Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-16
LOCAL NEWS.

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THE DISTRICT IN CoSGRESs.-The Senate il
stoccupIed with the additional Appropriation
and deficiency Bill. The Senate has agreed to
En following amendments to the House bill -
reported by Mr. Fessenden, from the Finance
Committee TO enable the Commissioner Of
!'ublc Buildings TO pay for sewers and paving
in front OF Government property cops.ruc lei
under the act Of May 5th, lS64, S32,07G. Toena-
b!r the Commissioner OF Public Buildings to
pay tor sewers and paving in front of Govern
ment property constructed by the city OF Wash
InEton, under the act OF May ID. 1920, and for
cleaning Pennsylvania avenue, May - ard -.
i-t5, S37,.2062. For lighting the Capitol aad
Presidents House, the public grounds around
them, and around the exective Offices and
tcnnSNlyanIa avenue, Bridge and High streets
~ Georgetown. II street, Seventh and vTslfth
streets across the mail and Maryland ave-
nue west, and Sixth street south, SS5,OUJ.
For the projection and improvement OF
rankin Square, and for lighting 18th aud 18th
treets. in front OF said square S. con to be px
penGt q under the direction OF Thomas Sam
ders. Superintendent of the Propagating Gar
den. For stationery, furniture, and other con-
ringencies, and for books and maps for the Ii
brary for the Interior Department, $500. To
supply deficiency in the appropriation for
the Capitol police under the act of April ~
s54 10 be paid to the widow OF David vose,
late policeman in the crypt beng 20 per
centum on his salary from December (, lodi. 10
July :, 1S6i, 1892 TO be expended under the di-
cection Of the Commissioner of Public Build
ings.
The item in the House dill for the relief OF II
q. klopfer, Attorney Generals Office, is
stricken out, as is also the items for removing
The unsightly fence across the old House Hail:
and for the relef Of William Handy, of the
Treasury Department.
Among the items in the House bill adopted
by the Senate are the foliowing:-For de-
hciency in consequence OF relaying and re-
paving all the crossings of the streets inter-
secting Pennsylvania avenue, the north
side, from the Capitol TO the Treasury Depart
Tasnt, $1,000. For deficiency IN repairing the
conservatory at the Presidents House. STsGg
To enable the Commissioner of Public Build
ings TO properly refurnish and repair the
Presidents House, in conformity with his es-
innate, Si6,0p0 the old furniture 10 be d!snosed
OF under the direction OF the Secretary OF the
Interior. For care, support, medical and sur
ucal treatment for 81 transient paupers. medical
and surgical patients, in some proper medical in.
sttuton IN the city OF ashlngton, to be select
ed byCommlssiOneT OF Public BUILDINGS Qua.
For re, airs of the Potomac and upper bridges
$1,000. For repairs of Pennsylvania avenue
and keeping il clean, and for sprinkiing The
same, $1,000. For public reservation number
Two and Lafayette Square, in addition to any
sum heretofore received or that NAV hereafter
be received for the sale of hay raised on the
grounds, $1,000. For taking care OF the grounds
south Of the Presidents House, and contin ming
the Improvement Of the same, $1,000. For re-
pairs OF water pipes, $500. For cleaning and
repairing sewer traps on Penn a avenue, 500
For completing the sewer through the botanic
garden, S20,5t5. For taking up and relaying
with stone tagging the brick pavement in front
of the War and Navy Departments on Eth
street. $1,000. For stone crossings ar the streets
iniersectng Pennsylvania avenue, $500 For
repairing, reglaZng, repainung ana putting
in thorough order the greenhouse at the Presi-
dents, $500 For repairing roof Of Old por-
ton of the CAPITOL, $3.50. To meet the expen-
diture made by the Commissioner OF Public
Buildings IN illuminating the Capitol and the
Government portion of the City Hall, $50.
For painting the Presidents House inside and
out. $1,000. For rebuilding fence destroyed by
fire. around the Smithsonian institution, S2lyO.
For completing the dome of the Capitol $4,000
For supplying deficiency in appropriation for
lighting the Capitol and Presidents House and
public grounds around them, and around the
executive Offices and Pennsylvania avenue:
Bridge and High streets, GEORGETOWN: Il street
eth street, and 18TH street across the Mail, aud
Maryland ave. west and 9th ST. south, $4,000.
For continuing the work on the Capitol extern
sion, SlG5.tIU. For casual repairs of Patent
Office, $4,000. For defTay wing the expenses in
cident to the death and burial of Abraham Lin-
COln late President OF the United States, S3a-
uU0. For the support and maintenance &c of the
onyicts transferred from the District of Co
lumbia to such Place or places as may be Sc
iecred by the Secretary of the Interior, $4,000.
For the support, clothing, and medical treat
ment OF the insane OF the army and navy and
the revenue cutter service, and OF the District
of Columbia, the government hospital for
the insane in said District, including $500 for
books, stationery, and incidental expenses,
Sg0-5Ou. For finishing furnishing, and light
Jug additional accommodations in the east
wing, for new bedding tor the west wing, aud
for the extension ana replGnaing OF the coal
wharf, $1,000. For con iinuation Of th,, wall
enclosing the grounds OF the hospital Siu,tsE,
For removing and repairing three old frame
houses and building two new cottages
for the occupation OF the employees OF
the hospital having families. $4,000.
For finishing the saloon in the north wing of
ths Patent Office building, and for furnish
ing the same with suitable accommodations
Tor The reception and convenient exhibition
~ models, SeS00a0. For grading, draining,
procuring man ure, tools, fuel, and repairs,
purchasing trees and shrubs fer the Bo-
tanic Garden, under the direction of the
Library Committee of Congress, $500
For salaries and Incidental expenses for the
Columbian Institution for the Dea. and Dumb
including $50 for the purchase CT books and
illustrative appa Iatus, SI2,5yO. For the cree
uOn. furnishing and fitting up OF the two eA-
tensions to the buildings, to provide enlarged
accomm odatIons for the male department, and
TO furnish rooms for the instruction OF the pm
pills in usefu. labor, $4,000 For the proper
enclosure, grading, and improvement of
the grounds of the institution, $500.
For expenses in detecting and bringing TO trial
and punishment persons engaged IN co inter-
letting Treasury notes, bonds, and other secu-
rites of the United States. as well as the CONS
of the United STATES, $4,000. For reftting the
rear basement rooms OF the OLD treasury build
ing for Office purposes, Sll.u0O. For the pur-
chase of the property in Washington city
known as Ford's Theaier, for the deposit and
snte- Keeping of documentary papers relating
20 the soldiers of I he army of the United
States and of the museum of the medical and
surrical department OF the army. Sl00, 0Ja.
An appropriation OF 1896 is made TO nav n
number OF persons employed by the Deputy
Provost Marshal OF The District OF Colum mia
in the enrolling Office of said Marshal for
night work and special services performed
The House proviso to the approximation for
printing currency notes-"that hereafter no
portrait or likeness Of anv living person shall.
he engraved or placed upon any OF the bonds,
securities, notes, or postal currency OF the
United States"-wasstricken out in the Senate.