Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-02
GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL
Large Number Of Items Upon Which
Agreement Has Been Reached.
Many Are of Local Interest-Those
Still I'm Dispute The Presi-
dents Probable Action.

In the conference on the general deficien-
cy appropriation bill, a partial report from
which was made to the Senate, no agree
ment was reached on the amendment pro-
viding for the payment of the sufferers from
the Ford's Theater disaster, which was in
serted in the Senate. The House receded
from Its opposition to the amendments in
the same section paying Messrs. Brook
shire and Pig ,ott as members of the COM
mission $210 and $50. respectively, for serv-
Ices subsequent to the expiration of their
terms as members of the House.
The Senate receded from its amendment
appropriating 1850 to pay the physicians
to the poor for vaccination services rem
dered in 1884, and the item goes out Of
the bill. The amendment reia ting to the
rent of District offices was accepted after
the amount had been cut down from 81 ,S95
to 81 ,SO4. The House receded from it's disa-
greement with the amendment appropriat-
ing $22Jo for the rent of the Miner school
building, and also accepted the following
amendments of local interest: 5000 to re-
place fire alarm boxes de stroy ed by electric
wires; $3.50 to pay ]. w. Anderson, ap-
pointed referee by the Court of Claims;
authorizing the Commissioners 10 make
rules ard regulations for the government
of the smallpox hospital; amC Lnts eces-
sary to pay the judgments awarded to
Isaac s. Lyon, John Stuckert- Mary Stuck
ert, Louisa Mohler, James McCandlish.
Ihe Senate receded from its amendment
providing for the payment of the assistants
and deputies to The United States district
attorney for the District out of the fees
of his Office to total amount not eX-
ceedng $1,000 a year, and it also gave wav
by surrendering the amendments which
increased the amounts to be paid to A.
). Worthington and Samuel Maddox for
special services in connection with the
highway act from 81 900 to 81 900.
The amendment appropriating s14,54S. IS
to pay Emmart Dunbar & Co. for
old work done for the District is still in
The most important Of the amendments
on which an agreement was announced
We're the following, which remain in the
Dill: Appropriating S1,542.919 to pay claims
OF the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
sll31,oS2 to pay judgments of the Court Of
Claims, appropriating $3.50 for Mrs
Eliza Gray. widow Of Minister Isaac P.
Gray; S6,5l1 for the final payment of
claims on account of the worlds fair si5-
90 for the construction Of sampling works
Tor assaying imported s!lver-lead ores, sl0,-
600 for the purcf ase of land adjoining the
fhlladeiphia post office, $4,000 for
Strengthening the floors OF the appraisers
warehouse at New York, s24,ao1 for horses
for cavalry and artillery, $4,000 for the
payment OF the travelling expenses of ar
my officers, $780, 154 fer the support Of pris-
oners OF United States courts, $4,000 for
miscellaneous expenses of United States
courts, S1IG.l34 to pay clerks of members
of the House, 5000 for the expenses on
both sides of the Du Pont contest for a sea
in the Ser ate from Delaware, a sufficient
amount for tie payment Of certain claims
certified to be due by accounting officers OF
the Treasury Department.
Still in Dispute.
The principal items still in dispute are
the following: Increasing the appropriation
for the customs service frcm $4,000 to
81, ,100,eu0, S13,104 to pay certain certified
claims, S6s,5iS to pay loss es sustained by
the Richmond locomotive and machine
works in the construction Of the battle
ship Texts, $so,t6I to pay the Portland
company cn account of tie 2unboats Aga
wan and Pcntoosuc, sII,9S9 to pay the
claim of W. s. Grant for army supplies
furnished during the civil war. increasing
from SJO,16 to S104S61 the allowance on
account Of contests in the House of Rep
reseutatives.
Probable Executive Action.
The Indications are that the general de-
ficiency appropriation bill will not receive
the Presidents signature, owing princi-
pally to his objections to the items ap-
propriating million and half dollars for
the payment of French spolation and
Bowman claims. 1t is probable, however,
that the bill will become a law without
his signature. 1t is presumed that Con-
| gress will pass the bill and adjourn soon
after sending 1t to the Presiden, so that
| 10 secure a recasting of the measure by
! the omission of the Objectionable features
| 1t might be necessary to call an extra ses-
| sion. The President does not desire to
veto the bill, because of the absolute ne
| cessity Of many other items of appropria-
| tiOn carried