Evening star., 1924-03-01
District Deficiency Estimates
Cut $2O6, 100 in Measure
Reported to House.
NEW FUND WILL ALLOW
WAR ON RUM-RUNNERS
Permits Purchase of 300 New
Boats-$2OO, 900 for Klingle
Parkway Refused.

WHICH $lo,ooi ,UVt Is TO SlTeH6 lucu IHC
coast guard to enable it to success
fully combat rum-running, and $685.
929.80 is for the District of Columbia.
the first deficiency appropriation bill
for the current fiscal year was re-
ported to the House today by Chair
man Madden of the House appropria-
tions committee.
The total recommended for the Dis
trict Is s206,1o0 less than the esti-
mates. The principal omission was
the 100000 asked for the Klingle
Valley boulevard: the $4,000 asked for
the special counsel for the Public
Utilities Commission in valuation
cases was omitted, as was also $1,000
which had been recommended for the
office of the recorder of deeds,
Items for District.
The items allowed for the District
include 100000 for sewers. assess
ments and permit work; $4,000 for
the water department, extension of
mains under assessment system: s22.-
eco for completion of the Bancroft
School; S23,O63.94 for miscellaneous
expenses of the Supreme Court dur
ing the last three fiscal years: s17,-
399 for allowances to principals in
the public schools: $4,000 for COM
pletion of the Raymond School: s10,-
1858 for support Of convicts last
year; sS,400 for removal of unsafe
buildings; $4,000 for the Children's
Hosnital: sS.720.os for payment OF
judgment against the District in 1923
and prior years; s4,040 for the Rent
Commission; 50 900 for the plumbing
inspection division; $4,000 for re-
printing the building code: s2,750 for
the education Of deaf and dumb dur
ing the fiscal year 1923; s1.70o for
plant for the harbor police head
quarters. and $500 for reprinting
the coming regulations.
Const Guard Fund.
In discussing the recommended ap-
preparation of nearly s14,ooo.000 for
making the coast guard strong
enough to cope with organized rum
running, which has reached the stage
of open warfare against this govern
ment. Chairman Madden said:
THE supplemental appropriation
of s13,S5o622 for the coast guard is
for the purpose of providing that
vessels and the necessary operating
personnel to combat the so-called
'rum-running' and the unlawful i'm
portation of intoxicating liquors
along the coast line. The program
was outlined to the Congress by the
President in his message delivered
on December 6. 1928.
THE committee desires to invite
particular attention to the testimony
of the commandant Of the coast
incorporated in the hearings, giving
the best obtainable data as to the
extent of the violations of law.
Can Buy Fast Bonts.
1.-The amount recommended covers
the acquisition of 323 fast motor
boats and their equipment, the con-
ditioning and putting into service of
twenty desrtoyers and two mine
sweepers to be turned over to the
Navy; the commissioning and putting
into service of nineteen coast guard
for a period of at least three months
Of this fiscal year of seventy-five ad-
ditional commissioned officers, 261
warrant officers and 2,205 enlisted
men ana tne necessary Iuei anu otner
operating expenses of such Of the
vessels as will be in operation for a
period of the fiscal year.
"Of the sum allowed, $2,110,000 is
estimated for the reconditioning and
equipping of the destroyers and mine
sweepers; $10,0S4.900 is for the ac-
quisition of 323 motor boats and their
equipment and $1,655,722 for pay of
personnel, expenses of operation of
vessels and other items incident to
the Presidents program.
Need of Extra Force.
1.-THE sum recommended, except the
amount for additional vessels, is for
the remainder of the current fiscal
year.
"If this program is adopted by the
Congress the additional expenses for
operation of the coast guard for the
fiscal year 1925, over and above the
sum previously provided, will ap-
proximate s1O,O0O,0O0. The commit
mended in this bill should be ap-
proved by the House to the end that
the coast guard may be equipped
with the boats and personnel neces-
sary to enable it to meet the existing
situation and reduce the now fragrant
NlOldtlOu VI law " tie lOWcSI Iulul-
mum possible"
f, OF the total carrhd in this de-
ficiency bill, s112,5S6.9S is for the leg
islative branch leaving $153,583, ,980.O8
for the executive and judicial
branches of the government. The
amount recommended is s387.438.75
less than the total amount requested.
Two Sorts of Items.
The total recommended divided it
self logically into two classes of
items, (a) appropriations to supply
urgent deficiencies in appropriations
for the fiscal year 1923 and prior fiscal
years for obligations already in
Cured, and (b) supplemental appro-
priations for the fiscal year 1924 for
purposes for which no appropriation
was made, and rendered necessary be-
cause Of the enactment of new law or
Of a situation arising which could not
be foreseen when the regular bills
were enacted.
In the total Of SIG, 6,60S,3 ,367.54 on &C.
count of the fiscal year 1928 and prior
years appears 100000 for vocational
rehabilitation under the Veterans
Bureau. The act of April 20, 1922,
authorized the appropriation of S17,-
100000 for additional hospital facili-
ties Of the Veterans Bureau, of
which $12,000.0O0 was appropriated
by the act of May II. 1922. and