Evening star., 1935-03-12
DEFICIENCY BILL
ASKS $112,1bD,S(9
Hawaiian Air Base Plan Is
Included $780, 900,
for Crop Loans.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Funds for an air base In Hawaii,
greater Coast Guard anti-smuggling
activities and for more liberal PEN
sions and other veterans compensa.
tions contributed to sl12,26o, 800
total in the sessions first big def
cheney bill presented today to the
House
The measure, still s161, ,es2 below
budget estimates, would Inappropriate
in addition 100000 from emer-
gency drought funds for making crop
production loans to farmers under
the 1885 act recently passed.
The Appropriations Committee rec
commended speed on the bill, particu-
larly to make Immediately available
the so-called seed loans" money,
which members have been urging.
Awards Cover $500 Acres.
A total Of 81 l,osl, ,23s would be pro-
vided to satisfy condemnation awards
for 2,300 acres already obtained in the
vicinity of Fort Kamehameha, Hawaii.
1t was disclosed at hearings by Maj.
Gen. L. H. Bash, Army quartermaster
general, that the site was needed be-
cause it was suitable for the ''new-type
bombers" it was understood" were to
be stationed there.
Conceding an error in Judgment in
slashing Coast Guard funds for 1895,
the committee allowed 81 ,332, ,504 for
repair OF vessels, purchase Of fuel and
other expenses incident to keeping
the feet active against smuggling op-
erations estimated to be losing the
Treasury $50,000,000 to s60,000,00O q
year.
For final settlement Of the noted
I'm Alone case, the bill would pro-
vide $50, 0,666.50-s25.0 900 to the govern
ment Of Canada "for the wrong done
that government by the firing upon
and sinking of q Canadian vessel"
and $25, ,66650 to pay members of the
crew.
$4,000 for Commission.
The Federal Trade Commission was
allowed $4,000 for investigations
until next June 80. The budget
recommended that amount for con-
tinuing the milk-shed inquiry. but the
commission pleaded that with such
restrictions, it could not go ahead with
its utilities study. The bill imposed
no limits on the use of the money.
The Veterans Administration drew
S94 ,650,000 to take care of widows
and children's pensions and other more
liberal compensation under laws
passed last session. OF this, $685.
326,472 was for Spanish American
War veterans, s53,798,146 for World
War compensation purposes, 3,123, 1923
for wars prior to 1898 and 1884, ,006
for peace-time service.
Other items in the measure included:
For the new Archives Building,
SIS 900 for this year and s400 900 for
next.
Government exhibits in the Califor-
MIA Pacific International Exposition,
$3.50, 900.
Salaries and other expenses of the
high commissioner to the Philippines
after the constitution Is adopted,
s165,00o.
Drills to Be Increased.
To increase Naval Reserve and
militia drills from 36 to 4s q year,
sl75,000.
For drafting rules Of practice for
Federal courts, $4,000.
United States participation in the
narcotics limitation agreement, sl2,-
O66.
Forest Service, s2,348,0o0 for this
year because "the past year was the
most difficult one in the national
forests due to drought conditions"
Post Office Department., S3,049. 900
to cover increased personnel expenses.
War Department deficiency for in
creased travel and forage costs, S.
683,l24.
The measure also would reappro-
pirate 100000 for participation in
the coming international naval con-
ference, the general disarmament
conference and the international
monetary and economic conference.