Evening star., 1927-12-07
HOUSE REPORTS
DEFICIENCY BILL
Measure Totals $198,876,.
265, $6,662,593 Under Es-
Inmates of Budget.

Carrying a total of $19S.S76, ,264,91,
which is $6,662 .593.11 less than the
total of the budget estimates, the first
deficiency appropriation bill of the
Seventieth Congress was reported late
last night under permission granted
by the House before it adjourned.
Items eliminated from the bill by
the appropriations committee without
preiudice to their merits, in order that
they NAV be considered later in con-
nection with other bills so that more
complete information may be obtained.
amount to 81. 10000 and an additional
S19S,4S375 represents estimates for eX-
penses of the Senate, which We're
omitted in order that the Senate may
determine upon its own item. When
these two are taken into consideration.
the net reduction effected under the
budget figures is 81 ,694 .019.06.
Besides a number of important ap
propriations to be made from the Fed
eral Trea sury for projects in or ada
cent to the Capital, the purely District
items in the bill reach total of Sfo5N
224,35, which is 81 900 more than the
budget recommendations.
Public Building Fund.
The bill contains SS.131 .5S356 for
public buildings, of which S2,loO, ,ooo
is for work on buildings in the Dis
trict now under contract, or ready TO
be placed under contract.
The bill carries an appropriation OF
$500 600 to enable the Secretary OF
Agriculture to carry out the provisions
of the act of March 4, 1927, author
izing the acquisition of land for the
r-t:.- rNfn not arhnrpftl1n,
The appropriation is subject to the
provisions of the authorizing act which
nrohihits the payment of a price for
snv marcel of land at price In excess
of 195 per cent of the latest assessed
value thereof.
Under a total of $6,162 900 for mill
tarv post construction, the following
appropriation is found: Camp Meade,
Md, barracks. 100000.
For removal of explosives from the
Army ordnance depot, at Curtis Bay
Md. S799 $50 is included in the bill.
An item of S1S5 900 for ventilation
of the Senate chamber was one of the
items omitted in order that the Senate
might pass upon its own requirements.
For enlargement and relocation or
the Botanic Garden 100000 is
carried. which is a 100000 reduction
from the budget estimate.
$4,000 for Library.
For the copyright office of the Ii
brary Of Congress, $4,000 OF the Slo,-
900 recommended is allowed. An al
location of $1,000 is made for sun
day opening of the Library of Con-
gress: $4,000 for printing and bind
ing. and S15,O 900 for an index of State
legislation. making a total of $56,000
for tba library ont of S12S,0 900 sub
mitted by the budget.
The executive office is granted the
appropriation of 100000 it asked Tor
prosecuting the oil lease cancellation
suit during 1928 and 1929.
For the Civil Service Commission,
a total of $191.500 is carried, as recon-
mended by the budget, which includes
sos, 900 for salaries, $S2,500 for travel
ing expenses and $4,000 for contin-
gent expenses.
For public buildings and parks in
the Capital $31,520 is allowed, iden-
tical with the budget estimate. This
includes $16,560 for salaries and $14.-
$50 for general expenses.
For safeguarding a dome on the
National History Building of the
Smithsonian group, $4,000 is carried
in the bill, as recommended by the
budget.
S1,644 to License Bureau.
Under the strictly District items,
$3.50 is for the purchasing division;
s1.644.56 for a license bureau for the
fiscal year 1927. and $4,000 for the
register of wills, which is an in
crease of $1,000 over the budget estl-
mates.
For contingent and miscellaneous
expenses. $120.75 is allowed for con-
demnation of insanitary buildings,
1927: s2,39S.60 for general advertising
in 1926: $2,972.56 for general adver-
tising, 1927: $2.085.44 for advertising
taxes in arrears. 1927; s2l.oO9 TO ,odHs tne
en1nloves' compensation fund, 1925
50 900 for refund of erroneous collec-
tions, 1928, and $4,000 for rents 1928
and 1929.
For street and road improvements
and repairs. S140, ,442.44 is carried,
which includes 100000 for suburban
road repairs, $40 900 for repairs to the
pier of Chain Bridge, and $442.44 for
a refund to Schneider Baking Co.
Schools Taken Care of.
For furnishing the assembly hall
and gymnasium at West and Pet
worth Schools. Sc. 900 is allowed, as
the budget recommended.
For courts and prisons total OF
S18,961.12 is carried, identical with the
amount which the budget recommend
ed. This includes. For compensation Of
jurors in Police Court, 1926, $431; for
salaries of jurors, Supreme Court,
1927 $500; fees of jurors, Supreme
Court, 1926, $1,985; salaries of judges,
Court of Appeals. 1927, $3.50; sup
port of convicts, 1926. SS90.8S; wrlts
of Iunacy, 1926. S7S3; printing and
building. 1927, s1,620.96.
For the Board of Children's Guard
ians. s2.453.02 is allowed, of which
S1,356.62 is for maintenance Of feeble
minded children in 1926, and $1,096.40
for board and care of children in 1926.
For public welfare, a total of $307,.
917.56 is carried, of which $4,000 is
for board and care of children. 1927;
S6,125 for maintenance of prisoners
at the Jail, 1928; $4,000 for furniture
and furnishings for the new wing at
the District Jail: $12 ,764.71 for support
of prisoners at the workhouSe, 1927;
10000 for maintenance of the re-
formatory. 1928: $1,216.85 for Emer-
gencv Hospital 1924: 1888. .55 for Elmer
gency Hospital 1926. and $1,261 so for
Emergency Hospital, 1927: S5,43S.40
for Casualty Hospital 1927; S565.45
for general repairs at Columbia Hos
pital, 1926, and S214162 for support
of INDECENT insane in st. Elizabeth's
Hospital, 1927
For auditors claims. 50 ,6611S is al
lowed and for judgments. $6,S1712.
Reservoir Site Allowed.
For the water department, $34 900
is allowed for a site for the new third
high-service reservoir.
For the National Training School
for Bows 81 ,S053 81 is allowed, for gen.
eraI expenses. 1927, under the De-
partment Of Justice items.
For Marine Barracks. Quantico. Va,
$1,65000 is carried in the bill, and
for the Naval Observatory at Wash
ington, $500