Evening star., 1930-12-03
TWO DEPARTMENTS
ARE CUT $2O,7%,41O
FOR FISCAL PERIOD
Efforts at Economy Reflected
in Funds for Treasury
and Post Office.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The administrations efforts at econ
omy were reflected today in the first
of the big annual Government supply
bills.
The House received from its Appro-
priation Committee the bill for the
Treasury and Post Once, carrying
$1,o83, ,943 for the fiscal wear 1892.
The outlay is $s6,906,o95 less than
expenditures for the two departments
in the current fiscal year and $40, ,726,-
410 lower than budget estimates.
A reduction Of $104,000,000 in the
allotment for tax refunds largely Is re-
sponsible for the saving, although there
is an increase Of $l0,177.220 for public
building construction.
Industrial Alcohol Fund.
For the first time since the Prohibi-
ticn Bureau was created. this bill car
ried no funds for dry law enforcement.
That agency was transferred to the
Justice Department last July. How
ever, the measure provides $4,814, ,420
for the Industrial Alcohol Bureau and
$1,7O8.52S for the new Narcotic Bureau.
Both formerly were connected with the
Prohibition Bureau.
In its report, the Appropriations
Committee pointed out it would cost an
additional $475,680 next year to operate
the Industrial Alcohol Bureau, while
the increased expenses of the Narcotics
Bureau amounted TO SAT 7,268.
The Post ONCE Department received
$841, ,803, GIT, an increase OF $4,977, 500
over this year, but $7,040,14 less than
the budget. An estimated deficit OF
$112, 100000 for the postal service Is
emphasized by the committee in report
ing the bill. The Treasury was given
$241, O,O26, or $91, ,883,715 less than
this year, and $1S,6S6,27O less than
budget estimates.
Outstanding among the postal ap-
propriations was $2O, 900, 900 for the do
mestic airmail service, an increase OF
SIS, 100000 over the present year, and
$50, SOC, 900 for transportation OF foreign
mails, an increase of $7,100,000, due
largely to airmaa service to Latin
America.
Some Funds Increased.
While reductions were made in OPP
Grating expenses of the Treasury, the
permanent and indefinite outlays, which
are made automatically by the Treasury,
increased to $1,075, 1859 ,989, as compared
to 81, ,O7O, ,OO3,135 this year. Allotments
under it provide $409, ,410, 800 for the
sinking fund, an increase of $l7,258, 400,
and $581 100000 for interest on the
public debt, decrease OF $22 1000.
Among other outlays it sets aside $751;
749, ,305 for foreign obligations, an in
An mn mn TnF
drawback bounties.
Under the Treasury operating allot-
ments a total Of $87,924,450 was set
aside for public building construction.
The Internal Revenue Bureau was
given $59, 1862 $50, or $104, 4,437 ,440 less
than this year, due to anticipated de-
crease in tax refunds, and $12,l54,14
less than budget estimates. OF the total
$26 900 900 is set aside for tax refunds
The Coast Guard was allowed $32,--
897 ,582, an increase of $ls5,520, but
$4l3, ,l60 less than the budget.
The sum of $l1 ,910,054 was allotted
the Public Health Service, an increase
of $780,2l5. largely due to increased
hospital services.
$717,559 for Secret Service.
The Secret Service was given SIT, $50,
including $119,799 for White House po-
lice, an increase Of $4,000.
For the Customs Service $23, ,983 500,
an increase of $685., $50 was allowed
while the Federal Farm Loan Bureau
was given $1,O20,000.
Secretary Mellon was given $6,371 ,444
on which to run his ofiice, while the
Bureau Of the Budget received $l91 900,
the treasurer of the United States ST.
560, $40, the controllers ONCE $317, 1873.
the Bureau of Engraving $1,000, 900, the
mint $1,606, 100 and the American
Printing House for the Blind SOS, 900.
The bill allotted the Post Once De-
partment headquarters here $4,3S6, ,755,
with $3,499, ,3l2 for field service.