Evening star., 1922-02-22
HOUSE TO TAKE Up
$25,33O,084B|LL
Appropriations for Depart
ments of Commerce and
Labor Reported Out.

Carrying a total of $1s.503,164 for
the Department of Commerce for the
fiscal year 1923. which Is $916,104
more than was appropriated for the
current fiscal year and $3.0so,ss1.75
less than proposed in the original and
supplemental estimates, the annual
appropriation bill for the departments
of Commerce and Labor was reported
to the House today. This bill will be
taken up for consideration in the
House tomorrow.
For the Department Of Labor. the
bill carries $6,S26.920. which Is $1,372,-
0S4.25 more than was appropriated for
the current fiscal year and $l,227.712
less than proposed in the; original ana
supplemental estimates. The report
points out that practically all of the
increase is attributable to the ma
ternity act. under which it becomes
necessary to appropriate for the fiscal
year 1928 $1,240.000.
The committee does not propose any
salary increases in this bill, although
there were a great many recon-
mended. nor has it proposed any ad-
ditional statutory positions. Owing
to work growing out of the census
bureau reverting to its permanent
organization status on July OF this
year, an increase of 100000 is ap-
pTOpTldteu pTlullAS anu
to meet its permanent functions.
Approves S3O4.9OO Increase.
a total increase Of $742,020 was
asked for the bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce and the commit
tee recommends s304.900. Represent
ative Shreve of Pennsylvania, chair
man of the subcommittee in charge
of this bill. in. making his report to
"Durins the period of recovery
from domestic business depression
and while competition continues as
strong as at present among the ex-
port nations for world markets. this
bureau, through its commercial at
taches and trade commissioners. will
be of inestimable value to the Amer
lean producer in finding foreign mar
kets for his wares and incidentally
ing cargoes for idle American ton
mage.
in view, the committee proposes addi-
tional appropriations for the purpose
Of enlarging some Of the existing
and establishing a number Of new
offices, and ~also for extending the
work Of the bureau in the study Of
problems Of production, distribution
and marketing with respect to the
more important import industries"
$4,000 for Bureau OF Standards.
The committee proposes to increase
two of the regular appropriations of
the bureau of standards by $4,000
each, and recommends two new ap-
preparations, each amounting to $10,-
900, making a total increase for the
bureau Of standards Of $4,000.
To meet a growing and pressing de-
mand for data with respect to tex
tiles. paper. leather and rubber, it
is proposed to appropriate $4,000, in
stead of the current appropriation OF
$4,000.
Because the market for waste mo-
lasses has dropped from $40 to 81 q
ton, presenting a situation calling for
early and careful study of the use
to which this material may be put, q
special estimate of $4,000 is recon-
mended by the committee in addition
to-the usual appropriation for sugar
testing apparatus.
The bureau Of standards has been
preparing and selling standard sam
pies of various materials and has been
making Investigations of radioactive
substances. charging a fee for such
investigation. The committee approves
two purposes, and the bureau esti-
requested Of $4,000 each for these
two purposes and the bureau est!-
mates that the revenue from these
sources will exceed the appropriation
The committee recommends a de-
crease of $755.632 for the bureau of
immigration, the Department Of Labor.
and proposes appropriations amount
ing to $138,00 for further important
Improvement work at Ellis Island.