The Washington times., 1931-01-05
S543,370 GIVEN
DRY BUREAU
BYREPORT
Part of Amount Is Due to
\ Division of Bureau in Two
Sections; Other Items Listed

y Division of Bureau in Two
Sections; Other Items Listed
The first deficiency appropria-
Eon bill for the fiscal year 1881
was reported to the House today.
The grand total is $92, 1893, 1923,
substantially the amount Of, the
estimates. The estimates were
Increased by approximately $685.
300, but this was mainly due to
an insertion by the Appropria-
Eions Committee of the custom
Ary one years salary payments
10 members of Congress who
have died within the past year.
An estimate of $4,000 for con-
Gingent expenses of the Depart
ment of Justice was cut to S25,-
900, but otherwise the commit
tee closely followed the budget
recommendations
The Bureau of Prohibition, De-
partment of Justice, was given
$543,370, as requested, to cover
deficiencies for the fiscal year
At the hearings, Col. Amos W.
w. Woodcock was questioned re-
garding the reorganization of the
bureau with it's transfer to the
Justice Department and the COM
nittee report says that:
"The appropriation for the
Prohibition Bureau for the re
mainder of the year is made
up of S351,87O for 257 addi-
tiOnal persons in the field, SIS,
600 for stationery and office
supplies, $142,5OO for travelling
expenses, $4,000 for collection
and dissemination of infOrma-
ton and appeal for law OBJ
servance, and $4,000 for furni-
ture and office equipment.
"A part of the appropriation
recommended is directly due to
the law dividing the Bureau of
Prohibition into two separate
organizations; namely Bureau
Of Prohibition in the Justice
Department and the Bureau of
Industrial Alcohol in the Trea-
sury Department, each with
separate and distinct duties to
perform, which duties were
formerly assigned to one
agency. As a result. a realign-
ment Of organization in each
was necessary"
Added Rent Necessary
The $4,000 item for rental of
the Department of Commerce
building was explained by Col.
U. s. Grant, 3rd, Director of
Public Buildings and Parks, who
said that last year rental for the
present structure was allowed up
to December 81, last.
However, he said, the new Com
1nerce building is not ready, al
though the contractors are ahead
of time, and additional six
months rent is needed. Colonel
Grant said the rental price was
low.
Committee Chairman Wood
asked Colonel Grant why the new
building was not ready by Janu-
ary /. and if labor troubles had
had anything to do with it.
Colonel Grant said the new
building construction was not un-
der his supervision, but he did
not think there had been any
labor troubles.
Colonel Grant said the contract
did not call for completion of the
building by January /, although
q part of it is now ready for
occupancy.
Other Important Items
Other principal items in the
&92, ,393,32S deficiency bill in
cludes:
Veterans Administration, mill
tary and naval compensation,
$50, ,25O,0 900; army and navy pen
sions. $19,500,O0O.
Federal highway aid system,
Department of Agriculture, $34,-
100000.
Support and administration,
Indian property. $175,OO
Plant quarantine and control
administration, losses for non
production of cotton, $675, 1000.
international Technical Con-
Sulting Committee on Radio Com.
munication, under State Depart |
ment, $4,000.
. Claims and judgments against |
/ehe United States. for the past
and prior years, $764,6 ,656.
A small appropriation of ST.
500 for the oil painting of the |
late President Harding. The
painting is in the White House.
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