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Show CDNGRESSTO BE ASKEDFOHMDRE THAN JJILLIDN Estimates for an Elaborate Programme of Expenditure Expendi-ture Submitted to Lawmakers. LARGE SUMS NEEDED BY ARMY AND NAVY Nearly All Other Departments Depart-ments of the Government Also Seek Increases of Appropriation. WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. Estimate? for the most elaborate programme of expenditures expendi-tures ever asked of an American congress in times of peace were submitted today, proposing a total outlay of ?1,:S5.S57,S0S, or $l , 0. $33, 614 more than was appropriated last year. The great increase is almost wholly due to the administration plana for military preparedness. More than ?ll.000.'i00 of the total is for direct expenditures on the army and navy, with millions more to be used In coast defense and -other fortification work. ; By establishments the .amounts asked were: Legislative. $7,573,372; executive. ; I S3'). .'7,505; judicial, $1,365,500; agricul-; agricul-; lure. 524.1S9.0S9; foreign intercourse, $"-.4-6.60?; military, $152,354,259; naval, ; 1 J-'l 1,.". IS. 074 : Indian affairs. $10, 175, 03$; ; j pensions, $16065,000; Panama canal, $-7,535,469: public works, 5 1 0 4. 64 4.6 S3 ; ' i postal service, $316, 364. $79; miscellaneous, ; ! S?2f'0.563; . . permanent appropriations, I ; S135.074.673. !' The postal service estimate is deductible ! from the total because its receipts are I ! turned back to the treasury. That leaves I ! ?C69.4CO,929 as the actual total of appro-j appro-j i priations congress is asked to make, or 5167,53,401 more than last year. Xot One Decrease. Not a single establishment of the. government gov-ernment asked for less than was given last year. Many requests were nude for fi increases because of developments of the war in Kurope. The state department aked for many increases, i.ncluding $i42,'.0'.' for additional clerical forces in the department, $25,000 additional for the salaries of charges J a i'taires and $25,000 for ti asportation and subsistence, and $2'0.000, instead of ! the ?75,cc'j asked before, to enable the president to meet unforeseen emergencies emergen-cies arising in the diplomatic and consular con-sular service. A large it cm in the treasui y depart- ! ment's increases is ? j.2i,ij,'-ic0 for collect ing the income tax, an increase of i 1,000,-"i.ij 1,000,-"i.ij over last year, whi'Ji, among other tilings, v. id be u.--ed to hire 45 deputy coil,'', tors at 6. 0 uer year, compared with collcctois in 1915.. T-:e same department wants $50,000 to j enforce the cotton futures act. - The department of commerce asked for ! in.ii.-'. in-. leases tot gathering information a' . rime and ahroau on uu.nni--.-' in-v in-v and n nr'jia. fur;. Among the I ne:i s inc. '.dcd are f J-'J.c.'iJ to promote and , -i-p the commei ciai -interests of the l I'm; en .States and $:)vM')-io b devo'ed i io tl.c fe-'U'fje ends witn particular refer- c eri'-e to oulh and Central America. t For Commercial Attaches. j i ,y, . .,:(. (,-: -ial ;itt;i' r,CH abroad, :. iN.f;d oi ?l-0,''i, was as.Ked: , ;tll.j l"it,"VJ as iisked In place or ""M I j ii,'.. - finale t..e coHt of production and i ,j;.-'ri'r,;iT,on of fill articb-rf winch are or j - :;,av be mad" the Hunjcct of tariff U-yis- ! Hti'-n v.t'h n-'-ihI referenc-e to the pn-es ' J ; ',,y.tt'-su'- jmd fore.gn labor, prb-es . ,,r i8 a iiiat'ri:iis. v.-itii L..e conUitionH in !,, ,-,xn :.nu iion,-:-! i-- market- a f;''--ii ng ' F - ,( v ,i':i a:i product, "tof.iiier 'aiHi ah ( J Y a i u.av -.'?-;.. in hxlng i ni - J ;,01-l o;- ailing r li S of tnfc EOV- ,-i ,,,(.-1 in the afjininis'.rai.ion of me f , u i-i." T'.f same rJfpJi ri ni'Mit i .i-',-.'-!! ., to ).-: In coh' ting .-tatistn-s ? ;,;.;--rual mutr.i-i"- and $:,),)) to in- -.(-. L' ;i i '-. fot-f-it: ii ir rkf-rs for azricul-. azricul-. . ,;, n;; lot"yl pro'lu't'. An . ... ;,, ' ,,t ire r.A - n-i st f-a-nf iliKastf-r . -Or --afi'00:it inHf-'Mon Rfl- ''. ;,,., ,,f '' for c n , plo;.ii ,'-n t of in- .,c-;ots !u p'f .ent overcrowding of pua- ,! ;,,,,,(- . tj i,- i i r,r -. t ! .' labor d'-pa i't- ., , t-n.-. v id ne"! $;-.'"'" 'his year in o- ? ;. ');.- l.ildret.'H buieau , '--K-d tor .5 ". :n'nf t,Hn last v-;jr. . 'i' ( rj.-'pa r rrict,t r.f iitrii ulture a.-licj f-,,- J . ;,,,.,,, .,, , ... ytu- ItH b-'Ht . r , r, for ' . -i (,,, i,: tool and month -I i'-a Hf ; J -", to -i.f'.r. r,c .-otion mt'ii'-- . j.. to nfoic- t. c in-'-ci..-.,f. ' , ,.,, ' ; ' r ; ,i I'.nrl-.son a-aln ' j." , ' ,-.- 0,r -,' Man it has - o;;' in j . -. '-'it H' ' " ' f"'" tl ST- I L C'H a' ' cotMpar-., v ith , iW'"'l":."-l Tor the ' car j ' - ' Wants Slight Increase. 1 - ; l( j i , - r - t ;i I ' 'i r I I I rlf .1- ' 'II I I II tr h i Oil -, R f i .-ii.. ('. liltli ui'.f. Ilian l;i;.l ' ,, i J '. ,"i." ii 'iir- ii;i-..ni- ? , . ;,,,,, t !. f.-il. i.il li'i.'l- I , .,,., ;:-,,, : I.I. .. .I"." I..'.. i- LIU tlM I ;, I'!. !il i Mill . H r I. v r,.-J r,.-J : '. , ,,, ,' '! in'. I -, li. '.fl 'if v ,.'i'i' i'J I ' I.'- (-.!' I . . i ' I in III" :-;i 1. 1 ri'-M "'','"''.' ,',',.r 1 1 ' i .;i i I i i'h- ; , I .i,i,... a.- s it .. ... ! " AKh r...l.".l. 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The sum of ?::u0,""0 is ayjierl for Uie purpose. The usual estimates a re submit 1 ed for th1 upkeep of western minis and asay otticos. which :ip the subject of attack at ea-'h session of cons t ess. Th.1 pension bill h i 'parent lv is one of the few decreasing items, ? i hiviSinO be-Snpr be-Snpr asked in place ,, of Sl'Vi, ImO.muo last year. For public buildings the estimates arc about ?3,Ou0.tiou le.s liian last year. Two Other Increases. Vor the Panama canal, exclusive of furtith-ations. etc.. the estimate is $10,-"I1,-'16. compared with ? I tl.ft tO.i.Mii) last year. For the reclamation service the estimate is $i:i.:.ln,'.ii0 over 03-,000 appropriated ap-propriated in 19l.. The administration's est! ma te of military mili-tary and naval expenditures, including the first year's cost of the new national defense programme, totals SI T.S5 4.2.0 asked for the army and $J11,51S,U74 for the navy. For t he two branches the increase asked over the appropriations last vear is about $K4,0iu, mac exclusive of ' the amounts for fortifications and other it -'ms which may he included in a iren-eial iren-eial scheme of military defense. The entire en-tire plan calls for sometnins over Sl.Vi.- '-""O i'i excess of the last appropriations. appropria-tions. t The war. department asks an increase of more than $ i.mirt.nrio for the signal 'orps. of which aliout S.i.T'Hi.i.'iil is for aviation. S.li'O.tmo to be made Immediately Immediate-ly available, with s,Vr.nii for the development develop-ment of an aviation motor. For the pav of the army $ii:l.7nij.307 is asked, an increase in-crease of more than ?Hu.riO(i,t00 to pay about lo.OOn more enlisted men. The cjuartermaster department asks for an increase of more than $4.0H'i,noo for sup- ; plieq and about ST.O'i'Vfin for clothing, ;eamp and garrison equipment. I Horses Are Needed. I The number of horses needed is represented repre-sented by an increase of $;;.';. 000. in eicht j estimates. In the engineer corps $'.-0"i $'.-0"i is aaked for equipment of troops in place of $4$, 000 last vear. The increase for ordnance stores for the purchase and manuracture of ammunition for small arms is from $100,000 to $."1.3S3,nfiti, with SI.dOO.'.'OO for erenade. An increase of 5 . lo.0"0 is made in the item for small arms, target practice, im-hidine machine-pun machine-pun practice. For manufacturing, repairing: repair-ing: and issuine arms, at national armories. ar-mories. $1.0U.? is asked, compared with JO.ftOO last year, and an Increase of M. 250, 000 for purchase, manufacture and test of rifles. For the organize-i militia. M.33nn.i is estimated as necessary, compared with Jl.d0.0i0 last year with an increase of SoOn.00'.' for militia equipment. The military mili-tary academv is estimated to cost about I $3 oO'OO more, with provision for 77'"' I cadets. ; For the naval militia, the naw department depart-ment asks an inerease of about i n.tmo. An armor plate plant is arain su:i;esied to cost finally 6.6i5.107. of which $:,2U,-' .'2 is asked at once. Pay for the navy, with "5'00 men instead in-stead of 4S.0u0 as at present, is put a; ? 15. 674. POO. an increase from J 1 . J 4 . mmh last year, and 600 apprentice seamen in place of ;".."00. For completion of easels ea-sels on the stocks and repairs ard preservation of these :n commission the estimate is 3 iO, "00,000, an ineiease of about 1,400,00'J. Marine Corps Requests. For the pay of the marine corp, including in-cluding that of one additional bneadier general, two additional colonels, tuo additional ad-ditional lieutenant colonels and other additional ad-ditional officers, a n increase of about S4'.M..0Oy, to $4,9' 9.41.". is asked. For maintenance main-tenance of the corps the estimate is ?4. .";. 741, compared with $3."0'.'.'''0'' appropriated appro-priated last year, and the total increase for the marine ' Qt P9 j3 nUt at about S.'i.V.-.'OO. For eompletine submarine torpedo boats, .heretofore authorized, the estimate is I 50.!. aaainst 51.341,344 last vear. For submarine bases $1. ."".. Oct is aaked. The big item in the new naw programme pro-gramme is an eyi jrr.ate ot- J7.S47.nOO as the first year's appropnatfon for hulls and machinery of two ba tf lesnips. two battle 1 cruisers, three S'out cruisers, fifteen de-' de-' fciroyer, two jarunboa's. one hospital ship land one fuel oil ship. Tns fornpa r'd with an appropriation of $7 .!'"' '') in last i year's programme. For tiie huiiF and out-, out-, fits of five fUe( and twniv-iiv? :ti subtriarines 'firs; -ear's work i $7 , 7 5.0o0 is asked, compared with J4.if'0.it last ; ea r. For armor and armament of s-i s-i sehs authonzed the estimate jg SjJ.fil.-I SjJ.fil.-I "jt'i.t. atf'-tinst j:.-577.f'f' last year. For avia-1 avia-1 tion $J.O'iO,0"0 is aske-i. an in'-rp.i. of $ .-K',0, and for reserve arnmuru t Ion iv. nOn.f'0'"'. for which there Wid no appropriation appro-priation last- year. Another Million Asked. One million dollars Is sougnt for the proposed experimental laboratory to be placed at the disposal of the naal advisory ad-visory board. t.'oast de r'ense and for-' i f i'-a t ion it e : r- include 12, ,'.'') f'-r c"n 'i mortar t-tenes t-tenes and $2. fill. ""m for mo- iern izi ng "Id enipla' ementi". !17.f2 for fite con'rol t fortifications and 2.2h7''0 for sea rc n igv t s for harbor defense, all of which show material ma-terial increases. For submarine mine t-il-JfrieH. cable stations. et-. J.T.Os'i a'-kc-d, and for sites for fort;-' ,( h-: -coast de'ei'.-es. J 1 . 07, CKi'. For arnianicnf r.f i ne-:e to r 1 1 fjc;, 1 1 r.f , r the es' .ma f i-- SJ. 4'. Mfh a prrV'isioil lh.it the f-l,;rf of ord r rice ma v eon t t a i t for ?..oi,i)f'i more. The estimate for the purchase ,t nd lest of ammunition for Fc-a- o.i st a n iioij and the modernizintr of pr .iec i on !iand t Tiut af ?...0i"it'"""i. wi'h provision for T,fth,(t(' additional, l-'or su b-eal i lr oea roast a rt ilb-ry f.rtfUt r J tft" '' if l-r-r. The totai armament for forts i r-t i mated to "ost ? 1 2, ..'.7,:.'iO. corn pa red v. ! i h t'',. ::'(. 'int aske.J In st. yea r. For S' ih marine inmeR In th" water, of t ;,e (niter! States pr-.pcr. 'iO.';;;l In asked, compared with J.1 l"if' hist vear. A new Me ni is $4 7n'0 for radio-dynainlc torf'doeH. or the purchase a id ma nu fact ore of armored motor r;ir, X:,n.(i.i is nk'i, an in '-rea 'e of .$i 'i",l,00 o er i h: i;sl appro-p: appro-p: ia t ion. Plans for Arsenals. For arsenals. ?l.M-."V) is the estimated cohI, i f i ' - r e n I from ;";:, fi"'i la.-t e.ir, and for but!dir,K for seacf,;, -.t defence. U'-.",-cr.ro pa red i t h 5 J.'.."00 a ppi ; iih f erl In j 1 f 1 The total i net e;, v. ,n pnl.ll.- W'-l'Hr I under the war department, I rn - i id : iil; forti-fi',jtioM forti-fi',jtioM and defends, is pur at 5 L'.'j.T 1 ,-lf)7L' ,-lf)7L' lOinpari'd with $7.'-'4,Hii.'1. last yc:ir, I )n the F'anruua eat.al .one I h- war dn. 1 p;, : t men) V.il!,l . :..) for se.-,o,,t ,;,-t.-ncs J n.M-'iO ff,i- submarine uutici. 1.7.M- f"i ai maioenl ..f f..rt.p atmn.. an in. teas, of more than I .'".O'-ti ov.-i ta-l .eai' a, i' for mtl!,irv iiai'j, a ri(.v. ii...,, ' Jl.IM i.M'O for aritiH in uuarlcr-rHiltt. uuarlcr-rHiltt. K'ore'.ome.-. The total in.o.a-c for c,ii,al fort i lb a t ion i a i rn 1 1 ,t .','i((. 'fee foll'-wnn: suihk ate er, t i 1 1 i;i t -d foi rd-- :-."loii. -17.." - N-v 'oi k, j, ;, i, no- r'iiil-ole.phj.i. ?i ,:,,Muri; u a dnni;-jr-:;iKin; Nor folk. -1 1 ""0 ; ( 'liarl'-s j ton' S '. JI.'i'hi, Marc Maud. 'al., ...,.- ! (,,- -i.e I Sound. Wash.. 17..' ; IVnl Mari-.r. Ka'.-.aii. naval s;Hluii. $7i:..0..(.. (nii-r ii.C'il e4tiina'e include .;.(.mi I for fcoms and munition si or a Kr. i r, vat - ' narts of Hi'' couiitr-. ; f fo( Hie naval piovinkj i" :,! I'i'iiardiead. ,1,l,. .t'c;,- hi.i, foi the naval lot;."o station al .Newport .New-port ii. I., and $(.(. mi., ho fuel oil : loi -at (P.aitK.namo. Cuha. (ther Liirgc Hems. Abno't II'.. Is :iik'"l b,- the arm;, m o 1 1 1 i i H I'.eUlolllt. .I'll--' I. I ' i '.. I".."- ales ot- ii.it y, oi U : oi.fnit f e. to . on::" - loda call for anipopiialjfM.k H'n'f. ,fi,u . I...-Mil I...-Mil 'Mat a mount I - t', .-...., , p. ... I ,,,;, V..C- Mill,,,;.!, d U.M I H; emlMO WHllfl i,,. .,..uu-d for Hie veat- eudinsr Jul-- I. ! j, nfl"i a fl!b'i-U i lr, II,.- K-n.,1,. ,',.,.ated Die I ' u arm ha t hoi y apicopri-.,110,1 apicopri-.,110,1 bid, :;ft.""U.-ifv, VH- apprnn e,i I,, I'Ved b" Hie jc. r. iar of ar. ' ' 'i ,. v commerce. bfM,-n rive,. ri Ml,. n,w e-tliinai.- demand I he la.-'..,- por- non of the monev, M.nc-inpl j,.;mj - v i'Ii a call for almo-t I . MMfinia, n, IP?. I.rlo folluV. in V.ll'l I Ti..- ouid I ' ' "' I " t I r p. i m-n j |