Evening star., 1926-02-26
S8D,011,631 SUPPLY
BILL IS REPORTED
Budget Figures Cut $59,480
for State, Justice. Labor
and Commerce Offices.

Carrying a total Of $50, oil .631 "a,
which is $2.35s.403 In excess Of current
appropriations and s59,4S0 less than
budget recommendations, the annual
supply bill for the four departments,
State, Justice, Commerce and Labor,
was reported to the House today by
Representative Shreve Of PennsylTa-
MIA, chairman of the subcommittee
that conducted hearings.
This total includes SO, SAT ,491.eo In
regular annual appropriations, which
had TO be justified in hearings, and
S164,139.T4 in permanent appropria-
tions, which Is an increase of $1,000
for the next fiscal year. There is 4
total of S192 900 for rent Of buildings.
s24 1000 for the Labor Department,
500. 900 for the Department of JUS
tice ian increase of s25,00W. and
s6s 900 for the Department of Com
merce.
For the State Department total of
S16,47S,792.90 is recommended. which
Is an increase of 1892, 2,2s0.13 over cur
rent appropriations; for the Depart
ment Of Justice. s24,o96,547, which is
decrease OF $109.275 from current
appropriations and $270.4S0 less than
Commerce Department, s2s,735, ,847
current appropriations and $7S3 ,00C
less than the budget recommendations
and for the Department of Labor,
SO 9,536 ,305, which is an increase of
$685. over current funds and 1894.
coo above budget recommendations.
S1,360,44O for State Here
For the work of the Department
of State in Washington the appro-
priation OF s1.360,440 is reported
which is the same as the budget fig
ures.
The committee increased by $1,000
900 the budget estimate Of s6.oS4,0oo
for the Bureau of immigration. ex-
planning that it would provide for
continuation of the deportation OF
aliens and the maintenance of the
Canadian and Mexican border patrols
lat an efficient strength The appro
priation contemplates a force OF
1880 men for that purpose.
An appropriation of S190.100 IS
provided for the new Federal Indus
trial Institution for Women at Alder
son, W. Va, for operating expenses
for its first year. For the Industrial
Reformatory at Chillicothe. Ohio
created by the last Congress, $3.50, 900
is appropriated.
The committee informed Congress
that the time has arrived when con-
sideration must be given to the over
crowded condition of Federal peni-
tentiaries. and urged the House to
provide for additional prison facilities
$4,000 for History.
To start the work of preparing for
the several States an authoritative
history. an appropriation of S20.000
is made. This covers the collection
and editing by the State Department
of the official papers in the national
archives relating to the territorial
history of the several States. Twenty
eight States have made official re-
quest for copies of the papers and
documents relating to their respec-
tive States.
For the United States contribution
to the Pan-American Union for the
fiscal year 1927 there Is carried in the
bill $146,713.58, which Is an increase
over the current year of s19,4S2.10.
According to the terms under which
the United States and the other 20
American republics participate in the
maintenance Of the union, the quota
is based upon the population of the
several countries.
For support of the National Train.
ing School for Boys in the District OF
Columbia a total of S142,793 is recon-
mended, which includes not to exceed
$67, 7,0I0 for salaries.
The Department of Commerce bud
get shows that it is proposed in the
next fiscal year to move the division
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