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from s174,70o to s2O2. $50 for Freed
| mems Hospital, including new item
for en!arging and remodeling the
| nurses home.
| Justice Department
Gets s2.2Ss,205 More.
The net increase Of $2,2SS, ,2055 so for
the Department of Justice includes
| increases from s4.225.6S1 TO $5,422.-
| 400 for the department proper as dis
| ttnguished from the courts and penal
institutions. involving increases from
| s5S,2s7 to $4,000 for contingent ex-
penses occasioned by the creation of
the finger print bureau and the Pu-
eblo Lands Board, from 100000 to
$225.0O0 for printing and binding.
from s203,s3O to $22s,0o0 for enforce
ment of antitrust laws. from $4,000
to Sl0.500 for enforcement of acts TO
| regulate commerce, from 100000 to
$1,725,000 for investigation and prose-
| cption of war frauds, and $3s.0 900 for
| the Pueblo Lands Board recently ere
| ated. and reductions from S5S4,04o
to s5so.000 for salaries, from S7.700
to $500 for purchase of books. from
| Ss6.s30 to Ss3 200 for conduct Of GUS
toms cases, from $7s.500 to $4,000
for defense OF claims. and from $2,-
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prosecution of crimes: from s1%,-
SS2,430 to $l5.662.2I2 for United
! States courts due TO the normal an
nual increases in the activities OF the
courts; from s3,521 ,5O560 to $685.
| 2l0 for penal institutions, involving
increases from s703.O20 to $3.50. .00o
| for the Leavenworth Penitentiary.
from s725s25.50 to $4,000 for the
Atlanta Penitentiary, from Sl87.660
to s20l. 500 for the Mcneil Island Pen
itentiary, from sS2.7I0 to SS5.7I0 for
the National Training School for
Boys. from Sl.7ss.3S0 to s2,O36.000 for
support OF United States prisoners.
and from $l5.S90 to $4,000 for in
spection OF prisons and prisoners.
Labor Department
Is Cut e3@l .Os6.
For the Department of Labor the
reduction OF s341 .0s6.47 includes re-
ductions from $203.l65 to s1s8,720 for
| salaries and expenses OF Commissioners
Of Cancellation: from S36.56o TO $3S.5
! for contingent expenses of the depart
| ment: from s2I5,e0o to S2I3.000 for
| printing and binding: from S72.s40 to
| s7O.S60 for miscellaneous expenses,
! Bureau Of Labor Statistics: from
s5.0s4.s65 to $4.s5o.o00 for the ex-
penses of regulating immigration:
from 100000 to $4,000 for remod-
cling and repairing immigrant sta
| tions: from s108.92o to 100000 for
| salaries. Bureau of NATURALIZATION:
| from $63s.2 to ss3o.o00 for fniscei-
| laneous expenses. Bureau OF Natural
| ization: from s1I7,S2o TO $4,000 for
/ salaries, Chiidren's Bureau: from
sl3S.os0 to si3500o for investigation
of child welfare: from $4,000 to S6s,-
900 for general expenses, Children's
| Bureau: from Sl.019,172 to $1,000. 900
| for promotion of the welfare and hy-
| giene of maternity and infancy: from
$i073SO to 100000 for salaries and
expenses. women's Bureau. and from
| 1924 1854 to $205.000 for the Employ
ment Service. Department Of Labor.
Navy of $4,000 Men
Contemplated I'm Budget.
The $aS9,7Ss,o7S estimated for the
| Navy for the present enlisted
strength of $4,000 men. 1t will main
tain approximately the same number
of ships In commission as for the
fiscal year 1925; will increase the
average steaming distance Of battle
ships from 1a,400 miles latest esti-
mate for 1920 to 23,700 miles, while
the other classes of combatant ships
are expected to cover about the same
mileage as now estimated for 1925:
will provide for the Naval Reserve
force on practically the same basis
as for 1925; contemplates a reduction
| in the enlisted strength of the Marine
Corps from 19.500sto $4,000 men; will
provide for continuing work at a
normal rate of speed on all new ships
| under construction within the limt-
tation of authorized cost: will pro-
vide for laying down two of the re-
naming five feet submarines author
ICED in 1916; will provide for material
! increases In the purchase and pro-
duction of new aircraft; will provide
| for substantial increases in the main
| tenance appropriations for the pur-
pose of making additional repairs and
| improvements to the feet with a view
of increasing ats efficiency, and con-
templates a reduction in the. number
Of classified departmental employees
| within the District of Columbia.
. The net reduction of 323,423.279 in
cludes reductions from $2.500,000 to
$Lf25,000 for pay, miscellaneous
due principally to the transfer of the
subheads covering mileage and trav-
| cling expenses of officers and their
dependents. midshipmen and female
nurses to Transportation and recruit
ing; from $22, $4,000 ($9,590,000 d.
rect appropriation. and approximately
! &1s.00e,0eo transferred from "pro-
visions-Navy, 1920 to $19,S00,e
for provisions, Navy" due to the
fact that expenditures for 1925 are
estimated at @20,10o.000 and further
reduction Is estimated for 1925 to be
accomplished through administra-
ton: from &1,S4o,000 to $1,730,00o for
medical department." due chiefly to
estimated increase in reimbursement
! from the Veterans Bureau for hos
pitalization of war beneflciaries
from $3,l2S, 600 to $2,620,500 for pub.
lie works, yards and docks; from
$16,4S2,6S9 to $15,4o0,0e0 for pay
Marine Corps" and from $s,s11,soe te
3s.400,0o0 for general expenses
Marine Corps" due principally to a
contemplated reduction In the en-
men; from Sso,s60.ooo t3s,450, 900 di-
rect appropriation plus 322;5eo,00t
transferreda from Naval Supply Ac-
count FUND.- to $7,444,000 for Increase
iuf the Navy. of which $2,00O,O00 ID
included for the purpose of commenc-
ling work on two of the five fleet sub
marines authorized In 1915 and moi
yet laid down and the balance OF
| $5,444, 900 is for continuing work or
vessels now under construction which
is all that will be needed for 1926
unless and until certain further legis-
lative authority Is obtained; and in.
creases from $s24,000 ($270.150 direc,
and S53,s50 contingent on certain con-
ditions) to $425,eo0 for Temporary
lGoyernment West Indian Islands,
being 100000 for the usual purposel
and $125.000 to start work on q watel
supply project: from $3.So0. 900 to 81, ,00o.-
600 for Transportation and recruiting ;
chiefly due to transfer Of items fol
mileage, etc. from PAY, misceliane.
ous," as noted above regarding de.
crease under that title; from $f7,559.
600 to $19,500,00G for Engineering,
to provide for more repairs and i'm
provements to the machinery Of th<
fieet: from S15.sos.00e to $4,000, DOT