Evening star., 1932-12-30
DEFICIENCY BILL
| IS REPORTED WITH
S625,O()D FOR D. c.
$31,421,520 Asked Includes
Emergency Relief Sum
for Half Year.
HEARINGS TO BEGIN
ON NEXT WEDNESDAY
$2S, 100000 for Refunding In.
ternal Revenue Taxes Among
Items in House Measure.

Carrying $625,000 for emergency re-
lief work In the District Of Columbia
during the first six months Of 1888,
the first deficiency appropriation bill
was reported to the House today with
supplemental and deficiency items
totaling $3l, l,421 ,52057.
President Hoover and the Budget
Bureau had recommended an approprla-
ton of $1,250, 900 for relief work in the
District covering all of 1888. but as
only the first six months Of the year
could be figured as a deficiency for
the current fiscal year, the committee
divided the amount asked. with the as
suranoe that the remaining $625,000
would be taken care of in the regular
annual District appropriation bill.
Hearings on this are to start next We'd
nesday.
Besides the District relief item, the
funds carried in the bill reported today
cover:
Refunding internal revenue taxes,
s28, 900 900; fighting forest fires. 81 ,oo0,-
600; judgments and authorized claims,
s1,2l2,66337; hospital for defective de-
linquents, and discharge of contract
obligations, s177,ss3; United States
Employment Service, 5000 900. and va
rious other items amounting to $685.
874.20.
District Item Explained.
In reporting the BILL" Chairman
Byrns explained. "an estimate Of 81 ,250,-
900 was submitted for emergency re-
lumbia, to be administered by the Board
Of Public Welfare. This amount COW
cred the calendar year 1888, comprising
the latter half Of the fiscal year 1888
and the first half Of the fiscal year
1884
I'm the District Of Columbia appro-
priation act for the present fiscal year
there was carried an appropriation Of
$3.50, 900 for similar purposes Of which
s35, 900 was made available for admin
istrative expenses. This amount Is prac-
ticaIly exhausted, or will be shortly
The House Appropriations Committee
has divided the estimated amount in
two equal increments of S625, 900, in
Guiding in this bill the $625, 900 for the
remainder Of the fiscal year 1888 and
leaving the other amount to be con-
sidered in connection with the regular
District appropriation bills for the first
half Of the fiscal year 1884.
THE amount allowed Is in the same
terms as the appropriation for the pres
ont 6cro hofyo a
revenues OF the District of Columbia
and the allotment for administrative
expenses Is limited to $4,000, which
is per cent Of the appropriation, con-
trasted with an allowance for such
purposes of 10 per cent in the current
appropriation.
Given Unanimous Support.
"The request for the appropriation
was unanimously supported by the
Board of Commissioners Of the District
Of Columbia, indorsed by the Board of
Public Welfare, by the Community
Chest ana by numerous citizens and
representatives of various charitable
organizations, as being absolutely nee
essary to supplement private charity
and prevent widespread distress and
suffering among a large portion Of
the residents Of the District. The
hearings contain comprehensive state
ment of the situation and the admin
istration Of the fund by the Board
Of Public Welfare showing relief
granted to some e% $500 families A
has been expended on the basis Of
work relief
"The committee believes that the
amount should be granted. It Is ap-
pealed for by the citizens Of the Dis
trict through the constituted municipal
authorities, supported by a delegation
representative Of its citizenship. The
amount is to be taken wholly from the
District revenues. The committee is
anxious that the District be in posi-
tion to supply the necessities Of life
to residents who are not able other
wise to obtain them. It is also anxious
that through the response by municipal
funds for relief purposes there should
be no thought that private charity and
philanthropy might relax from the task
which is primarily their altruistic duty.
The funds here appropriated are for
emergency purposes only and should
be so regarded" concluded Chairman
Byrns.
Crisis to Be Met.
A crisis which the Board of Public
Welfare will be helpless to meet will
occur unless the $625,o0o appropriation
is passed before January IS, the Dis
trict Commissioners were informed In
a letter today by the Board of Public
Welfare. In view of the extreme
urgency" of the need, the welfare board
asked the Commissioners to urge upon
Congress the Importance Of the appro-
priation of additional funds at the
earliest possible moment.
The report handed the Commission
ers today showed that in spite of re-
ductions in the scale of unemployment
relief, the unemployment administra-
ton now has q balance on hand of only
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