Evening star., 1928-12-19
JOINT MONEY BILL
REPORTED TO HOUSE
Carries $111,874,347.43 for
State, Justice, Commerce
and Labor Departments.

Carrying total of $111,874, ,34742
the appropriation bill for the fou.
Federal Departments of State, Justice
Commerce and Labor for the fiscal
year beginning June next was re-
ported to the House today. This Is a
gress increase of s21. .205 5,95l.54 over Inc
current year and a decrease of $94,46o
under the budget estimates.
This is the fourth of the IL big ap-
preparation bills to reach the House in
pursuance of the House program to pass
four of these measures DsiCSe the
Christmas recess
These figures are exclusive of per-
manent and indefinite appropriations
which, divided among the departments
are: State, l4l,2 ,233; Commerce, $3,000
Labor, $4,000.
Increases Due to Welch Bill Cited.
Due to the enactment of the Welch
act pay increases in the four depart
mentS amount to $2,754,374. Increases
on account of the pay of immigration
| inspectors is $244 $50, making a total
pay increase as authorized at the last
session of $2,998,994.
Another important increase is to
allow for the fifteenth census, which
amounts to $16.951 300.
| The appropriations committee recon-
mends paragraph similar to that in
cluded in the Interior Department ap-
| preparation bill, which was approved b.
| the House, to take care of the realloca-
tlon OF positions. This permits transfers
between bureau or Office appropriations
TO meet increase in compensation re-
sulting from reallocation of positions by
the Personnel Classification Board.
Shreve Explains Conditions.
Representative Shreve of Pennsyl-,
, vania, in presenting the bill, said that
1t frequently happens that after the an
nual appropriations have been made,
reallocationS are approved by the board
adding burdens to the departmental APP
preparations that could not be foreseen
at the time they were under prepara-
tion or under consideration by the Bud
| get Bureau and in Congress- This para
| graph is to enable the departments to
meet such contingencies without up
/ setting the ALLEGATIONS of funds made
prior to such reallocation of employees
to higher paid grades.
| Under the Department Of Justice
1 section of this bill there is an appro-
| priation of $208,000 for the National
Training School for Boys in Washing
ton, which is decrease of $44,710. IN
the Department of State the increase
IN salaries resulting from the WEIGH
act amounts to $108,220.
Estimated Salary Increases.
Estimates submitted for increases IN
salaries for the Undersecretary of
State from $4,000 to $4,000, to corre-
| spond with increases for the Undersec-
| retary OF the Treasury, the solicitor
general, the director of the budget and
the controller general each from $40 900
| to $4,000, were rejected The appro-
| pr1ations committee, however, recon-
mends that the Undersecretary of State
be increased from $4,000 to $4,000, TO
be comparable with the present salary
| OF these other officials. The present
salary OF the UnderSecretary of State
is 81 900 more than that of the other
assistant secretaries, whom he out
ranks.
For the Pan-American Union. an ap-
preparation Of $147,21960 is recon-
mended, an increase over the current
year Of approximately $4,000. This
amount is proportionate, based on
! population.
For the Department of Justice the
increases under the Welch act account
| for $771,774. There is also an in
crease of $65,500 for salaries of judges.
For the Department of Commerce the
increase resulting from the Welch act
| is $1,343, ,760. The increase of nearly
$2,250,000 for other activities of the
department is largely accounted for by
additions under the aeronautics branch,
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce and the Bureau of Fisheries.
Bureau Allowances Outlined.
For the Bureau of Foreign and Do
meStic Commerce the committee has in
creased certain figures over the budget
estimates. bringing the total up to s4,-
891 1923, which is an increase of $685.
/ 966 over the current year and $88 500
over the budget recommendation. The
| fund for promoting commerce in South
| and Central America was increased
| $25, 900 to be used for probably two new
offices In those countries. Thirty
thousand dollars was added to the
estimate for the district and CO.
operative service, for establishment of
| two new Offices the location to be de-
ternined by the bureau.
TUT IAlS Du1Cdu VI tklC
budget estimate of S2,506,746 was ap-
proved. This is an increase of $128,690.
of which $116.814 is for increases under
the WEIGH act.
Other Pay Raises Granted.
In the Coast and Geodetic Survey,
an increase of $53.329 is for salary in
creases under the Welch act.
In the Patent ONCE, an increase of
| $242, 1886 is absorbed by adjustments un-
der the amended classification act.
A net increase of $195 290 is shown
! for the Department of Labor. Increases
due to the Welch act and the immigra-
ton inspectors pay act amount to
| $767, 800.
The committee recommended $217,000
| for continuation Of the employment
service, which is an increase of $4,000
over the current year and $4,000 over
| the, estimate. This increase is due to
provisions of the amended classifica-
| ton act