Evening star., 1928-05-23
DEFICIENCY
BILL REPORTED OUT
Senate Group Adds $4,750,-
900 to House Measure for
Acquiring Triangle Land.

Carrying An increase OF $4750, 600
for the purchase of land in the Penn
sylvania Avenue Mall triangle for pub
lie buildings, 100000 to begin the
memorial boulevard to Mount Vernon
and long list of other items of inter-
est to the National Capital. the second
deficiency appropriation bill has been
reported out of the Senate appropria-
tions committee and may be taken up
on the floor this afternoon or tomorrow.
For continuing the acquisition OF the
triangle area the House allowed $5,O00.-
600. The Senate committee raised the
figure to $a.750.000. which Is the
amount recommended by the Budget
Bureau.
The S5oo,oOo amendment for the
Mount Vernon boulevard is in accord
ance with the terms of the bill passed
by the Senate and House and now
awaiting the Presidents signature au-
thorizing the carrying out Of the long
awaited memorial highway which will
link the new Arlington Memorial Bridge
with the home of George Washington.
Additional City Funds.
The Senate committee allowed a
number of additional items for the mu-
nicipal Government of the District, to-
falling SLOT .00057. The total amount
that has been approved by the House
for the District Government was $409,-
937.62. so that as reported to the Sen
ate the municipal items aggregate
$5l6.938.19. The new Senate items are
For mechanical equipment In the as
seSsors Office, $4,000, for grading the
grounds of Western High School. S55.-
900: for completing the two bathing
pools already authorized. $4,000. and
for Judgment against the District, $5l6,-
00O66.
The following deficiency items for
hospitals for public welfare work we're
allowed by the Senate committee:
For Children's Hospital for 1926, So
3l625; for Children's Hospital for 1927,
SO. .355; Providence Hospital for 1926!
$604; Providence Hospital for 1927,
$490; Garfield Hospital for 1925,
$1.7l8.5O; Georgetown Hospital for 1926,
S74l So Georgetown Hospital for 1927,
$441.50; Washington Home for Incura-
bles for 1926. $l760: Temporary Home
for ex-Soldiers and Sailors. $500.
For general expenses In the Office OF
Public Buildings and Public Parks,
the committee added $4,000.
For Park Survey.
To make typographical survey Of the
boundary OF the Shenandoah National
Park, the committee allowed $65,000.
In addition to adding $4,750,00 TO
the House item for buying land in the
Pennsylvania avenue triangle, the Sem
ate committee approved an amendment
for $4,000 for the employment OF
outside professional services to assist
In carrying out the public building
program.
\ The deficiency bill also contains many
other amendments for the various de-
partments of the Government, the
Senate having added a total for all
purposes Of $3i, ,848.i 8.i3l98. AS 1t passed
the House the bill carried 500. .l72, ,485. rs.
The Senate amendment brought the
total up to $i3i .020,6l7
The personnel classification board Is
given $4,000 for field Investigations.
Increases for the Department OF Com
merce amount TO $l,445.975. apportioned
among a number OF the activities OIL
that department.
For the Interior Department the In
ereases amount To $275,2 200. mostly for
work on Indian reservations and other
lands In the West.
Department of Justice was given
S45. 200 more for salaries and travel
Ing expenses.
For the employment service In the
Department OF Labor. $4,000 was add
ed
For increase of the Navy, an In
crease of 5000 900 was made. The State
Department was allowed increases ag-
gregating $l63.3s2.
Under the War Department, Senate
amendments amounted to Si5,93l ,l79,
OF which $4,000 900 was for Mississippi
food control work.