Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-02-27 | Page 1 | Interior Budget Shows Increase

INTERIOR BUDGET SHOWS INCREASE E 12 Million More Being Be Be- ing Sought W WASHINGTON ASHI GT N Feb 27 27 P New ew activities and the the fin final l 5 5 per cen cent government pay restoration restorations f today helped boost the 1936 interior depart depart- mont ment appropriation bill to an increase increase- o of over current current cur cur- rent figures This sixth of the nine annual sup up supply supply ply bills to reach the house however was vas under bud budget er estimates Among important changes m. m mended by the appropriations committee corn com in reporting the bill was the creation of an and an allowance of or salary lary for I this position The Interior department department depart depart- ment pleaded that more work warranted war var- 1 rant ranted d the position which now exists I Ionly only in the state treasury and agriculture agri agri- I culture departments Permanent anent annual appropriations automatically recurring in the 1936 fiscal year beginning July 1 totaled in the bill bBl compared with this year I I I Among increases oer b budget d ct esti estimates estimates mates were for educating In Tn Indian Indian dian children to a total of 20 and nd more for reclamation work vork to a total New activities included the grazing control program passed last session which h drew the Wheeler Wheeler- Howard Indian rehabilitation program pro pro- gram ram and the bureau oi of 01 r r m mines mines from the commerce corn com merce department or oi more than It was allowed i this his year ear car Altho Although gh the national park service was as cut under budget estimates estimates' it re re- or more mOle than han in 1935 1035 T To place the funds of or the cat cal al survey on a basis approaching th the IB level which existed in slon sion on dl dayt that service was vas allowed or more than the thc current appropriation iati n. n Among the territories Al Alaska drew or more than this year ear to take care of thc the Alaska railroads railroads rail rail- roads road's operating deficit Hawaii 2150 21 21 50 or less because the legis lature would riot not be in session in 1936 and J the e Vir VIrgin m in Islands or less because of f a reduction In he the operating deC deficits of at municipal municipal- tics cs and increased ed local government revenues WASHINGTON F Feb b. b 27 The JP The cost of administering the Taylor graz graz- lug ing ng act involving ol some acres in 12 western states state is set ct at in iii the interior department Continued on P PUt Page tf iwo 7 INTERIOR BUDGET SHOWS INCREASE CREASE Continued from Pate Pace One Ont appropriation bill reported today to ic the house Hearings before the house subcommittee 1 mutee on Interior appropriations indicate indicate in the department will carry carryon on ozi its work through an administration office in Washington and a field office of ol ice fice in Utah and grazing grazin committees in each of ot the 90 districts now being established S WASHINGTON Feb 27 Con Con Considerable Considerable committee committee- opposition to an allocation of ot funds to the bureau of ot mines for helium production was revealed re re- revealed today in hearings on the interior in tenor department appropriation bill Jo Joseph eph H. H Hed Hedges es assistant to the director was arguing in support of ot a request t for fOl maintenance ga gas gasfield field operations and drilling and repairs repairs re pairs to the Amarillo Tex Texas s. s wells when Representative D. D Ne Nev asked Why do you ou need to drill another costly well with a diminishing demand de de- demand mand for helium instead of an Increasing increasing in creasing dema demand nd 1 To satisfy the estimated demand Dr John W W. Finch director replied