Evening star., 1900-05-02
Over Nine Millions More Than Cur
rent Appropriations.
CONTRACTS CARRYING -FOUR MILLIONS
For the New Government Printing
Office, $4,000.
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST

more than the appropriations for the cur
rent fiscal year, including deficiencies that
have been provided for.
In addition to the amounts appropriated
by the bill. contracts are authorized as fol-
lows: For public buildings, s275O0o: for
lighthouses and lighthouse tenders, 1880;
for extension of the Government Hospital
for the Insane, SI25,ooo; in all, s4.431,5o0.
Appropriations Compared.
Compared with the appropriations for the
current fiscal year the amounts recon-
n1ended 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. 81 2In. 1862 being
reduction Of S1.GlE S. For lighthouses.
beacons and fog signals. S'54,i1o. being a
reduction Of StS,1N. For the lighthouse
establishment, s3,32f,oo9. being an increase
of Sl3O.tsD. For the life saving service,
S1,612,oS0 being an increase of S21.Ii0- For
the revenue cutter service, S1,3OOOO, being
the same appropriations for the current
year. Including deficiency. For engraving
and printing. $1.Sti.?7o. being an increase
of SJ9,3S1 over the appropriations, including
deficiencies, for the current fiscal year. For
the coast and geodetic survey. $s645, be-
ing an increase of S}l1tt'2, of which sum
s1S2, 745 Is required because of the with
drawal of enlisted men of the navy from
this service. For objects under the Smith
sonian Institution, including the National
Museum $l19,.rio. being an increase OF SS9,-
Op0. For the fish commission. $49I $40 being |
an tncrpast. of ap14D. For the interstate |
commerce commission, $2t5.GD, being an
increase of $1,000. which sum is given to |
enable the interstate commerce commission |
to keep informed regarding compliance with |
the act ito promote the safety of employees |
and travellers upon railroads. |
Treasury Department.
For miscellaneous objects under the |
treasury. S3.6l6.100. being an increase of |
si7914ISO. Included under this head are |
items such as pay of assistant custodians |
and janitors for public buildings, S1OooOOO; |
furniture for public building, S210,OO0; fuel, |
lights and water for public buildings,
SS-0UOO and new machinery for the new
United States mint building at Philadel- |
phia. $40. 1s5. For the quarantine service, |
S2.iJoa being an increase of 100000. For
prevention of epidemlcs SjO0,0o0. being an
Increase of S4OUO0O For buildings under |
the control of the Interior Department,
including the Capitol. S1O1, $50. being
increase of $3.50. For expenses of col
lection of revenue from sales of public
lands. 81 OJJ,500, being increase of
Sl2I.s84. For surveying the public lands,
SitI}.Non, being an increase of S1I,sO0. For
the United States geological survey, SSil2,-
loo. being an increase of $4,000 over the
appropriations dncluding deficiencies) for
the current fiscal year For expenses of |
the twelfth census. S9-Wp.uO. For this
object there was appropriated for the cur
TENT year, AT the last session of Congress,
by the special act providing for taking the |
twelfth census. the sum Of $1.ooo,Goo.
Bureau of statisoics-Additional force, as
follows: For two clerks of class >, TWO |
clerks of class l and two clerks at $1,000 |
each: in all. $I.rO
Bureau Of engraving and printing Salary |
of one custodian at $50 increased to |
$iuS', TWO at 81 $40, increased L $1,000; one
at Sl,G". Increased to $500; one at M.Go,
al Sl.'sn. increased to 81 .ssD; three distribu-
tors at Sl,SD, increased To 81 .4tD.
Interior Department.
n. In |
terror Department. including the Deaf and |
Dumb Institution. Howard University. edu-
cation in and reindeer for Alaska Sis. $50
being increase Of SGGJ2 For the Gov
ernment Hospital for the Insane. SI24.400 |
being an increase Of S:s:}9 ;;.,4 50 over the |
appropriations Including defcienciesJ for |
tho current fiscal year. The sum recon-
meudrd in the bill includes S21O.OOO for the |
purchase of land for the extension of the |
hospital For armOries and arscnals, $685. |
41e.Vl, being an increase of $I4J.jl6. IL
For repairs Of Interior Department and |
pension buildings and Of the General Post |
Office building occupied by the Interior De
partment. Sl:;,pD. For the construction and |
equipment # an elevator for the west wing |
Of the Interior department building. SI,;1o |
For coal bin for storage Of coal to be built |
III connection with area way of the pension [
Office building. 5000.
buildings in Washington
For buildings and grounds in and around |
Washington. including the Executive Man
sion and the Washington monument S159,-
126, being a reduction of 2GOs
For the construction Of buildings at and |
the enlargement Of military posts includ-
Ing th- erection of barracks and quarters
fgr the artillery. in connection with the
hG"pfed project for SeaCoast defense. and |
t"r the purchase Of suitable sites for the |
gyu
For maintenance OF sewer and street sys-
TEN az Fort Monroe, S7,2lI.5o. being an in !
rrease Of S:f:53.-o
For the Yellowstone National Park, sGO.-
gIt being an increase of $4,000
For the national military parks $2,E5 900
being an Increase OF $2i.07T.50. For final |
payment on the expiration of twenty years
maintenance Of the channel at the South
Pass Of The Mississippi river under the acf
Of March ,, 1>IJ. there is recommended the
sum ~ S3SN''so. For improvement of nv
ers and harbors under contract authoriza-
lions contained in the river and harbor acts
OF l>.'2- l>'| and 1893 Sl22D0 fttI. 10 being
hn Increase Of S2.2S2 iOS. % For national
cemeteries. 23,49,, being an increase. of
flsGlJ For miscellaneous objects under
the War Department including the survey |
of northern and northwestern lakes fur
nishiHg artificial limbs. and bringing home |
fhe remains Of officers and soldiers who die |
abroad, S4''2@'D being reduction of $685.
Gi5 For the National Home for Disabled
Volunteer Soldiers, S%Os9. 100. being a re-
dUCtt3u Of S2ii,SfE For continuing aid 10 |
state territorial homes for Tn. s,,pDnrt
of disabled volunteer soldiers $500 be- |
ing an increase Of S-oG'O
For payment Of amounts that may be GER
thcd i< due on account Of pay and bounty
u volunteer soldiers. S2H0. .ps0 being - re-
Guctioa IF SlJoup". for the woman com
missioner % attend the unveiirg of The
statue of Lafayette IT the Paris exposition
author. zed by the joint resolution Of Fcbru-
hry -; 1879, Sft-'n IS recommended. for
tAc 'XpeE~'-s Of delegates to the proposed
itternat!"nIl conference Of American re-
puuAcs 5000 Is recommended
Department of Justice.
For miscellaneous objects under the De
partneut of Justice. S221 800 being a re-
duClon OF SIP 5Gp. for expcrScs of United
States courts $,@5I}yD being a reduction
OF S2Ih.Il2 under the appropriations DIN
Guiding ieiCiencirs) for the current fiscal
year: for objects under legislative Sf-a,n
being a reduction Of 500: for public print
ing and binding, 81 Isl NsI. bcinr, Z. r,Iuc
ton under the appropriations dncluding de-
fcienciesD for the current fiscal year of
S3S2 2p1
once Of the Attorney General. For ono
additional law clerk s. Ss