Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-07

Legislative ............ 7.573.372
Executive ...... 3G.sO7. sos
Judicial ........... " 1858. 500
Agriculture ..... "tI5g.OS9
Foreign Intercourse ..... j.i2G.G99
Military observation-disclosures. 1I2.354. 25a
Naval ...... ............ 2ll.5lS.014
indian affairs .......-... i0.lI5.036
Tensions Observation-Disclosures. $50. 30 900
Panrfma Canal .......... 27.335, 4G1
luflic works ............ l04.G44.GS9
POSTAL service ............ 3l6.3Gt.s1t
Miscellaneous .......... @S.29O. JG3
Permanent APPROXIMATIONS. l2j,01t,c73
TIC poAial-srrvicc climate is d.
duct!blc from the total because its re-
crir.s arc turned back 10 tho Treasury.
That leaves s9G?.ta2..2. a. tho actual
total OF appropriations Congress is
asked 10 make. or S'C1,s53,icl moro
than last year
Not single establishment o: the
yovcrnmcn, asked TO-. less than WAS
given last year Man. requests were
mads for Increases because of dcvel-
opments OF til" war In Europe.
STATE DEI',U"ME>T ASKS
ron MANY INtRI:tS
The state Department asked for
many Increases. including $4,000 .or
additional clerical force in tn" depart
mcra $4,000 additiona! for tn. sala-
RIGS OF charge d'anaircs and s25.nOc
for transportation ana subsistence. and
10000 instead cf the $4,000 asked
before. 10 enable the President TO meet
unforeseen emery cncie arising III the
alp! Jmat!c and consular service.
\ large Item IN tn" Treasury De
par'inent's increases 5000 600 FOR
collecting tn" income ,,X, AN increase
az Sl,0chrco over las year. which.
am ong other things. VIII % aged 10
hlre 49, deputy collectors ~ $500 per
ven, compared 'SltE l?1 collectors IN
10 MGR 40
600 u enforce IN, cot pu futures act.
The Department OF Commerce. asked
for many increases for gathering in
formation at bone ami abroad on
commerce. industry and manufactures.
Among the items included are $3.50. 600
TO promote and dcv"lop the CONNER
cial interests of the United states and
500 600 10 be devoted to the same
ends With particular reference to South
and Central America. For commercial
attaches abroad $21a.OGo iuS-ca,! OF
100000 Was asked and 100000 was
&. ask cd in place Of $1,000 TO Investigate
the cost of production and distribution
OF ali articles which are or may he
mad" the subject Of labor. prices of
raw materials with the conditions IL,
foreign and domestic markets affecting
tho American product together SIN
all facts that may be- necessary in
liking import duties or aiding officers
81 the governments in the udmints;ra-
ton OF the customs laws" The same
department asked $4,000 20 use In
collecting statistics Of internal com
mcrce and 10000 TO Investigate for
c'gn markets Tor Agricultural mineral
ana forest products An echo OF the
Eastland steamship disaster Is heard
IN a request for An increase Of $4,000
FOR the Steamboat inspection service.
and Of s3'""o for employment of in
spect"rs I" prevent Ovcrcrowding o.
passenger vessels
Labor ccncilintors. The Labor ne
rartnent says viii need s55.0 600 this
Year in place of $4,000 The chiidrcu's
bureau asked FOR $1,000 more than
last year.
The Department TT Agriculture asked
for $2.5o".o"p, IN. same as las, year.
for eradication OF foo, and mouth dis
case. St5.75o To enforce tive cotton fu-
lures act. and sllO.2G0 to enforce The
insccticidc act.
LESS COST TO C0NDIt'T
Rural. FREE DELIVERY
Observation-Disclosures Euricson again
proposes 10 conduct the rural free dc =
livery service for less than 1t has cost
in previous years. His estimate for
the service is put At siS.5oo.O00. com
pared with S53 100000 appropriated for
the year which ends June 80 next
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion asked generally for little more
more for physical valuation work. The
Federal Trade Commission. which came
into being last March. asked Tor it's
first fun years work S5i4.i66. or about
100000 more most Of which is to he
expended III the salaries OF attorneys.
examiners. etc
The Interior Department wants
SS24I 900 for The Alaska railroad.
compared with S2.000.OU0 appropriated
In 1919
Both the Secret Service and the Hu-
rcau OF Investigation Of the Department
of Justice. which have been busy with
Investigations OF an unusual character
on account OF the war. asked for in
rreaSes. the Secret Service Ia $4,000
from $4,000 and the bureau Of In
vestigation to $500 from s4S5.O00.
In the request for an Increase for the
bureau for the first time appears Il
statement that part Of the fund may
he used In work for the state De-
par'ment The Department OF Justice
asks for s25O.oO0 instead OF $500. 900
10 enforce the antitrust laws.
one new feature Of the estimates
IS the incorporation OF II proposal for
A government monopoly of teIephnpe
ana telegraph service in Alaska Porto
Rico and the Hawaiian Islands II is
proposed that the wires in these ter
ritorics he acquired for the Pos, once
Department h. proper PROCEEDINGS ar
Ter appraisal by thc Interstate Com
mcrcc Commission so that they may he
actually taken over by July l. Ia1f
The Postmaster General would he an
horned to license private p.rtios 10
construct and operate lines. but win
he reservation that the goyernmer,
might buy them. The sum OF $500 O00
$ asked for the purpose
The usual estimates are submitted
Tor the u?-kecr Of Western minis and
assay Offices which are the subinct oC
attack at cacl. session Of Congress
The pension bill apparently is one
Of the few ecrcasing items. slGO5G5
300 being asked in place of slGI 90 OoO
last year. For public buildings tho