The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-22

$2o,o5o,oOo Provided As
Cost of Living Up to
Naval Treaty.

Carrying total Of $153, s04,s43,
. third deficiency appropriation
bill to meet unforeseen govern
mental expenditures of the current
and the next fiscal year was
brought before the House today
by the Appropriations Committee.
$500. 900 for Navy.
The bill provides s2O.s5O,000 for
the scrapping OF ships in accord
ance with the Washington naval
treaty. $780, 900 to bring the navy's
warships to the same standard of
efficiency as those of Japan and
Great Britain. $13,235, 900 for the
Veterans Bureau, $16,000,0 900 for
war pensions, $s.736,766 for the
Postoffice Department and SIS ,675,.
900 to refund taxes enormously
collected.
Audited claims allowed by the
general accounting office, $716,3S0;
United States employees compeusa-
ton fund, $475, 600; fighting forest
fires, $40, 200; investigation Of rub.
Der with a view to development in
United States territory Of a crude
rubber industry, $500, 900; compiling
customs statistics, $3.50, 900; trans
portation of Indian supplies in 1922,
$201,759; United States-Germany
mixed claims commission, 1922, 800;
public health service officers pay,
S174.273; Boston postoffice and sub
treasury building, $4,000; Amer
lean Red Cross settlement, $S48,067;
inland and coastwise waterways
service. 100000; Fort Riley, Kan,
reservation military roads, 500, 900;
national home for disabled volun-
/teer soldiers, $685., 900; all other
items, $1.794.6s9.
Coal Rate Refused.
The committee refused an appro-
priation of 100000 asked by the
United States Coal Commission. The
law creating the commission restricts
its expenditures to 5000, 900, and the
committee refused to appropriate
more without change in the law
authorizing the increased expendi-
ture.
Chairman John Hays Hammond,
Of the commission, told the commit
tee the additional expenditure could
be justified from the recommends
tions Of a practical nature we can
make regarding improvements in
mining methods alone, and in the
relations between the operators and
the employees.
The appropriation Of $13,235, 900
for veterans military and naval in
surance is to supplement premium
receipts from term insurance. The
term insurance in force amounts to
$3.50, 900 900, representing 245 900
policies. The excess of payments
over premium receipts will approx
mate $7,200,000 a month. For the
fiscal year 1924 an appropriation Of
$9O.OOO,00O has been made to supple
ment premium receipts.
Ship Claims Heavy.
The appropriation Of 2o,950 900
for scrapping navy ships under the
armament conference agreement is
to pay claims of contractors for
losses sustained. These claims orig.
inally estimated at SIC, 900 900 have
been reduced to about $55, 900, 000
The appropriation allowed takes care
of SO, 450,0 900 ordnance contract set
Elements and $12,50O,0 900 hull and
machinery contract settlements. It
is expected the ultimate saving to
the country from scrapping the
eleven ships will be $3.50, 900 900
says the committee report.
The item Of $78,675,0o0 for tax
refunds is in addition to $28, 900 900
on hand. and the total is expected to
cover refunds made to December 21
next. The amount refunded from
July / to January 81 last was &c.,
zoo, 900. There are over 109, 900
claims for tax refunds pendinp.