Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
DROUGHT
RELIEF
PASSED
Both House and Senate
Pass Measure for Relief
OF Farmers.
SECOND BILL UP
War Department Approp-
ration May Help Job
less to Find Work.
BY LYLE c. WILSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

Onteu freSS StdiI Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. S. U.p,-The
Senate and House both today passed
the drought relief bill but the Senate
added 100000 for loans for hu-
man food to the S45 600, 900 amount
passed by the House and recon-
mended by the President.
The bill must now go to confer
ence to iron out differences with
the House.
Congress reconvened at noon to-
day following holiday recess since
December 20.
Promptly at noon Speaker Mich
olas Longworth of the House and
Vice President Curtis in the Senate
banged their gavels and the list
Congress- which will expire automa-
tically March 4, was again in ses-
sion.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. U.P)-Ad-
ditional funds to aid unemployment,
totalling S66 6,302 ,149, are provided in
the War Department appropriation
| bill taken up today by the House.
1t carries $446, $50 for military
| and non-military activities.
| Though the measure is for the fis-
! cal year 1882, beginning next July,
| the unemployment relief appropria-
tions provided are to become i'm
mediately available for its passage.
They include S60,000,000 for rivers
and harbors projects and the rest
| for various activities. such as re-
pairs, construction of barracks, work
on national cemeteries, to give en-
ployment to the jobless.
The S6O,00O,0OO carried in this bill
! and the $22 100000 in the emergen-
cy measure already passed brings
the total available for rivers and
harbors projects in the next two
years to S168, 100000 with other
money previously appropriated.
Military Upkeep
Upkeep of the military establish
ment for the next fiscal year is to
cost 1894 1856, $50. For military
activities, which include rivers and
harbors, national cemeteries and the
Panama canal, total of Sill ,067 ,290
is provided.
A standing army of 118,750 men,
! 1872 officers and $500 Philippine
scouts, the same as the present army
is provided An increase from 190,-
900 to 1876 900 in the National Guard
also is provided.
The committee recognized the
new weapons of national de-
fense developed from the World
War by appropriating apprOxi-
mately S3S,0OO,0O0 for the air
corps. about S3,OO0,000 more than
last year; S1,304,0O0 for the
chemical warfare service is ex-
pertinent in poison gases, and
S227,OOO for the tank service, Of
which 100000 is for purchase Of
new Christie tanks if further
tests prove them entirely salts
factory. -
| OF the air corps appropriation.
SIS 900 900 is for purchase OF 432 new
planes to complete the five-year
building program of 1900, The COM
mittee provided also for purchase OF
the non-rigid dirigibles, two OF 2oo,-
600 and one of 10000 cubic feet ca
pacitv and one motorized observa-
ton balloon, and authorized $500, ,O0C
for experimentation with the Air
craft Development corporation.
private enterprise, in developing
large metal-clad airship which the
government later may buy.
Reserve forces of the army are
amply aided. The appropriation fol
the National Guard totals approx
mately $33,0OO0OO; the Officers Re
serve Corps gets Sc, ,765, 600; the Re-
serve Officers Training Corps, APP
proximately $4,000000, while S2,800,-
900 is authorized for Civilian Mill
tary Training camps.
For the Panama Canal, sll,9O5,'
600 is authorized, and for MusciC
Shoals, $254,740.