Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-28
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Among other amendments reported by the COM
mttee on appropriations and agreed 70 were the
following:
ADDITIONAL BUILDING @ AT TIL. GOVERNMENT INSANE
Inserting an item of $4,000 for an inirmary
building Tor the sick at the Government Hospital
for the Insane.
Increasing the appropriation for the education
OF children IN Alaska from $4,000 to $4,000 and
Inserting items OF 5000 for per capita payment
to the Western Miami Indians and OF a, 600 for
per capita payment to the Kaskaskia, Wea,
PEORIA and Plankeshaw Indians. :
Inserting an item OF S9,326 to pay the state OF
Florids the expenses Of taking the state census OF
Increasing the appropriation for International
exchanges, under the direction OF the Smithsonian
Institution, from $15, 600 to $4,000.
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM
Increasing the appropriation for the preserva-
| tion OF the collections Of the National Museum
from s12O 900 to s125, 200.
TEMPORARY PROVISION FOR EXPENSES OF THE Gov
ERNMENT.
The consideration OF the bill was interrupted,
and Mr.. Allison reported and the senate passed
the House joint resolution continuing the tenn
porary provision for the expenses OF the Govern
Inent
The sundry civil appropriation bill was again
taken up and the following amendments were
inserting an item Of ss4o.744 for new hospital
building at Rock Island arsenal
Inserting an item o. ss5 600 for repairs Of dykes
ROCK Island arsenal
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
Increasing the appropriation for earth nlling
and grading around the washington Monument
from $26 900 to $27, 500 and providing for the in
sertion Of memorial tablets presented for that
purpose) In the interior walls OF the monument.
The amendment inserting an item OF SlU5OO for
the care and maintenance Of the Washington
monument and the operation OF the elevator and
the joint commission for the completion OF the
monument the work being completed, was criti-
| cized by Mr.. Reagan VINO objected to so many
employees as the item provided for. He character
lied IL as reckless extravaganza and spoke OF
very large proportion of the American
people as being diScOntented and murmuring aud
grumblng at the reckless extravaganza or Con-
greSs. He moved 10 strike out OF 1t the provisions
for an assistant engineer, an assistant fireman, an
attendant on door, an attendant on top and two
Mr.. Beck suggested that Mr.. Reagan had better
! move to strike out the entire paragraph and thus
prevent people from seeing the monument, for
that was the real effect Of his amendment. Mr..
Beck said that thousands OF people came here,
many deslrous OF visiting the monument, and II
| tion, it ought to be ample. He said
that there could be no regulation Of the hours OF
hours and Il the run Il onsSs not
he restricted to eight hours day. He spoke OF
the valuable character OF the property there and
the necessity Of guarding and protecting IT, Al
ready some OF the tablets had been mutilated by
relic hunters
Mr. Allison said the provision was Just as 1t came
from COL Wilson and the Monument Association.
One member OF that association Is Grover Cl-ve-
land, President OF the United states. He llison)
did pot h feel disposed to change IT, CO. Miisoa
| In detail the need OF these employees.
Mr.. REAGANs AMENDMENT REJECTED.
Mr.. Reagan's amendment was rejected, and he
then made an argument against the whole item,
claiming that there was no principle on which
such legislation lappropriating money for the
The amendment was agreed to, and the item In
serted.
Army MEDICAL MUSEUM.
Among other amendments agreed to were the
following: Inserting additional items Of g 500 for
| the Army Medical Museum, and Of g, $50 for the
appropriation for the cavalry and artillery school,
Fort Riley, Kan, from 100000 TO 500, 600;
TN 70. buildings a.
son, NeD. $50 600 for Fort NiObrara Neb.; for the
purchase OF land at Fort Meade military reserva-
the IN * s6s Sasy
reservation at Fort Thornburgh, Utah. g, 437.
Increasing the appropriation for repairing road
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Inser ing an item of s., 500 for soldiers monu.
ment at the military cemetery near Mound City,
Increasing the appropriation for Garfield Nc
mortal Hospital from $4,000 to $4,000.
THE REBELLION RECORDS.
Adding to the item for the publication OF the
Official records of the war Of the rebellion, pro-
vision that hereafter before the publication of any
volume of such records, the manuscript COPY shall
be submitted to the Secretary OF War for his re-
Inserting item OF $4,000 for the construction Of
wagon-rOad TO the signal station on Pixies Peak,
Col
Inserting items Of $500 for an electric plant
and OF $.5 for an ice-hOuse at Fort LeavenwOrth
The other amendments reported by the commit
tee were adopted until the Item for the
BURIAL OF INDECENT SOLDIERS
| was reached. 1t was amended so as to provide
for expense OF burying in the Arlington National
cemetery in cemeteries OF the District OF Colum
bia INDECENT ex- Union soldiers who die In the Dis
trict $1,000, the money to be disbursed by the
Secretary OF War at cost not exceeding $50 for
cost OF grave. The original item appropriated
$500 md limited the cost OF each burial to $40.
In the appropriation for the Washington Monu-
ment instead OF providing for $50 tons OF coal at
s. per ton 1t was changed TO an appropriation OF
81. 75O for coal without naming the price per ton.
Items were inserted in the bill for additional
buildings at the Pacific branch OF the National
Soldiers Home $3.50, 600 and at the northwestern,
southern and western branches 4101 ,0OO.l
House of Representatives.
The Senate bill for the erection of public build
ing at Allentown, Pa, having been laid before the
House, Mr.. Sowden Pa.) asked unanimous consent
for its immediate consideration. but q demand for
the regular order made by Mr. Richardson (Tenn)
operated as an objection, and the bill was per-
mitted TO remain upon the Speakers table for the
present.
The floor was then accorded to the committee
on printing.
BILLS FROM THE PRINTING COMMITTEE PASSED.
Bills were passed for the printing OF the follow
Ing documents: $4,000 copies Of the report OF the
Commissioner OF Labor; 81 900 copies of the report
| OF the Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum: 1000 copies OF the report OF PhflfD Stfch-
born on European dOckyards; $500 copies of Fin
ley's storm charts OF the North Atlantic Ocean
$500 copies OF the United States map OF 1885:
LOCO copies OF the land decisions OF the Interior
Department; 5000 copies OF the report OF Captain
Chas. c. Rogers on the Panama Canal; 700 cop
les OF the report OF the National Academy OF
Sciences; copies OF the report OF the chief Of
the Bureau OF Statistics on the subject OF wool and
woolens: 900 copies Of Special Report Of Agricul
tural Department on Insects Affecting the Orange:
1000 extra copies OF the Supplement 70 WhartOn'i
Digest OF International Law: 5000 copies OF the
Report OF capt M. A Healey ON the Cruise OF the
s'Corwin;" and 100 600 copies Of q Comparative
amendments proposed by the Mills bill.
THE BILL FOB THE KRECTIoN OF PosT-ovYICI BUILD.
| INGS.
The House then, in the consideration morning
hour proceeded to the further consideration OF the
Dill providing for the erection Of post-of1ce build
| tngs.
Mr.. Rogers (Ark) offered an amendment con.
shutting the Postmaster General, the Secretary
| OF the Interior, and the Secretary OF the Treas
ury board TO determine where the po6t-0mce
| buildings shall be erected. Rejected.
| Nj. Cannon ul.) criticized the bill Id that II
limited the cost OF building and site in towns hav