Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-06

partially was effected by curtailing the
appropriation for the Army housing
program to the extent of $2,000,000.
The decrease in the non-military &C
tivity outlay largely resulted from the
lack OF an appropriation for the Inland
Waterways Corporation and for return
contributions on flood control work. The
increase for military purposes was due
to greater OUTLAWS for the Quartemaster
Corps, amounting to $2,021 900 for i'm
proved uniforms, acquisition of land
and for regular supplies. An increase
from $34,910,000 to $36,057,000 for the
Army Air Corps was proposed and an
increase of 81 ,396,O00 for the Ordnance
Department for purchase of Christie
tanks and development of equipment
for mechanical forces.
Amount for Pay Roll.
For the pay of the Army 1851, 900
was set aside, but the entire outlay for
the finance department amounts to
$135, $685. 900. This will provide for a
Regular Army personnel Of $4,000 COM
miSsioned officers, 1893 warrant officers,
1880 enlisted men and $500 Philip
pine Scouts. 1t also provides for 10000
National Guardsmen, 1880 trainees at
citizens military training camps and for
1916 students in the Reserve Officers'
Training Corps.
The Engineer Corps was given a to-
tai of $92. 480.0 900 for non-military &C
Invites. Included in this appropriation
was $55,000.000 to be made available
Immediately for existing river and har-
Dor works, an increase of $5,000,000
over the current year: $35 100000 for
flood control on the Mississippi River.
an increase of 100000 81 ZOO, 900 for
ff00n CONTROL m 10 20
$500, 900 for roads and bridges in Alaska,
100000 for an emergency flood control
fund, $260,000 for Muscle Shoals dam
No. 2, $4,000 for the California Debris
Commission and $4,000 for maintenance
of the birthplace of Washington. The
War Department previously announced
all the projects to come under these
appropriations.
Other Major Items.
The other major items in the nom
military activities included Sill ,235, 900
for the National Home of Disabled Vol
unteer Soldiers, an increase of S1,l68,-
600 over the current year; $1,129, 900
for national cemeteries. 5000 900 for ma
tional military parks, 100000 for
WaShington-AlaSk cable maintenance
and ST. $50, 900 for the Panama Canal,
an increase of 1852 600
the bill would appropriate 1868 900 for
the Office of the Secretary of War,
$4,000 for the General Staff Corps,
Sl,556,000 for the adjutant generals
ice, $1,000 for the inspector general,
$4,000 for the adjutant general, SCI, =
060,000 for the Quartermaster Corps,
$2,687,000 for seacoast defenses (of
which $1,025,o 900 is for the United
States, $852,000 for insular possessions
and g00Q mn for the Canal
West Point Allotment.
The measure also set aside S3,116,0o
for the Signal Corps, $1,642, 900 for the
Medical Department, $4,000 for the
Bureau of Insular Affairs. $683, 900 for
the Engineer Corps, 1l,603.000 for the
Ordnance Department, $1,347,000 for
the Chemical Warfare Service. $2.470.-
600 for West Point Military Academy,
$33,058000 for the Militia Bureau. in
Guiding $27.0l4,000 for the National
Guard; $6,542 900 for Organized Re-
serves, Sc, 1922 900 for the Citizens Mil
itary Training Camps and $4,000 for
the National Board for the Promotion
of Rifle Practice.
The committees report said that more
than 20 per cent Of the items in the
bill for military. activities were charge
able to the Air Corps. Under other
heads In the measure, the report said
referring to pay housing. food supply,
equipment and other items. in addition
to the S36,776,000 directly chargeable
to the Air Corps, the total for that
service was $72,833,000.
Pending the result of the economic
survey of the departments activities.
the committee recommended that the
housing program be slackened, and as
a result curtailed the appropriation for
this purpose by 100000.