The Washington herald., 1921-02-18
GETS
s6S,93S,S32 MORE
! FOR DEFICIENCIES
District Request Slashed
By Appropriations
Committee.
SCHOOLS LOSE $4,000
Fund for Hospital for Insane
Is Cut From $4,000
To 100000.

Senator's slashed the District de-
hciency estimates from s417,sO2 to
f1s1,so3 in a report yesterday. No
salary was allowed for Commits
sioner J. T. Hendrick, the recess
appointee, who has been serving
since last fall Although no amount
Of salary was nxed by the Commits
sioners. the item was included as
submitted" and some allowance
was expected to be granted by the
Senators, but they scratched it out.
An item Of s51. 900 for schools was
stricken out, and there were no al
lowsnces for the water service.
where $4,000 was asked. not
IRE department supplies, for which
Sl2,70O was asked
Cut Hospital Work.
More than $4,000 was asked for
running the Hospital for the Insane,
and this was cut down to 100000,
For the care Of children committed
to the Board of Children's Guar
dams s2S 500 was asked and $4,000
granted
Other District allowances in the
report which was made by Senator
Warren. Of wyoming, chairman Of
the Senate Appropriations Commit
tee, in connection with the genera
deficiency bill. follow:
Employees compensation fund. 81
200: Coroner's ONCE, S1,70O; adver'
Using noices Of taxes in arrears
5000; operation and maintenance
Of sewage pumping service, $4,000
allowance to principals, S2,sS0
maintenanCeof motor vehicles, pc
lice department. $500; repairs anC
improvement of hreboat, 800
damage Of lots, $500: enforcement
Of laws concerning sale of milk
$500; treatment OF persons suffering
from tuberculosis, $500; juvenile
court. $3.50: Home for the Aged ant
Infrm, $500: maintenance of fee
bls-minded children. S2,5OO; deporta
ton Of nonresident insane, $500
Judgments, 1878.
Grant Increase.
The amount reported to the Sen
ate in all was 1915, 2O6,071. repre-
sentinS a net increase Of S72,67O,
5s4 over the bill as it passed tn
House. An increase Of $50. 900 wa
allowed the Bureau of Efficiency
The Department of State was give
an increase Of 100000 for tn
transportation and other expense
Of diplomatic and consular clerks
The Treasury Department wa
given an increase OF Sl,llS,35S
as follows: Onice of Comptroller
$40: payment to Walston H Brsw
and others. S142,Jj2; Reimbursement
= OF John N. Rogers. 1915; enforce
ment Of the national prohibition
act. $3.50. 900: medical supplies 70
War Risk patients. $4,000: repair
to coast guard cutters. sS5O.OO0.
The War Department allowance
we're increased $7,OS3,2S4, as fol
lows: Payment to T. A. Gillespi
Loading Company, S2S5,lil; bridg
in Chickamauga Park, IS 900; pay
ment to LeavenwOrth Bridge Con-
pany. S3O.S43; payment Of adjuste
river and harbor claims, $1,000; re
adjustment of river and harbor cor
tracts. S362,140; payment of claim
S2O4.3OT; pay of army, S6,OOO,OO'
National Home for Disabled Nolun
teer Soldiers. $50. 500; payment t
estate of George F. Ramsey. 1885,
payment to II. B. Blanks, S123,56
p. o. Gets Raise.
The Postofice Department ir
crease was s6S,93S.932. chiefly fc
TRANSPORTATION of mail, while tina
Of the Agriculture Department wa
ssa4 4S5; the Department of Con
rnerce s2O1. O73; the Senate, Sl,2Ol
the Government Printing Offic
5000 900. and judgments and audite
claims S2,6S2, 5S4. Decreases wer'
SuDport of convicts, $4,000; II
tarstate Commerce Commission, 81
600 900: Naval Establishment. s.
ooo 900: total, $9.O25,O 900.
senator Warren announced th'
he would make an effort TO bri1
o the bill today for passage.
viii Get Pay.
But Commissioner Hendrick wi
u rot his pay, one way or anothe
This was assured last night by Sci
ator Curtis, a member of the Sena
Anpropriations Committee. Prol
abIv il will be for the conferees
mt in when the deficiency hi
reaches that stage. The Senator e.
nIsined that he had been engage
On other fiscal matters and had NJ
observed that the item was stricke
out The fact that $5O,450 is pr,
1-ided in the regular District apprt
nriations bill for the salaries of e,
crutiye officers and clerks will n
affect the recess appointee, becau
the appropriations in the reguli
hill are for the fiscal year beginnir
TuIy next, while Commission
Hendrick wants his money for ser
ice rendered since last fall. when !
was appointed. The salary is Z