Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11
INTERIOR MEASURE
INCLUDES FUNDS
FOR CAPITAL Use
st. EIizabeth's, Institution for
Deaf, Howard U. and Freed.
mems Are on List.
D. C. WOULD BE FORCED
TO PAY FOR HOSPITAL
s3s4,000 Increase for Asylum
Asked in Bill-Most Of $272,-
430,7s9 Total for Pensions.

Important Items Of appropriation for
local institutions, including st. Eliza
beths Hospital. Columbia Institution
Tor the Deaf. Howard University and
F'reedmen's Hospital. are included In
the Interior Department appropriation
i'iI reported to the House today by
the House appropriation committee
and which carries an appropriation Of
S27-.t3q.1s9, which Is a decrease Of
$685. .032 under the current appro-
, Driation and a decrease OF 1857 500
from the budget estimate.
New legislation in the bill. which
vas handled by a subcommittee OF
which the chairman is Representative
/ Cramton of Michigan. who is father OF
the $4,000 800 lump-sum plan OF Fed
-r2a participation in the expenses Of
the National Capital proposes 20 make
the District OF Columbia taxpayers
contribute one-half OF the expenses for
rre-dmens Hospital. which totals
Si.4.5 .5po~
+. Under this bill. ST. Eliza abett's Hos
. pltal would receive sl.3I3. goo, which is
an increase Of 1854 +voa. OF this. an
. Increase 0: sl0s 900 IS for supper, and
clothing and an increase OF $500 .eg9
! for new medical and surgical build
/ Irs. with decrease OF sl=5, ,9eo for
buildings and grounds.
+! Increase for Institution.
/ The Columbia Institution for the
Deaf would receive Si50.eou. which il
| an increase ot $4,000 in salaries ard
genera! expenses, an increase OF SIS
(. 100 for remodsling the power plant and
decrease OF sll,ie0 for building and
grounds.
Z -
ta!Gs a total o. s559. .a9Q which : an
{ Increase OF 81. A new chemistry
building 10 coss si5e. Geo IS provided
/ for. but this IS an offset TO a similar
{. amount IN the current appropriation
oil for new 6oTuiitcvy building TIE
/ increases are slo.9aa for salaries and
sl-,oao for general expenses
For treetiuaans Hospital the bisi
! carries S-i1-e9u for new construction
/ which includes SlSe.eeo for a nev
, nurses home, s5@.eea for remVdsling
and enlarslng the power plant and
i sS-.Hse for rernoleiia- and engarSinS
the dining room and kitchen.
+ The basi also carries Sis.9se oGa fcs
the Civil Service retirement, fund
which represents the first ccnsrihu-
t.tl % this fund ever made by the
Government. This initiates q system
f OF annual cuntrlbuslcns from the
I Federal Treasury 20 cover j period CT
/ 81 years. which. according 10 the
{ UoSlrd 81 actuar.eS on the fund. VIII
/ aInortiEs the obligation of the Federal
/ Government On this account.
Most for Pensions.
AL but SS2,eee, GOA OF the ,cta! ap-
: pyoAiIl,ai!oa in the bill IS prov iSei for
.A.lay ard Navy pensions.
/ Mindful az The Gificui,ies In this
respect --rlSlnS frcaa failure C a
+ deficiency measure in the wan:rS
hours ~ ths has, session. the com.
.G.t'e~ recommended tha. the ssIa..
rs'a .e%sA pEcpes>s<i tor PENSIONS rex.
YEAR be made available immediately
+ os tsoue. cf prompt payassa. 90 rsn-
sam obligations in The Closing uscn,As
~ the rsrai wear"
TIE committee said that the c-s,-
1 gsaSei decrease ct SsS.54Sass under
cGr~snt furGS in the rnSln could e,s
+ accounted Ter by a cut ~ SsS.a-S. 49,
IN estimates iNr The Pension OescS
I a:si s., ;vs .atNe for sss Es.rs2u es Indian
+ Affairs
The committee said yAa. ths actual
expenditure for YsnSsons for ls@,.
/ ,hVQSa new .sStSlS;spn ny Congress
+ Was Nc; ths. n fun eSscs for tNs
/. ent,Ve YEAR. amounted - SeSe ,eea ,0ss2
saud scr 1$@> was expected 70 ~
. S,3s essa sstAA. although eutS SS1e, eco ,sssa
/ : proposed ~ ne bill
I The sc,al proposed tcr tAs rscaarsS~
. ,s>c service was $-sS -(Aa more ,ssn
fer the current YEAR, ct;t &sS 40 less
snan n<,,sSsg ~s<<Ns,.Has 1SAsscsS~
fH&s rsviGcssen ~elow The SssSiSs; ~
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shs EsvsTsoa iNCcrs~'t, WNcEss.IsS.' tfs
committee >Ssj, ~Gcr wh.ca the etsSixVs
estimates are s. t,tSS .etA ami sAe ball
c.s~r.eS nsw Scr-NNprsaSlcs - $$S",~
ns'a. \ ySSapes>spSSataaa ~ Ss>e0s So,
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