The evening times., 1900-05-02
SUNDRY CIVIL EXPENSES
The Appropriation Bill Reported
70 the House.
An Increase In the Estimates over
the Amount Allowed for the Cur
rent fiscai Year. Including Def
ciencies That Have Been PrOvid-
ed FOr-Money for the District

dry civil expenses Of the Government for
the fiscal year 1901, was reported TO the
House this afternoon.
The estimates aggregate s70.072. .70s2S.
The bill appropriates SCI, $50, 1855, being
81. as. .Ss2.SS less than the regular esti-
mates, and $. 7C9. .I46.e9 more Than the ap-
preparations for the current fiscal year.
including -deficienees that have been pro-
yided for.
In addition to the amonts appropriated
by the bin, contracts are authorized as
follows:
For public buildings, SS.275. coo.
For lighthouses and lighthouse tenders,
S2s7. 500.
For extension Of the Government HOspi-
tai for the Insane. S925, 600.
In all 81, AZ, ,5oO
Compared with the aPprop. istlons for the
current fiscal yeal, the amounts recon-
mended in the accompanying bill are as
follows:
For public buildings. including marine
hospitals. quarantine stations, annual re-
pairs. heating apparatus, vaults. safes, and
locks. and plans therefor. $4.270, 1868, be-
ing a reduction Of 81 COS, ,329.03.
For lighthouses. beacons, and fog sig
mails. $354.T7o. being a reduction OF $685.
$50.
For the Lighthouse Establishment. S.
32s 0C0. being an increase OF $3.50 GOO.
For the Lifesaving Service. sl.s12 0s0.
being an increase OF $2l, ,770.
Fer the Revenue Gutter Service. Si.200,-
GEO. being the same as appropriations for
the current year, including deficiency
For engraving and printing. sIS54970,
being an increase Of .3SI over the ap-
pTcpriations. includsrg deficiencies for the
current fiscal year.
For the Coast and Geodetic Survey,
Ss56.S45, being an increase Of $317.So2. of
which s=m $751; 745 is required because Of
the withdrawal of enlisted men OF the
Navy from this service
For objects under the Smithsonian In
sutution including the National Museum,
$4i9 $40 being an increase Of S39. 600
For the Fish Commission. S4S7, $50, being
an increase OF S69 40
For the Interstzts Commerce Commis-
sion. $165, coo, being an increase Of $1,000,
which sun Is given TO enable the Inter
state Commerce Commission TO keep in
formed regarding compliance with the act
to promote the safety OF employees and
travellers upOn railroads"
For miscellaneous objects under the
Treasury. SS.5l6 100. being an increase of
S47s. .147.Se. Included under this head are
items such as pay Of assistant eustodisns
and ianitO-s for public buildings. Sl.6Ga.-
0Go- furniture Tor public buildings. S379.-
0e3; fuel. light, aad water for public
buildings. $S50. 600. and new machinery for
the new United States Mint building al
Philadelphia, S440.1S5-
For the quarantine service. $255, GOO. be-
ing an increase Of S6g. 000-
Fer prevention Of eDldemies. 100000.
being an increase Of S3Go Geo.
For buildings under the control OF the
Interior Department including the Capt.
,ol. S107 $50, being an increase Of S4.49S-
For expenses OF collection OF revenue
from sales OF public lands. $i,950,5o0. be
ing an increase OF Sl2T.s34.
For surveying the public lands. 1858 SOC
being an Increase Of 81. 500.
For the United States Geological Survey.
$500 100 being an increase OF $4,000 over
the appropriations Including dsficiencies)
for the current fiscal year.
For the Twelfth Census.
For expenses Of the Twelfth Census So
eco coo. For this object there was appro-
priated for the current year, at the last
session OF Congress. by the special act pro-
yiding for taking the Twelfth Census. the
sum Of 81. .000, ,G0o.
For miscellaneous objects under re In
terror Department. including the Deaf and
Dumb Institution. Howard University, ed
ucatiOn in and reindeer for Alaska, sI5S,
$50. being ar increase of S6,6S2-
For the Government Hospital for the In
sane. 1924. 400. being an increase OF $685.
394-S0 over the appropriations Including
defcieneies) for the current fiscal year.
The sum recommended in the bill includes
S2l0, coo for the purchase OF land for the
extension Of the Hospital
For arr1ries and arssnals. S952, 41S.01.
being an Increase Of $745.516-17.
For buildings and grounds in and around
Washington including the Executive Man
sion and the Washington Monument, SI59,
126. being reduction OF $2.seS-
For the construction OF buildings az and
the enlargement OF military posts. includ
ing the erection of barracks and quarters
for the artillery, in connection with the
adopted project for seacoast defense. and
for the purchase OF suitable sites for the
latter. 81 0S0, zoe, being an increase OF
S420. 200.
For maintenance Of sewer and street sys-
TEN at Fort Monroe, $7,217.50, being an in
crease Of $353.5G.
For the Yellowstone National Park.
500, ,000. being an increase of $4,000
The Military Parks.
For the national military parks. s265. .ooo.
being an increase Of S24.077.50.
For final payment on the expiration Cf
twenty years maintenance of the channel
at the South Pass of the Mississippi River,
under the act Of March ). 1875. there is
recommended the sum Of $5o0.0o0
Fer improvement of rivers and harbors
under contract authorizations contained n
the River and HarbOr acts Of 1892. 1896.
and 1899. $12 2o0, $3.50, being an Increase
nf S3 90 40S "a
For national cemeteries, $22S, 495, being
an increase Of $1S.615.
For miscellaneous objects under the War
Department, including the survey Of
Northern and Northwestern lakes. furnish
ing artificial limbs. and bringing home the
remains of officers ard soldiers who die
abroad. S4s2, 200, being a reduction Of
s34S. .675.
For the National Hcsne for Disabled Vol
unteer Soldiers. SS. .0s9 700, being a reduc-
tion CT S244, ,S44.
For continuing aid TO State or Territorial
homes for the support of disabled volun-
$50. .00o.
For payment Of amounts that may be
certified as due on account of pay and boun-
" to. volunteer soldiers, S200, ,00o, being a
reduction Of S150.0oo.
For the woman commissioner to attend
the unveiling of the statue OF Lafayette al
the Paris Exposition. authorized by the
joint resolution of February %. 1860. s.. 600
is recommended.
For the expenses OF delegates to the pro-
posed international conference OF American
Republics. SIS. Geo is recommended.
For miscellaneous objects under the De-
partment of Justice, 1921 500, being a re-
duction OF S442. 800.