National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-02-24
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
AS REPORTED TO THE HOUSE THE EST.
MATES ARE REDUCED S1O,0O0,OOO.
What Is 10 be Spent on Public Buildings and
Grounds In the District Of Columbia
Guiteau's Counsel TO be Paid for Their
serVices-Other Items Of Interest.

The sundry civil appropriation bill re-
ported to tho house yesterday provides
for the appropriation Of S22, 200,l77, being
reduction below tho estimates Of So,
126,225. The bill authorizes the secretary
Of the treasury, Tin his discretion, to
suspend, in whole or in part, from July
1, 1885, to June 80, 1886, inclusive, the
execution of so much Of the act Of Feb.
20, 1873, as authorizes and directs the Sec
rotary of tho treasury to purchase from
timo to time silver bullion to an extent not
less than 100000 worth per month nor
more than I,000,000 worth per month,
and which directs the coinage Of tho sill
yer bullion 80 purchased into standard
silver dollars, and which appropriates
sufficient sum Of money from the treas.
ury TO carry out the provisions Of said act
In these respects" Tho secretary Is
Furthermore authorized and directed,
when requested to do so. to transport
silver coin FREQ of charge from the treas
ury or subtreasuries and minis, provided
that an equal amount in coin or currency
shall have been deposited in the treasury
or such subtreasuries by the applicants
The expenses of this transportation
shall be paid from the fund arising from
the profits accruing from the coinage Of
the standard silver dollar"
Tho bill further provides chat here
after no plan shall DO prepared or APP
proved by the secretary of tho treasury
for any public building authorised by
Congress to DO erected until after the site
therefor shall have been purchased and
paid for; and no shall not authorize or
approve Of any plan for any such build
/ inc tuhtch chan tnynlyN N urnatnr a n nam
diture in the completion Of such building
and approaches thereto than tho amount
that shall remain Of the sum specified in
the law authorizing the erection of such
building as tho limit of the cost Of the
site aud building after the site shall have
been paid for"
| ARsENALs TO RE SOLD.
Tho secretary of war is authorized and
directed to sell at public auction after
due advertisement and at prices not less
than those fixed by the board OF apprais-
ers in each case the following arsenals:
Allegheny arsenal, Pennsylvania; Au-
gusta arsenal, Georgia; Indianapolis ar
senal, Indiana, and Kenneboc arsenal
Maine.
In all cases OF tho survey Of private
land claims hereafter the cost of tho same
shall be refunded to tho treasury by the
owner before the delivery of the patent
PRINCIPAL ITEMS IN THE BILL.
II The following are among the items o
tho bill: For continuation Of building
postoillce and court house at Baltimore
$227,000; for completion of court hous,
and postoflice at Lynchburg, Va, $4,000
for repairs and preservation of custom
houses, court houses postollcos and othoi
public buildings under control of tn,
treasury department, $4,000, and for re
pairs and preservation of marine hos
pitfalls, $4,000. The secretary of thu
treasury is authorized to sel Mt public
auction the old United States court housI
in Boston and tho premises known as the
old court house and postotIice in Phila
delphia.
The bill recommends an appropriation
Of $2l3,i for light houses, beacons, ant
fog signals.
An appropriation of $4,000 is recon-
mended for establishing new life.savinl
and life-boat stations on the sca aud lax
coasts of tho United States.
The secretary Of the navy Is directed
to transfer to the treasury department
for use as revenue cutter in the water
of Alaska the Bear, one of tho vessels o
the late Greedy relief expedition. Al
appropriation of $4,000 is also recon
mended for the propagation of food fishe
in the waters of the United States. Tn
President is authorized in case of threat
ened or actual