For the Bureau of Standards the
sum of $60,000 is appropriated for the
acquisition of a site by gift, the erec
tion of a building and the installation
of the master truck scale now owned
by the Government and stored at the
Washington Navy Yard. The scale
will be placed in the railroad freight
yard district of Chicago and will serve
as a master scale to test the scale
testing cars belonging to the Govern
ment, the States and the railroads.
The-sum of $2,000,000 was included
in the budget estimates for commenc
ing work under the foreign service
building program. T{ie committee has
included in the bill an item of $435,000,
in general terms, to cover the known
and definite wants at this time which
include $315,000 for property at Brus
sels, Belgium, and $120,000 for the
complete furnishing and equipment of
the embassy building at London. No
meeting of the Foreign Service Build
ing Commission has been held thus
far and the committee was of the
opinion that when definite conclusions
and recommendations had been reach
ed requiring additional funds, the
money could be provided at the forth
coming session of Congress.
The division of the amount recom
mended to be appropriated by fiscal
years shows that of the total sum
granted, $43,372,065.34, there is assign
ed to the fiscal year 1927 the sum of
$34,072,929 and to the fiscal year 1926
and prior fiscal years, including judg
ments and claims, the sum of
$9,299,136.34.
iMouey Required by New Laws.
