The Washington herald., 1913-09-03
DEFICIENCY BILL
CUT TWO-THIRDS
House Appropriation Com
mittee Greatly Reduces
Supply Measure.
DISTRICT ALSO SUFFERS
Excise Board Commissioners, Clerk,
and Inspector Among Other
Provisions Authorized.

Slashed beyond recognition, the general
deficiency bill as reported by the House
Appropriations Committee yesterday. II
carried about one-third of the total
amount asked by the various government
departments.
The sum of S,sss, 4O6.7s was recon-
mended and the committee reported in
favor of $3,7S4379.40 The District OBJ
tanned a few odds and ends, but none
Of the large items asked for.
Among the District items are:
Three members of the Excise Board
at S2,i0O, clerk at $3.50, and an in
spector at $500. The number of en-
plOyes therefore is reduced.
The corcner's office, $50 for services
of deputy coroner; contingent expenses
for advertising taxes, $3.50
The Commissioners are authorized TO
use the appropriations for dust pre-
Tention, cleaning streets, &c, for 1918
and 1914 for maintaining and repairing
bicycles when necessary for that service.
For amount required to meet objects
set forth in the appropriation for writs
OF lunacy. 1872. sG75; 1919, $50
0thcr Items Allowed.
The bill provides that hereafter notice
by publication in condemnation cases
for opening, extending, widening, or
Strengthening of streets, avenues, alleys
&c, shall be by advertisement twice
week for two successive weeks in three
daily newspapers in the District OF CO.
lLmbia.
For additional amount for maintenance
Of the Industrial Home School, S1.lJ4.43
Additional amount for board and
care of children committed to the
Board of Children's Guardians for 1918,
Sl9,S2O.O9; for 1912, $3.50.
Refund of erroneous collections,
S7Os.62.
Refund Of erroneous assessment of
benefits on Q Street extension. author
lied for benefit OF Charles w. ShiIes,
$75.
For payment of judgments to Maria
Ford and Arie NJ. Wolfes S5S1.
Miscellaneous expenses, Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia,
S21.S6.
For pay of officers and men Of the
Naval Battalion for annual cruise of
1913, $2.774.11.
Included in the bill is the 100000
asked by Secretary of State Bryan to
aid destitute Americans to leave Mexi-
20. Provision also is made for the abo-
lition of the Commerce Court sixty
days after the passage Of the bill
Democratic Estimates Cut.
Although Democratic officials pre-
pared the estimates sent the commit
tee. the pruning knife was welded
ruthlessly by the House economists.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion is given S300.e0O to start the phys
ical valuation of railroads. The COM
mission asked for S1,50O,O00
The 500, ,oO0 for the Mexican refugees is
described as for the relief of destitute
American citizens in Mexico, including
transportation to their homes in the
United States, to be expended under the
direction and within the discretion of
the Secretary of State"
An appropriation of $4,000 is allowed
the Civil Service Commission to conduct
competitive examinations for fourth
class postmasters.
old Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Building shall be remodeled and used
by the auditors of the several govern
ment departments is approved and $4,000
is appropriated.
The committee allows $654,659 to con-
tinue work on public buildings already
begun, which is less than one-half the
amount requested.
The expenditures incurred by the Army !
and Navy Departments in relieving the
flood sufferers in the Ohio and Missis- |
sippi Valleys are approved and provision |
is made for replenishing the funds from |
which the expense money was taken at |
the time.