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Show LARGER FUNDS FOR VETERANS WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 With a total of 1108,297,690 In excess of the appropriations for the same offices for the current fiscal year, the annual an-nual independent offices appropriation bill, carrying 8494,804,288 xvas reported report-ed today by the hous" appropriations ommlttSC Che amount recommended recommend-ed in the bill, however, is J9, 529, 475 less than the amount requested in budget estimates Tho bill xx hft-h provides forae3cpenses "iiii-iris th... fiscal year beginning next July 1 recommends $377,474,612 for the veterans' bureau, $ 100,459,000 for the shipping board. $4.Sf.S,500 for the interstate commerce c . un mission. $1,-060.700 $1,-060.700 for the housing corporation. $8 70,000 for the alien property cua-todlan's cua-todlan's office. $350,000 for the railroad rail-road labor board. $329,480 for the .salaries of tho president and vice president pres-ident and for White House expenses. $865,000 for tho federal trade commission. com-mission. $300 000 for the tariff com-' mission nnd $210,000 for the national advisory committee for aeronautics ETERANS .l T MORE. The amount carried for the veter-1 ans hur.au Is J.N 1 ,90 1 002 more than appropriations for tho current year, but $8,447,080 lejBS than budget estimates. esti-mates. t'dal of $1 60,000,000 is recommended recom-mended for military and jiuv.il com- 1 penaatloa. $35,ooo,ooo more than the' appropriations for the current year. 1 For medical and hospital services 864,068)980 is recommended, A total of $127,000 000 Is carried for ' vocational rehabilitation j $22,000,000 more than tho appropriation of the current year. A limitation xvas placed in the bill upon the vocational train- ing appropriation permitting only one ' training center at a former army I camp, and that to be at t'amp Sher- man. Ohio, and limiting the number 1 of those in training there at any ono j time to 1.000. UJb MEET CT AIMS. Of the amount recommended for the shipping board, $3Do oaO is for salaries and expenses of the board, $42,500 less than tho budget estl- . males An appropriation ol $2,000 Is pr'.xlded to continue tho Investigation of foreign discrimination against I American veasels and shippers. |