Evening star., 1926-12-08
TREASURY FORCE
REDUCT|ONLOOMS
New Appropriation Bill An
ticlpates Personnel Slash
of About 1850 Persons.

Extensive reduction Of employees in
the Treasury Department totaling ap-
proximately 1880 is found In the
rreasury-Post ONCE appropriation bill
reported to the House today. and
which will come UP for consideration
tomorrow.
A delay in further appropriations
for the Federal building projects in
Washington under the $50, ,ooo, 900
five-year program is also seen In the
fact that the second deficiency appro-
priation act for the fiscal year 1927
carried $5,b15 900 for starting the five-
year Federal building program and
the bill reported to the House today
carried nothing under this head.
This is the first of the nine big an
nual supply bills for support OF all
activities in Uncle Sam's workshop,
which measures are to have right OF
way over all other legislation in the
present session of Congress The bill
reported today carries n total of $500
S54, l4S. The amount recommended
to be appropriated for the Treasury
Department for the fiscal year 1923
is $137.371 .09S. This is $l.S52.32U
less than the 1927 estimates and ST.
4s3,957 less than the current appro-
pr1atiOn.
More Than 1927 Figure.
The amount to be appropriated for
the Post Office Department in this
bill Is $753,4S3, ,155, which is S14.677.-
$50 more than the 1927 appropriation
and $4,4S5,960 less than the amount
/ requested in the budget. The amount
for the departmental service in Wash
ington was increased from $3,766,972
to $3.S67,092, or by $1O0,12O.
The report made to the House to-
day by Chairman Madden of the az.
preparations committee specifically
states that the reduction Of funds for
the internal revenue service Will mean
a. decrease in force of approximately
500 employees, which is amply war
ranted by the conditions of the work
of the bureau.
Mr.. Madden also in his report says
that Congress at the last session re-
duced the budget estimate for the
public debt service by $3.50, 900, which
called for elimination of approximate
ly 135 employees. The public debt
service will be able to meet this cut
he said, during the fiscal year and
as result thereof a total average
number of employees to be provided
for the next fiscal year is ,532. This
means a reduction from the number
in service on June 80, 1925, of 374
and a reduction in the salary allot-
ment of $579, ZOO.
Other serious curtailments in salary
are shown in the summary of Mr..
Maddens report. In the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing there is a re-
duction in salaries in the directors
office of IS 900, reduction of $233,410
in the salaries of other employees and
a reduction of $500 in the wage of
plate printers. There is a decrease
of $1,000 in salaries in the Bureau of
the Budget. There is a reduction of
$4,000 in the pay of the rank and
f1le in the Public Health Service. A
reduction of $4,000 is made in the
item for outside professional service
under the public buildings program.
Engraving Bureau Cut.
In regard to the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing Mr.. Madden stated i'm
his report that the appropriations for
this plant are reduced from $7,767, 400
during the current fiscal year to 81.
172, $50 for 1928. which Is a decrease
of Sa94.S10. Mr.. Madden explained
that the work contemplated to he en-
ecuted during the next year is ap-
proximately the same as for the cur
rent year, including the printing of
currency for normal requirements as
we'll as the reserve. The decrease on
the 1927 appropriation, he said, is due
to economies effected in manufactur-
ing methods, a decrease in the require
mentS FOR new machinery and re-
ducd prices for many articles of sup
plies.
In regard to public buildings Mr..
Madden explained that the total ap-
prOpr1atfonS for the supervising
architects office and for construction
repair and maintenance of the public
buildings and grounds are decreased
from $27,630,200 to $14,S22,55O, but
he says this reduction is more ap-
parent than real. Practically all of
the general items show an increase
for 1928. The net reduction shown
is due to the fact that no items are
in the budget for continua-
tion or initiation of projects under
the public buildings act of May 25,
1926
Appropriations for projects under
this act were made for the fiscal
year, 1927, in sums aggrega ting s12.-
927 500, of which s$5, 5,575 900 was for
Federal buildings in Washington.
This decrease. coupled with reduction
in miscellaneous projects of repair
and construction, transfer of person
mel from the architects Office to the
of supply and a reduction in
the item for outside professional
services, brings about a total decrease
Of $13,178,960. Funds are provided
for personnel and expenses of main
tenance Of % new buildings which