Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
BY Associated Press.

civil Dill carrying a total Of $685.
Sl1.2sS. or $42o.sl4.lsa less than was
asked by the government depart
ments. was reported today by the
house appropriations committee. II
was the flrst OF the big supply meas
ures for the next fiscal year to be
completed. and Its total was s52,2s7,-
6i4 less than the amount appropriat-
ed for similar purposes this year. In
dtcatins q desire 20 put government
expenditures on 4 pre-war basis. the
committee. flrst taking care Of men
disabled by war. set aside only $780,
s11.293 for actual sundry civtl sx-
penses OF the government, which was
within $4,000, 600 of the total amount
appropriated for 1916.
Fleet Fund eliminated.
The largest single reduction, 314s.-
coo ,ooo, applies to the shipping board
emergency fleet corporation, tho bin
providing that the organization shall
be supported entirely out OF various
sources Of income.
Request from the department OF
Justice for 100000 for enforcement
OF tho national prohibition act. was
eliminated. The sum Of $4,000 was
appropriated. however. for SUPPRESS
inS liquor traffic in Alaska.
othsr Radical Cuts.
Other principal slashes In the
amounts asked BY the government
departments included:
war risk insuranAe, $4,000. 900:
education, $4,000. .ooc:
military posts. $60,94a.s1o: national
cemeteries. SIS. .oo0.o 600: flood control.
Mississippi river. 1890, 600; nitrate
plants, 10000, 600: Panama canal.
S.1SI2b5: immigration service, So
b87 7,oS9; employment service, st.
SS4,Ss1: reclamation service. So
$4,000: public health service, s4..4s7-
600; armories and arsenals. ss.e3s.-
600; public buildings, $6,7SS,4oo;
bureau OF mines. $2.112,000; depart
ment OF Justice. s1.sss,s04.
Millions For Disabled Soldiers.
The bill includes $22s,ooo, 600 on
account OF military and naval com
pensation for death or disability OF
soldiers, sailors and marines. med-
ical, surgical and hospital treatment
OF benefciaries Of the bureau of war
risk insurance, and vocational re-
habilitation of soldiers, sailors and
marines. all growing out Of the world
war.
With this amount deducted from
the amount recommended In tho bill
only S160,611,2 ,2s2 was left for all 9TH
or purposes, as compared with $685.
s22,75o. the total carried by the sun
dry civil act for the fiscal year 1916.
Some Increases Allowed.
The principal increases over this
years appropriations were $11 100000
for the reclamation service, $5o0,ooo,-
600 for flood control. s1,231,000 for
national homes for disabled volunteer
soldiers, $1.o0o,oo0 for lighthouses
and beacons. and $4,000 for the
government printing office.
The appropriation proposed on ac-
count Of medical and hospital service
for war risk patients was $4,000. 900,
or $13,000,o00 less than the total for
1921. The estimate for 1922 was $780,
900,
While there was an apparent re-
proposed for 1922 for vocational
training, the bill provides for reap
preparation Of unexpended balances
estimated at $10,500,Oo0 making the
total proposed for this service $75,-
100000.
For the enforcement Of antitrust
laws 100000 is proposed. as against
the 5000, 900 asked by the department
Of justice The appropriation for the
railroad labor board IL 100000.
against the s550,ooo requested, while
the shipping board estimate. Of $685.
600 is cut to s459,0O0. For the con-
struction Of military posts only $780,
600 was allowed, as against the $751;
461 ,s1s asked
Postal Appropriation slashed.
A total Of $573,e64,721 was recon-
mended by the house appropriations
committee today for the postoffice
department. during the fiscal year Of
1922. This is s11,442,1S1 less than
asked by postal officials, but Is $685.
$50, ,021 more than the appropriations
for this year