Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-12-05
DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE
Appropriated for 1929. .s27,579, T76. 50
Budget estimate for 1880. 1900. 28,1o3,57O0O

Appropriated for 1928. s27,579, ZIG. SO
Budget estimate for 1880. 28.1o3.570 90
Net increase. So23'TSSoo
The estimate for salaries, Depart
ment of Justice, contains an increase
Of s20.40O for additional legal and
stenographic personnel in connection
with income tax cases appealed from
the Board of Tax Appeals to the United
States Circuit Courts Of Appeals. The
estimate also provides for the transfer
to this appropriation Of the personnel
now being paid from enforcement OF
acts to regulate commerce, amounting
to $1,000.
There is a new item for $4,000 for
protecting interests of the United States
under the settlement of war claims act
of 1928, which provides, among other
things, that the Attorney General shall
assign such officers and employees OF
the Department of Justice as may be
necessary to represent the United
States In the proceedings growing out
Of claims of German nationals against
the United States.
The increase of $65,500 in the esti-
mate for salaries of circuit, district and
retired judges is due to legislation au-
thorizing the appointment of an ad-
iitional United States district judge in
southern Iowa and considerable in
crease in the pay roll for retired judges.
An additional amount of $4,000 is
necessary to pay the increases in the
salaries of justices of the Supreme
Court and judges of the circuit courts
of Hawaii as authorized by the act OF
May 90. 1928.
An increase Of $4,000 is recommend
ed in the estimate for supplies for
United States courts to purchase bind
ers for the loose-leaf dockets 1t Is in
tended to install in the offices of United
States court officials. Heretofore the
entire cost of the bound docketS has
been paid from printing and binding,
but under the loose-leaf system only
the sheets will be paid therefrom. and
it is possible. because of the change
and economies effected thereby, to make
reduction of $4,000 in printing and
binding.
In order to make a flexible fund for
the payment of jurors and witnesses
and avoid deficiencies. it is recommend
ed that the appropriations fees of jul
rors and fees of witnesses be combined
and that the new appropriation be
increased $50,000
The estimates for the maintenance
of our penal and correctional institutes
show net increase of S172,45 to care
Is. estimated increase in the number OF
prisoners at these institutions
An amount of $4,000 IS recommended
Np on or
bridge over the Missouri River connect
ing the Fort Leavenworth Military Res.
ervation with land in Missouri, which
bridge and land were transferred from
the War Department to the Department
of Justice by the act of May 81 1924
the land being now used by the Unite1
States Penitentiary, Leavenworth, Kans.
as farm. There is an estimate O
$4,000 for the construction, furnitur,
and equipment of an auditorium at tn
United States Penitentiary, McNei
Islant. Wash. And $150,000 is recon
nendo1 in addition to the S400,0 900 pre-
viously appropriated tor the construc
ton of permanent buildings at tn
United States Industrial Reformatory
Chillicothe. Ohio this project to cos
not exceeding 100000 and to be com
pleted within five years.
An increase of S150,000 Is recon
mended for support of United State
prisoners to cover the additional cos
of maintenance based on an estimate
increase in the number of Fedora
prisoners in State institutions.
Reductions are contemplated in tn
appropriations for printing and bind
ing, detection and prosecution {
crimes, salaries, fees and expenses {
marshalS, and pay of special assistar
attorneys
Appropriations for 1929 which wi
= not be required for 1880 are 100000 fo
the construction of a dormitory at tn
T.. National Training School for Boy
Washington, ID. c., and $l77,100 fc
certain construction, repair and equiI