Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-09
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Changes IN the Bii ~ Reported b. Tie
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NITrxD TO TIE SENATE.
Tie sunday civil Appropriated bin xas shis
afternoon reported 10 the Senate, ordered
printed and placed on the calendar.
The national aud iocAl items sdasd b. shs
Senate committee are 81, 800 for the esnsk1c-
ton Of a new wing 10 the Bursan Of Engraving
and Printing building; for Treasury vaults,
ssss,soo; coast survey. e4,ooo; repairs 10
Smithsonian building, exsy oo; Naiaaaal Nos
cum, go, 900; hsA commissioa. pc, 100; for
inspection 81 foods sad arnss in sAs
District. $500; transportation u nlxsr
coin, go. 600; portraits Of Henry Clay and JoAa
Quincy Adams for State Department @, $50;
for ths site and erection of the Latin American
memorial library building. 10000; repairs
Pension building, Ala00e; usu boiiers for Ses-
ate wing OF the Capitol. sl5,OO0; Capitol
terraces. es,00O; 3d. Elisabsth's Hospital
for the Insane, 5000; Howard University,
sla;ooe; Frcedn.ans Hospital, %, 800; rersira
to Congressional Cemetsry, e500: electric light
ing At the Executive Mansion, 81, 700; under
ground cable for government telegraph iines in
the District el8 ass; burial of indigsnt soldiers
At Arlington, d 600; GARFIELD Hospital %. 500;
widow Of late Chief Justice Waite. es, 7l5: por-
trait OF Chief Justice Marshall for United States
Supreme Court q, 1000; Botanical Garden,
aS,0o0; new building Governmens Printing
Once, S25o, e08.
THE IRRIGATION Provision CUT OUT
The bill n sent from the House was reduced
by the Senate committee to the extent Of
Ssoe, 200. The major portion Of the amount
Topped OF was Major Powclls item for survey
Oh arid lands, T7.500. Tie action Of the COM
mitsee on this irrigation question (Which has
been strongly debated) was practicasly nnani-
nous. Tho indignation OF western Senators
Was very great because the paan approved by
the House, ~ they claimed, reserves too mach
public land
cHILDREN's PLAY GROUND.
The bin authorizes the officer in charge Of
public buildings and grounds to allow the tenn
porary use OF portion OF the monument
grounds or grounds south Of the White House
as children.s play ground, under regulations
to be prescribed BY him.
THE LATrN-AMERIcAN LIBRARY.
The Recommendation Of the international
American conference and Of Secretary blaine
that building be erected tor the accommoda-
ton OF Latin-American library was favored
unanimously by the c0mMittee. Provision Il
made in the bill TINT the building shall be
erected On or north Of Pesnsylvauia avcuue
This was done because it had been suggested
that n good site conld be found south OF the
State Department.
THE EsrIlfArEs.
The estimates for 1891 called for 81, S49,-
5l296 The bill rs it passed the House aypro
priated e28. 600 ,6a0.2 When the Senutc com
mittee got through with it il WAS al AL $50 n
an increase OF % ISL. 06O. This ID e6 $50 I72 81
less than the estimates and S5,9AA. S98. 81 more
than the act of 1880.
The appropriation for topographic surveys
by the geological survey IN increased
from 100000 to $500, eco. II 10
provided that ene-hsif Of this
sum shall be expended west of the lalst
meridian and so much OF the act Of 90
tober 3, 1888, as provides for fhe Sc
lection and location OF the reservoirs and
canals upon the public lands and the reaer-
yation of irrigabie hand 10 repealed, pre-
vided that reservoirs and canal sites here
tofore located or selected shall remaiu
segregated and reserved from entry On
settlement until otherwise provided BY laS
The effect OF this anaen6men4 will 10 to pre-
vent any further setting apar. Of public lands
for future irrigation purposes.