Show SOLONS MAKE DRASTIC CUT CUTIN CUTIN IN ESTIMA ESTIMATES YES House Committee Effects Saving in Appropriation for Agriculture CRr Be n Tre Pens Pren WASHINGTON Jan The 8 18 The 18 The house louse appropriations committee today today today to to- day set congress an example of ot concrete concrete con con- crete economy by reporting favorably on an agriculture department annual appropriation bill under funds allowed for the present fiscal fisca year car and less th than n dent Hoovers Hoover's budget estimates The bill which will receive immediate immedi immedi- ate tc consideration appropriates for tor activities of oC the department department depart depart- ment Including federal aid highways This drastic economy action by the committee follows closely upon agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment of house Democratic and Republican Republican lican ran leaders to cut expenses as far as possible without injuring tal al efficiency The Tho greatest single saving effected In n the bill is in federal aid highway approprIations which arc are cut by 9 9 under the presidents president's recommendations and under last years year's ears ear's allowance APPROPRIATION SUFFICIENT In its report the committee stated slated that hat an appropriation of ot for lor or the highways will be sufficient to meet all payments until March I 1 1933 1033 when a more definite knowledge ot otate o d state ate road building programs will be available The appropriation for building forest forest forst for- for est st roads and trails is less than nan last year bein being allowed al- al lowed owed in the bill Practically all bureaus and activities ties cs of ot the department felt the economy economy econ econ- omy my ax A general 5 per cent cut cutas was as effected in supply allowances accounting for lor n a saving under the residents presidents estimates of Activities of the secretary's o office ice were ere cut by under budget allowances al al- and under appropriations for the present fiscal year The weather bureau will have an appropriation of ot less than the he amount appropriated for the present pros pros- ent nt year a saving of ot from Mr Hoovers Hoover's estimates ESTIMATE SLASHED The bureau of ot plant industry will have lave an slashed by more ore than from the last billand bill billand billand and under original budget estimates The bureau of ot entomology which is charged with conducting the departments departments department's departments department's de de- de ceaseless warfare against insect pests came through with its appropriations practically unscathed The committee recommended an allowance allowance al al- al lowance of as compared with wilh appropriations of ot for forthe forthe forthe the present fiscal year The bureau of plant quarantine was allowed a decrease of nearly from the present appropriations and under the presidents president's recommendations |