Evening star., 1924-12-02
Estimates for Z Departments
Reduced and : Are Increased
Presidents Budget Figures s59,225,935.72
Less Than for Present Fiscal Year.
Senate Raised and House Cut DO,Un.

Congress was advised today by
President Coolidge that S3,12e,ol9.-
| S464S represents the proper costs for
/ all branches of the Government dur
| ing the fiscal year beginning July !
| next. and he recommended that Con-
| <ress appropriate this sum. This
amount, determined by the Budget
Bureau. is s59.225.93 less than all
appropriations made for the current
fiscal year. including supplemental
estimates in the second deficiency
bill which was under consideration
when the first session of the present
Congress adjourned on June Z.
OF this grand total approximately
$4,000. 900 is for the Legislative branch
Of the Government.
For the District OF Columbia a total
of s32,335,s27 is recommended, which
Is a net increase of 1881. 1.711.19.
For the executive Office the budget
recommends s439.s60. which is net
reduction of sI.407.50.
The recomme nda tions for the ten
great departments of Government are
as follows:
Department of State sl6,130,652.51,
net reduction of s124.1037s.
Department of the Treasury. sl63,-
S47,741, a net reduction Of s16.s10359.
Department of War, s33S,55E230, a
net reduction of SS.602, ,364.67
Department of Justice, s24.s17,s22,
a net increase of s2.2SS,205.50.
Post Office Department, s637,376 ,005,
a net increase of s23.730S0s.75.
Senate Appropriations Raised.
Navy Department, s289,7S3,91S, a
net reduction of S23,422,2I9.
Interior Department. 1857, 1855. .596.17,
4 net reduction of s26,533.567.6s.
Department of Agriculture, $780,
092.750, a net increase of s62.045, 564.
Department of Commerce, S22,741,-
514. n net reduction of s3.106,O41.
Departr-.-t of Labor, s8,335,260. a
net reduction of 1.0S6.47.
Among the appropriations for large
independent establishments is the
recommendation for the L. S. Vet
erans' Bureau of S405. 900. which
is - net reduction of s79,257,Sss.
For the Government Printing Office
the estimate is s3,129,9So, which is an
increase of S461,140
The budget recommends $685.
249.s0 for the Senate, net increase
of s4,37050, which includes an in
crease from sS,3S5.30 to s14.275.S0 for
the compensation of 81 pages for the
Senate chamber at $3.50 per day on
account of an increase in the num-
ber of days from 121 to 206 and a
reduction from II to 20 in the num-
ber of additional clerks for Senators
at $3.50.
House of Representatives.
For the House Of Representatives
total of $6395,751 is recommended,
which is net reduction of $9,28770.
This reduction includes a reduction
from 100000 to $4,000 for folding
speeches, etc, the omission of items
of $500 for repair of furniture and
$4,000 for clerical help for the COM
mittee on revision of the law; and
increases from $1,000 to s2,1O0 for
telephone operators; from $16,371.c0
to s2s,6S3.60 for the compensation of
Al pages.
For miscellaneous appropriation,
$141,21 is recommended, which in
cludes an increase from $4,000 to
$4,000 for the office of legislative
counsel.
For work done under the architects
of the Capital, appropriation of ST.
34S,8S1 is recommended, net in
crease of s212,S99. This increase in
cludes. $500 for additional personnel,
$2,69S for adjustment of salaries, and
S376.0O0 for construction. improve
ments, and repairs, including $345, 900
for new book stacks in Library of
Congress: and reductions aggregat-
ing S171,000 on account of construc-
tion and repair appropriations for
1926 not asked for 1926.
Botanic Garden Gets $c3,Ss7.
For the Botanic Garden, $123.S37
is recommended, an increase Of $1S,-
00S, which includes increases from
S6S.754 to $83,037 for personnel in
volving an increase from So to 81 in
the number Of employees; from $37,-
OTIS to $40,s0o for repairs and i'm
provements.
For the Library of Congress, ST.
395,637 is recommended, which Is an
increase of $161.600. This increase
includes increases from $865,237 to
$966,s37 for personnel, including IA
additional employees and increases in
salaries; from $100.500 to $110.500 for
purchase of books and periodicals;
from s25o.oo0 to 100000 for printing
and binding.
The increase for the Government
Printing Office mentioned above,
amounting to $467.140, includes in
creases from $157,SS0 to $157,9s0 for
salaries in Office Of public printer;
from $2.o00.900 to $2,40o,00o for con-