The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-22
LIBERAL AS TO DULUTH
HOUSE BILL CARRIES S77O,OoO FOR
HEAD OF LAKE HARBoR
Sundry Civil Bill Reported Carry
ing FOrty-Four Millions, Thirteen
Millions Less Than the Regular
and supplemental Estimates-
Principal Items of the Act.

WASHINGTON, Feb. PA sweep
ing reduction of over $4,000 900 from
the amount carried by the current law
Is made in the sundry civil appropria-
ton bill, reported to the house today.
the aggregate appropriations carried
being $44.749,S93. The total is $13,234.-
BAL less than the regular and supple-
mental official estimates.
The bill limits the expenditure for
the erection of barracks and quarters
for artillery. in connection with the
project adopted for seacoast defense,
at any one point, to $4,000 for a one
battery post and SIS, 900 additional for
each additional battery.
For arsenals and armories, s193,S75 Is
appropriated, an increase of $54, 765
from the current year; for military
posts, $4,000 Estimates called for
$4,000 OO); work on rivers and harbors
under authorized contracts, $13210,613,
reduction of Sc, 1867 S99; survey of deep
waterways between the great lakes
and the Atlantic ocean, $225, 900, in
crease of $4,000; public buildings, So
132S00, reduction of 81 ,191 1894; for the
lighthouse establishment, $1,000, 900, in
crease of SIP, 400. and for the Paris ex-
position, 100000; National soldiers
homes, $2,819, 531, an increase of $685.
600 over the current law.
Among the river and harbor items of
Western interest are: Duluth, S770. 1873;
San Pedro, Cal, $4,000 with proviso
making construction of the harbor in
accordance with plan of board appoint
ed by the presidenD; locks and dams
Allegheny river, 100000; Monongahela
river, w. Va. 100000; Chicago river
Continuing improvement from mouth
to stock yards and to Belmont avenue),
100000 Illinois & Mississippi canal,
$1,427,74O; waterway from Keweenaw
bay to Lake Superior $450,000; Missis-
sippi river from mouth of Ohio to St
Paul, $673, 1888; from mouth of Missouri
river to st. Paul, 1926, $3.50; from head Of
passes to mouth Of Ohio, $1,9S3, 1893 {;
Missouri river from mouth to Sioux
City, 100000 $3.50, 900 of which Is to pro-
tect banks at st. Joseph and $4,000 at
mouth of Little Blue.
Other items of special interest to
Minnesota are:
For lighting the channels in st. Louis
and Superior bays at the head OF Lake
Superior, included In general appropria-
ton, the lighthouse board is authorized
to lease the necessary ground for lights
and beacons for temporary use; for SUI
perintendent of the life-saving stations
on the coasts of Lakes Superior and
Huron, $500; Duluth fish culture sta
ton, $4,440; repairs Duluth fish station,
s., 000 survey Of northwestern lakes for
additional charts, $4,000.
The appropriations for public build
ings, including marine hospitals and
quarantine stations, aggregate 1912, 800
recommended, &c. ,272), a reduction
of $1,191, 1893 from the current law. They
include Boise City, Idaho completing
buildng), 1872, 1892; continuing postoffice
at Buffalo, under present limit of cost,
$4OO, 900; rental of quarters at Chicago,
$18S45; for continuing building at Chi
cago, s1,000,0O0 completing building at
Cheyenne, $88,S52; completing mint
building at Denver, 5000, 900; completing
immigration station, Ellis island, $780,
900; continuing building at San Fran
cisco, $4,000 $25OOOO for general re-
pairs to public buildings.
An increase of $500 Is made to the
general appropriation for survey work
on account of the work to be made IN
Alaska. An appropriation of $4,000 is
made for completing the coast survey