Evening star., 1924-12-06
S12O,637,715 ASKED
FOR AGRICULTURE
Second Department Fund Bill
Reported-Estimate
Cut S3,114,25O.

Carrying a total of $12o,S37,715 for
Department of Agriculture activities
during the fiscal year beginning July
l, of which Ss0,000,o00 is for road con-
struction, the second OF the big de-
partment supply measures was re-
ported to the House today. This is
net reduction under the budget esti-
mates of s3,114,250. but an increase
over current appropriations Of $751;
923,27s, of which S61 900, 900 occurs in
the cooperative road construction
funds.
This bill carries size, 900 for the op-
Grafton of Center Market in Wash
ington, which is s2,s00 less than the
current appropriation.
Bill Carries Modification.
This bill carries the same modifica-
ton from the Limitation on salaries,
which has already been tentatively
approved by the House in the interior
appropriation bill. This is a uniform
provision to be carried in all the ap-
preparation bills relating to the ex-
penditure or personal service in the
District OF Columbia. in accordance
with the classification act Of 1928.
This restrictive provision was carried
in the annual supply bills for the cur
rent fiscal year, and is recomm end ed
to be continued for 1926, with several
notifications made necessary by rul-
ings of the Controller General of the
United States. This modification has
previously been explained in detail in
The Star.
Regarding expenditures for per
sonal services in the District of Co.
lumbia the report submitted to the
House today by Representative Magee
OF New York explains that the budget
as transmitted to Congress by the
President carries a limitation upon
the amount which might be expended
for personal services in the District
in almost every paragraph of appro-
priations.
In some instances this amount cor
responded with expenditures now be-
ing made, but very often the limita-
ton was less than the amount now
being expended The House appro-
priations committee after very careful
consideration of this matter decided
that to promote efficiency in admin
istration these limitations should be
eliminated from each paragraph, but
to carry out the restrictive program
as outlined in the budget recommend
ed that one Limitation be. carried at
INC Gnu OIL 6dCn bureau.
Provision of Report.
The amount of the Limitation is the
! total of each OF the restrictions for
that particular bureau as recommend
ed in the budget. with an additional
increase in those instances where
the committee recommends an ap-
preparation Is in excess of the Bud
get estimate. BY limiting the ex-
penditures for personal services in
the District in this manner, Repre-
sentative Magee's report says, great
err fiexibility In administration is per-
mitted and in judicious restrictions
eliminated.
The report further explains that
the field classification bill, which
failed OF enactment in the last ses-
sion of this Congress, but which has
been submitted to the President for
his approval within the last few
days, carried s3,53s,s42 for the classi-
f1cation of field employees Of the De
partment Of Agriculture, and S2,22o OF
the amount appropriated for the In
terror Department was transferred
to the Department of Agriculture, e,
making the total available under that
act s3,541,162, which was distributed
among the various bureaus and ofhces
List OF Appropriations"
Included in the measure were these
| appropriations: For acquisition OF
| additional forest lands. $1,00o,000; en-
| forcement Of the packers and stock
yards act, $4so.Q0o: enforcement OF
| the grain futures act, $111,530; eradi-
| cation of the foot-and-mouth disease,
| s10,ss0 Gas against $3.510,sso appro-
| nriated for this year); eradication of
the pink boil worm, 100000; enforce
| ment of the plant quarantine act,
| s370,o00; enforcement of the tnsecti-
eide act, $163,000.
| Administration of the warehouse
act, s205,000; enforcement Of the
| grain standards act. s5ss.s4o; enforce
ment of the cotton futures act, SlSS,-
| 500: market news service on fruits
and vegetables, $70s,74S; market in
| spection Of perishable foods, $34S,-
| 755; crop and live stock estimates,
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