The times., 1898-01-30
DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL.
The House Passes TPon Some of Its
Provisions.

Provisions.
When the members we're not engaged in
| discussing prosperity and the lack of it. yes
terday, they devoted time enough to the Dis
trIct appropriation bin 20 pass on some OF
its provisions.
The total amount recommended to be
appropriated for the general expenses OF
the District of Columbia for the fiscal
year 1899 in tie bill submitted il,
exclusive OF the water department, So
500, 0s .57, of which sum the General Gov
ernment is required TO pay S2,746 553. %,
that being one-nalf of the whole exclusive
of the amount (S1 ,O0OJ recommended for
expenses under the highway act. ThefirSt-
named sum is $2,474 AZ 50 less than the
estimates submitted Oy tue commissioners
The amount appropriated for the general
expenses of the District of Columbia for
hecurrentfiscaI year(i S9St is So, ,O67 $50
90, or So57 ,954.36 more than is recon-
menGed in the bill for 1899.
The whole amount recommended in the
present bills, including the sums
for the water department, pa yable wholly
from the wa ter revenues, is SJ,637 ,657 81,
being SJ67 ,357 40 less than the like ap-
prupriations for the current riscal year.
The amount recommended for the water
departmeut, all OF which is payable
from the EaterrevenueS, is 81 rs sol, being
a reduction of S9,4O3.13 under the ap-
preparations for the water department for
the current fiscal year
The bill was read by sections. The
first section provides for the salaries Of
the executive office, the total Icing S52,-
S33.
For assessors office, S33, 800. collectors
office, S16. 900: auditors office, S1T,S0O;
attorneys office. $4,000; sinking fund.
under control of the Treasury Of the
United States, S2.4OO.
CorOner's office, 81 500; market master,
$4,000: seaIer of weights and measures.
So $40; engineers office, S67, 49,, spe-
cia assessment office. S1I 800, street
sweeping office, S24 900; board Of ex-
aminers steam engineers. $500: Superin-
tendent of charities. S3 $50; surveyors
office, $4,000; contingent and miscel-
laneous expenses, including police courts,
So, 500.
The following provision was objected 70
by Mr.. Rich trtlson of Tennessee
Bathing beach For the care and repair
OF the public bathing beach on the Po-
tOmac River in tine District OF Columbia.
81 GOO. That any balance remaining of the
appropriation toward adapting the inner
basin on the Potomac Flats for a public
bathing pool contained in an act making
appropriations to providefOr the expensesof
the government of the District OF Column
bia for the fiscal year ending June 80, I s97.
and for other purposes approved June 1 L,
1896, whic i remains unexpended, may be
applied by the Commissioners Of said Dis
trict for the examination, improvement,
repair and care of the public bat thing beach
on the tidal reservoir.
Mr.. Richardson made the point of order
that such a transfer of money could not
he made; anil that the appropriation should
be q direct one.
Mr.. Grout, OF Vermont, i'm charge OF the
BILL protested that Congress could law
fully provide that the District Commits
sioners may expend the unexpended bal
ance.
so as 10 read, $50 much of the 81 500 OF
the unexpended balance" The amendment
was lost.
IN amendment TO the paragraph relating
TO electric lighting, authorizing an addi-
tional expenditure OF So 900 for extension
of conduits for arc lights, was offered by
Mr.. Pltney, of New Jersey and accepted.
The consider alton OF the bill will he re-
sumed tomOrrowe