Evening star., 1928-06-07
u. s. FUND INCREASE
OK. .'DBY CONGRESS
Appropriations Voted This
Session Exceed Last Years
by $238, ,542, ,508.

Congress, during the session which
, lust closed, voted appropriations total
ing S4,628, ,045 ,O3509, which is a net
increase of $238, ,542,508 over funds
voted last year. Of this years ap-
preparations, however, the sum of $120.-
00C 600 was in the first deficiency bill,
which carried funds to meet Govern
me~tcl expenses during the last year
that Congress failed to appropriate
when the deficiency bill of the 1927
session was lost.
A detailed report of the appropri-
ations was made public yesterday
afternoon by Chairman Warren OF the
Senate appropriations committee. The
chairman called attention that Con-
gress at this session, as in the past,
appropriated less than was proposed
by the Budget Bureau, showing a re-
duction of the budget estimates of
So, ,331, ,779 for this session. During the
last seven years the appropriations have
been $368,525,211 less than the budget
estimates, he added.
Declares Record Splendid.
Everything considered" declared
the Senator, "by careful survey of
the whole field, this session of Con-
gress has made splendid record for
saving pA1blic money. Prosperity and
good GtrAas demand increased as well
as new governmental functions"
At the same time, however, in state
ments reviewing their committees
work, the two leading members of the
House appropriations committee-Rep-
resentative Wood of Indiana, who has
been acting chairman since the death
of Representative Madden of Illinois,
and Representative Byrns of Tennes-
see, ranking Democratic member--rc-
flected conflicting views on the f1nan-
cial achievements of the Republican
administration.
Wood declared that "the Republican
party has kept faith in its promises for
retrenchment in Government expendi-
lures and financial reform" He said
that the increase in appropriations COW
cred practically every Federal activity
and was due to the normal growth of
national expenditures, which he said
must keep pace with the activities and
interests of the country.
Pointing to the same figures, ByrnS
declared that while some considerable
increase in Government expenditures
was TO be expected, "the present and
rapidly increasing expenditures of the
National Government, with the added
expenditures mace necessary Dy Cfle ac-
ton of Congress at this session, shows
a reckless disregard of the taxpayers
interests, which no Republican platform
pronouncement or administration propa-
ganda of alleged economies can possibly
explain or overcome"
Other Items Listed.
Appropriation of S74,50O,000 for the
veterans life insurance fund and $780,
100000 for settlement of the German
and Austrian war claims were principal
items listed in the report by Senator
Warren accounting for the 238,000,0 900
increase over last year.
Other items listed as contributing to
the increase included $24,635, ,083 for
public buildings: $24,300,000 for COM
pletion of Navy ships heretofore au-
thorized; $2I,732,818 for development of
aviation of the Army, Navy. Post Office
and Commerce departments; $19,950 600
for the Civil Service retirement fund,
SIS 5250000 for improvements in the
postal service, including more liberal
contracts for ocean mail: $15,000G00
for starting Mississippi River flood con-
troll work; $10,299, ,975 for Army hoGs-
ing; $5,197. .294 for repair of roads dam