Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-05
House Bill Reduces
Independent Offices
Funds by 5 Billion
| $3,2ls,sos, 900 Sought
For Score Of Agencies;
Veterans Aid increased
CIVIL SERVICE given funds to
place $4,000 veterans a month in
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BY the Associated Press.
A $3.218.808. 900 independent
offices supply bill was sent to
the House today by the Appro-
priations Committee. It will
finance the activities of more
than q score of agencies and
their subsidiaries during the
1916 fiscal year starting next
July l..
Except for the Veterans Admin
istrAtion, carrying huge and
steadiiy increasing load growing out
Of this war, almost every agency
had Its funds sharply cut. The
tota1 IA tire bin b yOEle S5Szt9z2,-
600 below funds given the same de.
partments for the current year.
An increase OF 113 per cent /.
provided In the Veterans Admin.
istration outlay.
Ship Program Already Financed.
The decrease was due primarily
to the fact that no funds were
sought for continuation of the
Maritime Commissions ship con-
struction program, which received
So, 766, 000, 900 last year.
Congress already has financed the
shipbuilding program, which has
seen 1861 large-type and 1,2l5
barges and power boats added to
Uncle Sans merchant marine since
1896, In addition to 1900 vessels
scheduled for delivery this year.
The $2,707 lis, $50 recommended
for the Veterans Administration is a
boost of $l,436, Tor. 1875 over current
year funds and reflects the added
costs Of administering new legisla-
ton, including the CT bill of rights.
The committee approved to the
penny budget recommendation of
SIS, 339 1856 for constructing hospital
and domiciliary facilities providing
Il, 100 additional beds and establish
ing 10 new hospitals.
Other Major Outlays.
Other major OUTLAWS approved for
the veterans agency included $227,-
675, 900 for administration and oper-
alton Of existing facilities; $1,000
$50 900 for compensation, pensions
and allowances to veterans and their
dependents, about half of which is
for veterans of this war and $780,
000. 600 for payments to the national
service life insurance fund for obli-
cations under servicemen's insur-
ance policies.
Large OUTLAWS recommended for
other agencies included: Civil serv-
Ice retirement and disability fund,
$245, 000, 900; Federal Works Agency
$l39, 978, 657.
The committee chopped So, $780,
600 from a 81, $50, 900 fund requested
for public works advance planning
under the War Mobilization and Re-
conversion Act, commenting that
progress should be made slowly on
this project until a more accurate
picture can be obtained from the
States as to what the postwar de-
mand will be.
Backing up his request for addi-
tional funds, Brig. Gen. Frank r.
Hines, veterans administrator, told
the committee the average daily
hospital load in veterans facilities
will reach 90,172 in 1916. These
cases are in addition to veterans re-
ceiving treatment in Army and Navy
hospitals. Eventually, Gen. Hines
added, 5000 beds will be needed
BY his organization,
During the coming year, Gen.
Hines said. 100000 loans to veterans
under the CT bin Of rights will be
guaranteed, more than 371, 100 vet
Grams will receive readjustmeut
allowances, approximately 239 600
claims for insurance dement's viii
be. received, nearly 400, 600 veterans
viii Be receiving education Of voca-
tional rehabilitation and the NUM-
Der Of veterans aud dependents 81
deceased veterans Oh pension and
compensation rolls Viii reach
1 Q7A R01 s.