Total $220,634,725
Washington, Apr. 18.
The House Appropriations Comm. tee today issued a favourable rep on the War Department's Civil Works: Appropriation Bill of U.S.$220 694,725.
The bill included a sum of US. $37,000,000 for flood control which was requested by President Roosevelt.
A grant of U.S.$181,930 was also included for the annual expenditure by Mr. Paul V. McNutt, U.S. High Commissioner to the Philippines. The sum was an increase of U.S.$33,730 over last year's appropriation for the Commissioner's office and included U.S$5,530 for the hire of 27 new employees such as clerks, messengers, gardeners, caretakers and chauffeurs.
The High Commissioner appropriation is U.S.$5,530 above the budget recommendation. The report suggesting the increase said it was proposed for "travel and transportation intended to meet any demands which may arise owning to changes among American incumbents in positions from the High Commissioner down."
There were no other details mentioned but apparently the increased sum was intended to cover the expected change of the U.S. High Commissioner to the Philippines during the next fiscal year.
The Civil Work's Appropriation Bill included a sum of U.S.$1,041,000 io be spent on improvement of Welles Harbour in Midway Island to cater for commercial seaplanes—
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