Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-30
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WASHINGTOE. Dec. 29.-'rwo OF the
fifteen bills carrying appropriations
TO run The government during the
year beginning next July ! reached
the House today and were given more
than the usual preliminary scrutiny
because OF the announced intention
OF Republican, leaders to cTt govern
ment expenditures.
The sundry civil bin. which contains
the miscellaneous appropriations. as
reported. carries 4 total 81 s3s3.GIl.-
.5e. This total reports a siashing cf
si20.9lil9: from the Estimates sub
mittch by the Eovcrrucnt depart
lncnts. and reduction o! S52.23T.5ii
from tho amount appropriated through,
The same bill last year.
The cut in estimates for the post
office bill the other appropriation
measure submitted however. was no,
so great. and tho expenditure recon
mcnJcd represented "a considerable
increase over this years appropria-
tion. The measure, as reported. car
ried s5735G4,T2l. Il reduction OF Sill
4i2.1Sl from the amount asked by the
Post-Oftice Department, bat an in
crease cf sG?530.o2i over the ippro-
priations for The current year.
Democratic leaders were prompt Ia
point out that the sum total carried
by both bills. II passed as submitted
by the Appropriations Committee.
would add about si7.000.Oov 20 the
cost of running the government next
year.
Point to PruninE-i<nifc.
Republican leaders were equally
prompt in declaring that there was
abundant ground for Eratihcation on
their part. inaSmuch as they had used
the pruning knife on estimates OF
Democratic department heads withou:
mercy.
OUTSIDE OF the S223,0U0.0 900 provided
for tho care OF the disabled service
men and dependents OF those killed.
the sundry civil measure !ef, only
sI60.6lI.292 for all other purposes. as
compared with s126.oOO 600. amount
appropriated for 1916.
The committee :cported that tho
increase in the post office appropri-
alton was due principally 10 the sl0.-
100000 increase in tho pay OF city
letter carriers: the s36. 900, 900 increase
allowed the railroads for mail trans
portation. and the s12.500,001 increase
in pay OF clerks and employees.
The sundry civil bill carrying Il
total of s3S3.6ll.292. or si20.914.la4
lcss than was asked by the govern
ment departments. was reported to-
day by the House Appropriations
Committee. 1t was tho first of tho
big supply measures for the next
fiscal year 10 be completed and Its
total was sa2.2*7,5i+ less than the
amount Appropriated for similar pur-
poses this year.
Ship Eoard Cut Hard.
The largest single reduction. Sl47,-
100000, applies to the Shipping
Board Emergency Fleet Corporation
the. bill providing that the organiza
tion shall be supported entirely out
of various sources of income.
Indicating desire to put govern.
ment expenditures on pre-wal
basis, the committee. first taking
care of men disabled by war. Sc
aside only si60.sI1,292 for actua
sundry civil expenses OF the govern
ment, winch was within S34.000,00(
of the total amount appropriated fol-
1916.
Request from the Department O.
Justice for 100000 for enforcement,
OF the national prohibition act wa.
eliminated entirely. The sum OF sl5,.
900 was appropriated, however, 70,
suppressing liquor traffic In Alaska
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