The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-08
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
New Limitations Upon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
priations for Public Buildings.

New Limitations Upon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
priations for Public Buildings.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE sundry civil
appropriation bill was completed to-day by
the House committee on appropriations.
1t carries an aggregate appropriation of
Sc, s52, 996, being 50, 721 AL less than the
regular and special estimates, and $780,
COS less than the appropriation for the cur
rent fiscal year. A number of limitations
upon expenditures are proposed in the bill.
Following the paragraphs making appro-
priations for public buildings are rvovis-
ions forbidding the preparation or approval
by the Secretary of the Treasury of plans
for public buildings in advance of apprO-
priations for the same, or the approval of
any plan involving greater expenditure
for building than the sum specified in
the act making the appropriation.
The United states is also to be
freed from the responsibility for the paving
of streets surrounding the public buildings;
commissions are not to be paid on account
of disbursements for such buildings, ex-
cept for moneys actually handled by dis
bursting agents, and the government is to
be relieved from legal expenses connected
with the procurement of titles to sites.
Another provision proposes to forbid the
expenditure of any portion of the apprO-
priation for printing United States no ties
In replacing notes of small denominations
with those of large denominations. The
royalty to be paid for the use of steam
presses IN the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing is limited to cent per 600 sheets.
Other items in the bill provide that the
superintendent of the Coast Survey shall
be appointed by the President, subject to
confirmation by the Senate and that DO
allowance for subsistence shall be made to
In cases of exceptional difficulty, the COM
pensat'on for public land surveys may be
increased TO SIS per linear mile, SIS for
township and s12 for section lines. The
expenditure of silver profit funds in the
transportation of silver dollars from minis
or sub-treasuries TO Washington is pro-
bibited. The reason assigned is that it will
cost $1,000 70 transport the S25, 900 now
at san Francisco to Washington, while a
suitable vault can be constructed at the
frst-named city for one-fifth of that sum-
The authority to expend 100000 in the
quirement of title TO the Fort Browne mill
tary reservation. in Texas. conferred in a
former appropriation bill, is amended so as
$4,000. Under the head of Signal
Service. the bill authorizes the issue
of meteorological instruments of a value
not exceeding sl5 to voluntary unpaid OBJ
servers. The existing statutes bearing
upon the publication of the rebellionrecords
il amended so as 10 authorize the Secretary
of War to appoint committee of expert
clerks from the acknowledgements office to
revise manuscript before publication, and
the records secured for publication are
made accessible to the public. The accounts
of United States marshals are required to
be audited within six days after presenta-
ton. The Speaker of the present House is
empowered to appoint committee of MEM
bers-elect of the next House TO visit Alaska,
next summer, and make an investigation
concerning the necessity for a uniform code
of laws for the government of the Terri
tory, for which purpose $500 is appropri-
ated.
Among the items of appropriation are the
following: Congressional library build
ing, S5O0.0O0; homes for volunteer soldiers,
S1,9a5, SEQ; construction of public buildings,
$1.7s7.0Ol: surveys of public lands. SOS. 600;
public printing. S2,21S,O00, and quarantine
service, $4,000 Appropriations are made
for public buildings as follows: To COM
plefe buildings at Bay City, Mich, 500,
Denver, Col, 100000; Detroit. $4,000: Du-
nth. $4,000; Evansville. Ind, 800. 900;
Jackson, Mich, $4,000; Louisville, KY,
SlS1. 200; Pittsburg S25O.0OO; Texarkana,
Arkansas and Texas, $4,000, and Vickburg,
Miss, $4,000