Evening star., 1932-04-11
LEGISLATIVE FUND
BILL IS REPORTED.
Reduction of 7,9O3,517 Due
to Elimination of Nom
Recurring Items.

The legislative appropriation bill re-
ported to the House today, and intend
ed to be the vehicle to which any meas
ure cutting salaries OF Government
employees will be offered as an amend
ment, carries s20, 0,223 ,869-with an in
crease of half a million dollars for the
Government Printing Office, because
that establishment ran behind some
$4,000 last year
The bill providing funds for the Sen
ate, House of Representatives, the Cap
itol police, the Joint Committee on
Printing, the Office of Legislative Coun-
sci. the Architect of the Capitol, the
Botanic Garden, the Library of Con-
gress and the Government Printing Of
flee, is $7,903,5 ,51794 less than the ap-
preparations for the current year and
S2,293973 less than the budget esti-
mates.
Not Real Saving.
The $79O3,517 is not real saving
through whiting down on expendi-
lures, however, as homecoming items
on building projects appropriated for
last year total $8.134.44 They include:
Completion of the Senate Office
Building (elimination), $3.079, $50; con-
tnuing construction OF the House Of
flee Building (decrease), $2994 500;
completion of new conservatory and
buildings, United States Botanic Gar
den (elimination), $576,398; construc-
ton of addition to Library of Congress
Building (decreaSe), 100000; furnish
ing, new House Office Building (elimi-
S400,000; completion of acqui-
sition of site, Annex Building, Library
of Congress (elimination), 1921 ,201; re-
interior of old House Office
Building (elinination) 100000; clear
ing site, Capitol Grounds extension
(elimination), $4,000; clearing site,
Library of Congress Annex Building
(elimination), $4,000, and renewal of
steps. west front of Capitol Building
(elimination), Sl33,000
The bill reported today carries two
increases, one of which is the
$500 900 extra contribution to the Gov
ernment Printing Office on account Of
printing and binding, and
the other is $4,000 for the Capitol
power plant for steam distribution lines
and Improvements at the river pumping
station.
Library Annex Cut.
The reduction of S2,293, ,973 under the
budget estimates consists of S2,000,-
600, the initial appropriation for the
of Congress Annex Building;
S1l7701 in other items under the juris-
diction Of the architect of the Capitol,
S83 1922 under the Botanic Garden, $64,-
800 under the Library of Congress and
sgt $50 under the Senate and House OF
The decrease in appropriations for
Senate and House Is partially due to
the fact that durin gthe coming short
session of Congress the pay Of pages will
amount to less than during the present
long session.
Speaker Garner's action in dispensing
with the Speakers car saves $4,000, but
this is offset by an increase Of $4,000
to pay for the distribution of speeches
and pamphlets during the campaign
year
An item of S6 900 is recommended for
editing and indexing the supplement to
the code of laws-$5 900 for the United
States Code and 81 900 for the District
Code, the latter suffering cut OF $500.
Capitol Study Eliminated.
The committee has eliminated the
estimate of $4,000 for a restudy of the
plans and estimates OF cost and the
building of models for the extension OF
the east front Of the central portion OF
the Capitol Building and the facing OF
the west front of the center with marble.
The approximate cost of the project Is
So 600. 600. In view of the fact that the
is one urged more from its
desirability as an architectural improve
ment of the building rather than from
the standpoint of necessity, the sum re-
uuested has not been allowed.
The sum of 100000 is recommended
for construction Of the new House Once
Building, and it is the opinion OF the
architect of the Capitol that unless un-
foreseen expenditures arise this sum
will be sufficient to complete the JOB.
The authorized cost for site and bulld-
ing by the act of January 10, 1879, Is
So 400 900. Appropriations for site and
including the amount in
this bill. total S7406 900. or approxi-
mately S1,00O,000 under the authorized
limit of cost. The amount OF 100000
in the recent deficiency
act for furnishings was not included IN
the original authorized limit. Even IN
cluding this charge, the cost OF the site
and building complete and furnished is
approximately 100000 under the au-
thorization.
The act Of June l3, 1880, authorized
the construction of an annex building
for the Library Of Congress, together
with structural changes in the main
building and additions thereto, to cost
not to exceed S6,500000. The site ac-
quired is directly east of the present
building and the total appropriated for
acquisition and clearing is S94l POI "a.
Authority has been granted the archl-
tect Of the Capitol TO enter into con-
tracts for construction of both the ad-
dition and annex at a cost not to eX-
ceed S6.500 900. For commencement of
construction the sum of 81 100000 was
carried for the current year. The estl-
mates for the accompanying bill called
for $500 600, of which approximately
$500. 900 is on account of the addition
and $4,000. 900 for the annex. Contract
has been let for the addition.
Will Provide More Space
In recommending s50O.O0O in this bill,
the committee is providing the amount
deemed necessary by the architect of
the C7pitol to complete the addition to
the present building plus $4,000 for
completion of the plans and specifica-
tionS Cnow in progress) for the annex,
and has eliminated S2,000000 repre-
senting commencement and continu-
alton OF construction on the annex.
The completion OF the addition, re-
quiring about a year, will provide con-
siderably more space in the present
building and will afford some relief to
the present congestion. 1t is the opin-
ion Of the committee that commence
ment of work on the annex may wait
another year without any serious i'm
pairment in the functioning of the
Library
The appropriation for the construc-
tion of the new conservatory at the
Botanic Garden is made available for
the removal of plant material in the