Evening star., 1922-04-20
STATE AND JUSTICE:
FUNDS B|L[PAlS|SED
Senate Approves Measure,
Increased, $4,000, 900.
Goes to Conference.

The State and Justice appropriation
bill was passed by the Senate late
yesterday, carrying approximately
s2s,700.0O0. an increase of $2,30o.000
over the bill as it passed the House.
1t now goes to conference.
The question of rentals for build
ings in the District Of Columbia was
under discussion for some time, when
Senator Smoot of Utah. chairman of
the public buildings commission, ex-
planned committee amendment in
creasing the rental paid for the De-
partment of Justice building from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year.
Policy to Own Buildings.
Senator Smoot said that the policy
of the public buildings commission
was to take government employees
from rented buildings and place them
in buildings owned by the govern
ment as fast as possible. The gov
said. had been reduced from more
than 100000 to less than $780, 900 a
year.
He said. too. that a plan was on
foot to have in each department a
central Office for messengers, and
tldI "IeH d messenger was neeueQ
by any of the officials, the messenger
would be sent from this central
office, instead of having particular
messengers assigned to each Office,
as is now the case.
All Increases Adopted.
All increases recommended by the
appropriation committee were adopt
ed by the Senate. The more impor-
tant of these included 100000 for the
Executives secret fund" for diplo-
matte emergencies, $47.750 for Amer
ference commission to revise Chinese
tariffs. $150,00O for prohibition en-
forcement and $150.000 for special
assistants to the Attorney General.
Another appropriation resulting
from the arms conference, which
Lodge of Massachusetts, the repub-
lican leader. carried $4,000 for Amer
lean representation on the commits
sion to investigate extraterritorial
rights in China. The Senate also
adopted an amendment of $4,000
for expenses of the allied debt fund
ing commission.
Other World Matters.
other international matters provid-
ed for upon motion Of Senator Lodge,
included $4,000 for the pan-American
conference at Santiago. Chile. in 1928;
100000 for special post allowances
for American diplomatic and consular
officers. $1,000 for American particle
patton in the international maritime
conference at Brussels, $3.50 for
Americas share in support of the in
ternational photographic bureau, S3.-
$50 for an American delegate on the
jurfsts' conference. provided at the
arms conference to consider revision
of the laws of war. and $2.100 for
claims of the Norwegian government
for expenses of Norwegian witnesses
in a proceeding resulting from injury
to the Norwegian ship Ingrid in
1911.
HOover's Request Approved.
The appropriation for the American
section of the Inter-High Pan
American Commission was increased
from $19,600 to $4,000, as requested
merce Department.. after considerable
controversy. in which abolishment of
the commission was demanded. The
Senate adopted an amendment by
Senator King. democrat, Utah, requir-
ing the commission to make a final
report and dissolve by July /, 1929.
Senator Overman. democrat. North
Carolina. also urged dissolution of
the commission, which was defended
by Senator Fletcher. democrat,
Florida. The latter said it was do
ing splendid work with excellent re-
suits" Senator Smoot declared Secre-
tary Hoover had said the commits
sion's work would be disorganized if
the smaller appropriation was given
McAdoo was the father" of the COM
mission. which resulted from the Pan
American Conference of 1915.