The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-22
TSES PRUNTNG KNIFE.
Sundry Civil Estimate Cut Down
$13, 234,541s

Washington, Feb. 22.-The appropria-
lions committee of the house has agreed
upon the sundry civil appropriation bill.
1t apprOpriates $44 74g, S93, being $13,-
Elemental estimates and IS, S61, $50 less
than the appropriations for the current
fiscal year.
The bill carries s225.OOO for the deep
waterways commission, no estimate
having been submitted by the war de-
partment, but only S100, 600 for the Paris
exposition for which $499, 900 was recon-
mended; $42O,0 900 for the enlargement of
military forts, ($2, 000, 900 recOmmended,)
$13, 30, 613 for river and harbor work,
(S1S,09 100 recommended,) the chief
items being as follows: Humboldt bay.
Calf, 500, 600; Savannah, $3.50 600;
Cumberland sound, Georgia and F'lori-
da, $450000; Buffalo, N. Y. $4S9, 746;
Delaware bay $500, 900: WiaWa bay S.
c., $3.50, GOO; Sabine Pass, Texas, $400, 600;
Duluth, Mimi, $770,138; Oakland, Calf,
$133, 600; San Pedro, Calf, $400 000.
with provisO making construction of
the harbOr in accordance with board
appointed by the president); locks and
dams, Allegheny river $500 600; MOnOn-
gahela river, West Va, $500, 900; Cum
berland river, above Nashville, $3.50, 900;
kentucky river $104. 900; Falls of Ohio
at Louisville S167 $50; dams No. 2, 3, 4
and 5, between Davis island and dam
No. g. $685., 600; Chicago river $500 600
Illinois and Mississippi canal ST. 427, 740S
waterway from keWeenaWa bay to
Lake Superior $3.50, 600; Mississippi river
from mouth of Ohio to St Paul 1873, 1873;
from mouth of Missouri river to St.
Paul $S26,666; from head of passes to
mouth of Ohio 81, 9S3; 1888; from protect
ing bank at Charlottesville, No, $780,
600; Missouri river from mouth to Sioux
City 100000 $3.50, 900 of which is to protect
banks at st. Joseph and $4,000 at the
mouth of Little BIue).
The appropriations for public build
ings including marine hospital and
quarantine stations aggregate SO. 1872 800
recommended 4 a of
S1,191, 1874 from the current law. They
include Boise City, Ida, Completing
building $32, 1922; continuing postOfice
at Buffalo, N. Y, under present limit of
cost $500 900; rental of quarters at Chi
cago $1S,S45; continuing building at Chi
cagO $l,OO0,O00; completing building at
building at Denver, Colo, 5000, 900; COM
pleting immigration station, Ellis Is
land 100000; continuing building at
San Francisco $500, 900, $3.50, 900 for gen
eral repairs to public building.
An increase of $25, 900 is made to the
general appropriation for coast survey
work to be made in Alaska. An appro-
priation of $4,000 is made for complet-
ing the coast survey steamer for service
IN Alaska and Aleutian islands and
100000 for outfit.
The bill carries S25, 900 for the purpose
of continuing invest cations of fur seals.
The item appropriating 500, 900 for the
Paris exposition empowers the presi-
dent to appoint a commissioner general
cat $4,000 per year,, an assistant COM
missioner general cat $4,000, and a sec
rotary general Cat S4,50O) to represent
the United States and an advisory
board of nine commissioners (to serve
without salary or compensation for
expenses).
The terms of the three general officers
small be for three years each and only
their actual travelling expenses shall be
paid. The total expenses of the United
states for all purposes incident to the
exposition is limited to $500 OOO
There is appropriated $50, 000 for the
survey of the Lynn canal, Alaska,