Evening star., 1897-03-03

care Of smaller school buildings and rented
rooms was stricken out; also the appropria-
tion OF $3,05O for the rent and care of the
| Miner School building.
For repairs and improvements Of school
| buildings and grounds the House had al
| lowed $4,000. which was increased In the
SenaA to $4,000. The conferees agreed on
| Fotfhe purchase of tools, machinery. ma
| teriat and apparatus to be used in connec-
! ton snith instruction in manual training
the. the House allowed 5000: which was in
creased by the Senate to $4,000. The con-
ferees agreed on 5000
For contingent expenses in the schools
| the House had allowed $2850O, which was
| increased by the Senate to 50, 500, and the
conrerees agreed to the amount as fixed by
the Senate
For text books and school supplies the
House had allowed $4,000. which was in
creased in the Senate to $4,000, and the
| Inc conferees agreed upon the following
senate amendments: One eight-room
school building and site, seventh division
| county, $4,000: eight-room building and
site, In vicinity Of North Capitol and r
streets. $4,000; lot adjoining Curtis school
] building, 5000 The conferees agreed to
strike out appr opriations added to the bill
| IN the Senate for one eignt-room building
and site, sixth division. $4,000; four-room
addition to Birney school, eighth division
| 5000.
Police md Fire Departments.
Under the head of metropolitan police
| the Senate increased the privates of the
| first class from 2SS to 31s. and of the sec
ond class from 1911 to 226. The conferees
agreed upon 800 first-class and 200 second
class privates.
In the Senate the bill was amended to
allow policemen thirty lays leave of ali
sence at such times as the Commissioners
might determine the House bill having al
lowed them twenty days leave at the
option of the Commissioners. The con-
1erees agreed to strike out the Senate
amendment
Under the head of fire department the
senate amendments increasing from seven
teen to eighteen foremen ana from 1l3 to
a-u pIivates, and allowing members Of the
hre department thirty days leave were
agreed upon by the conferees, excel.t that
the leave of absence was reduced to twenty
days to conform with the leave allowed IN
the police department.
The conferees compromised on s3 jno for
repairs to engine houses. the House having
allowed $1,000 and the Senate sl5oO. Also
on $'''0o for repairs to apparatus, the
mousse having allowed 5000 which was
increased in the Senate to $500. For The
purchase of horses. Senate amen.lment in
creasing the allowance from 5000 to 81 D09
w was Eo agreed upon The appropriation of
s',ooo to exchange an old-styla truck for an
aerial turn-table truck was stricken out
nut the Senate amendment appropriatins
f:o.ooo to be Immediately available for al,
engine house and company between III am
l2th streets and C and F streets nortbyvast
was agreed upon; also the Senate ameno-
nleht increasing from S21,;Hm to SO 500 for
an engine house and company at Anacostia
ana the same was made immediately avail.
able. ~
for the telegraph and telephone service
OF the District. the House allowed S11 900
wtlioh was increased in the Senate to sl1,-
''D. and the conferees agreed upon the Sen
ale amendment The House agreed 20 the
senate amendment for the extension of
ilre-alarm telegraph. but cut the appropria-
ton Gown from s15,0oo to 5000.
The Gnrbase Question.
ihe conferees agreed upon an amendmei:
appropriatinS s2,400 for two inspectors OF
Sarbage, which was added to the bill in III,
Senate.
All that portion of the bill providin;, foi
the incarceration of garbage for which s1J-
'so was appropriated, which was added to
he Dill in the Senate, was stricken out Ii,
ne conferees. The confere-s agreed upo..
ne I oenafe amendment aDprcpriatinr s.,o
800 for two isolating buildings to he CON
structed upon the grounds of two hospitals
'nd3.o ee operated as q par. of such hos-
.ltats. m the District of Columbia, for the
treatment CT contagious diseases in piar.
OF the provision in the HOUSE bill which
appropriated Si100D ior the purchase OF
site Ter a. contagious diseases hospital The
cSfceu 10 strike out the Spn1t.s
amendment providing for a commission
consisting OF the Secretary of the Interior
tl.e furSsGh general of the army and the
SUPERVISING surgeon general of the marin
'loSpltal. service, to examine suitable ..itss
1or a conjagious diseases hospital in III,
oistrfct oI Columbia. In he Senate the bin
"as aElehceG by an appropriation of S2Uu,E,
g oulid wall around tGa Gail. The ccr-
ieTeeS agreed upon an appropriation uf SIN
pp for this purpose.
Ihe conferees struck out Senator CALM
ger amendment approprating $4,000 for
crenatorium for the disposition of III,
remains of the INDECENT dead of the Ms
trict OF Columbia.
Cnaritabl bic instItations
All that portion of the bill relating to
charitable institutions is still in conference
ihe Senate amendment fixing a salary for
The surgeon-in-chief of F'reedmen's Hos
pital and his assistants was stricken from
the bill; also the provision that any legal
ly licensed physician may attend private
patients when they occupy pay rooms in
any of the public hospitals in the District
oi Colanbia Senate amendment of $24o
Tor cook at the reform school for giris
was stricken from the bill
Inder the head OF Industrial home school
sil,oVO was appropriated for maintenance,
tne House having fixed $500, and the Sem
ate s12,oOo for this purpose.
Inc Senate amendment declaring the
poNcy Oh the government of the United
states 10 make no appropriation for the
purpose OIL founding, naint aiming, etc. any
institution under church control is still In
conference. The conferees agreed to in
crease from $1,000 to $500 the appropria-
tlon Tor expenses of rifle practice and
matches for the District National Guard
The Senate amendment making the appro-
priations for the next fiscal year i'm
medlateiy available where the same relates
10 pubic works was stricken from the bill
by the conferees "
In the senate the provision that hereaf-
ter no electric light company doing bust
ness IN the District of Columbia shall charge
or collect from the United States or any
other consumer of electric arc or incandes-
cent lights or electricity for power prices
exceeding 10 per cent of prices charged for
such lights and power on the lst of Janu-
airy, 1871, was stricken out but the con-
ferees agreed to retain it,
In the House.
The conference report on the District of
Columbia appropriation bill came I'D In the
House this afternoon. The amendments
upon which the conferees have agreed were
adopted by the House, and consldera-
ton was then given to those items upon
which no agreement had been reached.
Mr. P1tney of New Jersey moved a sub