The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-20
GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL.
Appropriations of sI2.5o3.42s Car
ried In the Measure.


The General Deficiency Appropriation
bin. the last OF the appropriation bills for
this session. was reported to the House
yesterday by Representative Cannon. and
ordered printed. The whole amount recon-
mended in the bill, exclusive OF s21, $50. eco
reappropriated for expenses of the mill
tary establishment. aggregates s12.5o3.4 1929.
distributed as follows: Executive office.
-, 00O; State Department $685. 500: Treas
ury Department. s2.2i6S73; Smithsonian
Institution. slS: District of Columbia.
s134.SO1: War Department, s34i: military
establishment. s625 csc: Military Academy.
s59,64l; National Home for Disabled Vol
unteer Soldiers. s15.567; State and Terri
torial homes. $50. $50; naval establishment.
$3-913.1 46; Interior Department, s54S. 603:
Postofiice Department, S24. 1923; postal
service. $2.4l4.556: Department OF Justice,
SzS,33O; United States courts. $503, 1i0;
House Of Representatives. SIS, 2D7; print
Ing and binding. ss31. $50; judgments.
United States courts. s2.277; Judgments,
indian depredations claims. So. eli; judg-
meats, Court of Claims. s4i9. 575; audited
claims. St6.112. The estimates for def
ciencies amounted to sl3.92s.5l2.
Among the several local appropriations
are the following: Special repairs to the
toilet rooms, and expenses thereto, s.. 900:
fifteen temporary clerks in the OGce OF
the Auditor for the Postofiice Department.
at S12O per annuIn each, $500.
Under the head of the District of Co
lumbia the principal items are: To enable
the Commissioners OF the District of Co
lumbia to purchase the entire collection
CT maps. field notes. records and other
surveying data OF the late n. W. Brewer
formerly surveyor OF Georgetown, ST.. 900;
for repairing and renewing the heating
apparatus in school buildings. $780, G0; for
contingent expenses. including furniture
books, books Of reference and periodicals.
stationery, printing, insurance and other
necessary items not otherwise provided
fer, including maintenance of horse and
carriage for the superintendent, 81 500;
for amount required for disposal of city
refuse, $4,000; for maintaining the disin-
fecting service 81 900: for amount re-
CURED for preventing the spread of con-
tagious Diseases to be available until ex-s
pended. $4,000: for expenses for mainse-
nance of the Jail of the District Of Co
lumbia and for support OF prisoners
therein. to be expended under the direc-
tion OF the Attorney General, $1,000; for
payment OF the judgments including costs.
against the District of Columbia S21.503.S0,
together with a further sum TO pay the
interest on said judgments, as provided
Dy law. from the date the same became
due until the date of payment; for defend
ing suits in the United States Court of
Claims. 81, 900; for amount required to
pay the clerk of the Supreme Court of :he
District of Columbia fees in lunacy asses.
1880: for witness fees for. the fiscal
years as follows: 1900, s., 600; 1901, 81 $780,
for current expenses of the Government
Hospital for the Insane. $4,000: repairs
and improvements, to meet unexpected
and extraordinary repairs, Sl3500; to
complete the construction OF a railroad
switch to the boiler house of the hospital
including siding 5DO feet long. and grad
ing and foundation for coal she'd $1,000:
for furnishing the new addition to the
Hooe building. occupied by the United
States Geological Survey. for which the
sum of s., coo additional rent was provided
for in the Sundry Civil act approved June
9. 1900. Sl2, eco: for amount required to
pay the jury in condemnation proceed
ings, for the widening of Columbia Road
and Sixteenth Street, to be paid wholly
out of the revenues of the District of CO.
Iumbia. 1925. Except as otherwise pro-
vided. one-half of the foregoing amounts
to meet deficiencies in the appropriations
on account of the District of Columbia
shall be paid from the revenues of the
District of Columbia and one-half from
any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
Chairman Cannon expects to call the
bill up just as soon as the Sundry Civil !
Appropriation bill is disposed of. Unless ?
conference reports interfere the General
Deficiency bill Will probably pass the
House this week.