Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-23
The Approximation Hills.


hHAS Vt LotaL AND GENERAL INTEREST N THE
SUNDAY CIVIL BILL.
The sGndry ciyll appropriation bin. reported to
th@ house saturday, aQpropriates SD 9Ss go. The
amount appropriated last year was s23 7l3 4O4 and
tlc eSn2tes for this year amounted u s3O3i6 99 T.
Al appropriation of &c. coo Is made for delegates
10 represent the United states at an international
conference for liking a common zero OF longitude
anu standard Of time reckoning. The President is
also authorized 10 appoint scientific commission
which may, In the name OF the United States gov
,lhileit, CoHtuct a national conference OF cleo
tricills In Philadelphia In the autumn OF his
year, an appropriate of $500 being made to
.iit.' tlc expenses Al appropriation OF $4,000 Is
made for the establishment Of depot OF supplies
a. Fortress Monroe In place OF the one low at
fdr.sn0uth. Va For engraving and printing II
The Treasury bureau t5S5G GD i, appropriated For
detection ana tr.al of persons guilty OF violating
internal revenue laws $4,000 For miscellaneous
OBJECTS under reisury department, s115O 600 For
the nsh commission. s14JoUl. For suppreSsing
c2Gnterfelt!ns, 10000 10 carry out st1pulations
board CT health : recommended. An appropriation
oi5VGp : made TO enable the several executive de-
pdfthtntS- the department Of Agriculture and the
Smithsonian institution 10 participate In the New
orleans exposition IoT repairs and Improvement
OF pUblc buildings. Wash GgtOn, 1921 80 Is alDro-
prdtad, and the sum OF 400 Is approprated 10 en-
able commission To inquire into the organz ltion
OF the navy observatory aad to report to Congress
the best system for its future management. For
te geological survey $4,000 is appropriated With
tue pTOVl-o that the scientific ELL loyss SHALL be Sc
iectFl exclusively for their qualifications Is pro-
ieoeioAai experts; AID a JOINT committee OF three
senators and three Representatives Is provided for
~ lGorI al me next session q Congress as TO the
gF&Dllc services. with Il view II deciding how the
Surveys shall BE- Classified and conducted.
Among 'ae Items OF loca- interest the follow
s2l go; Tor the Columbia Institution fer the DAT
ana DuiHb, $4,000; for the Howard University
sI2'SV Tor FI.eJIGen's Hospital and Asylum,
$1,000 for the National Mu-enm $40 500: for the
SIni ns0uian Institution, 10000 J'nder The war
Experimentation armor1es and arsanals 1893 $50 OF
hicn s4o6,750 Is for the Rock Island arsenaI Tor
buildings ami grounds in and around Washington
s44o' 49, OF which s350Oo0 IS appropriated for con-
l!htlDg me cons; yuctIon OF the State. War and
Navy building; for the erection Of pedestal for
statue Oh the late President Garfield, $4,000; for
military posts. S250,00o for the signal service,
ssos.3. he estimates for the signal service were
II ,13oeJ the appropriation FOR ISL SSs6S141 The
appropriation for printing. Including Congressional
proceedings. is y, G00.OO1
The LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL
The legislative, executive and Judicial appropr1a-
ton bill was reported by the Senate committee on
to the Senate Saturday. 1t appro-
PIRATES 32I ,6i1 9, an increase over the House bill
oi q OBJ ,i02 The principal changes from the bill
Us agreed upon ~ lie Rouse .4EC an increase OF
SlOJcJJ ior salaries and expenses Of collectors ard
deputy collectors OF internal revenue OF SI36 for
sL.IleS OF agents. surveyors and store-keepers In
the internal revenue service OF 900 Ior two asso-
ciIte Justices for Dakota; OF 50 700 for assistant
commissioner OF the general land office and an ~
Grease lii the number OF employees Of the different
branches or the government from S2l2 20 S,.59
MS increase IN the employees includes s295 In the
Pension Office and ninety IN the general land Office
secretaries Tor Senators are al % included In the in
itase ana an apprt prfaton OF 900 is made for
the payment OF their salaries.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL,
as passed by the Senate shows an increase OF 1885,
Vo over the amount appropriated by the House OF
hliAiaS the WLois amount now
appropriated 81 9 $50 This Is 81 $3.50 900 less than
the estimates and S4l1 900 less than the appropria-
u0n OF 1so4. The changes made Dy the Spuate IN
Crease The amount ivr The ply OF the army over
th4i allowed by the House 1915, GEO. and for medical
ami hospital supplies $500 and strike out the
$25 600: FOR quarters Of hospital stewards s15GCO
and for field steel guns and metal carriages
$4,000.