The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-12-22
FEDERAL ROAD AID
IS CUT SHARPLY IN
AGRICULTURE BILL
only $35, 100000 Provided,
Compared to Usual $780,
100000 Outlay
FEW INCREASES ALLOWED
Measure as Presented to House
BY Committee Provides
For $11o,o81,oo0
FEW INCREASES ALLOWED

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$110,981 900 agriculture department
supply bill, setting aside only $685.
100000 for federal highway aid in
the next fiscal year, was reported to
the house Thursday by its appropria-
tons committee.
It was the third of the nine big
annual appropriation measures to be
reported since congress convened.
One, the treasury-postoffice measure,
already has been sent to the senate
and the house planned to conclude
consideration of the interior depart
ment bill Thursday.
Carrying out President Hoovers
recommendation for reducing the
federal highway aid allotment by
SOS, 100000, the committee allowed
only $35,O0O,00O of the usual annual
500, 100000 outlay.
The bureau of federal roads said
this would meet the maturing obliga-
lions to the states for the full fiscal
year of 1884 due partly to the $780,
000,O 900 emergency employment relief
appropriation made at the last ses-
sion.
The bill for the fiscal year 1884,
beginning July l, 1888, is $206, 902, 900
less than appropriations for the pres
ent fiscal year, which were $317 $685.
OO0-of which $194,763 900 was allot-
ted to highway construction. It is
1888 900 less than President Hoo
ver's budget estimates of $118,814,O00.
This saving largely was from federal
highway, forest roads and trails es-
Inmates.
$6O,468,0OO for Ordinary
In his report, Representative Blu
chanan of Texas, chairman of the
subcommittee which drafted the
measure, explained that after deduct
ing the $35 100000 highway allotment
and other funds that go to help
states, only $6O,46S,00O is left for the
departments ordinary activities.
The budget, he said, asked for
reappropriation of 100000 for collec-
ton of seed loans. but he added the
committee allowed $35O,0OO, believing
that sufficient"
For the current fiscal year, at the
beginning of which there was out
standing approximately $4O,0O0,000 of
seed loans," he continued, "the ap-
preparation carried 100000 for COL
lection of the loans. The depart
ment has estimated there will be but
$20,000,000 outstanding at the begin
ming of the fiscal year 1894"
A legislative provision for the abo-
lition Of the advisory federal plant
quarantine board created in 1929 was
included in the measure, which al
lows few increases of small
amounts in budget estimates. Among
them are $4,000 for eradication of
the pink boil worm in southern
states; $4,000 for reforestation; $685.
900 for eradication of the japanese
beetle and $4,000 for the gypsy and
brown tail moths.
Altogether $379,804 was allotted
eradication of the pink boil worm;
$408, 1888 for gypsy and brown tail
moth control and $349, 1897 for Japa-
nese beetle control.
Estimates Rejected
The committee rejected budget es-
Inmates Of $l02,246 for acquisition OF
additional forest lands; $250,00O for
the Cheyenne bottoms migratory bird
refuge in Kansas, and reduced from
$l04,775 to $89.525 estimates for the
acquisition Of lands under the migra-
tory bird conservation act.
1t slashed the appropriation for
European corn borer control, which
has been under congressional fire for
several years, to $4,000. or $255,00
less than for the present year and
$171 900 less than budget estimates.
Among the important appropria-
lions are: $4,607 900 for experiment
stations; $l2,759 900 for extension and
other cooperative activities with
farmers: $3,73l, 900 for the weather
bureau; $11 $4,000 for bureau of ami
NAL industry; $4,510,000 for bureau
Of plant industry: $11,53l, 900 for for
est service: $6,095 900 for bureau of
agricultural economies; $2,158,00O for
plant quarantine; 100000 for grain
futures enforcement: $1,589,000 for
food and drug administration; a.
457 900 for forest roads and trails.
Permanent appropriations totaled
SIC, 753 900, including 100000 for
meat inspection; $4,000, 900 for CO.
operative agricultural extension work,
and $l,676,000 for cooperative forest
service.