American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-06-29
The Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill.

WASHINGTON, June 2O.-The Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill as passed contains
the Senate provision for the payment of the
fisheries award of the Halifax Commission.
The Senate amendment providing for ante
bellum Southern claims is stricken out. The
items for continuing the work upon public
buildings at Boston, Philadelphia, Cincin-
natl. Chicago, and st. Louis, which were made
$500, eco each by the House of Representatives,
but increased one third by the Senate, are
compromised by the Conference Committee
at $3.50, eco each. The Senate amendment of
1927 800 to construct a building in Washington
for the Printing and Engraving Bureau is re-
chase of the Freedman's Bank building is
stricken out.
The Senate item of 100000 for commencing
the north wing of the new State, War, and
Navy Department is agreed to, after reducing
the work on each wing is compromised at
finally fixed in the BILL as follows: Evans
vile, Ind, $4,000; Grand Rapids Mich, 81
900; Memphis, SIS, 900; Little Rock, $4,000;
Helena, Mont. $4,000; Nashville, S35 900;
Parkersburg, w. Va, 5000; San Francisco,
The Senate provisions for continuing the
Hot Springs Commission are retained after
being amended in sundry matters of detail.
[By clerical error in engrossing the bill,
this section is rendered entirely nugatory.
The Senate amendment authorizing the
President to detail an engineer officer for
service as Commissioner of the District of
Columbia without regard to rank is stricken
out, the requirement. of the recently-e
acted law requiring permanent form of gov
not be below the rank of Captain remains in
force: This excludes Lieut.. Hoxie, present
District Engineer
an increased number of Hfe-saving stations
and for the salaries of experimenting officers
created under the Cox bill are retained.
The Senate amendment is retained which
appropriates SI0,G GOO for light house on Ra-
cine Point, Lake Michigan.
The Senate clause authorizing commercial
rates to be paid for the Government adver-
tising since April 10, 1877, and hereafter, is re-
tanned.
The senate item of s12 600 for the purchase
of Washington relics is stricken out.
The Conference Committee agreed to the
amendment appropriating $4,000 for erect
ing the American building at the Paris Ex-
position.
The Senate item of $4,000 for a military
telegraph line from Bismarck. Oak, to Fort
The senate appropriation of $4,000 to in
troops during the late War is stricken ont.
The Conference Committee agreed to the
Senate provision for the payment of Capt.
Eads for the Improvement of the South Pass
The Senate provisions for the construction
of free bridge across the Mississippi River
near Fort Smelling, Mimi. are retained.
The Senate appropriation of $4,000 for the
completion of the development of the water
power at Rock Island Arsenal is retained.
The Conference Committee agreed to the
Senate amendment providing for the report
by the Secretary of the Interior as to the
value of lands adjoining the Capitol grounds,
with view to selecting the site for the pro-
posed new Congressional Library building.
The clause authorizing the Secretary OF the
Interior to appoint commission of three
persons to visit the Red Cloud and Spotted
Tail Indians to confer with them about their
permanent location and to provide for their
removal is retained.
The Senate item appropriating s22O,Ooo to
pay the arrears of the interest on the Chick
asaw Indian Trust-fund bond is agreed to.
The Senate amendments providing for an
investigation of the diseases of swine and to
complete the work of the United States En-
tomologica Commission are both retained,
but reduced in amount to $40, 90 each.
The item of Ss3 1888 to pay the balance due
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company for serv
ice in 1856, under the China mail contract, is
stricken ont.
The deficiency item for the compensation
of Postmasters is reduced from $4,000 to
So 900, and that for Deficiencies in the postal
revenues is reduced from $500 600 to S250, 900.
The Senate provision for S250.000 for de-
ficiencies in the expense of United States
Courts is reduced to Sl50,O00.