The daily progressive-miner., 1918-07-16


 Care of Alaska Insane 99,OOO Bureau of Education 215,O0O Medical Relief in Alaska 75,00O Support of Reindeer stations 5000 Protection of Game 10000 Suppression of liquor traffic 15,0O0 Alaskan Engineering Commission In the original estimates of the Al askan Engineering Commission and the Department of the Interior, $7,300.- 900 was asked to carry on the work. This amount was cut by the committee on Appropriations in the House to s5,250,O0O and despite the efforts of Hon. Chas A. Sulzer, Delegate from Alaska, it was impossible to have the amount restored to the sum originally requested The Appropriations com mittee became convinced that the work to be carried on with the $2, 100,- 900 which it cut out, was of such a nature. that it could wait until next year without injury to the original
 
 road and for this reason, and not that it was in opposition to the completion of the road or unfriendly to it in any way, it was an impossibility to secure favorable action on the floor of the House.
 MT. Sulzer, when the matter went to the senate, attempted again to have rthe amount raised to S7,350,000, but the committee, after a brief considera- tion of the bill which included hun dreds of millions for projects in all parts of the country, reported it to I the Senate without change and it was passed And the senate passed the bill within two hours after it was re- ported.
 i As to the distribution of this money it is left to the discretion of the Alas kan Engineering Commission, but the estimates which are submitted and approved by congress provided that approximately s3,000.O0O should be spent between Seward and Susitna. and approximately S2,000,000 between Fairbanks and the Nenana coal fields. Care of Insane.
 The section of the Sundry Civil Bill, relative to caring for the persons who are legally adjudged insane within the Territory of Alaska, is the same as in former years. To care for these unfortunates, and to provide transpor- tation and other expense, the sum of 1000 is appropriated, which is slight ly more than was set aside for the same purpose last year.
 .. ..Education of Natives
 To provide for the education of the Eskimos, Aleuts and Indians of Alas ka, the sum of s215,OO0 is appropriated to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior.
 Medical Relief 1 Under the direction of the Public Health Service, provision is made for the medical and sanitary relief of the natives of Alaska and $75,000 is ap- propriated to carry on this work. In the hospitals under this department, patients, other than indigents, may al- so secure assistance at such rates as shall be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior
 Reindeer Stations.
 For the. support of reindeer stations in Alaska and for the instruction of Alaskan natives in the care and man. agement of reindeer s6,000 is appro- priated The commissioner of educa- tion is also authorized to sell such male reideer belonging to the govern ment as he may deem advisable, the proceeds from such sales to be used in the purchase of female reideer be- longing to missions and in the distri- button of reindeer to natives in those parts of the Territory in which rein deer have not yet been placed and which are adapated to the industry
 Game Protection
 As for number of years, $20,000 IS appropriated for the protection of game, to pay the salaries and other ex- penses of game wardens, to be expend- cd under the direction of the Governor Of Alaska.
 Liquor Traffic.
 The sum of s15,O00 is appropriated to pay salaries and expenses of spec ial agents for the suppression of liquor traffic among the natives of Alaska. Further Help for Railroad. By members of the Committee on Appropriations, MT. Sulzer was assur- cd that if the money appropriated for the use of the Alaskan Engineering commission should not be sufficient to carry on the work planned during the year 1919, deficiency appropriation