Evening star., 1922-01-18
MEASURE PROVIDES
FOR INDEPENDENT
FEDERAL OFFICES
Annual Appropriations Made
by New Grouping Under
Budget System.
AMOUNT $10e, ,297,590
MORE THAN CURRENT SUM
Besides All Establishments Outside
Departments, Provision Made for
Executive Offices.

The annual appropriation bill pro-
vfding funds for the support of inde-
pendent establishments was reported
to the House today. carrying recon-
mendations for $494,S04.23s. This Is
$10S,297,59O more than the total OF
the appropriation for 1922 and w.
529,475 less than the amount request
ed in budget estimates.
This bill embraces regular annual
appropriations for the office OF the
executive and the various independ-
ent establishments. The items ap-
propriated for in this bill have here
tofore been included in the legisla-
tive. executive and judicial approprt-
alton bill and the sundry civil appro-
priaticn bill AID a few emergency
items carried for a given fiscal year
in deficiency or special acts. The ar
rangement of this bill is in con-
formity with the new budget system.
Under the office of the executive.
appropriations are made for the sal
aries of the President and the Vice
President as well as for the offices of
the President. There are also appro-
priations for contingent and travel
ing expenses. printing and bindins
and care Of the Executive Mansion
and grounds An increase of $4,000
is recommended for maintain ming and
improving the grounds and a new
paragraph providing for the con-
struction Of an iron fence within the
Executive Mansion grounds at a cost
Of $4,000 is recommended.
An appropriation of $310.OO0 Is rec
laA IN
Of the Office of the alien property GUS
todian. which Is $500 less than the
estimate and $1,000 less than the ap-
preparation for the current fiscal
year.
Emciency and Civil Service.
For the bureau of efficiency the
committee .recommends an ap-
salaries and expenses. and places
upon this the salary limitation car
riel for 1922 in the deficiency ap-
preparation act.
For the Civil Service. Commission
an aggregate OF $67S.S75 is recon-
mendsd. the same as the amount for
the current fiscal year. but $o,rse @
iimitatfons on the number OF persoAs
who. may be employed from the
General fund are modihed SO as to
increase the number who may be
employed at specified rates above
1880 per year. /,
A new provision is recommended
requiring the Civil Service Commis-
sion TO include In it's estimates for
1924 provision for salaries of that
portion of the field force now paid by
and detailed from the various depart
nents, and requiring the heads OF the
departments from which such details
are now made to deduct from their
estimates the amount thus submitted
by the Civil Service Commission.
decrease of $4,000 is made in the
APPROXIMATION for the Commission OF
Fine Arts. A Limitation is placed
upon the appropriation. prohibiting
the employment of any person at a
rate in excess of $1.S00 year and
permitting only one person at that
rate. A further limitation prohibits
the expenditure of the appropriate tion
for travelling expenses other than
those incurred by members OF the
commission, for actual travel only. in
going to and returning from Wash
ington to attend meetings Of the
commission.
in the current appropriation for
temporary employments under the
employees compensation commission
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