San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-07-06
The Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill.

WASHINGTON, June 20.-The Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill rs passed contains
the Senate provision for the payment OF the
fisheries award of the Halifax Commission.
the Senate amendment providing for ante
Dellum Southern claims Is stricken out. The
items for continuing the work upon public
buildings at Boston, Philadelphia, Cincin.
100000 each by the House OF Representatives,
but increased one third by the Senate, are
compromised by the Conference Committee
at SS0oOO each. The Senate amendment Of
1927 800 to construct u building in Washington
for the Printing and Engraving Bureau is re-
tanned, but the Senate provision for the pur-
chase of the Freedman's Bank building is
stricken out,
the north Wing Of the new State, War, and
Navy Department is agreed to, after reducing
II to S350,00), and the amount for continuing
the work on each wing is compromised ut
$325, 900.
The other items for public buildings are, as
finally fixed in the bill, rs follows; Evans
ville Ind, $4,000; Grand Rapids. Mich, S7,-
COO; Memphis, $s5, 600; Little Rock, $4,000
Helena, Mont, $4,000; Nashville, $4,000;
Parkersburg, W. Va, $4,000; San Francisco
SlO,,00O.
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,
tI1lS StCUlOn Is TcnueTtu
The Senate amendment authorizing the
President to detail an engineer officer for
service rs Commissioner of the District OF
Columbia, without regard to rank, is stricken
out, so the requirement OF the recently en-
acted law requiring apermanent form OF gov:
ernmentfOr the District that such officer shall
not be below the rank of Captain remains in
force. This excludes Lieut.. HOXie, present
District Engineer.
All the Senate amendments providing for
an increased number of life saving stations
and for the salaries of experimenting officers
created under the Cox bill are retained.
The Senate amendment is retained which
appropriates $40 600 for light house on Ra-
cine Point, Lake Michigan.
| The Senate clause authorizing commercial
rates to be paid for the Government adver-
Using since April 10, 1877, and hereafter is re.
tanned.
The Senate item of Sla, 900 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 military
telegraph line from Bismarck, Dak., to Fort
| Ellis Mont, is retained.
The Senate appropriation of S250,0OO to in
demnify States for enrolling and equipping
| troops during the late War is stricken out.
The Conference Committee agreed to the
Senate provision for the payment of Capt.
Eads for the improvement of the South Pass
of the Mississippi.
The Senate provisions for the construction
of u 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 forthe 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 tovisit the Red Cloud and Spotted
Tail Indians to confer with them about their
permanent location and to provide for their
removal isTetained
The Senate item appropriatfng $220,000 to
pay thearrears 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, 80 each.
| The item of $S3 1888 to pay the balance due
| the Pacific Mail Steamship Company for serv
ice in 1866, under the China mail contract, is
stricken out.
The deficiency item for the compensation
of Postmasters is reduced from $4,000 to
$75, goo, and that for Deficiencies in the postal
revenues is reduced from $500, 900 to $3.50 ,000
The Senate provision for $25O,000 for de-
ficieneies in the expense of United States
Courts is reduced to $l5e,0O0.