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NOTE.-Beds listed as available to this bureau in U. S. Public Health Service hospitals represent only those occupied. All hospitals of the Public Health Service are available to this bureau and any facilities therein beyond the normal requirements of that service may be utilized, if needed.

103 additional beds are under construction, contract date of completion, Feb. 9, 1930.

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U. S. Public Health Service is asking for a new 100-bed hospital.

New hospital authorized by Public, No. 29, Seventy- American Legion at eleventh annual convention recomfirst Congress, Dec. 23, 1929.

mended a 400-bed general hospital.

Bureau's program at Seventieth Congress, second session, requested authority to sell.

Distribution of appropriation for 1930, United States Veterans' Bureau

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1 Other administrative expense includes expenses for such items as stationery, motor vehicles, telephone and telegraph, travel of employees, rents, etc.

NOTE. If the salaries incidental to medical and hospitalization were added to administrative salaries, the total salaries would be 8.139 per cent of the grand total of all appropriations.

Cost summary, disbursing division, United States Veterans' Bureau, January 1 to May 31, 1929

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$825.49 $0.00039

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Printing in one operation on A4 addressograph machines, from addressograph plates, checks and check copies covering regular monthly payments of compensation, insurance, insurance dividends, quarterly payments of adjusted compensation, and emergency officers' retirement pay; making necessary verifications, and maintaining record of all checks and check copies printed. 03111 Typing on Elliott-Fisher machines checks and check copies covering adjustment payments of compensation, insurance, and emergency officers' retirement pay, checks showing name, address, amount, identification number, and such information as adjustment date, final payment, etc.; maintaining record of all checks and check copies typed.

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Typing checks covering miscellaneous payments, showing name, address, amount, and identification number, information being obtained from various classes of public vouchers.

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Cost summary, disbursing division, United States Veterans' Bureau, January 1 to May 31, 1929-Continued

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$1, 557.65 $0.00071

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Segregating by States and foreign countries checks which have been inclosed and sealed.

Tying checks in bundles, by States; placing checks in mail bags, locking bags, and dispatching to post office; placing postage on checks mailed direct to payees in foreign countries and dispatching to post office; forwarding to Department of State sealed packages of checks, together with lists thereof, which are transmitted to American consular agents for delivery to payees. .00395 Adding certain groups of checks to determine amounts of moneys represented by same and verifying these amounts against amounts previously approved and certified for payment on vouchers. Embossing addressograph plates on graphotype machines from information on vouchers and award cards covering all regular payments made by central office; making necessary corrections on plates to cover changes in rate, name, address, and identification number. Maintaining file, numerically by identification number, of addressograph plates covering all regular payments made by central office; searching and correcting files to cover suspensions, change of guardian, etc.; proof reading transcripts of new and corrected plates.

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See "printing addressograph checks."

Verifying vouchers to determine that
they are complete in every detail.
Verifying vouchers and checks with
amended award cards, abstracts, and
guardianship letters, accrued amounts
being proved on calculating ma-
chines.
Examining all classes of miscellaneous
vouchers prior to payment to deter-
mine whether supporting papers are
attached, that the accounts are com-
pletely and correctly stated in com-
pliance with prescribed requirements;
on vouchers paid without preaudit,
checking against contracts and deter-
mining that bureau regulations and
decisions of the Comptroller General
have been complied with.

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Comparative statement of United States Veterans' Bureau activities. Number of personnel engaged in different activities and aggregate annual salaries close of business, December 31, 1929

Construction (S. and E.).

Adjudication service.

Supply utilities.

1 Hourly.

2 The 376 construction employees include 12 employees with annual salaries of $19,880 and 364 daily and hourly employees, estimated annual salaries not included.

The CHAIRMAN. The next meeting of the committee will be in executive session to consider the bill.

(Thereupon, at 12 o'clock noon, the committee adjourned.)

APPENDIX

RESOLUTIONS, PETITIONS, AND LETTERS RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH H. R. 6141 AND PLACED ON FILE IN THE COMMITTEE RECORDS

A resolution adopted by the executive committee of the American Legion for the Department of South Dakota, George D. Blewett, chairman, urging Congress to pass the necessary legislation to secure the proposed consolidation and coordination of governmental activities affecting war veterans.

A resolution adopted by Battle Mountain Post No. 71, American Legion, Hot Springs, S. Dak., Joseph L. McDonald, adjutant, favoring the principle of consolidation of all veterans' activities represented by the Veterans' Bureau, Pension Bureau, and National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers under one responsible head.

A letter from George A. Mead, commander American Legion, Belvidere, S. Dak., stating that his post has gone on record in favor of consolidation.

A letter from Fred Snook, adjutant Carroll McDonald Post, No. 246, American Legion, Wall, S. Dak., stating that that post has gone on record unanimously in favor consolidation.

A resolution adopted by Quinn Post, American Legion, J. F. Anstette, commander, Quinn, S. Dak., indorsing the consolidation of the Veterans' Bureau, Pension Bureau, and the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers with a duly appointed secretary in the President's Cabinet.

A letter from A. T. Richlin, adjutant Wheeler-Brooks Post, No. 173, American Legion, Philip, S. Dak., stating that that post has gone on record in favor of the consolidation of the Veterans' Bureau, Pension Bureau, and National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers under one head.

A letter from William Meyers, Battle Mountain Sanitarium, Hot Springs, S. Dak., indorsing consolidation of the Veterans' Bureau, Pension Bureau, and National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in one department under the jurisdiction of a secretary of soldiers' homes and hospitals.

A letter from George B. McDonald, Keota, Iowa, indorsing the bill under consideration, H. R. 6141.

A letter from William P. Simons, National Military Home, Dayton, Ohio, opposing consolidation in the Veterans' Bureau.

A letter from Joel Shoemaker, State commander for Washington, National Indian War Veterans, Seattle, asking uniformity in pension and compensation laws.

A letter from F. W. Molitor, B. Sc. and electrical engineer, Springfield, Ohio, declaring: "The Veterans' Bureau is a costly agency to promote veterans' relief and functions to the discredit of our Government amongst veterans and their friends. Some of the large veterans' organizations can not criticize the bureau without repudiating themselves."

A letter from Christopher Kneup, State commander for Ohio, Indian War Veterans, Cincinnati, Ohio, indorsing the creation of a separate department of pensions, to include the Veterans' Bureau, Pension Bureau, and National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers.

A letter from Robert Petritz, Zachary, La., indorsing the creation of a department of pensions with a secretary in the President's cabinet.

A letter from Robert Hicks, Portland, Oreg., hoping the proposed consolidation bill will meet with success.

A letter from Bertha Kline, St. Joseph, Mo., indorsing the consolidation of all pension and compensation agencies of the Government.

A letter from George H. Peiffer, Yoe, Pa., in support of the bill under consideration.

A letter from J. C. Hawk, past commander, Department of Kansas, United Spanish War Veterans, stating that nearly every member of the National Military Home, Kansas, has signed a petition protesting the intent of H. R. 6141. In a later letter Mr. Hawk states that commanders of six departments of the United

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