The Washington times., 1925-01-10
DISCHARGE
FOLLOWS
SLASH
FUNDS
Appropriation for Salaries II
Reduced $1,572,o43BilI
Reported to House

Containing many large reduc-
tions in appropriations, including
withdrawal of appropriation for
the salaries Of 1000 employees at
the Veterans Bureau, the Inde-
pendent Offices Appropriation
Bill was today reported to the
House by the appropriations COM
mittee. =
The bill includes appropriations
for many establishments in the
District of Columbia.
Owing to the reduction in the
item for salaries at the Veterans
Bureau, the discharge of 1000
employees will be necessary before
July. This will result in a salary
reduction Of $1,572,943. Approx
mately 1000 employees in regional
offices of the Veterans Bureau
throughout the country already
have been discharged.
$2,3I8, 500 For /. C. C.
The bill provides an appropria-
ton of $2,318,660 to bring up to
date the work cf the Interstate
Commerce Commission. This Is one
of the largest increases in the bill.
Employment of a large number OF
additional clerical employs is pro-
vided.
In its report to the House, the
appropriations committee explained
that there had been large reduc-
tons in personnel at the Interstate
Commerce Commission during the
past two years and that as a result
employees are now Deing called upon
for a great deal of overtime work.
During the past three months, EN-.
aployes have performed 1856 hours
of overtime work, the committee
reported.
There are at present $4,000 in.
formal docket cases pending, more
than 5000 special cases and APP
proximately 2,10O undisposed Of Cor.
NAL cases now before the commits
sion.
Museum Watchmen.
The bill provides for additional
watchmen at the National Museum
to permit the present force a day
off each week. Ten additional men
will be employed at SO a day for
| Sunday service in the museum
building.
Not even the White House was
spared in the economy program
Reduction of $4,000 in the con
| tingent expenses. 500 for printing
and binding, $2,76O for repair lnj
construction Of green houses, anC
$500 for salaries of police, Wert
made in the White House appro
priation.
The total appropriation for the
executive office was $439,9 $50, a re
duction of $8O7 below the current
appropriation.
| The appropriation for the admin
| istration Of the retirement act is re
duced from $50, 400 to $4,000.
An increase of $1,150 was allowed
the Commission of Fine Arts over
| the current years appropriation
bringing the total to $4,000.
The reduction of $350,000 was or
| dered in the appropriation for ad
| mfnistra ton of the employees com
| pensation fund, bringing the tota
down to $2,150,O0o.
u. S. Hotels Estimates Cut.
The appropriation for the Govern
ment hotels on Union Station plazt
was heavily tapped. The curren
| appropriation is 100000. The com
mittee ordered this ITEM reduced t
| $572 500, a reduction of 1921, 500.
| Construction of Il laboratory build
ing for use of the national advisor.
| committee for aeronautics, at a cos
of $4,000. is authorized. The tota
| appropriation for the Smithsonian
Institution is reduced from S809. 10
for the current fiscal year to 1888
02O. This, however, is an increas
over the budget estimates of $50. l3l
The total amount carried in tn
bill for 1926 is $452 ,349,617, a re
duction of $81 ,O74 $50 from the az
preparation 60w thN current year.