The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-03-19


The Fiftyfourth congress, whose
death knel was sounded on March 4
1897, finished it's business with four regu-
lar appropriation bills not enacted into
law as usual. They were the Indian
general deficiency, agricultural and sun
dry civil appropriation bills. The In
dian bill, as the name implies, makes APP
preparations for conducting the affairs
of the Indians on the western reserva-
tions, while the agricultural bill appro-
PIRATES money for conducting the agri-
cultural department of the government.
The general deficiency and sundry civil
bills are omnibus appropriation bills,
and generally every section of the coun-
try is interested in the provisions of
both.
New England was especially inter-
estcd in the sunGry civil bill which failed
last week and there are two New Eng
land items in the general deficiency. The
first provision in the latter which is of
interest to New Englanders is the clause
which provides 1000 for the payment
on account of the revenue cutter Gala
tin, to enable the secretary of the treas
ury to reimburse the survivors of the
officers and crew of the United States
revenue cutter Gallatin, wrecked off the
coast of Massachusetts,, Jan. 6, 1892, for
losses sustained by them, respectively,
In the wreck of said vessel; provided,
that the secretary of the treasury in de-
ternining the amount of such losses
shall in all cases require q schedule and
sworn statement of loss, and that no al
lowance shall be made for any prop
erty except that which was useful, ne
cessary and proper for said officers and
crew while engaged in the government
service on board such revenue cutter.
Ii any survivor of said wreck entitled
to the benefit of this appropriation shall
have died before receiving the re1m-
bursement provided for, then such sum,
when duly ascertained, shall be paid to
his widow, if one survive him, and if not,
then to his minor children, if there are
any; and the benefit of this provision is
further extended to the surviving widow
or minor children of any officer or mem
Der of the crew of said revenue cutter
Gallatin whose life was lost at the time
of such wreck, and in this case the secre-
tary of the treasury may dispense with
the sworn statement provided for herein.
The next item in the deficiency bill
vision to pay Hon. Winslow Warren of
Dedham, Mass, for services rendered
by him under order of the circuit court
of the United States for the district of
Massachusetts, $500.
The sundry civil bill is pretty well
patched up with New England items.
The first one is for the construction Of
a 2-story money vault in the suh-treas-
nf hn mil of
Boston, $4,000.
The next one is that the secretary of
the treasury be authorized and directed
to acquire by purchase, condemnation,
or otherwise, such additional land as he
may deem necessary, and to cause to be
erected an addition to the United States
custom house and postoffice building at
Bridgeport, Conn, for the use and ac-
commOdation of the government offices,
the cost of said additional land and ex-
tension or addition not to exceed $780,
600
For completing the construction of the
present postoffice building at Brockton,
Mass, the sum of 900 also appears
In the bill at this point.
Worcester, Mass, comes next for an
appropriation of $4,000 for repairs to it's
postoffice.
The next item is for the New Haven
harbor breakwater light and fog signal
station. For establishing a light and
fog signal station on the outer break
water, entrance to New Haven harbor,
$25, 900 is Appropriated and the total cost
of establishing said light and fog signal
station, complete, under a contract
which is hereby authorized therefor shall
not exceed SIS, 000
In the lighting of rivers" provision of
the bill under discussion, the Connecti-
cut river. Thames river between Nor
witch and New London, Conn. come in
for a slice of the lump apprc priation of
100000 for the purpose of lighting the
rivers throughout the country.
In the ''life-saving" paragraph several
New England provisions appear.
For one superintendent for the coasts
of Maine and New Hampshire $1,000 is
A similar appropriation
is made for a superintendent for the
coast of Massachusetts alone, while for
a superintendent off the coast of Rhode
Island and Long Island $500 is provided,
with an assistant, who will receive $1,000
by this bill.
The appropriations for conducting the
Investigations of the fish commission
dlSO treat llDCIdllS Will ANGN
projects
The Green lake, Maine, station will get
$4,000, divided as follows: One superin-
tendent, $500; foreman, $3.50; fish cultur-
list, $780, two laborers, $50 each.
The Craigs Brook, Maine, station will
get 1880, divided as follows: One super
$500; foreman, 1920; one
skilled laborer 5000; one laborer $40.
The st. Johnsbury VT, station will re-
ceive $342O, divided as follows: One SUI
$500; skilled laborer, $500;
two Iaborers, $500 each.
The Gloucester, Mass, station will be
provided with a superintendent at $500
and one laborer at 5000.
The Woods Holl, Mass. station will
receive 5000, divided as follows: One
$500; machinist, 1850;
fish culturist, 5000; pilot and collector,
s72O; three firemen, $500 each; one skilled
laborer. 5000; one laborer, $40.
For the establishment of a fish cult
llraI station in the state of New Hamp-
shire. at some suitable point to be Sc
lected by the United States commission
er of fish and fisheries, including pur-
of site, construction of the build
ings and ponds, and its equipment s15,-
OOO or so much thereof as may be neceS-