The record-union., 1898-02-22
SUNDRY CIVIL
APPROPRIATIONS.
The Bill as Reported to the Lower
House Of Congress
Makes a Sweeping Reduction from the
Amount Of Current Law.
Provision is Made for the Improves
nent of Oakland, Eureka and
San Pedro Harbors-A Small
Appropriation for the Paris
Exposition.


Exposition.
WASHINGTON. Feb. PA sweep
ing reduction of over $S0O0,000 from
the amount carried by the current law
is made in the sundry civil appropra-
tion bill. reported To the House to-day,
the aggregate appropriation carried be-
ing 81. 149, ,S93. The total is $13.234 oil
less thar the regular and supplemental
official estimates made for the fiscal
year in 1899 and SS,S61 500 less than
the appropriations made for the current
fiscal year
For arsenal AVID armories $193.315 is
appropriated. an increase of sol 16J
from the current year; for military
posts s420. 900 estimates called for So
/ UoO,U0O; work ON rivers and harbors
under authorized contracts, $13.2l06l3.
a reduction of S5.367. 500; survey OF
| deep water ways between the Great
Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. S225,-
coo, increase of $4,000: public build
ings, So, 132, 500, reduction of 81 19l-
J94; for the lighthouse establishment,
S3,006,O00, increase of S112 435. and for
the Paris Exposition. 100000: Ma
tional Soldiers Homes. S2,SI9. .J31; an
increase of S253, 900 ever the current
law
Other items are: Life saving service,
ST, o93, ,0IJ; lighthouse beacons and sig
mails. s1J4,0O0. a reduction of S232 14O:
revenue cutter service. 81 100000; 10
enforce the Chinese Exclusion Act,
SlU0,uUO; surveying public lands. S;;21-
Oo0; for expenses of collecting revenue
from public land sales, 1927 900. includ-
ing new item OF $4,000 to protect
and administer forest reserves: ex-
penses of United States courts, S4S46-
or, reduction of over $500, 600 from
the current law; suppressing counter
feiting and other crimes, 100000: back
pay and bounty claims certified by the
treasury 10 be due. S524. 600.
The bill carries $225, 600 for the Deep
Water Ways Commission, no estimate
having been submitted by the War d.
partment. but only 100000 for the
Paris Exposition. While 5000. 900 was
recommended; 500 900 for enlargement
! of militia. forts (S2,00000o recon-
mended).
There is S13,21o,613 for river and
harbor work, while $1S.O93 .00T was
recommended, the chief items being as
follows: Humboldt Bay, Cal. $780,
Sound, Ga. and Florida, $3.50. 900. Buff
falo. N. Y. $4S9,146: Delaware Bay.
$500, 900; Wyawa Bay. S45oO00: Sabine
Pass. Texas. 100000; Duluth s77U-
13S; Oakland. Cal, S133 $50: San Pc
dro, Cal, 100000 with proviso making
construction of the harbor in accord
ance with plan of board appointed by
the President
lt a,,J Jo-x~
600: Monongahela River. West yir-
ginia, S400,000 Cumberland River above
Nashville. S230,000; Kentucky River.
Sl04,000; Falls of Ohio at Louisville.
Sl6I,2 30; dams No. . 3 and 4, five be-
tween Davis Island dam and dam No.
g. So95,00o; Chicago River. $1,000 600:
Illinois and Mississippi Canal. 81 ,427.-
'Iu; waterway from Keweenaw Bay to
Lake Superior, $4J0,000; Mississippi
River from mouth of Ohio to ST. Paul,
S6i3,3.'3; from mouth of Missouri River
to st. Paul, SS26, ,666; ffom head of
passes to mouth of Ohio, 81 ,933 S33. for
protecting bank at Carruthersvillc Mo-,
SlOO0O0; Missouri River from mouth to
Sioux City. 100000 (S30,00 of which
is to protect banks at ST Joseph and
$4,000 at mouth of Little Blue).
The appropriations for public build
inSs, including marine hospitals and
quarantine stations, aggregate So 3D.
500 recommended $3,41J,2 ,212). a reduc-
ton of ST. 191 ,994 from the current law.
They include Boise City, Idaho complete
building) S332.32S; continuing Postoffice
a. Buffalo. n. Y, under present limit of :
cost, Si00,0D0: rental of quarters at Chi
cago, S1S,S43: continuing building at
Chicago, 81 ,000C00; completing building
at Cheyenne, SSS Sj3; completing mint
building at Denver, Col, 100000; COM
pleting immigration station, Ellis ISL
and, Si0o0OO: continuing building at
San Francisco, SJ00,000 and $25o000
for general repairs to public buildings.
An increase of So, 900 is made to the
general appropriation for coast survey
work on account of the work to be made
in Alaska. An appropriation of $4,000
Is made for completing the coast survey
steamer for service in Alaska and Aleu-
tian Islands, and $4,000 for outfit.
The bill carries $4,000 for the pur-
pose of continuing the investigation OF
fur seals.
The item appropriating 100000 for
the Paris exposition empowers the Pres
ident to appoint Commissioner Cen
eral Cat SS,000 per Year, and an AS
sistant Commissioner General Cat So
0G0 per year, and Secretary General
tat $4,000 to represent the United States
and an Advisory Board of nine Commits
sioners, to serve without salary or COM
pensation for expenses. The terms of
the general officers shall be for three
years each. and their actual travelling
expenses shall be paid. The total ex-
pense of the United States for all pur-
poses incident TO the exposition is linn
tied to 500 COO.
There is appropriated $50 900 for the
survey of the Lynn Canal, Alaska