The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-01-13
$135,000,o0O BILL
FOR DEPARTMENTS
REPORTED TO HOUSE
Tinkham Objects to Increase of
/. $2,369,500 Allowed for
*
More Dry Agents
BELOW BUDGET ESTIMATES
Dry Bureau Wants $11,369,oO0
While Justice Department
Asks $51,23o,ooo

washington, Jan. 13.-P-Large
increases for enforcement OF prohibi-
ton and immigration laws were in
cluded in the $135, 739 1858 supply bill
for the state, justice, labor and COM
merce departments reported Tuesday
to the house.
An increase Of $2,369, 500 allowed by
the house appropriation committee
for 500 additional agents In the pro-
hibition bureau resulted in the filing
of q minority report by Representa-
tive Tinkham, Republican. Massachu-
sets.
In all the prohibition bureau was
allotted 81, 1863 900 for the next fiscal
year. The total carried for the Jus
tice department was Isl, 239 900, an
increase Of $685. 600. The labor de-
partment figure was $l3. 1880, 900, with
an increase Of more than 81. 0 900
for deportation of aliens and other
immigration bureau uses. The COM
merce department total was cut
slightly below the current year to
$50, 988, 900, with q reduction Of more
than $4,000 900 for the census bureau,
largely compensated by increases for
aeronauticS and other divisions. The
state department allotment was $l6,-
681 900. a cut Of less than q million
from the current year.
The total for the four departments
was $2,411,0 0 below budget estimates.
but $5,83l 900 above total expenditures
for the present fiscal year.
Tfnkham Scores Increase
Tinkim's minority report asserted:
"The 500 additional enforcement
officers provided for in the bill will
add a new measure to the corruption.
lawlessness and perjury now generally
connected with the enforcement of
prohibition, and must increase tho
present resentment OF and contempt
for law and government and the dis
respect of the administration Of JUS
tice in the United States"
The transcripts of closed hearings
before the committee disclosed that
Attorney General Mitchell declined to
answer questions on prohibition policy
propounded by Tinkham.
II have never openly entered into
any controversial field about prohibi-
tion," Mitchell testified, IF I could
avoid 1t. I think it would impair my
usefulness as head Of my department
If I got into a discussion Of these
controversial matters. I do not think
I ought to do it and I will ask the
committee to excuse me-"
But Director Woodcock Of the pro-
hibition bureau, testified under ques-
tioning:
I'VE do think we can stop the open
traffic in intoxicating liquor. F. SO.
I would have to say that we would
reach q degree of enforcement when
we have prevented the traffic in in
~toxicating liquor, when you would SEQ
no open saloons or speakeaies, when
you see no liquor manufactured, when
you see no liquor being transported
commercially. We think that is en-
forcement and that is our ultimate
objective"
Prisons Arc PopuIous
In the justice department items,
increased court business and crowded
penal institutions caused increases of
81. $50, 900 and $1,661, 900 respectively
Mitchell testified in the year ended
July I, 1880. the federal prison popu-
lation increased 20 per cent to moro
than 10000. On Dec. /, 1880, there
were 26,469 federal prisoners In PEN
~itentiaries, jails, and reformatorie&
The judiciary received $20,370 900.
Under the labor department the
immigration bureau received $lO,03l.-
000. Of which $4,000 was for deport-
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