Show Deficiency Appropriation Hill i Washington April 13 Tho hoUse ho ae committee on appropriations completed the general deficiency Jl bill bi carrying A 1 total of or 1033 ton Tho The largest larKet Item Iem In the hIll bill bi Is H 1 for tor pensions en loM Of Ot this sum 1 WOO If I In estimated deficiency which will wili be b caused by b the execution of or the recent wi service pension order The min minority members mern rl of or the committee made a a fight against this amendment nt and It was 01 ordered reported by b a party vote tote oteAl As Al the tho Item lem Is Included a 1 minority report accompanies that of or the tho major majority Jajor ity I to the house The Tho minority views are signed by b Underwood Henton Livingston and Pierce Mr r Taylor Ta lor of or Alabama was waH 1 absent Tho Iho conclusion lon of ot the minority Is It II that there thero Is la no warrant of or law for the appropriation of ot the million and al n a half halt dollars requested by b the tho commissioner of ot pellon for lor or tho the purpose herein stat stated stated ed ell It I quotes the tho recent order In full tull fulland fulland and says Hays that while there are members I of ot Congress who true ho favor iv a 1 service pen pension I Islon aba sion law II ItIs It Is not within the tho I of or the appropriations committee to consider the question I Our duty the report says Is II con confined confined fined to providing tho the money to pay tho the I Ibl obligations bl atlon of or the th United States con comi contracted contacted traded under tho the law In The he point wo we desire to nicks makl Is l that there Is no law lawon lawon on oil th statute books of or tho the United States that allows the tue appropriation appropriation Uon naked for tor by b commissioner of at pensions p to pay I tho the d deficiency caused d dh by h executive order and wo we will wi move on the floor of ot tho tIm to reduce the tho tip lp asked for tor pensions to tho the extent of for tor that reason leason |