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Show PLAN EXPENDITURE OF FDUM BILLIONS DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS PRE. PARE ESTIMATES FOR SUB. MISSION TO CONQRE88. Sharp Changes Are Expected ts B Made In Most of the Estimate Under Revision Plans Which Repub Means Hope to Work Out. Washington. Estimates upon which congress will mako appropriations for the first year of the Republican ad ministration aro now bolng prepared by the various government departments depart-ments under the direction of Demo crattc cabinet officers and la aceord with tho policies of tho Wilson admin Istratlon. Tho estimates will bo submitted to congress at the opening of the next session on December 0. Since the Re publicans bava a majority In both the senate and houso sharp changes are expected to bo made In roost of the estimates under revlston plans which Republican congressional leaders are expected to work out In co-operation with other leaders of tho Harding ad ministration, which takes office on March 4. Estimates for all of the government departments are expected to exceed four billions of dollars, this total In eluding amounts for refunding portions por-tions of tho public debt falling due during the next fiscal year. The estimates esti-mates for the first fiscal year exceeded exceed-ed six billion, dollars, but these sub sequcutly were reduced by something llko two billion dollars. Whother all of tho annual supply measures will be completed at tho next and final session of tho sixty-sixth congress remains to bo determined. President-elect Harding Is expected to call a special session of tho now con gross soon aftor he takes office on March 4, and it may bo that some of the BDnronrlatlon bills will co over to tho special session. President Wilson has begun work on his annual message to congress, which will bo transmitted either oa, the opening day of the next session on December 0 or on tho day following. Whlto Houso officials said they had no Information as to what recom mradntlons tho president plans to mako to congress, but administration officers expect that among other things he will urge enactment of a number of reconstruction messages which he recommended at tr-e first special session of the present congress early last year. |