South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-06
S4,8l0,979,307
ASKED FOR IN
NEW MEASURE
Urgent Deficiency Bin is IN
trOduCed in Congress To-
day-ApprOpriatiorS Are
to Cover War Needs.
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WASHINGTON. sept An
other staggerine money bin was pre-
scented 10 the house today The ur-
gent deficiency bin. totaIling S4.Sl0.-
97s.3TO.29 was reported from the
appropriations committee with re-
port from Chairman Fitzgerald rec
ommending its passage.
Direct appropriations OF S3.TTS,-
979.37O.29 are provided In the bin
and the ordnance department OF the
army is authorized 10 let contracts
and incur obligations amounting 20
.Sl.O35. 100000. The appropriations,
the report points out are S1.SSs.-
475.966 less than estimates submit
ted. and the whole amount provided
in the bin is S8O4.475. 300 less than
the estimates called for.
100000 For Alaska II. II.
OF this huge total all but S7.20s.-
474.29 is 90 BE devoted strictly 20
war purposes; s4.000.00O is for the
Alaska railroad, and the balance o.
the above figure is divided among
deficiencies Of the various executive
departments Of the government. the
District OF Columbia. courts and the
like.
For Iefense OF the Panama canal
alone S1.360,S2j is proyided-$s02.-
8O5 TO be used In constructing a
submarine base.
For the military establishment the
total Of S1.9S1,602,7 would be ap-
Dropriated. The single item Of ma
chine guns calls for S12O,277, 900 and
authorization % spend S50.000,0O0
more is provided fin the bill Seventy
million dollars is asked for ordnance
stores.
For mountain. field and siege can
non. ammunition for the guns. mo-
bile artillery and submarine mines
and nets. a total OF S1,495. 513. 600 Is
asked. in addition 20 authorization
20 spend 1915. 900. 600 for the same
purpose.
Huge sum Tor Navy.
For the naval establishment f26s.-
264.4SO is provided in the bill. This
figure includes a hundred million
dollars naval emergency fund. s3t-
OOO. 600 additional for aviation. S2ss~
600 600 for ammunition for vessska
$4,000. 600 for reserve ordinances
stores and $4,000. 900 for engineer
ing expenses
The contracts into which the gov
eminent may enter. fin addition 20
the appropriations asked. include
e 600 600. for terminal facilities for
the ordnance department OF the
army. $5O,0O0000 for machine guns.
$4,000. 600 for armored motor cars.
1928. 600. 900 for mountain. field and
siege cannon S7Oo,0O0.OOo for am
muniti0n for the guns and $4,000
600 for mobile artillery
Under treasury department def
cheney appropriations. $4,000. f.
provided for the Recdy quarantine
station. S225.826 for the Cape
Charles station. S94.g94 FOR the sta
ton at Savannah. and $4,000 for
the Boston. quarantine station. and
$500 IS provided for the Sew Or
leans mint
Money Tor ar-cnals.
Under war department defcien-
cies. the following appropriation
are made for arsenal-- Benicia
Calf. ssz.5O0. Rock Island ill., ST.
400. 200 San Antonio. Tex. $40 600.
and Watervliet arsenal West Troy
n. Y. s77e.50O.
FOR the ouarterInaeter-s depot at
St Louis $50 GOO Is provided IS
100 is asked for Guilford court
house military park.
Nine and "a half million dollars 8.
asked for machinery for fhe manu-
facture OF rifles
The bin Is expected 20 1e brought
Up in the house for cousideratior
after the sailors and soldiers irsar.
ance bill IS out OF t1e way