The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-22
DISCONTINUE
CONTINUED from Pass One,

SsVSSubt
CONTINUED from Paw One,
The appropriations proposed ag-
gregate $3.50. 1865 for various
civil branches of the government
Portions Of previous appropriations
totslling $31 ,sos.81s.s3 are recon-
mended for repeal. The net amount
carried in the bill, therefore, Is
I*s2s,ss1.0a0.33.
or the total proposed to b appfo-
prtated. sss0.S03.3B4 Is for the emer-
gency fleet corporation. and $751;
Ss3 $685. for all other services,
Tho decrease in the pending bill,
as compared with the amount appro-
priated for the current fiscal year In
the sundry civil act and the several
usually included the sundry civil
bin. s si.17s,4:s,s47.i4. This re-
duction Ia divided as follows:
Emergency feet corporation, ST.
tA5,7a7.74si all other services, $751;
blS.lol.14.
CEASE TO FUNCTION.
Tho discontinued agencies and
funds are:
National security and defense fund,
at the disposal OF the president: en-
pioyment service and war labor I'D
m'nistraion services. OF the depart
ment of labor: capital issues commit
tee, committee on public information,
food administration, fuel adninistra-
uon, war industries board, war trade
board. For these items appropria-
tons asregating $is.1a5.00o were
made for. the fiscal year Of 1919. II
the committees recommendations for
the disconunuance Of these agencies
is allowed to stand. they win auto
matically cease to operate Juno 10.
next Some of them already have
stopped funCtioniug.
The official bulletin. published by
the committee OF public information
and the service bureau Of the same
organization in Washington. shall
! discontinue April - the bill provides.
! Secretary of Labor Wilson had re-
commended an appropriation Of s14.
! so1.sS3 for the employment service,
! Of which amount 14,76S,20i.9o wal
/ sought al deficiency appropriation
err, the remainder If the present As
cal year. He had also asked for $6,'
0S7,34f for the war labor admins
tration service.
representatives OF tho employment
! service told tho committee that unless
the proposed deficiency appropria-
tiou was granted II would have to sus-
pend within a month.
WHAT REPORT SAFE
The minority report on the dlscon.
tfnuance of the employment service
will bs signed by Representatives
Gallivan. Of Massachusetts,: Evans
Montana Eagn New Jersey, and
McAndrewx. Illinois all Democrats
Tho report with seq:
The whole effort OF tho peo-
!, pie of the United States to Assist
in bringing the soldier and ra-
turning war workers into quick
contact with q position in peace
industry In conferred around the
machinery OF the Unitod States
employment service. II the
service Is abandoned" the report
will continue, ''the soldiers will
become the victims OF unscrupu-
ious private employment axen-
cieA~ The report will charge
these agencies with waSing q
propaganda 70 influence congress
against the government organ
ixation.
ITO abandon this vast under
taking in behalf Of the returning
soldiers and sailors while the
process or rehabilitation Ia only
about one-fourth over" the re-
port win state further, win be
nothing short OF q betrayal Of
the soldiers who went to Tight for
our country. To follow such a
g.. .frto- ma harss ~ .hs : w NJ
I arS nc ysri.h.xt.,
! Unorpcntfcd Balances.
Following are the nsrtions of ur
expended balances OF appropriation
granted for 1919 for use In connec
ton with ths nrorerut,on NJ ~ rnr,
which the cormittee recommends \,
returned IN .he treasury
Rureau Of Mines for enfc,-s,r ar
Of exnIosiyes act fapnroy.nn re- ~,
sY43 onn 40
sanita1 issves commit.
tee s sss non A,
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