The Washington times., 1922-12-22
's1,142,S52 GUT
FROM sums
FOR CITY
Economy" Runs Rampant
Again In Interior Bill, Re- :
ported 70 the House.

The Interior Department appro.
priation bill, ce.rrying q total OF
$2s4,116.S00 for the fiscal year, 1924,
was reported to the House today by
the Appropriation Committee. This
10 $2.ss8. .7s6.l0 less than the appro-
priation for the current fiscal year
and $1.142.952 less than the amount
recommended in estimates from the
Bureau Of the Budget.
The bill recommends for st. Eliza.
beth's Hospital the same amount as
carried In the appropriations for the
current year, which includes 100000
for repairs and improvements to
buildings and grounds at the institu.
ton, and for $46.5O0 for the con-
struction oA seven brick bungalows.
The committee recommends Tor
Howard University an increase OF
$42,S00 for the fiscal year. 1924. over
the amount appropriated for 1923.
which n $60.600 less than the budget
bureau estimates.
Reduces Medicine Fund.
OF this appropriation $4,000 10 to
be applied to the construction Of a
$197 500 building to be used for an
assembly hall. gymnasium, armory
and administrative headquarters for
the department Of health and hy-
giene. together with q drill and ath.
letic field.
The appropriation includes $780,.
900 for repairs and improvements to
the present buildings. The total ap.
propriated for the university ID
The bill provides s17,.soo for
Treedman's Hospital. which. IL an
increase over the current approprta.
ton Of $4,7s0 for salaries and pro.
fessional services, and q decrease OF
$10.535 for subsistence, fuel and
medicine.
District ID to Pay.
This appropriation, In addition,
provides 100000 to erect a patho.
logical building. payable 60 per cent
from the revenues Of the District OF
Columbia and 30 per cent from the
United States Treasury.
For the general support Of the Co
lumbia Institution for the Deaf. the
committee recommends an appro-
priation of $4,000, and for repairs
to buildings, $1,000.
A decrease Of S14S.s00 IL recon-
rnended In the estimates for the per-
sonnel Of the Pension Office. The
office last year asked for $436,000
for q temporary roll to put the work
of the office up to date.
The total amount recommended
for the Patent Office 10 3131.4%6
more than that Of the current year,
though $1,000 less than the esti.
mates of the Budget Bureau. This
provides for an enlargement Of the
personnel. but there are no in.
creases In salary.
Makes Other Elashes.
Recommendation for the General
Land Office Of $73.490 below the
current appropriation are contained
and 81. .060 below the budget esti
mates. This reduction. 1t was ex
plained. 10 brought about through
the consolidation Of the offices OF
registrar and receiver In four land
offices. and in the amounts for clerk
hire in the offices Of surveyors gen
eral.
For the Bureau Of Education. the
committee had recommended an in
crease of $22,300 over the current
sum, which is q decrease Of $l,80(
from the budget estimates.
Several clerical positions have
been provided for In the commits
sioner's office and a statistician al
II 500 has been dropped.
Under the Geological Survey
head the committee has recon
mended appropriations which are
I'll $50 less than the current year
and $136,400 less than the budget
figures. =
An increase of S1ls,S00 II recon-
mended for the Bureau Of Mines
which Is $66.000 less than the
budget estimated.