Evening star., 1927-12-18
D. c. ITEMS PASSED
! IN DEFICIENCY BILL
Senate Approves Conference
Report on $500, $4,000
Measure.

Carrying 5000 ,9S6 900 for All branches
of the Government. including many
provisions of importance to Washing
ton, the first deficiency appropriation
bill went through the Senate yester-
day and is ready to go 10 the Presi-
dent for his signature. The confer
ence report previously had been ap-
proved by the House.
Here is what the bill provides that
is Of special interest to the District of
Columbia
Appropriates an additional S2.l00 900
toward the Federal building program
in Washington.
Makes available $500, 600 to begin the
relocation and enlarging Of the United
States Botanic Garden by taking IN
the two squares south of MarylanG
avenue between First and Seconc
streets. adjacent to the existing gar
den.
Provides $500 GOO 10 acquire land for
the proposed national arboretum, N
accordance with the authorization ap-
proved by the SiXty-nlnth Congress.
The arboretum Is TO be developed by
the Department of Agriculture as
great outdoor labora tory for the scien-
tific study Of plant life. The site con
templated is on the Mount Hamilton
and Hickey Hill tracts. near the upper
end of the AnaCostia River
500. 900 for Departments.
The bin carries approximately 5000.
600 for various departments of the
District government 10 enable them -
sol l.
ance Of the current fiscal year. In
cluded in this total j. 100000 for cur
rent repairs 10 suburban roads. S40.0ah
for reconstructing the Virginia abuf-
ment OF Chain Bridge S23.oO0 10 rent
quarters for municipal agencies tha'
must move TO make way for new Fed-
eral building operations and funds c
meet current needs Of the Board OF
Public Welfare.
The additional 81 100 600 carried IN
the deficiency bill for the pubic build
ing program in Washington Is divided
as follows: Toward construction OF the
central portion of the Department -
AGricultu~g main building. $150.000; to
ward Cons truction of the new eXtensi-
BILE building for the Department oi
Agriculture, across B street to the
south OF the main structure, 81, l,000. 900:
to complete the addition of two stories
to the Liberty Loan Building. $i25.00o,
for relocating water mains. sewers and
other conduits in connection with the
new buildings in the triangle. $-25, ,000.
Item fer Gun Elevation.
From a national standpoint. a fea-
ture OF the bill is the item of $940.09G
for the elevation of the guns on th~
battloships oklahoma and Nevada
the President should determine that
this would not be violation of tne
Washington arms treaty.
More than a.g00000 is included 20
initiate tls ii 81 year of the admins
tration building p"ogram. All recon.
mendat.ons submitted by the Budget
Bureau tor public buildings in many
cities throughout the country were ap.
proved unchanged. A list of theso
projects was made public the day ait
er Congress convened, and work vii
start during the current year. The
building items proposed by the Senate.
5000 200 fo- Juneau. Alaska. and S5a.
600 for Durango. Colo, were elm
mated
The measure also creates commits
sion to determine suitable locations for
storage of high explosives now at the
Raritan Arsenal in New Jersey and a
Curtis Bay, near Baltimore.