Evening star., 1897-02-26
UNDRY CIVIL BILL
Changes Hads BY the Senate Committee
That Are Of Local Interest.
TO ExtensiOn Of Electric Lightfng
= Authorised-The Government
Printing ONCE Extcnsion.

The sundry civil appropriation bill was
completed last evening by the Senate COM
mittee on appropriations.
The bill provides an appropriation Of
$S25.OO0 for the purchase of the Corcoran
Art Gallery property at the corner of 18th
street and Pennsylvania avenue for the
use Of the Court of Claims
The committee struck out Of the bill that
portion Of the paragraph for electric lights
In the parks providing that all wires be
placed underground. and substituted pro-
vision similar to the one inserted in the
District Of Columbia bill. as follows:
Hereafter there shall be no extension of
electric lighting service, and it shall be un-
lawful to open any Of the streets, roads,
avenues, alleys, or other public highways,
or any Of the parks or reservations in tbs
District Of Columbia for the purpose of
laying electric wires. cables, or conduits
therein. until specifically authorized by
- The Garfield Hospital.
For an additional building for the Gar
field Memorial Hospital $35, 600 is appro-
priated. The appropriation is made with
the provision that before the hospital is to
secure this money 1t is to dedicate to the
District Of Columbia ground for widening
Florida and Grant avenues. A provision is
also made to expend s., 500 for designs and
estimates for memorial bridge and for
surveys, soundings and borings to be made
In the river by the chief Of engineers.
An authorization Is inserted that the
medical department of the army may sell
medical and hospital supplies at contract
prices to the Soldiers Home in this district
Under the Department Of Justice 1000 is
appropriated for repairing vault, procuring
and placing metallic shelving, fileholders,
etc, In the Office Of the register of wills.
The Postmaster General Is authorized and
lot hi fof
clerk of the Post Office Department. and
James H. Ash, chief Of the division of cor
respondence therein. $1,000 in such shares
as s,,ne,,I ne may deem proper, for preparing.
compiling, codifying and editing the new
edition OF the postal laws and regulations
Ihe bill also includes an Appropriation
Tor an extra months pay for employees Of
the senate and House of Representatives.
Government Printing Onfce.
instructions are given in the bill for the
joint committee on printing to cause to be
prepared plans for necessary additions and
improvements to the government printing
ONCE. which shall be fully adequate to
meet all the present and future require
ments OF the government" No money is
appropriated for this or for a site.
Four paragraphs providing for neces-
sary work In the Capitol are added. For
nags. *1OO, and for cleaning AMI repairing
be appropriated. For additional book cases
and shelves to accommodate the increase
OF law books. and to protect rare and
valuable books and manuscripts in the
law library Of Congress, $4OO is TO he i'm
mediateiy available. The sum of $3 165 is
to be given to the architect for care and
repair of the steam heating and yentilating
apparatus of the Senate, including air
ducts elevators. legislative bell service,
etc, In the Senate wing Of the Capitol, and
also for the Supreme Court.
70 construct additional accommodations
at Government Hospital for the Insane for
insane soldiers. $4,000.
Five hundred dollars is given toward the
expenses Of unveiling the bronze statue
erected to the memory Of the late Samuel
II: Gross. on the Smithsonian grounds
Ihe Geological Park Is permitted to pur-
chase animals under certain conditions.
heretofore having received additions only
by gift.
Tne Secretary of the Treasury is author
lied to appoint by transfer from a clerk
ship from class one librarian at a salary
Of ST. 200.