The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-08
PRICE ONE CENT
URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL
Representative CanEOl Reports 1t
TO the House.
Appropriations AEErcEatIng 81 49,
$50 Recommended by the Commit
tee-FaciIities for the Navy in the
fhiliDPines-NOney for the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane.

! Representative Cannon from the Com
mittee On Appropriations. to which was
referred certain House documents. sub
mitting estimates 10 meet urgent defcien-
cies in appropriations, reported this after
| noon a bill Making appropriations TO sup
ply additional urgent deficiencies in the
! appropriations for the fiscal year ending
! June 30. 1900. and for prior years and for
! ether purposes"
+ The appropriations carried under this
/ bin are as follows:
/ Treasury Department-Min at Phna-
/ delphia. $4,000; repairs Of public build
/ ings, $4,000; heating apparatus for pub
/ lie buildings. $4,000: vaults. safes. and
| locks FOR public buildings. $500 Naval
/ estabIishment-Gene expenses. 1856. coo;
reconstruction building at navy yard, New
/ York, &50.0GG. Department Of the Interior
Government Hospital for the Insane,
| $53 0So. LeEislative-HOuse Of Ropresen-
tatives. 81. .OC0; public printing and bind
ing S4S7ooo; total. Sl439.5So.
Facilities for Manila.
One Of the items under the head Of the
naval establishment is one Of $4,000 for
the purchase Of a water boat for the pur-
pose Of supplying ships OF the Navy with
l water.
The necessity for water boat. it is said.
has been greatly felt al Manila. and the
purchase Of one has been recommended
by the commander -iu-chief OF the station.
There is no water 90 be had but rain water
and water company service is unreliable
4 boat is now building. TO be ready in
March. which. Tho committee says. can and
ought 10 be purchased
The sum Of SI5G.Co0 is set apart for the
purchase OF coal barges Tor supplying coal
10 ships Of the Navy. The cCmmauder-ir-
chief Of the Asiatic station has requested
new barges 10 be supplied Those at pres
ent in use. called "tascoes. are very per-
ishabIe. not easily obtained. and not very
suitable for the purpose Il is desired,
says the committee. 20 have material pre-
pared al san Francisco. shipped TO Manila,
and there pur together.
Thirty thousand dollars is appropriated
90 the use Of the Bureau Of Equipment for
the Installation Of a suitable equipment
plant in the Philippines. In note TO the
bin. the committee says In order 10
meet ,he demands Of ships al Manila IN
the matter OF equipment outfits, an equip
mcut plant as complete as al any navy
yard or station IN the United States should
be maintained there. Much saving Of time
and money VIII result By such installa-
I ton"
For the Insane Hospital.
Fifty-three thousand dollars is allowed
for the use OF The Government Hospital for
the Insane above Auacostia. Under this
heading the bill -eciJes:
For current expenses Of the Government
Hospital for lie Insane. For support.
. clothing. and treatment in the Government
Hospital for the Insane Of the insane from
the Army and Nayy Marine Corps. Revenue
. Cutter Service and inmates Of the National
Hcme for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. per
sons 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 ser
vice Of the United States who have been
admitted TO the hospital and who are IL
digeut $4,000"
4 The estimate for the year 1900 tor the
. support fund OF the hospital was based on
. a daily average OF patients Of 1.S5o. There
. are at present actually in the hospital
1868. and IL would appear now that the
Z average for the year VIII be above 1850.
. The appropriation for the year previous
was also short Of the amount required for
. the additional number Of patients and 70
/ reduce as much as possible the deficiency
for that year all the expenditures possible
were tiG-d over until the beginning Of the
present fiscal year. The amount thus
Z made necessary FOR the expense Of the hTst
I three months OF this year. and the amount
OF expense actually incurred during these
. months. was a little in excess of the
Sl2z 0OG which if maintained for the year
would have required the sum Of S52N 600
for the twelve months
For general repairs ana improvements
Sl0CCo is appropriated.
on October IS. 1899 the date on which
the present superintendent assumed
charge OF the hospital. there had been eN-
pended from the appropriation for repairs
and improvements the sum Of Sl3.2S5- -
out OF a total appropriation for the year
I for these purposes Of $l5.GO0. leaving but
81. .7C6.5J to meet the expenditures for re-
| pairs for the entire hospital for the re-
naming period of eight and oue-hslf
months. Bills for lumber and repair sup
I plies Of various kinds are now outstand-
ing TO the extent Of about $4,000 for the
year 1900 The remaining $4,000 viii be
absolutely necessary TO meet the demands
for repairs until July next The class OF
people occupying such an institution
makes necessary a constant expenditure
for repairs. and this is as unavoidable an
expense as that for the support Of the
patients.
For furnishing new laundry. S2.CS0 is ap-
propriated. On the purchase Of laundry
machinery there yet remains unpaid the
= sum Of s.. .0S0. for which a special appro-
priation should be made, as there is no
fund whatever 20 meet il.
Money for the Printers.
Another item in the bill is one for $4,000
..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
20 1899 and which could not be granted
/ IN them in consequence of the appropria-
! | tion for leaves Of absence becoming e1-
Z ! hausJed.