Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-08
MORE MONEY ASKED
Additional Urgent Deficiency Bill
Reported.
APPROPRIATION OF 81, 43s,5s0 WANTED
Quite a Number of Provisions of
Local Interest.
PRINTING OFFICE LEAVES

An additional urgent deficiency appro-
pI>ation bill was reported TO the House
today by the committee on appropriations.
1t carries 81. 4395S.b in total. and among the
provisions of the bill are the following
items of local interest:
Government Printing Office.
To enable the public printer to comply
with the provisions of the law granting
thirty days annual leave to the employees
of the government printing office for the
fiscal year 1900, s15.oUO, or SO much thereof
as may be necessary.
To enable the public printer to pay en-
ployes of the government printing office
for leave of absence to which they were
entitled during the fiscal year ended June
81, 1889, and which could not be granted
to them in consequence of the approprIa-
ton for leaves of absence becoming ex-
hausted, $4,000, or so much thereof as may
be necessary.
Hereafter there shall be advanced to
the public printer from time to time, as
the public service may require it. and under
such rules as the Secretary of the Treasury
may prescribe, sum of money not exceed
ing at any time the penalty of his official
bond, to enable him to pay for work and
material.
Government Hospital for the Insane.
For support, clothing and treatment in
the Government Hospital for the Insane
of the insane from the army and
navy, marine corps, revenue cutter
service and inmates of the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers,
persons charged with or convicted of
crimes against the United States who are
insane, all persons who have become insane
since their entry into the military or naval
service of the United States who have been
admitted to the hospital and who are indi-
gent, $4,000
The following note accompanies this item:
The estimate for the year 1900 for the sup
port fund of the hospital was based on a
daily average number Of patients of 1850.
There are at present actually in the hos
pital 1863, and 1t would appear now that
the average for the year will be above
1882
For general repairs and improvements,
$4,000
For furnishing new laundry, 50, 1880.
Public Printing and Binding.
For the public printing, for the public
binding and for paper for the public print
ing, including the cost of printing the de-
bates and proceedings of Congress in the
Congressional Record, and for Iithograph-
ing, mapping and engraving for both
houses of Congress, the Supreme Court of
TIC tihlct STATES the supreme court
the District of Columbia the Court OF
Claims, the Library of Congress- the execu-
tive office and the departments, including
salaries or compensation of all necessary
clerks and employees. for labor (by the day
piece or contracO. and for rents, books of
reference, and all the necessary materials
which may be needed in the prosecution Of
the work, S450,OOO
For printing and binding for the Depart
ment of Justice 5000.
Other provisions of the bill are s follows.
Naval Establishment
To meet unforeseen contingencies con-
stantly arising, to be expended at the dis
erection of the President, $4,000.
For the purchase of water boat for the
purpose of supplying ships of the navy
with water, S., 600.
For the purchase of coal barges for sup
plying coal to ships of the navy, $4,000.
For the installation of a suitable equip
ment plant in the Philippine Islands, $4,000.
For general maintenance Of yards and
docks, Sc, 900.
For repairs and preservation at navy
yards and stations, $50 ZOO.
For conting' IT expenses that may arise
at navy yards and stations, $4,000.
For reconstructing building numbered
seven, replacing furniture, mathematical
and engineering instruments and stationery
and providing temporary offices, rendered
necessary by fire on February II, 1900
5000
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
To supply a deficiency in the appropria-
ton for naval hospital fund for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1900, For mainte-
nance of the naval hospitals at the vari-
Gus navy yards and stations and for the
care and maintenance of patients in other
hospitals at home and abroad" $4,000
For surgeons necessaries for vessels in
commission, navy yards, naval stations
marine corps and coast survey, and for
the civil establishment al the several naval
hospitals, navy yards, naval laboratory and
department of instructions, museum of
hygiene and Naval Academy, $4,000.
Bureau of Construction and Repair
For preservation and completion of YES
sells on the stocks and IN ordinary pur-
chase of materials and stores of all kinds
and all other auxiliaries, $100,GoO.
Marine Corps.
Repair of barracks, including repairs I'M
provements, additions and rent of bar
racks, quarters and grounds; transporta-
ton. recruiting. military stores, including
ammunition, etc, s25,OO.
Treasury Department.
Mint at Philadelphia. $40 900; repairs of
public buildings $4,000; heating apparatus
public buildings. $4,000; vaults, safes and
locks. public buildings. $500; legislative,
H.. HoG use, of RepresAatives, miscellaneous,