Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-16
GREAT DEFICIENCY
BILL SUBMITTED
TO Lower HOUSE
Over Six Billions Authorized
Bring Grand War Total
To s. Billion.

Washington. Oct. l6.-The largest
deficiency bill Of the American con
gress, carrying sc, 6,345, 755, ,666 04, was
submitted to the house today by Chair
man Shirley of the appropriations com
mittee.
Of the huge sums granted in the bill
Sc, Isl, ,022, ,704.52 goes to the war de-
partment for carrying into effect the
new enlarged army program looking to
the placing of three complete American
armies in France by next July, and
$107,217, ,77S.26 goes to the navy de-
Fpartment.
In addition to the billions appropriat-
ed, the bill authorizes the president to
create a salvage committee, to recon-
mend to congress the disposition of
government property acquired during
the war
The measure gives the shipping board
power to acquire, construct, establish
or improve any plants on land, or to
make loans to private persons for this
purpose with the approval of the pre-
sident Heretofore the board has had
only the right to ssrequisition.' The
shipping board act Is also extended to
give the government control of dry
docks, marine railways and piers as
well as shipyards.
The amount carried in the measure
brings the total appropriations of this
congress to more than $4,000, ,O00, 900,
two thirds of which is for army acti-
vities.
The $6,l52,O62, ,7O4.52 granted the
army in the bill reported today is div
lidcd into $3,S5s, ,349,776 in contract
authorizations and $2,93,7l2.92S.52 in
direct appropriations.
The quartermaster corps gets 81 $685.
l821, 562.52 to take care of army pay,
subsistence and transportation.
Included in the quartermaster APP
preparations are $ls3,1S6, for purchase
of the Ohio state rifle range and ST.
100000 and 81 100000 for acquisition of
artillery ranges at Fayetteville, N. c.,
and West Point KY.
| The ordnance department is given
t$3 $3.50 ,256,642, including $l.093.937. 1897
for field artillery ;$1 ,32, AGO, ,445 for
field ammunition and $65,l75,06l for
field artillery practice ammunition.
These appropriations represent the new
emphasis the war department is plac-
ing on the artillery program which, ac-
cording to appropriation committee
men, has been increased in the last
| few weeks.
The chemical warfare service is Civ
len $250,000,000.
The important items in naval funds
iare $26,529,464 for new batteries fol-
ships; $2S $50 ,S07.61 for naval training
1856, 6,5OS.64 for Norfolk navy yards
camps, $l70,O00 for Boston ravy yard;
/ 81 100000 for Mare Island and $55,
600 for the California naval training
station.
j Seventy million is appropriated fol
i allowances to families of men in tht
service.
The amount carried in the bill is 81,
$40, 1915, ,985.45 less than the amounts
estimated by the various departments
4 Chairman Shirley was enabled t.
make these huge cuts when a study N
appropriations for the entire session q
4 congress revealed many large duplica
Ftions, due to faulty bookkeeping ant
hurried preparation of estimates.
+ Legislation in the bill besides th'
salvage commission and extension OF tn,
shipping board powers, provides:
/ That the shipping board shall no
require payment for vessels chartered
to the war department.
That the pay Of field clerks in th
army shall be $l200 instead Of $l0Ot
a year.
That $250,000 Of army subsistence
funds may be used for development o
farming and gardening about arm,
posts. This appropriation is designed t
allow the government to put internc'
enemy aliens to work at a profit t
the United States
The big bill viii be taken up BY tn
house today.