Evening star., 1922-12-30
SECOND DEFICIENCY
BILL BEFORE HOUSE
Measure lust Reported Car
ried S74,645,674 a De-
crease of $3.50, 3,124.
HEAVY REFUND OF TAXES
Government to Return $42, ,430, 900
Illegally Paid, But Recov-
ers Much.

The second deficiency Appropriation
bill for the fiscal year 1923 was report
ed to the House today by Chairman
committee. carrying a total of S74.645.-
e74.0s. Of which S5I,o25 ia for the leg
islative branch. leaving S74.594.6s4o6
for the executive and judicial branches
Of the government. as against an ag-
gregate of requests through the bud
get bureau for Si4.908.sl6.23.
The amount recommended in the bill
amount requested. This decrease was
effected by the elimination or curtail-
ment Of the amounts requested for the
following purposes:
Botanic garden, $4,000: narcotic
board. $500; tariff commission. $780,
600: Supreme Court. 1929 and 1924.
$500; books for judicial officers
$500; of rewards in the postal serv-
ice. 1921. ss.75o; international bound
ary commission. United States AND
! Mexico. $500: Arlington Memorial
Amphitheater roof repairs, s35.oo0.
War Department, damage claims in
1922. ss6.ss2.17.
$42,l30.ooo Tax Refund.
The amount OF s4..43o.0oo for re
| funding taxes illegally collected for
the focal years 1920 and 1922. repre-
! sents In part. actual claims approved
and awaiting payment, and in part. is
in anticipation OF the amount which
la
amoa claims already filed and await
ing audit and adjustment. Approx
mately sl7.o00.oo0. involving 1889
| claims, has been approved and awaits
payment from this appropriation.
The remainder Of the amount recon
mended is for payment of claims
which IL Is anticipated will be ap-
proved during the remainder OF this
fiscal year. The number Of claims now
an aggregate amount claimed Of
about $250.ooo.o00.
Recovery on rnderpsymests.
While the amounts required for the
repayment of taxes illegally collected
are large. and arise from the coilec-
tions Of hscal years when the tax re
ceipts were unusually heavy, Chair
man Madden says II must be kept in
ing approximately s25.0oo,ooo per
month as the result of audits and in
vestigations from schedules where
underpayments had been made.
The item Of s25.ooo.oo0 for the CO
operative construction OF rural post
! roads il one half of the authorization
OF sso. .ooo. 900 for the fiscal year 1893.
in accordance with the language of
the port office appropriation act.
Under that authorization and the ap-
portionment thereof. by the Secretary
Of Agriculture, approximately HS.-
100000 has been obligated to Decem-
Der 20 last to thirty-three different
states. and only three states have
submitted vouchers to draw against
1923 money.
ID. c. Items In Bill
Among the District items in the de-
nciency bill are the following:
For the Botanic Garden al total Of
s24.loo. including not 10 exceed $1,000
for repairs and improvement TO the
main conservatory; not to exceed
$500 for replacing the Botanic Garden
fence and other repairs made neces-
sary by the connection OF The Capitol
power plant with the garden: fuel
for the garden, $4,000, and $4,000 for
conversion into greenhouses of build
ings situated on the tract OF land Iy-
ing along the site of the James Creek
canal.
For the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict, 1853. onehalf of which is to
be paid from the revenues OF the Dis
trict. for miscellaneous expenses
S3,os634. TO pay for land acquired
under provisions OF the sundry civil
acts approved June 5. 1920, and March
4, 1921.