Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-29
'SUlgD|RY 81 1 J CIVIL
Bill LASHED !.
By OllIlllII ] ! / ! u TEE | Il
Effort IS Made \ !, ,to !. Put ! : +: Ex- J:
nditures on 4. Pre-war
Basis. fss;. ..4i:
$40, ,e14, 1872 IS CUT
FROM 'y N ESTIMATE 81 =. !. 4 F
Only: $3.50 o,e1l .292 Set Aside
For ! Actual 4 Civil Sun'dry !
Expenses. |.

Washington Dec. 29.-The sundry i
civil bill, carrying a total of $3.50, Sill
292 or 1920, ,914,l92 less than was
asked by tn hS~governmentd Departmental \
was REPORTED today by the house ar-
pIopriations committee. 1t was the
first, Of the big supply, measures for
the next fiscal year to be compieteda
and its total was $52,237,514 less than
the amount appropriated for similar
purposes this year. s85--. s85--.:, FL
Indicating desire to, put govern
ment expenditures on a pfe-war basis,
the committee. first taking care of
men disabled by war, set aside only
$160s611,292 for actual sundry civil
expenses Of the government which was
amount appropriated for 1915.
Largest SINGLE Reduction.
The largest single reduction, $l47.-
emergency fleet corporation. the bill,
providing that the organization shall
be supported entirely out OF various
sources OF income. a..
Request from the department Of.
Justice for $300,000.00O for 9nforce-
ment OF the national prohibition act
was eliminated entirely. The sum OF
$16,0 600. was appropriated for sup
pressing liquor traffic in Alaska.
Other principal slashes in the
amounts asked by the government de-
ance, 49,, 900. 900; VOCATIONAL educa-
tion, 81 3, 100000; military posts, $780,
942,815; national cemeteries, $19,00O,-
900: flood control Mississippi river
$8,330,000; nitrate plants, S10.000, 900:
Panama canal, $7,1a7,255: immigra-
tipn service, 3s2,567,589; employment
service, 81, ,384,S91; reclamation serv-
{ne+h Qno 0nn.t. v,,,hIjp hon 1th Soryice
$4.467,O0O; armories and arsenals,
js,239,O00; public buildings, $6,79S,-
400. bureau Of mines, $2,1l2,00O, and
department, of Justice, l,989 ,304.
The bill iscludes $223,00O,000 on
account -:of military and naval com.
4, pensation for death or disability of
soldiers, sailors and marines, medical,
surgical and hospital treatment OF
I. bdneficiaries Of the bureau of war risk
tnsurance,s and vocational rehabilita-
tiep of soldiers, sailors and marines,
aHa.growing out Of the World war.
= ~ 4 II.
with this amount deducted from
the amount recommended in the bill
only 81 60,611,2 20 was left for alEothel
purposes, as compared with $126,9 1922.
$50, the total carried by the sundrS
civil act, for the, fiscal year 1916.
The principal increases over thu
years aappFOpFlatloHs were - L,oOS,VvSs
for the reclamation service; $5OO,OO(
for flood control; 81. .231,00 for ma
tions,l honN, for disabled volunteer
soldiers; $l,OO0,00O for lighthouse!
and eacons and $5i6,20O'f for the gov
ernment printing office. ,l#
1.-The appropriation proposed on ac
count of medical and hospital service
Tor war risk patients was $4,000, ,0O1
or $1S.00O,000 less than the total fo
1921.
!, 900.
I ,,s,.There j, we're 1857 patients receiv
4 ing treatment on November rs, 1920,
j said the coInmittc report accompany
ing the bill, "and the estimate is tina
\ the. fiscal year 1922. These patient
are. cared for in public health servic
4 hospitals, in hospitals atsyarious sol
diers' homes, In army, and navy hospl
tails and in contract hospitals at vary
4 ing cost rates. The amount spropose
i "a ON the basis %aof 10000 patient
throug ughout the fiscal year . 1922 at tn. tn
.%f While there was an apparent reduc
ton Of S25 5,00O, 900 in the amount pro
posed for 1922 for vocational train
,s. 5ilE, the 4b:n provides for reappropria
ation Of unexpended balances, estimat
ill ed at $1O, 500 ,oO0, making the tots
proposed for this service 75,500,00O.
is ss5. Y. ;ss n Alaska's Portion.
,5t IS Appropriations for Alaska include
3.s5 $4,000, 900 for railroads: SO rs, 300 @fo
education; $4,000 for medical RELIEF
$1320.63O for care OF the insane; SIS
900 for protection Of game, and $31'
900 for the >ational park service. ID;
siag4s "A " For enforcement Of antitrust Law
u lOO; 900. Is proposed as against ,th
3 100000 20 ASlSetl by the depaxtment Z