Show APPROPRIATION BILL PRESENTED TOTAL OF VARIOUS ESTIMATES ESTIMATE'S BRINGS SUM UP TO Largest Peacetime Supply Demand Ever Presented to Congress Some Departments Are Reduced Washington The Thc The largest peace peacetime peacetime peacetime time supply bill bm ever presented to congress n a measureS measure carr carrying ing more than three-quarters three of a bilion dollars dollars dollars dol dol- dol- dol lars for treasury and postoffice department department department de de- de- de activities during the coming fiscal year year was was reported by the house appropriation committee The total is or 11 more than for the current year but approximately less than budget estimates Of the combined total would go to the treasury and 6 to the postoffice depart ment Included in the treasury item is for for- enforcement of prohibition pro pro- more moie than recommended recommended recommended mended by the budget but less than the total available this year ear The bill bm carr carries carris s for forthe forthe forthe the coast guard which is being used to prevent liquor smuggling Among the post office department items is I for the trun transcontinental I. I 1 1 b V the amount granted for this year Chairman Madden estimated permanent per per- manent and indefinite appropriations for the treasury department which require require require re re- re- re quire no legislative action would aggregate aggregate aggregate ag ag- ag- ag He expects a n reduction from to next year ear in interest t on the public debt An automatic increase increase increase in in- crease in the sinking fund was estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated at this year and next year The bill carries for the customs service less than appropriated last year Jear for forthe forthe forthe the federal farm loan bureau 48 for the internal revenue service service service ser ser- vice including the for prohibition enforcement for the public health service and 1 for mint and assa assay offices No provision is made for maintenance ance after July 1 of the assay offices at Deadwood S. S D. D and Salt Lake City Elimination of these offices was vas recommended by the tion From the evidence obtained by bythe bythe bythe the committee said th the report there is no decrease in work to be performed in the enforcement of the prohibition and narcotic act as to justify at the present time a decrease in n the organization The committee recommended that not to exceed be expended expended- for the dissemination of information information information tion and appeal for law observance and law enforcement through the use of posts and other modes of public appeal The appropriation for air mail service is less than the amount available for this year but does not contemplate reduction of service e The bill carries for mail transmission by matic tubes tubes tubes- the amount available this year year and and for rural delivery services I the latter a decrease of |