The Washington times., 1917-03-07
BUREAU HEADSHARD.
HIT BY DEFICIENCIES
Department Chiefs GrappIe
Problem of Running Offices
Without Funds.
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been determined. The number will
not be known until the commission
checks Its appropriations and person
mel.
Secretary Bracken, Of the commits
sion, stated today that Q cut would
have to be- Effected at once. The com
mission has no available money that
Il could draw on to keep the force
intact.
= In the face Of this situation the
commission confronts the necessity
of pressing a number of investiga-
tions ordered by oCgnerss and doing
what II can on the food probe ordered
by the President. A special appro-
priation of S4O0, 900 for the food probe
failed Of passage with the urgent de-
ficiency bill, and the commissions
funds are limited.
Resent stand OF Congress.
Executive officers Of the Govern
ment gensrally treat the situation
with resentment or amusement. and
iibe the eontrariness of Congress in
prohibiting deficiencies under penal
ty, though making Il imperative to
create q deficiency or suspend many
OF the activities OF Government.
Deficiencies generally 1t was de-
clared were caused by high prices, or
additional activities provided BY Con-
gress and not recognized within es-
Inmates for the present fiscal year.
Shortage in the salary accounts at
the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing was caused by the additional
work Of the Bureau, and the neces-
sity of putting on an extra force
months ago. TO meet the demands OF
for new money, for the
new Treasury one and two dollar
The deficiency bill carried an item
Of $4,000 for salaries OF printers and
assistants and wage earners other
than plate printers, and an item of
1888, 900 for salaries OF plate printers. |
This is necessary to carry the force to
June 80.
Supplies Very Low.
Materials and supplies at the
bureau are very low. however, and
In many instances are exhausted. An
tenn of y7Os. 900 was carried to meet
this shortage. The bureau must OBJ
tain these supplies some way or close
lp shop.
The Treasury Department is nearly
'ut OF stationery and needed $4,000
10 replenlsh the supply.
An item was carried in the den-
:iency bill to carry on the work OF
internal revenue collec-
ions that were wrongfully paid into
- a. .--Nn - I
,e stopped. This will not hurt the
paid In $4,000 In taxes
lot due will have to wait for their
money!
Work on public buildings through
'ut the country will have to be
topped in many cases, unless con-
ractors elect to carry on the work
n dwait for Congress to pay them.
Coal Supplies Low.
Coal supplies in many Government
buildings throughout the country are
ow and appropriations exhausted be-
ause OF increased prices. In many in
tances it will be necessary to lay on
and others because
( lack OF money to pay salaries.
Theer Is q shortage of something
Ike $4,000 in the salary account at
he New York assay office.
The Treasury failed to get 81 ,500,-
90 for the work OF instituting col
ections OF the new income and ex-
ess profits taxes provided for by Con-
ress. These taxes are not due until
he next fiscal year, but without
money in advance 1t will be Impos-
ible to organize collection work and
he necessary force.
The Coast Guard, Public Health and
'ther humanitarian services were hit
" failure Of the bill.
Just what the reect upon the postal
ervice will be has not yet been de-
ermineJ, hut department officials
re working upon ways and means
Il meeting the situation.
In all cases appropriations will be
uggled and switched about where
ver possible to meet emergencies.