The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-24
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Reported to the senate From the
ApDrOpriatiOns Committee.

Appropriations Committee.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations
reported the Sundry Civil bill to the
Senate Yesterday. The increase over the
amount carried in the House bill is S4,31s.-
665 The items of increase are
Public buildings. Detroit. Mich, elevator
for old custom horse, 10000; Macon. Ga.
rental of temporary quarters, 5000; light
houses, beacons ard fog signals, s4lo,-
1OO; life saving service, S20e; launch for
custom service Astoria, Ore, $500; rev.
enue cutter for service on st. Mary's River.
Mich, s37.5G0; rent for agent Of postage
stamps. $500; steamer for coast sur
vey service, $4,000; National Museum. col
lections, $100,C0G; Geological Park fence.
$20.0c0: fish commission. sl1,940; interstate
commerce commission. Sl0,000; Office OF Sec
retary of the Treasury, $3.50; punishment
for violations of internal revenue, S25. Geo;
machinery for mint building at Denver.
Col, S15O.OO0. compensation in lieu of mole
ties. $4,000; fishing nets for natives of
niaSnak Island, Alaska, $500; quarantine
service in Hawaii. s100. .OC0; territorial gov
ernment of Hawaii. salaries, etc, s24, ,0OO; +;
Capitol building heating. ventilating, ETC.,
So 2S5; Maitby building. repairs. etc, ST.
5S1.50: public land service, $500; mineral
lands in Montana and Idaho, $4,000; geolo-
logical survey. $4,000: Sequoia National
Park. improvements. s21,C00; Government
Hospital for the Insane, s2lO,OOO;. Rock
Island arsenal, $97, 600; Water.own arsenal.
Mass. s12,5G0; Schuylkill arsenal. PhiI;.del-
phia. sS5.CGO; addition to Executive Nan
m
marck, N. D., 10000; military post at Fort
Meade, S. D., $4,000; military post at Fort
d. A. Russell. Wyo., $4,000: Mississippi
River. from Head Of the Passes to mouth
of Ohio. s2,5o0.c00; Mississippi River,
from mouth of Ohio to st. Paul.
Mimi. s25O.00O; Missouri River. from
mouth to Sioux City. Iowa, $3.50, 900; re-
pair of jetties at mouth of Columbia
River. s250,OO0; care of national ceme-
teries. etc.. 5000: isolatfng ward. roads.
ETC.. Garfield Hospital. $1,000; military
road in Wyoming, 10000; investigation OF
claims for private property taken in
the military service. 10000; office OF
naval records of the rebellion, 81. 500; un-
Ger Department of State, s4,050; De-
partment or Labor. $500; repair to court
mouse Washington, d. c., s4.S4S.5O; United
states District Attorneys office, District of
Columbia. 1920; salaries of United states
district judges. $4,000: salaries of clerk
and reporter. United States District Court.
Hawnii. s4,2C0; Industrial Commission, ex-
penses OF. continuance, 22,3C0; statue of
Rochambeau and PEDESTAL, $500; total in
crease, s5,GC0, 165.
The items of decrease are: Rent for in
ternai revenue service at Syracuse. n. Y,
$4,000; Fort WhippIe barracks. Arizona.
ssooog; military post, Fort Riley. Kansas.
10000; payment to legal representatives
of James B. Eads, 100000; improving
passes Of the Mississippi River. sf0O. 900;
digest Of opinions Of the Attorney General,
$500. Total decrease. s6S3, 500. Net in
! crease, s4,3l6.G65
Ihe bill authorizes the President to ap-
point an architect and a landscape archi-
tect. to be associated with the Chief OF
Engineers OF the United States Army. to
make an examination and to report to Con-
gress on the first Monday in December,
1900, plans for the enlargement of the ex-
ecutive department. for the treatment OF
that section Of the District of Columbia
| situated south of Pennsylvania Avenue and
| north OF B Street northwest and for a
suitable connection between Potomac and
Geological Parks. For the expenses Incl
dent to this report $4,000 is appropriated.
Two thousand FIVE hundred dollars is ap-
propriated to enable the Secretary of War
/ to have reburied in some suitable spot in
| the National Cemetery at Arlington. Va.
| and to place proper headstones on their
! graves. the bodies Of about 12S Confederate
| soldiers now buried in the National SOL
| diers' Home District of Columbia, and
the bodies Of about 136 Confederate SOL
| diers now buried in the National Cemetery
at Arlington. Va.
| The appropriation for Garfield Memorial
| Hospital is increased as follows: For COM
| pletion Of isoiating wards, including drive
ways. grading. and improving grounds and
| Introducing Potomac water. $1,000, 20 be
| expended under the direction of the Com
missioners of the District of Columbia
The sum of 100000 is appropriated for
the purchase, in the discretion OF the
| Secretary Of the Interior, OF not less than
14O acres of land adjoining the present
| building site of the Government Hospital
for the Insane. 1t is provided that II this
| amount OF land cannot be purchased for
| the amount named or for 4 less sum- the
amount appropriated shall be applied tc
the construction of buildings for special
| classes of patients on the present grounds
of the hospital. 1t is also provided that
| the subdivision of Pencote Heights in the
District OF Columbia be revoked and an
nulled
The salary OF the Deputy Recorder OF
| Deeds for the District of Columbia is fixed
! at S25G0 per annum.
| The sum of S4.34S50 Is appropriated for
| special repairs to the courthouse in the
| District of Columbia. In accordance with
| estimates of the Architect of the Capitol
| to be Immediately available
| The appropriation for fees of the United
| States District Attorney for the District
| Of Columbia is increased from s23.S0O tc
S27 600. and it is provided that the District
| Attorney shall pay to his assistants no:
exceeding in all $4,000 per annum also his
clerk and messenger hire not exceeding
| $500. and for office rent, stationery, etc
not exceeding l.400 per annum, out oi
| the fees of his office.