Evening star., 1925-01-05
S157,111,7]D ASKED
IN DEFICIENCY BILL
s150,000,000 of Sum Con-
tanned in House Measure to
Go for Tax Refunding.

Carrying a total OF $I57,111,700 for
emergency needs of the Federal Gov
eminent, which includes $20,j00 for
miscellaneous expenses OF the Su-
preue Court of the District of Colum-
bia, $4,000 for fire protection at the
Naval Observatory, $500 for addi-
tional personnel in the office of the
commandant Of the Coast Guard and
$4,000 for the expenses of messen-
gers carrying the electoral vote to
Congress, the first deficiency appro-
priation bill for 1926 was reported
TO the House today.
The bill includes the sum of S22.50o
to pay the usual gratuity to the wild
ows of three members of the House
who have died since Congress ad-
journed in June.
other items in the bill include
$3.50. 100000 for refunding internal
revenue taxes illegally assessed and
collected: $3,501,200 for continuation
of work on dam No. .. Muscle Shoals,
Alabama; 100000 for purchase OF
capital stock of the Inland Water
ways Corporation, $275,0O0 for the
prevention of epidemic diseases, Sl5O,-
600 for repairs of the Coast Guard
tion of the post office and courthouse
at Paris, Tex; $4,000 for insect in
vestigation in national parks Sl9.oOO
for expenses of the Pueblo Indian
Board and $500 for expenses OF the
Department of Justice in suits to en-
force acts to regulate commerce.
Cutter in Bad Condition.
The appropriation of $780, 900 to the
Coast Guard cutter Manning, Chair
man Madden of the appropriation
committee reported. is needed to en-
able that boat to be repaired and
returned to its station off the Nir-
Stnia CapeS as soon as possible.
recent survey of the vessel resulted
in her withdrawal from active serv-
ice. 1t is estimated that the amount
recommended will place her in good
condition for a possible service of
10 more years and will prevent the
Coast Guard being further handf-
capped in it's work of rescue and re-
lief of vessels in distress.
Items recommended in the bill com
prise those sums considered so urgent
that it would be unwise to delay their
enactment. They are in addition to
funds carried in regular supply bills
now pending, which will not be avail
able until after next July l.
Inc COluiullleG report SIlO " eu lOldI
internal revenue receipts for the last
eight years, including the first quar-
ter of 1925. amounted to s27,599,
431, ,245.56, exclusive Of $3.50, 1886. 147 list
ed as assessments and collections re-
sulting from office audits and field in
vestigations. Refunds over this Pc
riod. including the 20 per cent re-
fund of 1923, were placed at S404,-
81, I,672.72
Refunds were made to 253.32o tax
payers in 1928. to 192,252 taxpayers
in the fiscal year 1924, and to 1924
in the five months of the fiscal year
1925. exclusive, however, of s2,576,664
refund under the % per cent reduc-
tion in taxes.
The committee refused to appro-
pirate s12,0O0.000 requested for re-
funds for next year, preferring to
make this sum available as the money
might be required.
Denies Budget Requests.
The $3,501, 200 carried for Muscle
Shoals. the report said, is the re-
mainder of S1O.5O1, 200 authorized for
this project. and this amount coupled
with the S3,040.39O carried in the
War Department bill now pending,
will complete Dam No. 2, the power
house and all apparatus ready for
the delivery of power
TT is estimated" the report added,
that work being carried on now will
be completed by midsummer and
funds for continuation of the work
will be depleted about the middle of
January, and the urgency of this
item is therefore apparent"
The committee omitted a budget
request of $4,000 for the expenses
of President Coolidge's Agricultural
Commission and also s275.000 of the
funds heretofore appropriated for
river and harbor improvements and
for further survey of the st. Law
renee River project.
THE committee has not included
then" the report said, for the rea-
son that they are propositions of
Importance for which there is appar
entity not sufficient substantive law to
bring them within the jurisdiction of
the committee"