Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-02-01
DEFICIENCY BILL
REPORTED IN HOUSE
Totals $203,293,476, Which
Includes $87, 300 for D. c.
Schools, Courts, Prisons.

For the public schools. courts and
prisons in the District of Columbia
deficiency appropriations totaling
appropriation bill reported to the
House today.
The Columbia Institution for the
Deaf receives $1,000 for administra-
ton expenses and $4,000 for repairs
to buildings. Freedmen's Hospital
gets $500. which is $4,366.96 less
than the estimates.
The deficiency appropriation bill
carries total of $2O3, 293, 476.72. which
is $275 3.309. so less than the amount
of the estimates considered by the
committee.
Recommendation for ID. {. Schools.
For the District public schools the
following recommendations are made
Night schools, $4,000, which is SILL
900 less than the estimates; text books
and supplies. $4,000, which is $4,000
less than the estimates; transporta-
ton OF tubercular .children, $500,
which is $500 less than the estimates.
For courts and prisons the recon-
of convicts. $4,000: pay of bailiffs,
$1,000; miscellaneous expenses, $4,000,
which is $4,000 less than the esti-
mates. Fees of witnesses in the
Supreme Court, $1,000, which is $1,000
less than the estimates.
The appropriation Of $1,000 for the
administration expenses at Column
bia Institution for the Deaf is $3642
less than the estimates. The item
of $4,000 for repairs to buildings at
the same institution is $3.50 less than
the estimates.
Principal Objects of Bill.
The principal objects of appropria-
tons carried in the bill are: Inter
state Commerce Commission. includ-
ing 100000 for continuing work
of valuation of carriers. $1,532,400;
bureau of internal revenue, for COL
Letting income and excess profit
taxes. $s,ooo.oo0. and enforcing ma
Public health service. including
$S25.000 for care of war risk in
surance patients and s450.OOO for pre-
vention of spread of bubonic plague.
s1,514,2So. cosat guard. pay. fuel
and repairs pai,s to vessels s14o5 oo 200
for completion of the Speedway Hos
pital, Cook county. Ill, $514.000; mil
| itary establishments, including $24,-
100000 for pay of the Army. s22,-
100000 for subsistence, 81. $4,000 for
transportation and s16o.960 for the
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military establishment, S4S.092.960.
For maintenance of National Sol
diers' Home. $610.60o. For the naval
establishment a total of $61.460.655
is recommended: this includes $780,
600, 900 for pay, $4,000. 900 for freight,
$20.000.00 for fuel and it's trans
portation, 100000 for medical and
hospital expenses. 100000 for the
dry dock at Philadelphia, $500. 900
for recruiting expenses, including
transportation of enlisted men. $780,.
900 for miscellaneous items and
100000 for the quartermaster's de-
partment of the Marine Corps.
For examining surgeons in the
pension Office an appropriation of
100000 is recommended.
Postal Service Funds.
For the postal service, $57,561-
1889. including S35.650,000 for trans
portation of the mail by railroads,
81, 900. 900 for temporary and auxil-
larry clerk hire, s., 100000 for vehicle
allowance, $500. 900 for mail mes
senger service. s1.3o5,5ss.3s for spe-
stamped envelopes. s1.25o.ooo for
payment for lost insured mail.
100000 for stationery. $1.410.oo0 for