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MEASURE PROVIDES
FOR INDEPENDENT
FEDERAL OFFICES
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An increase of 100000 in the EN-
ployes compensation fund is recon-
mended by the committee. This in
crease is made necessary by the in
creased number Of persons entitled to
compensation under the law.
No appropriation is made for the Fed
eral Power Commission. funds available
being sufficient for the next year.
No changes are recommended in the
budget in the current appropriations OF
1855, 900 for the Federal Trade Commits
sion. The committee, however. recon-
mends a decrease of 100000 in this
sum.
New General Accounting once.
For the new general accounting Office
the committee recommends the amount
estimated for the fiscal year 1923,
which is s2.46S.601 for salaries and ex-
penses and $26,eso for printing and
binding. The aggregate of these sums.
s2.4s4.2S1. is an apparent increase Of
$474.6s1 over current appropriations.
but an actual increase Of $341.617.43.
the difference being due to reappropri-
ated balances.
For the housing corporation no ma
terial reductions are made. except in
the government hotels for govern
mtnds $925.000 for the fiscal year 1923
for the operation of these hotels. as
compared with an appropriation Of
$4,000 for 1922 and an estimate of
ss4s.ooo for the fiscal year 1928.
An appropriation of S2.150.006 is
go lA@
general expenses Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. compared with
S2.2nO.0 600 for the fiscal year 1922 and
$2.3so.47o estimated for 1923.
An increase of $25.000 is recon-
mended for the bureau Of accounts Of
bringing the APPROPRIATION up to
S52s.ooo. which is still $4,000 under
the estimates for 1923.
For the national advisory commlCe ee
for aeronautics the committee recon-
mends $4,000 with a provision that
$500, ,000 Of IT shall be used for SAL
aries and $4,000 for the erection of
recommendation Of the committee is
$4,000 less than the estimate.
For the Railroad Labor Board an
appropriation of S350.0o0 ie recon-
mended, which Is $4,000 less than the
estimate and $4,000 less than the ap-
preparation for the current fiscal year
The appropriations for the Smith.
sonian Institution are recommended In
accordance with the estimates.
Funds for Tariff Work.
For the Tariff Commission the act
creating the commission authorizes ar
appropriation of not exceeding $500, ,0OC
a year. and the committee recommends
this amount. although a recommenda.
tion for $4,000 was received from
the budget bureau.
For salaries and expenses of the
Shipping Board the committee recon.
mends Ss50,00O, the same as for the
current fiscal year. but $42.5oo less
than the estimates. An appropriation
of $4,000 is included for Investigation
of foreign discrimination against YES.
sells and shippers Of the United States
For use Of the Emergency Fleei
Corporation the sum Of 100000, ,00(
is recommended, together with what.
ever amount is on hand July 1, 1922
the receipts from the operation OF
ships during the fiscal year. 1898, ant
continues the authority for use oi
such portion Of the $55,O00.000 from
sales as remains uncollected at the
end of the fiscal year. $4,000, ,O0(
Of the $100,000,0O0 is provided fo1
the settlement OF claims arising from
the construction, requisition, etc, oil
vessels. A limitation of seventeen 1.
placed upon the number Of person.
who may be employed at rate Of
compensation exceeding $1,000 9
year.
Another limitation provides that nc
money shall be paid for rent in the
District Of Columbia IL suitable space
Is provided by the public building,
the use to which the 800, ,00o, 900 an.
preparation may be put BY providine
that no part Of it's shall no to pa1
claims of the Navy. Department in.
CURED before July I. 1891, or to pay
any final Judgment rendered In any
admiralty suit.
Veteran Dufeau Expenses.
Administrative expenses of the Vet
erans' Bureau are provided for, in
cluding the expenses Of care and op
GRAFTON OF the Arlington building, tn.
expenses Of district suboficers ant
contingent items. The amount rec
ommended by the committee for thiI
los, ,760 less than the amount request
I'd in the budget. or this amour
$ls,O00,800 Is for Operation ans
maintenance Of the District ana sub
officers.
An appropriation of s1so, 900, 900 I,
recommended for payment Of claiml
for military and naval compensation
which is the same az was estimatet
BY the budget bureau. ana $4,000, ,06l
more than the current appropriation
The amount recommended by tn
COMMITTEES for medical and hospita
servics 10 .@s4.65s $50, which CORE
spends to the revised estimate Of tn
increase Of 1858. go over the he appfo
priation for the current fiscal year
J The amount estimated by the bulge
I bureau for vocational reliabilitatioi
Is $127.o00. which the committee
recommende. and which 10 An increas
| Of $4,000, 900.
A limitation was placed upon tn
vocational training Appropriation
permittinG one training center ut
| former Army camp (Camp Shefidan)
| limiting the number Of trainees ther
at any one time to 1000. and fur
thsr limiting the exDenditures TO
construction work.