Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-06
s5,O0O,OOO,OOO'
MORE FOR WAR
Huge Urgent Deficiency Bill
Reported to the
\ a House
e1,145.ooo TO FRANKFORT
Appropriation for Arsenal Al
most $1,0O0,000 Under Esti-
mate of Department
WASHINGTON. Sent. G


Another. staggering money bill was pre-
sented to the House today. The urgent de-
nciency bill. totaling s4.slo,o7s.s7o.2s,
was reported from the Appropriations Com
mittee' with a report from Chairman Fitz-
gerald recommending its passage.
Direct appropriations of s3.775.97s,-
s7o.2s are provided in the bill, and the
ordnance department of the army Is au-
thorized to let contracts and incur obllga-
tIons amounting to s1,O35, 900 900. The ap-
Preparations. the report points out, are
$l.s3s, s,475,966 less than estimates sub
mitted. and the whole amount provided in
the bill is sso4,i75,sss less than the esti-
mates called for
OF this huge total all but s7,206,47429
- TO be devoted strictly to war purposes.
S4,000,000 Is for the Alaska Railroad and
the balance of the above figure is divided
among deficiencies of the various executive
departments OF the Government. the Dis
trct OF Columbia, courts and the like.
For defense of the Panama canal alone
y1,360.S25 is provided-s9O2.6 .625 TO be used
In constructing a submarine base.
For the military establishment the total
of 1881 ,6o2,735 would be appropriated.
The single item of machine guns calls for
Sl2o,27L000 and authorization TO spend
xe0,0O0,OOO more is provided in the bill
100000 is asked for ordnance stores.
For mountain. field and siege cannon
ammunition for the guns. mobile artillery
and submarine mines and nets. n total of
SLts5,513.000 is asked in addition to
authorization to spend 1915, 900 more
Tor the same purpose.
$263.2s4,4s0 FOR NAVY EMERGENCY
For the naval establishment s263,264.4SO
Is provided in the bill. This figure includes
a hundred million dollar naval emergency
fund; $35,000.000 additional for aviation,
&2b.000,000 for ammunition for vessels, sSO.-
100000 for reserve ordance stores, and
t10,000.0 900 for engineering expenses.
The contracts into which the Govern
ment may enter in addition to the appro-
priation asked. include 900 for termi-
nal facilities for the ordnance department
OF the army s50,000.000 for machine guns,
s5,00o,000 for armored notorcars. $2l5,-
000, 900 for mountain, field and siege IAN
non, $70o, 900, 900 for ammunition for the
guns and $50, 900 for mobile artillery.
Under Treasury Department deficiency
appropriations $4,000 Is provided for the
Reedy Island quarantine station. $225.s26
for the Cape Charles station, s9S.64 for
the station at Savannah and $4,000 for
the Boston quarantine station, and $3.50 Is
provided for the New orleans mint
31,145.oo0 FOR FRANKFORT ARSENAL
Under war Department denclencleS the
following appropriations are made for arse
nails: Benicia, Cal, S82.500: Frsnkford
Arsenal. PHILADELPHIA, R1.145.ooO; PicatCny
Arsenal Dover, N. j.. $4,000 Rock Island,
ILL.,, $1.42o,200; San Antonio. Tex. $4,000:
Springfield. Mass, S14b.000; Watertown,
Mass, S692,00o. and Watervliet Arsenal,
West Troy, n. ", s7s9,50o.
For the auartermasters depot at St.
Louis $i50.000 is provided--ss100 is asked
for Guilford Courthouse military park.
Nine and half million dollars is asked
for machinery .or the manufacture Of rifles
Because the War Department estimates
for Frankford Arsenal totaled more than
$1,000. 900. the fact that appropriation Of
only $1,145,0 600 has been recommended by
the Appropriations Committee occasioned
considerable surprise.
Representative Ware, of Philadelphia, a
member OF the Appropriations Committee
had announced that he would get the full
81, 100000 for Frankford. 1t developed
after the bill was made public. however
that Brigadier General Crozier Chief of
the Bureau of Ordnance. withdrew many
of his recommendations for additions and
improvements at Frankford
The bill is expected to be brought up in
the House for consideration after the sail
ors' and soldiers insurance bill is out
Of the way.