New-York tribune., 1874-06-24
IMPORTANT APPROPRIATIONS PASSED.


Hays to Netteship Of the date Of April Is, 1874
IMPORTANT APPROPRIATIONS PASSED.
TIE HOUSE APPROPRIATION FOR THE NEw-YoRK
Posr-oFFICE sUsTAINED-THE CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION ALLOWED TO LIVE, BUT GIVEN
NOTHING TO LIVE ON-FoUR HUNDRED THOU
SAND DOLLARS FOR THE SUFFERERS By THE
SOUTHERN INUNDATIoNs-APPRoPRIATIo FOR
IMPROVEMENT OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS, THE
PHILADELPHIA CUsTOM-HoUsE, THE CINCINNATI
PUBLIC BUILDING, &C.. &C.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCul
WASHINGTON, June 23.-The report OF the CON-
mittee of Conference on the Miscellaneous Appro-
priation bill having been agreed to by both the
Uouse and Senate, makes the following settlement
of disputed points:
The House agrees to the Senate amendment ao-
yancing 900 the District Of Columbia for the
payment the July interest the bonded dcbt ana
the payment of the employees Of the District Govern
ment &C. but provso Is inserted that $4,000 OK TINS
sum shall be reserved for the payment OF
laborers employed by the Board Of Public
Works. Tho Senate recedes from Its amend
ment increasing the appropriation FOR the
NewYork Post-Ofhce building from sa9iooo to u'7eo-
co., 80 the appropriation for this purpose stands as liked
by tho House. Neither House would concur In the
action OF the other regarding the Civil Service Commits
sion and appointments, that the action relating to
this subject is altogether omitted. the law uhder
which the Civil Service Commission exists Is not re-
pealed but appropriation is made for continuing ts
work or paying Its expenses. 1he oeha'o
recedes from its amendment proposing 10 re-
neal last years law, which appropriated 100000
for replacing wornou National bank notes. &c. so that
the balance Of that appropriation Is still available Inc
House concurs in Senate provisions for the reef OF
the suff rers by the overflow OF the Southern rivers
with an amendment reducing the amount from s5oooo
10 The Senate recedes from Its proposition 10
Increase the appropriation for the new State. War ana
Navy Department building from S7c00oo to $s5Oooo so
that provision Is MADE Tor the beginning vi 'ho
wing Of said building.
The following Senate amendments are agreed 10
nv the House. and therefore become law:
pyinc the Of the Assistant Secretaries
of the Treasury Solicitor Of the Treasury and Commis
stoner of Customs at $500 each per annum appropr
apg t3l23ol establishing new life-saving stations
on the sea and lake coasts Of the United States
as authorized by law Of the present Congress;
authorizing the employment OF thirteen CLERKS
In the office OF the Controller Of the Currency the cost
N he reimbursed by the National banks providing
$40 900 for the destruction Of retired notes by the mace
alton process appropristng $4,000 for the erecuon Oh
an equestrian statue OF Nathaniel Greene $4,000 for
the purchase Of works OF art for the capitol &Oo o
the clerks and temporary clerks In the Office OF the
limited States Treasurer; $4,000 for observing tno
t,on regarding the fur trade Of Alaska; $32,2so
,or the Board OF Health Of the District Of Columbia
ss0 for surveying public lands In oregon peins an
increase of $40 oO t2Ooo for the Improvement OF the
Cap,tol Grounds according to the plans OF Fred Law
OImsted $4,000 for fitting the basement OF the fos
Office Department.; $4,000 for the Columbia Dear ana
Dumb Asylum Building; $4,000 for the buiiding
., the Wonen's Christian Associations; $4,000
for the Little Sisters Of the Poor 5000
tor lighthouse az Rockport harbor, Mane !
s,s ooo for a lighthouse Hedges Strait Chesapeake
Bay; reappropriatng the unexpended balance OF tue
appropriation for lighthouse and fog sRnai az font
Formal Cal; appropriatng t5ooofor building srehei
ghtshp for general service 5000 for experiments re-
eardng fog bells, &c. $4,000 for experiments with
breech-loading cannon esa"oo Tor Winter
| quarters for troops near Red Cloud and Wnet
stone Agencies tl5ooo for presents for the sioux
indians on condition that they shall renqush their
treaty. rights to hunt in Nebraska $4,000 for the Ma
opal Association for the Relief OF Colored Women ana
Children in the District OF Columbia $4,000 Tor con-
| timing the work the new Jail In the Dstrict Vi
Columbia; g. 2OoO for plans for library accommodatons
A, 600 for machinery and fitting up the new mint build
ing at San francisco; t3i,soo for ntting up 'no
refinery in the same place. 10000 for repairing
| the old mint buildings at Ban Fran
cisco for the Sub-Treasury and other Govern
pent ocers 10000 for wages aud expenses OF the Car
son CITY mint Nevada aud e25ooo for Incidental OK
penses Of the Memphis Assay Omlce also' respproVr
ting the uue expended balances for repairs OF tho iron
clad MmntouAmah Mare Island SavyYsrd. California
and other iron clads elsewhere for public building "
Coyington KY; for bubble building o. Nasve, Ienn'
with an increase OF the amount to !5.o and limiting
the total cost OF the Philadephls Custom-house and
PosOHice to $i.oooooo. and Of the Cincinnati pubic
building 10 ts $1,000 The appropriations. as hred ny
the House for these buildings namely. taoo0o ana
| &C. 1000, respectively. are retained.
The senate recedes from Its proposed amendmens TO
for paving the roadway In front or
the Capitol, etc eli 900 for supplies for the Yankton
Sioux tisOoOo for extending the Washington City Hail
| building 10 as to accommodate the Pension Bureau
| Asooo for the Reform School In tne District
| OF Columbia, and ssO,ooo for the photographic
Office. The Senate also recedes from its act
| ion proposing TO strike ont the Items OF 5000
for the commissions TO Collectors OF Custom