Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-14
HUGE DEFICIENCY
BILLS ARE PENDING
Among Items Is $3,726,432
for War Department Clerks
in Washington.
DISTRICT ASKS $104,000


Congress are requests for immediate
deficiency appropriation of over $780,
100000. including estimates from nearly
every department Of the government;
and over half OF this huge sum Is asked
for by the naval and military authori-
ties Of the United States. In addition.
nearly every day brings its additional
requests for a deficiency appropriation.
ranging from new tanitors and char
women for new public buildings up to
the units of the new and great aerial
fleet which Uncle Sam purposes to use
in France to gain control OF the air
above the battlefelds.
Deficiency appropriations of this
enormous amount make records by their
very size. as never before in the history
of Congress have the nations supple
mental expenditures been figured so
high. If these figures represent what
Congress will enact within few weeks
in the way of an Appropriation bill. the
figures for this present session will go
above s6.772.0oo,O00.
Already there has been appropriated
over $4,000. 100000. This includes the
three billion loan to the allies, $3.2S1,-
100000 for the army and navy-for war
purposes-and $70.000,000 interest on
the liberty loan. There is pending an
control bill. Also there Is $27, 100000 in
the rivers and harbors bill not yet en-
acted.
Pay. for War Department Clerks.
The most recent additional request
for immediate spending money comes
from the War Department. Enormous
ly increased demands on this branch of
the government have made it necessary
to increase the clerical force over and
over again and the request for the i'm
mediate use of $5.s54,S32 which went
today to the House of Representatives
includes recommendation by Secre-
. tary Baker that of this amount he be
allowed to spend s3.726.432 for clerks
in this city.
The largest single item is that sent
by Secretary Daniels asking 100000
900 for immediate naval building. This
would permit rush job on destroyers.
patrol boats and other craft urgently
needed. The next largest is $4,000, 900
for naval aviation. The big estimate
for the aerial craft to be needed under
the aviation bill which will probably
pass the House today has not been sent
to Congress from the War Department
1t is generally supposed the expendi-
lures under this bill will total nearly
$650.000,000.
Machinery to Make Rifles.
quest for s9.5oo.o0o for machinery to
asked for s2.200.O00 for hospital con
struction. Heavy woolen clothing OF
special character. for the sailors aboard
to the tune of $4,000. 900; light amuse.
ment for enlisted men at training
schools of the navy. $250,O00: a new
submarine base in the Panama Canal
Zone. 100000, and quartermaster de-
partment needs. including a great va
riety of items. are other items made
necessary by the war.
Other big amounts asked for include
Additional force of sixtA six new en-
ployss at the patent office. $4,000.
ployes in the office of the controller
Of the Treasury. $31,940
Extra employees at various mints,
$4,000.
Employees for the care of the new
interior Department building, $4,000.
Other Amounts Asked For.
Furniture for the Treasury, $4,000;
lease of the new Arlington building,
for the Navy Departments extra force,
one year, $4,000; extra precautions
fortifications. etc. at the Panama
canal. $428.0o0; Typographical surveys
for the War Department. $500, 900;
repairs to buildings at forts on the
bureau of standards. $4,000: new
buildings, Panama Canal Zone, so. .0OO
The Department of Labor, which has
the job of watching and caring for
interned aliens. has asked for S2,314,-
600 for that and other large tasks
The War Department figures that it
should have on hand $536,00o for the
disposition of remains of soldiers and
others who die abroad. The post office
wants an extra S435.00O for the pur-
chase of supplies. stamp paper. etc.
The bureau of engraving and printing
needs S12J,00O.
The Department of Commerce has a
part of the espionage duties of the
government to attend to and figures
that to attend to them properly the
sum of $4,000 will be needed.
The District of Columbia deficiency
estimates are nothing unusual, totaling
$1O4 900 Half of this is scattered
throughout the entire District admin
istration and half Is for the work on
viaduct across the Pennsylvania rail-
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