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$185, 900 is asked for ventilation for
the Senate chamber; $4,000 for en-
larging and relocating the Botanic
Garden; $128,000 for the Library of
Congress, to include $4,000 for the
register of copyrights and other per-
sonal service; to enable the Library of
Congress to keep open for reference
use on Sundays and holidays, 81 900;
for printing and binding, $32 900; to
enable the Librarian of Congress to
undertake an index of legislation,
$50, 900, and for revision and extension
of the index to the Federal statutes,
$4,000.
For the copyright office of the
Library Of Congress an increase of
100000 is asked to be made available
at the earliest possible date. Even
with overtime work the clerical force
is SO inadequate to cope with the
tremendous volume of applications,
now amounting to 100000 annually,
that this work is very much in arrears.
100000 for Executive Office.
The executive office of the President
asks for 100000 for the protection Of
interest Of the United States in leases
on oil lands in former naval reserves
in 1923, pointing out that it was i'm.
possible to complete this litigation
prior to the close of the past fiscal
year and that this estimate is to meet
developments which have since oc-
Cured.
The White House also asks that the
availability of the appropriation for
repairs on the Executive Mansion be
extended until June 80, 1929.
For public buildings and public
parks of the National Capital $16 $50
is asked for salaries. This supple
| mental estimate Is to provide for addi-
tional personnel to care for the Emory
Building, which has been acquired
for the use Of the general accounting
Office for the fiscal year 1928, and for
repairing and renovation of certain
rooms in the Winder Building for the
Bureau of Mines. For general ex-
penses for the office of Public Build
ings and Public Parks, 1928, $14, $50 Is
asked, part of which Is for laying wood
flooring over the tile flooring in the
court Of the Pension Office Building.
The District is to receive a portion
of the $4,000 asked for preventing
spread of the Japanese and Asiatic
beetles. One of the most important
items in the deficiency bill from Dis.
trict standpoint is the estimate of
| $500, 900 for the purchase Of land for a
national aboretum. The purpose of
this estimate is to enable the Secre-
tary Of Agriculture to carry into effect
the provisions of the act approved
March 4, 1927, which authorizes such
appropriation for acquisition of the
necessary land.
For power plant equipment for the
Bureau Of Standards, 100000 is asked.
For. Marine Barracks at Quantico.
Va, 81 $50, 900 is asked.
For the Naval Observatory for re-
pairs and improvements to the heat.
ing system and the main building,
| $500 is asked.
New Legislation Proposed.
New legislation is recommended
which affects an existing appropria.
ton for the mail bag repair shop in
Washington. This proposes that not
to exceed 100000 may be expended
for personal services in the District
of Columbia. The appropriation for
the purchase, manufacture and repair
Of mail bags and other mail containers
for the fiscal year 1928 provides $780,.
900 for personal services in the Dis
emulation and repair of defective
mail bags up to approximately one
year ago averaged 10000 day. Since
then there has been a steady increase
in the number of bags needing repair,
until the present rate of accumulation
has reached $4,000 a day. This Is
5000 more than can be repaired with
the personnel possible to be employed
with the $500,000 allowed for that pur.
pose for 1928.
To eliminate the present accumula-
ton of approximately 100000 and re-
pair 5000 more bags each day during
1928, authority to expend not to ex-
ceed 100000 for personnel services
in the District will be necessary. This
authorization will not involve the act
as an equal amount will be saved from
other items of the appropriation.
For the international radio tele-
graphic convention held in Washing
ton, it Is asked that the unexpended
balance Of appropriation under the act
approved July 3, 1926, shall remain
available until June 80. 1928.
$95O,O00 for Walter Reed.
For Walter Reed General Hospital
1928 an appropriation of $95O.00O Is
asked as QeHCleIlCy, u pToViuc
funds to enable the Secretary of War
to make payments on the contracts he
was authorized to make.
For barracks at Camp Meade, $780,.
900 is allocated out of the. $6,166,000
requested for construction Of build
ings at military posts.
For the Tomb Of the Unknown Sol
dier for the fiscal year 1928, $4,000 Is
asked to carry out the provisions of the
Joint resolution to accept designs for
completion Of the tomb subject to the
approval Of the Arlington Cemetery
Commission, the American Battle
Monuments Commission and the Com
mission of Fine Arts.
To carry forward the Federal build
ing program in Washington, Congress
is asked by the President to include
in the urgency deficiency appropria-
ton bill the following items: For com.
pletion of the construction Of two ad-
ditional stories on the Liberty Loan
Building. $125.000: toward the con-
struction of the central part Of the
Administration Building Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture. $750,000:
toward the construction Of extensible
office building for the Department of
Agriculture, $1,000.000: for water
mains, removal or diversion OF such
sewers and other utilities as may be
necessary incident to construction of
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