authorizing the pay
ment of the amount that would
have been paid during these
years,
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FULL TEXT THE EXECUTIVES BUDGET MESSAGE TO CONGRESS

since 1929, was 38 per cent
below its average in those
years.
Construction activity financed
by private individuals contin.
ued to be restricted in amount,
although public construction
increased. This result was in
no way surprising in view Of
the enormous sums spent on
permanent structures, in many
cases in excess of actual re-
quirementS, during the period
1925-29.
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La Toilette Starts
His Second Term

MADISON, Wis, Jan. 7 G.N.sJ.
Philip F. LaFollette, son of Wis
consin's late Senator Fighting
Bob" LaFollette, will be inaugur-
ated for his second term as Cover
nor here today.
Today'S ceremonies mark the
fifth time a LaFollette has been
inaugurated as Governor of Wis
conSin.
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McGee Loses Suit
To Block Recount

NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-supreme
Court Justice Dodd, in Brooklyn,
has denied the application OF
Thomas j. MCGEE for a stay
Of the order for a recount in the
ninth A. D., where he in November
defeated Thomas F. Wogan for
the Democratic district leadership.
! The recount will proceed.
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Wife's Confession
Leads to Divorce

NEW YORK, Jan. Ills wife's
written confession of misconduct
with an officer from the U. S. S.
Salt Lake City won a divorce for
George Hayden, YonkerS, in White
Plains supreme court. The wife,
Bertha M. Hayden, %, did not con-
test the action.
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Child Labor Group
Pushes Ratification

NEW YORK, Jan. THE ma
tional child labor committee has
announced the organization
OF a national nonpartisan COM
mittee for ratification of the Fed
eral child labor amendment in
1885. The committee will be &C.
tive in the "a States in which
legislatures this winter will con-
slider ratificationS.
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been distributed approximately

been distributed approximately
as follows:
Agricultural aid. .........S1 ,S37, 300, 900
helleI .....ss.....s.. 2,5S3, 5000, 100
Public Works ........... 1,226.2OO, 900
Aid to home owners. 900, 800, 600
Reconstruction Finance
Corporation ........... 1881 zoe, 900
Miscellaneous ..'."..... 100. 300 900
Total .................Ss, ,l64, 900 900
From February /, 1882, to
November 80, 1934-4learly three
years-provision for recovery
and relief through appropria.
tions and authorizations reached
a grand total of $14,712, 400, 900.
Of this total there remained
unexpended on November 30,
$6,247,500,000, a large part of
which had already been obli-
gated though not yet actually
paid out by the Treasury.
The sum of approximately
$900,000,000 from the unobli.
gated portion must, however,
be made available for transfer
to emergency relief needs dur
ing the remaining months Of
the current fiscal year.
Recommendation is therefore
made that the Congress provide
for the immediate transfer of
such unobligated portion for re-
lief during the transition period
from direct relief to work re-
lief as outlined in my annual
message.