Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-07-23 | Page 11 | Appropriations Nearing Fifty Billion Total

NEARING EARING FIFTY BILLION TOT At i l l I r et ct t Congress Has on Hand Handl N and Unexpended Balance Balance f I l of Five Flye Billion fly 11 J. H. H t Universal nl Service f Washington ashIngton lon Jul July 22 t tolls OilS made h by the Iho two s sessions of ot tho the I ir r Congress havo have almost reached the mark The Thc amount appropriated by the first firL following tho the declaration of ot ar r was 1 The total amount thus far tar I ted by the present session including Authorizations for contracts which will vIll hive C 1 to be bo mot met later 1 is ThIs docs loes not flOE Include two bills passed I f y the tho House bu but t not acted on b by tho appropriating 2171 83 The grand Erand total tota of ot these appropriations Is 21 I. I 6 l I Chairman oC or the House Honse com com- on appropriations made these figures public toda today in to tho the I tho the totals of C this allow allow- House years year's allo 1 anceS He lIe pointed out that tho the os- os In the tho next fiscal year ear will II rot reach anything like the tho sum total f r- r t approximately which I Congress has authorized As a n. matter fact tact ho he says the probability Is that uch expenditures will be at least or less than that amount x Rig Rig- Left Tho The statement shows that of C the total of ot more than appropriated ed d for tor tho the fiscal year rear InS there thero Is an unexpended balance of oC 4 and the end of or the fiscal year car 1919 Is expected to show show a still larger unexpended unexpended unexpended balance Mr 1 Sherley's Sherles statement of ot tho the appropriations appropriations appropriations and arid authorizations made by hy bythe bytho tho the present session Is 15 as follows Agricultural II s J i. i Army appropriation oct act Diplomatic ami consular act ct fj 65 DIStrIct Dr Jr Jf Columbia appropriation r tin tion Act net 1 6 65 F appropriation t Ion Indian Ip appropriation net act 11 I. I M x sod Judicial t r appropriation net act Military appropriation I r oc c 1 appropriation net PeD Pension lon appropriation act IA I r- r fl VI u C II OJ V nh Hirers ra anI and botherS appropriation act ct t. OO Sundry civil appropriation act t c f Total regular net deficiency net act net Additional rJ deficiency act General deficiency act net Ol I Total deficiency Act I O Permanent t annual anti and Ind Indefinite appropriations Including CS I r MOl l S Interest lt on the public debt ht for the sinking I I fund sod and for th the preparation and Issuance oeo of oe loins loans o nl I o of r bonds Issued 11 by fed fed- na eral cral land banks blinks O Operation of oC railroads under federal fed Mil eral control and compensation to th their lr owners o War finance corporation and capItal cap cap- Ital committee Loans Loan to allies by bT the tho third and fourth Liberty bonds bonda nets acts Increases compensation to certain postal durIn during 1 1919 1 31 j I II anN I appropriations In In- for ot I rehabilitation of oC and ancl Hors To Total hi I of or oth r l' appropriations 36 Grand total 9 Will Ill Run nUn Higher The bill to stimulate agriculture and distribution of oC agricultural products I I I and tho the bill to regulate ores metals and I i I minerals now pending before the Sen- Sen Late jato wore were passed passe b by the House authorizing author- author izing appropriations respectively of 1 and In iii addition I to the grand crand total of or above o given Riven 1 If both of oC those bills I should should be passed by the Senate the total I amount amount appropriated by this Congress would be approximately approximate Th agricultural a appropriation act which is first on the list Is not yet yot ot a law Ilaw lan the Ithe bill passed b by Congress havIng haying hav- hav Ing been vetoed b by tho the President on account of oC the 2 0 wheat price sec see tion t I on Tho bond Issues authorized to date I reach the total of oC of or WhICh amount I issued sued Is Of or the tho hsue of oC war savIngs savings sayings sav say ings stamp which was authorized only have ha been issued It Is 18 estimated that under existing tax f laws approximately wIllbe will willbe be raised exclusive of oC postal revenues re which will provide proville approximately