Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-30
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
1t is Reported to the Senate This
Afternoon.
ITEMS OF GREAT LOCAL INTEREST
Amendments Made to the Meas
ure Passed by the House.
G E n E R AL PROV SION S

The sundry civil appropriation bill was
reported to the Senate this afternoon by
the committee on appropriations. The bill
as reported makes j number of appropria-
tiCn; for the District Of Columbia. The
bill provides for the purchase of the old
Globe building on Pennsylvania avenue
rear Sd street, which is the property of Ed
ward II. Thomas, trustee. For this prop
erty Sio,0Co appropriated. The property
contains 11,146 square feet. The bill also
appropriates sG5O,OGO for the purchase of
the Union building on the north side of G
street between 9TH and 7th streets. The
bill contains the following provision:
Opening Cathedral Avenue.
For the purpose of opening Cathedral
avenue in accordance with the highway ex-
tension plans, the Secretary of the Interior
is hereby authorized and directed to con-
vey all right and title of the United States
in and to a parcel of land bounded on the
north by block 2 of the subdivision called
Meridian Hill, and on the east by the east
line of said block extended southwark,
and on the west by the east line of 18th
street west, as said line is now extended
ard laid down, to block 2, and on the south
by a line parallel to w street of the City
of Washington, and distant ninety feet
north from the south line of said w street,
to the parties owning good and unincum-
beced title in the fee simple in lots % to 20,
both inclusive, in block 5 Of the subdivision
called Woodley Park, in the District of
Columbia, containing about 1O3,5OO square
feet of land, and adjoining the land of the
United States embraced in the Geological
Park, upon the conveyance by said parties
of the said lots to the United States: Pro-
vided, That said lots in the said Woodley
Park when so conveyed TO the United
hall Of BIO or1o
Park, and shall be subject to the inclusion
of so much of the same on said Cathedral
avenue as may be necessary for the pur-
Iose of opening the said avenue"
An appropriation Of 81 800 is made for
continuing the work>of cleaning and repair
ing works of art in the Capitol. including
the repairing of frames under the direction
of the joint committee on the library. Also
1859 for necessary repairs and improve
ments to the steam-heating and ventilating
apparatus of the Senate.
Denf and Dumb Institution.
Under the head of current expenses for
the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb the Senate committee inserted the
following in the bill:
Provided, That directors appointed I'M
der the provisions of section 1863 of the
Revised Statutes of the United States shall
remain in office until the appointment and
acceptance of office of their successors, and
the directors of the institution shall have
control of the disbursement of all moneys
appropriated by Congress for the benefit
of said institution, accounts for which shall
be settled and adjusted at the Treasury
Department, as required by the provisions
of section 236 of the Revised Statutes
The appropriation for Howard University
is increased from $3.50 to $4,000, and the
bill is amended to provide that Of this sum
not less than 81, 900 shall be used for nor
NAL instruction.
Under the head of improvements in Judi
ciary Park, 5000 is appropriated in addi-
ton to the House provisions for the con-
limitation of the concrete or asphalt pave
ment of E street through Judiciary Park
frcm 4th street to 9Th street.
The Senate committee amended the bill
to appropriate $3.50 to pay for a portrait
CT eX-President Cleveland, this appropria-
ton to include the purchase of a frame
for the same.
Electric Light Privileges.
AS the bill passed the House of Represen-
tatives it provided that any electric light
ing company now authorized to do business
in the District of Columbia may be award
ed contracts for lights in the Executive
Mansion grounds and Monument Park with
the approval Of the Secretary of War, and
to make such extensions of underground
conduits as may be necessary to furnish
and maintain said lights. In case Of this
provision the following is inserted:
And any electric lighting company now
authorized to do business in the District
OF Columbia to whom contract may be
awarded for public lights in any of the
public parks, reservations or grounds here
inbefore mentioned is hereby authorized
with the approval of the Secretary of War
to make such extension of its underground
conduits now existing in any street or
avenue adjacent and contiguous to such
public parks, reservations or grounds as
may be necessary to furnish and maintain
said lights
Two Contagious Disease Hospitals.
The following provisions are inserted in
the bill:
For construction and completion by the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
of an isolating building for minor con-
tagious diseases on the grounds Of the
Providence Hospital, including sewer water
and gas connections. $4,000: for furnish
ing and equippinS said building for use,
5000; for the maintenance of said isolating
building, 5000; in all $4,000, one-half of
which sum shall be paid from the revenues
of the District of Columbia. Provided, that
said hospital shall receive at any time such
patients suffering with minor contagious
diseases as may be sent to 1t by the said
Commissioners at the request Of the health
officer of said District
For the construction of an isolating build
ing for minor contagious diseases on the
grounds of the Garfield Memorial Hospital,
$4,000 is appropriated, under the same
ing building in connection with Providence
Hospital. The appropriation is $1,000 in
excess of that given Providence Hospital in
order to pay for iEclosing. grading and inn
proving the grounds Immediately connected
with the isoiatng building at the Garfield
Hospital.
Publication of the War Records.
The subcommittee of the appropriations
committee having charge of the sundry
civil bill struck out that paragraph Of the
measure providing for the publication of
official records Of the war of the rebellion
and recommended a different provision for
this purpose. The full committee, however,
retained the House provision in the bill.
Under the appropriation of SIS, 500 for fees
of United States district attorney for the
District of Columbia the following Is in
serted:
Provided. That the commissions or ap-
pointments Of United States district attor-
neys under section 767 of the Revised Stat
utes Of the act of February %, 1897, shall
expire at the end of the present session of
the Senate. and such appointments here
after made shall expire at the end of the
aCin Of ha live he