Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-23
sUNDRY BIre
Reported by the Senate Appropria-
lions Committee.
NET INCREASE FAVORED OF $4,3l6,665
A Number Of Items Of Local
Interest.
WHITE HOUSE ENLARGEMENT

The sundry civil appropriation bill was
this afternoon reported to the Senate from
the committee on appropriations. The net
increase of the bill from the allowances
made by the House amount to 81 BIG, e65.
The increases and decreases follow:
Increase: Public buildings, namely-De-
trot, Mich, elevator for old custom house,
$4,000; Macon. Ga, rental of temporary
quarters, 5000: light houses. beacons and
fog signals. $41O,7O0; life saving service,
5000; launch for customs service Astoria,
Oregon. $500; revenue cutter for service
on ST. Mary's river. Mich. 1880: rent for
agent of postage stamps, 5000; steamer for
coast survey service, $4,000; National
Museum, collections $4,000; Geological
Park. fence, 100000.
fish commission, $11,940: interstate COM
merce commission, $1,000: office of Secre-
tary of the Treasury, $500; punishment for
violations of internal revenue. s25,OOJ; ma
chinery for mint building at Denver Col,
S1JO.0OO: compensation in lieu of moieties
100000; fishing nets for natives of Afognak
Island, Alaska, $500; quarantine service in
Hawaii, $1Oo.OO; territorial government of
Hawaii. salaries, &c, $24 .0OO Capitol build
ing. heating, ventilating, &c, $3.50:
Maltby building, repairs, &C., $1,5Sl 80;
public land service. $500; mineral lands
in Montana and Idaho, s25,ooo; geological
survey, $4,000; Sequoia National Park. i'm
provement, ST. 600: Government Hospital
for the Insane. s210.O00; Rock Island ar
1880; Schuylslll arsenal, Philadelphia,
$1,000; addition to Executive Mansion, Sl0.-
900; military post at Fort Bismarck, N D.,
$2000O: military post at Fort Meade, s. D.,
S75OOO; military post at Fort D. A. Russell.
Wyo., $4,000: Mississippi river. from head
of the passes to mouth of Ohio, 81, 900;
Mississippi river, from mouth of Ohio to
ST. Paul. Mimi, s250O0O; Missouri river,
"a
repair Of jetties at mouth of alba
river, $25O,0O0; care of national cemeteries,
etc, 5000: isolating ward, roads,
etc. Garfield Hospital, 5000; s,d mill Mill.
investigation of claims for private property
taken in the military service, $4,000; office
OF naval records of the rebellion sl'Soo;
under Department of State, $1,000: De
partment of Labor, s., 800; repairs to court
house, Washington. d. c., $i34S.50; United
States district attorneys office. District OF
Columbia. 5000; salaries of United States
district judges. 10000: salaries of clerk ana
reporter, United States district court. Ha-
wall. $4,000; industrial commission. expenses
Of continuance. $4,000: statue of Rocham-
beau and pedestal $500, total increase.
$1,000 1G:J-
pecrease-Rent for internal revenue ser
vice at Syracuse N Y. 5000; Fort Whip
pie barracks, Arizona, $4,000; military post,
Fort Riley. Kansas. 10000: payment to le-
gal representatives of James Il. EadS, SID-
pEb, improving passes OF tHt -hISSiSS!ppi
river 100000; digest of opinions of the At
torney General, $500. Total decrease, $685.
900. Net increase. A.316,6j5
The sundry civil appropriation bill. as re-
ported to the Senate. contains all those pro-
visions for local needs that were in the
bill when passed by the House of Repre-
sentatives. In addition, the Senate COM
mittee has added quite number of appro-
priations for matters of special interest to
the District of Columbia
An amendment appropriating $500 Tor
replica of a bronze statue of Rochambeau
and pedestal to be placed on public reser-
walton in this city is placed in the bill.
The committee appropriated StsU for rent
of the office now occupied by the Post Or
flee Department to supervise the distribu-
ton of stamps by the bureau of engraving
and printing.
The sum of $4,000 is appropriated for the
purchase of specimens to supply deficiencies
of collections in the National Museum.
The provision in relation to Columbia In
stitution for the Deaf and Dumb is amend
ed to provide that the number of beneficial
ries in this institution authorized by law to
be received from the several states and ter
ritories be increased from sixty to one hun
bred.
To Enlarge the White House.
AS reported, the bill authorizes the Presi-
dent to appoint architect and land
scape architect. each of conspicuous ability
In his profession, to be associated with the
chief of engineers of the United States
army, to make examination and to re-
port to Congress on the first Monday in
December 1900 plans for the enlargement
of the executive department. for the treat
ment of that section of the District of Co
lumbia situate south of Pennsylvania and
north of street northwest and for suit
able connection between Potomac and Zoo
logical parks. For the expenses incident to
this report $4,000 is appropriated.
The sum of $500 is appropriated to en-
able the Secretary of War to have reburied
in pIp the national
etery a Arlington, Va, and to place proper
headstones on their graves. the bodies of
about lbs confederate soldiers now buried
In the National Soldiers Home, District of
Columbia and the bodies of about 1856 con-
federate soldiers now buried in the national
cemetery at Arlington. Va.
The appropriation for Garfield Memorial
Hospital is added to by the committee as
follows: For completion of isolatng wards.
including driveUayS. grading and improv-
ing grounds and introducing Potomac wa
ter. 5000. to be expended under the direc-
ton of the Commissioners of the District
of Columbia.
Under the head of the department Of
labor the Senate committee provided that
81 a day be allowed for employees of the
department of labor while travelling on
duty away from home and outside of the
District.
For special repairs to the court house in
the District of Columbia. in accordance
with estimates of the architect of the Cap
itol, S4.34S.50 is appropriated, to be imme-
diately available.
District Attorneys Fees.
The appropriation for fees of the United
States district attorney for the District OF
Columbia is increased from S23 500 to ST.
00O and it is provided that the district at,
torney shall pay to his assistants not ex-
ceeding in all $4,000 per annum also his
clerk and messenger hire not exceeding
$500 and for office rent. stationery, etc.,
not exceeding 81 400 per annum, out of the
fees of his office.
A provision is adopted and inserted in the
bill extending the life of the industrial
commission until October 81, 1901 To pay
the expenses of the commission $4,000 is
provided. and to pay the salaries of COM
missioners not members of Congress $780,
COO is appropriated.
The sum of $4,000 Is appropriated for
the purchase. in the discretion of the Secre-
tary of the Interior. of not less than 40
acres Of land adjoining the present build
ing site of the Government Hospital for
the Insane. 1t is provided that IL this
amount of land cannot be purchased for
the amount named. or for a less sum- the
amount appropriated shall be applied to
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 bill as 1t passed the House is amend
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