Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-17

nonoraoLy throughout the Mexican wal, but whose
names were dropped from the rolls because OF
thelr actlon In Joining the Confederate forces
NOTES
The conferees on the river and harbor bill Will
probably report q disagreement
MT. Chandler made speech in the Senate yes
terdAy In opposition to the nsnery treaty.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Amendments Of Local Interest.
5000 FOR ROCK CREEK PARK AND THE ZOO
PROVISION FoR THE PURCHASE OF SQUARE 400
FOR SITE FOB CITY PosT-oFFICR
The Senate committee on appropriations have
| completed the sundry civil bill, ana It was re-
reported to-day 1t appropriates q total OF s2T,-
100000, an increase OF &4,0OO.OO0 over the
bill as It passed the House and 81 800 O0o in
excess of the bill OF the current year. Inc es-
Inmates amounted to $33 500, 0OO, so the bill
as reported to the Senate is So 800 900 less than
| the estimates. An amendment embodying the
bill introduced by senator Beck some time ago for
| the establishment OF q geological garden is in
serted. 1t appropriates s20o,OoO for the purchase
| OF ground on Rock Creek and the laying out and
establishment OF a Government geological garden.
The SECRETARIES OF the Interior, Treasury and
sion TO purchase the land, by condemnation, II
necessary. When the garden is estaeh he'd it isto
be under the control and direction OF the snthso-
MAN Institution and National Museum.
THE CITY PosT-oFFIcE
The bill which has several times pa sed the SEN
| ate for the purchase Of the square Immediately
| west Of the Post-Ofice Department, bounded by
| 9Th and 9th and and streets, for the enlarge.
manent city pOstoiice, Is also incorporated in the
| sundry bill The POStmlster-General and Secreti-
| lies or the Interior and Treasury are created
commission to purchase the square II IL can DE oo.
ta1ned upon reasonable terms. IL II cannot be
| thus purchased tney are TO resort TO condenna-
| tion proceedings. The committee were Informed
tk.ln d.
| Ing the LIE Drolt building. at reason
abe Prlee and rchlss the amendment ne m pro p5S'idss
once, the LIE Droii building shall be ntted up for
| city post-ol1ce and so occupied until the en,i;e
parIment Can be effected. Meantime. the provis-
ion Ior transferring the city post-oice " The Pea
sion building is retained and the Postmaster-Gen.
eral Is vested with discretion as to It's removal
there to this extent Ihat II the LIE Droit property
| Can be purchased within reasonable time, the
the city ONCE shall 20 there. In other words, the
No amount is specll1ed ior the purchase OF the
square. The bill appropriateS whatever sum may
| be necessary.
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.
Amendments were aso inserted directing the pur-
chase OF the quarter block beyond the present
| northeast quarter for the Government Pr ntin2
Ofice, and the southeast quarter OF the block on
which the Government Printing once now stands.
plate printers and assi,tantS to be employed at
the Bureau OF Engraving ana Printing Is stricken
Be- Tbe the iSe
feet that no additions shall be made 70 the number
| of steam presses In use shall be made, is
also stricken out. This is matter Of special In
terest to the employees OF the Bureau OF Engraving
anu Printing and 10 the labor organizations here,
as they have been making determined ngnt
| against the steam presses In the House IL was
deciJed that the presses now In use could not be
abolished because OF II con, ract, tut that no addi
ton 10 the number should be made.
| For the Co st survey amendments are inserted
| as follows: For additional draitsnen a, 500, for
; additional computers e, 700. AMI for additional
THE ARxoRY BUILDING ON THE MALL
| is transferred TO the Fish Commission to be used
for Matching and distributing purposes: for rent
OF rooms CT Fish Commission Increased
from 5000 TO 5000; for statistical
Inquiry as to fooI nsh,s increased
$4,000 to be paid TO the widow OF the late OF.
Spencer f. Baird, as salary for his services as sh
An appropriation OF $40 900 is made FOR an inter-
national boundary survey between the United
States and Mexico, and 1t Is provided that the
wOl shall be done by Army On1cerS
For the purchase by the Secretary OF the Inte-
rior OF lot adIoiling tn Senate stables. s6.OS7.
THE LIBRARY AMENDMENT.
The provision In regard to the new library spe.
c1ncally aboishes the library commission and
places the work Of construction und, Ie chief OF
| engineers, with power TO appoint and employ all
the assistance required. 1t approprates 81 600 900
TO carry on the work. but provides that the con-
StructlOn Snal De cODnned TO The west front, the
reading room, and the book repositories connected
Herewith The secretary OF The Interior Is To dis
bulse the money and that Is all The connection he
| is TO have with IL.
| DISTRICT INSTITUTIONS
For an inf,rmary building for the sick at the
Government Insane Asylum, 1000; for the in
dustrtal department OF the Howard University,
| 81, 500 The appropriation for furniture and re-
pairs at the Freedinans Hospital is Increased by
$1,000.
| WASHINGTON MONUMENT ELEVATOR.
An amendment Is inserted. appropriating $40, 500
| to operate the elevator In the Washington monu-
ment insert certain memorial tablets IN the In
side walls OF the monument, 81. 500, and the care
and control OF the monument Is transferred 10 the
secretary OF War, uut the Washington Monument
Association Is continued. and the Secretary OF War
Is directed set apart Tor their use room In the
building now IN process OF erection at the base OF
| lhe Monument; the commission TO occupy that
room and superintend the arrangement and Ming
| OF records and memorials connected with the
| Monument.
| For shelving, &C., In the Army Medical Museum,
81, 600: for asphalt pavement around the building.
| 81 $50; for repairs OF th.- old Medical Mueeum
building. $3.50. The appropriation Tor the Car
neld Hospital Is increased from $4,000 10 81, 900
| THE REBELLION RECORDS.
An appropriation for publication of the re-
bellion records Is made, but the Secretary OF War
Is required to carefully examine the manuscr. pit
CODY. or have It examined by q compentent CON-
mission before It goes 10 the printer, and tue
| but the conIemporaneous ornciaI records of the
war OF the rebellion before sending IL 10 the
printer.
An appropriation of $4,000 Is made to provide
for arranging and indexing the executive journals
| OF the senate. For the purchase OF works OF art
under direction OF the joint library committee
$4,000 is appropriated, To index the congress-
/ eighth and Forty ninth C0ngresses, $4,000 The
appropriation for prn ing and binding Is increased
| from s., ,O47. 600 " $2.20l, 600.