The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06
Of EXPENDITURES TO Be ASKED
Of CONGRESS PRESENTED TODAY; LARGE
INCREASE DUE TO MILITARY PREPAREDNESS

vestigate foreign markets for agri-
cultural, mineral and forest pro-
ducts. An echo Of the Eastland
steamship disaster is heard in a re-
quest for an increase Of $4,000 for
the steamboat inspection and of
$4,000 for employment of inspectors
to prevent overcrowding of passeng-
er vessels.
Labor counciliators. the Labor
Department says. will need $4,000
this year in place Of $4,000. The
Children's Bureau asked for $17,-
5000 more than last year.
The Department OF Agriculture
asked for $2,500.000, the same as
last year. for eradication of foot and
mouth disease, $45.760 to enforce
the cotton futures act, and $110,260
to enforce the insecticide act.
Postmaster General Burleson again
proposes to conduct the rural free
delivery service for less than it has
cost in previous years. His estimate
for the service is put at $4S,5OO.0 900
compared with $53,00O.O0O approp-
rated for the year which ends June
80 next.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion asked generally for little more
than last year but wants $4,000
900 more for physical valuation,
WORK. The Federal Trade Commits
sion. which came into being last
March, asks for its first full years
work $544,566 or about 100000
more. most of which is to be ex-
pended in the salaries of attorneys.
examiners, etc.
The Interior Department wants
$S,247. 900 for the Alaska railroad.
compared with $2,000,00O approp-
rated in 1915!
Both the Secret Service and the
Bureau of INVESTIGATION of the De-
partment of lJusctice, which have
been busy with Investigations of an
unusual character on account of the
war. asked for increases. the Secret
lService to $225,OO0 from $145. 600
and the Bureau Of Investigation to
asks for $25O,0OO instead of $780,
ment The Department of Justice
$3.50 900 from $4S5,000. In the re-
uest FOR an increase for the Bureau
for the first time appears a state
ment that part of the fund may be
used in work for the State Depart
/ 600 to enforce the antitrust laws
Ono new feature of the estimates
is the incorporation of q proposal for
a government mononoly of telephone
and telegraph service in Alaska,
Porto Rico and the Hawaiian islands
II Ia proposed that the wires in these
territories be acquired for the Post
office Department by proper proceed
ings afther appraisal by the Inter
state Commerce Commission so that
they may be actually taken over by
July 1, 1916. The Postmaster Gen
eral would be authorized to license
private parties to construct anc
operate lines but with the reserva'
tion that the government might buy
them. The sum of 100000 Ii
asked for the purpose.
The usual estimates are submitted
for the up-keep of western mints ant
ASSAY offices which are the subject
of attack at each session of Con
gress
The pension bill apparently is ont
of tho few decreasing items, $3.50,
100000 being asked in place o.
Is164.1O0, 900 last year. For public
buildings the estimates are about
$4,000. 900 less than last year.
For the Panama Canal exclusive
OF Notifications. etc. the estimate Il
ls1s.901.369 compared with SIG,
$40, 900 last year. For the reclama
ton service the estimate is $13,93O,
600 over s.eS3,O0O appropriated il
l1915.