The Alaska daily empire., 1914-12-18

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 In mo State Department tho ouy
 ohanges are some slight inoraaso in
 salaries. in contingent expenses ioa 1 the Diplomatic and eoneuar Service ! growing out of ihe Mexlean eiluation l and che European war
 ! In the Treaaury Department the eS. [ oenae of collecting the Income tax la ! estimated al Sl,22000o decraeae oi
 $2S0.0oO. Eadmatee are pregented
 for maintaining the western minta and
 assay offices against which each aes.
 sion ol Congress brings fight.
 In the Department Of Commerce D Inew item is one of SS,0o0-0Q0 for an
 agricultural census, 3l,4sS,500 lB asked for lighthouse, beacons and fog T signals. S75.0OO is estimated for in- vesdgaung costs of production. and $IO0000 B estimated for promoting ] commerce in South end centraI Amor ica This latter tom is double Che amount appropriated last year
 In the Department of Labor lhe ea- lumato for tho work of Commissioners of Cancellation on Labor Disputes would be raised from $50000 Co s75s GOO. For a study of the extent of in. lduatriai unemployment in tho United l States. s1O,OOo Ia estimated.
 In the Department of Agriculture the principle special items. aside from Che fixed charges of operation, are l S600,000 for quarantine work to fight the tootand-mouth diseases; S39S.000 to fight Che cattle tick In tho South; $645.000 to enforce the pure food lawi Sl,000,000 for cooperative farm dem- onsuation work; S60,0o0 for live stock experiments in Southern countries where sugar cane has been the prln- clpal product; SS30O0 for dairy ex. periments in Che semiarid and lr- Irrigated regions of the West end l S240000 to encourage improved farm management methods. For free dis tribulion of seeds S25254O is asked. The total estimate for the Forest ser vice is S5.54S. .256. For the enforce. ment of the new law to regulate deal.I ings in cotton futures and to carry on the investigation Of marketing and distribution of food porducts, S876- 595 is asked
 In the army estimates, S20O,0OO Is provided for the new aviation corps S70O,000 for buildings and grounds olI the Military Academy at West Point and St5O00O for automatic machine rifles. The sum for militia manouyers is reduced a million dollars and left at S25O,OOO; $fOO00O is asked for bar racks and quarters in the Philippines; $S25.0O0 for small arms target prac- tioei S250000 for the manufacture ofI arms. For Public works in the War Department S62OoO,O0O is estimated of which flfty-three million dollars is for rivers and harbors, an Increase of S21000000 over last year's estimate For Qualifications and other works of defense S5,S0O,0O0, slight increase over last year. is estimated. Further construction and maintenance of the Panama Canal is estimated ct S19.I 100000
 In the Navy S2S.sOoooo is asked for increases heretofore authorized and S19,000O00 IS estimated for tue 1916 building program. The follow ing sums arc estimated for navy yards
 Boston, SS0,0OO; New York, Sl35.- OO0i Philadelphia, S55,Oo0; Washing ton. D. C.. $195,OOO: Norfolk, S805, 900, including @ S200OOO drydock: Charleston, S. C. $80OoO; Key West S5.000; Mare Island, S65,0OO; Puget Sound. S40,OOO; for extension Of the power factory at Indian Head, Md S15S,000; naval magazine at Fort Mif-l lin, Pc, $S4,00O; naval magazine atl Puget Sound, S5S000.
 The estimate for arming the Naval Militia is doubled making it S250, OOO
 In the Interior Department depart ment pensions are estimated at S166,- 100000, Q three million dollar drop since last year. An estimate of $o.-I 00000O for the Reclamation Service appears in the estimates for the first time. Congress at the last session passed 8 law requiring reclamation outlays to be made by appropriation.
 For fortfying the Panama Canal 2 total Of $1,942,22S Is estimated, on in. crease of half a million dollars over last years appropriation. In this es.i innate is included SSO.00O for search lights and $1OO,O0o for reserve equip-i ment
 The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion estimate Is reduced $1,90O,0O0 be- cause 1t docs not include provision for the physical valuation work for which an estimate win be furnished later.
 The Department Of Justice esti- mates Include SSOO,OO0 for enforcing the antitrust laws and S150000 for the penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas.
 The Department Of Labor estimates include S846.O0O for tho Ellis leland Immigrant Station and S25,O00 for 9 new immigrant station at Galveston, Texas. The Public Health Service wants s5OO.oOO for preventing the spread of epidemic diseases. For 9 memorial ampitheatre at Arlington National Cemetery s5OO.0oo is asked. For the new Federal Trade Commits sion, soon to be organized, $530.O00 is estimated.