Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1920 — $4,473,696,358 U. S. Expenses for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1921 [ARTICLE]

$4,473,696,358 U. S. Expenses for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1921

The total estimates of appropriations for the expenses of the government for the fiscal year ending June 80. 1921. are as submitted to congress. Total estimates, exclusive of sinking fund requirements for 1920. are >4,865,410, 03162. Moneys payable from the postal service to the extent of >391,713,673 are deducted, leaving a total, exclusive of sinking fund requirement for 1920, of $4,473,696,358 62. The estimates for 1921 by departments are as follows : Legislative establishment. $9,025,297225; executive. $111,583,361.77: Judicial. 5L684.190; agriculture, $37.628,102; foreign, $11,243,250.91: military >999.578.657.20; naval. $542,081.804J0; Indian affairs, $12,994.49427; • pensions, >31530000; Pamima canal. $182245,891; public works, $265,676,419.17; postal service, $391,713,673; miscellaneous, $833,717,637.96; permanent annual appropriations, $1,42u,407,752.29.

Some of the estimates are as follows : For expenses to enforce the national prohibition law. $4,000,000. Ihxelopinent of foreign trade through motion pictures, department of (wmifflw. $69,000. Eradication of foot-and-mouth and other contagious diseases of animals, department of agriculture, $1,000,000. Air service of the army, $60,000,000. National Guard. $45,448,600. Aviation, navy. $35,600,000. Increases of the navy, construction ami machinery. $105,600,0(K). Increase of navy, torp»alo boats. $23,748,000. Increase of the navy, armor and armament $19,000,000. Increase of navy, 'ammunition, $7,500/100. ... z: Army and navy pensions, $215,006,000. Fay of letter carriers. $46,190,000. Total for postal service, $391,713.? 673. Total for shipping board, $447,77.>,061.