Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-18
FOR DEFICIENCIES
Provisions Of the Appropriation Bill
Reported to the House.
MANY ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST
Financial Management Of Several
institutions Changed.
PREPARATION TO ITALIANS

The deficiency appropriations bill was re-
ported to the House today. carrying a total
Of 81, 791 .340.45. This is the last Of the gem
eral appropriation bills Of this session. One
of the legislative provisions of the bill is
as follows:
THAT on and after July 1. 1896, all ex-
pendftures on account of the reform
school for boys. the girls reform school
be male by the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia, upon itemized vouchers
approved by the auditor of the District and
certified by the Commissioners, as required
by the act of June II. 1875 in the case of
other expenses Of the government of the
District Of Columbia. And all acts or parts
Of acts providing for treasurers for the in
stitutions herein named are hereby repeal
ed, to take effect June 80, 1885,"
Many Miscellaneous Items,
Among the principal local items OF appro-
priation were the following: Repairs to
Holt mansion. Geological Park, $92s; coron-
er's office. $155; advertising for the Dis
trict, $sO5: w. H. Smith, for court services,
1929; for electric lighting in lexington
and West lexington for 1885, 1900; for mis-
cellaneous expenses Of public schools.
$500; for Janitors' expenses. $467; witness
fees in police courts. 3.23375; writs Of
lunacy. 1885, 20; repairing roof of JAIL s.. 1000;
for completing smallpox hospital, 5000;
for cure Of feeble-minded children, $500;
for treasurer of reform school for girls to
June 30, 1895, $500: Freedman's Hospital
$13l98. For the following judgments
O71.D: E. N. Gray. 81, $50 80; James r. Glib
son. 81 ,098. 40; Joel Mann. $3i19S: Lemuel
e. Mayhem. 1901: John and Mary Stuckert
$1.56S.55: for altering rooms in the third
81 Of h,1fl
repairs to the Aqueduct bridge $4,000; for
expenses incurred by the highway extern
sion act, $5,491. wholly out of the District
revenues.
Excise Expenses.
Fer amount required to enable tho ex-
else board to pay for liquors obtained from
pieces where intoxicants are sold, and for
the purpose Of having analyses made of the
same, to be paid wholly from the revenues
of the District, $780,
To ]. r. Spransy for tax sale certificate,
81 ,n31. For burial Of INDECENT soldiers and
sailors. 500. For lighting Capitol grounds,
T.414.Ss.
The Commss ioners are authorized to use
an unexpended balance OF the fire depart
ment appropriation to complete engine
house No. 2.
Other Deficiencies.
The other principal deficiencies for which
1t provides ara: Treasury Department, 3D.
o14.0OO' War Depar.n ent, S6D7 600; Navy
Department, $1,000: Interior Department,
'u4mO: Department of Justice, S251 900;
government printing Office, $4,000; House
Of Represen ia tives, S10t,UOO; Judgments
Court of Claims, $14SHD: Indian depreda-
ton claims Ao.U0: audited claims S169 900;
out of postal revenues, s1,421,OO0.
Damages for Injured Italians.
There is an item Of $4,000 to be paid the
Italian government for indemnity to the
heirs of three Of its subjects, who were
killed, and two others injured by mob vio-
lence In Colorado. In making the appro-
priation for Indian depreciation claims the
committee provides that zone of the juds-
| Irents shall be paid until the Attorney Cen
erat has certified to the Secretary of the
treasury that he has caused to be exam
med evidence heretofore presented to the
Court Of Claims. and such other evidence
as he shall be able to procure as to
whether fraud has been done to the United
states or exorbitant sums allowed and finds
no grounds to support new trial
Appropriations That Have Passed,
In addition to this BILL the urgent de-
| nciency act. passed early in the session
| carried 1896, 1876, making total for de-
hciencies this session of 81 ,O9STT6
The following is a list Of the regular ap-
| with their amounts:
! diplomatic and consular, 81, $50, O5S; District
| of Columbia, s5,4lS.960: Notifications, S.
| So. &7; Indian, S.420.445; legislative. etc
s2l 3so, .65; Military Academy, s44s.!17
| navy S1.64I, 30; pension, $141 .325, $40; posi-
| office. &1.s19, 557; river and harbor So.
'5I $50; sundry CIVIL SO, SIG. aa2 total, 81 :.
SOL $50; sundry civil, So $50, 1872; total
| $37i613, 444.