His attempts to increase Kentucky's allocation in a rivers and harbors bill were unsuccessful but popular with his Whig constituents.

He also increased T. Rowe Price International's allocation to 15 percent.

The fund increased its already-large allocation to Japanese equities as the market there inflated, and took a harder spill when the Japanese market finally crashed.

The way for today's vote was cleared when senators agreed on Thursday to increase the Pentagon's allocation by $4 billion next year, to $311 billion.

That is the biggest reason we are not going to increase our allocation for United States securities in the near future.

The President wants to increase its allocation to $423 million from $150 million last year.

This was attributed to decisions by the managers of large investment funds to decrease their investments in stocks and increase their allocation to real estate.

The Department of Health also intends to increase its allocation for group homes such as St. Clare's, but must first overcome a number of budgetary hurdles.

The Senate voted to increase the House's allocation for the arts and humanities endowments but with strict limits on spending.

"But as markets turn around, we will be increasing our allocation of equities," she said.