Evening star., 1901-02-04
Measure Includes Numerous Items
of Local Interest.
IMPROVEMENTS At INSANE ASYLUM
New Electric Plant for the Interio,
Department.
SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTIONS

Lie plii dppTopTldteS BOB 3,OS4. .og, being
| SloSS', 1913 less than the regular and sup
Elemental estimates, and 81, I4S 22l SO less
than the appropriations for the current
fiscal year. The bill authorizes no con-
tracts to be entered into in excess OF the
appropriations recommended, except in the
case of two light house tenders, which
have been authorized heretofore, but their
! respective limits of cost having proveR in
sufficient it is provided in the bill that
| the Secretary OF the Treasury may con-
tract in each of these two cases to the
extent Of $4,000 additional
Compared with the appropriations for the
current fiscal year the amounts recon-
mended in the accompanying bill are as
| follows:
For public buildings within their present
limits of cost, including marine hospit ais.
quarantine stations, annual repairs, heat
ping apparatus. vaults safes and locks and
plans therefor, ST, TAG, ,625.4S, an increase of
S2.44S51S79. For light houses, beacons and
fog signals S124, ,20S ~, increase OF
$2S5.25S.4 IL For light house establishment,
S365l 900, an increase of Sl4O,coo. For the
lifesaving service, Sl1I94So, an Increase
| of S1S,6TD. For the revenue cutter service.
| including the completion of two revenue
cutters heretofore authorized, 81 100000 an
| increase of S20O,OO0. For engraving and
printing. S2,o54, so, an increase of Sl@ 2s2
For the coast and scodetic survey, S19o,-
| 34j, being a reduction of $I1,too.
| For objects under the Smithsonian lnsti-
tuition, including the National Museum.
| S43S .040. an increase of SS,'No; for the llsh
| commission. $40, ,Oso, reduction OF IS, 400;
| for the interstate commerce commission,
| S2I5.OOO, being an increase OF $io,ooo. Which
| sum is given as an increase from Hio,po 10
| S25 600 of the appropriation to enable the
| interstate commerce commission To keep in
| formed regarding compliance with the act
| to promote the safety OF employees ana
| travellers upon railroads: for payment OF
| 4 hal l.ht pPf fha 1a a
| to the Joint resolution providing for the
annexation of the Hawaiian Islands. ap-
| proved July Z. 1885, the sum of $3,44 ,,3ol'
| Is recommended; for other miscellaneous
| objects under the treasury, 81. 1864 AZ, being
a reduction OF S299,245 dncluded under this
head are items such as pay of assistant
| custodians and janitors of public building,
| 81, ,O35 600: furniture for public buildings
| S2.S, 800: fuel, lights and water for pubic
| buildings. s915,0OO; enforcement OF the chi
| nese exclusion act, $20O0Oe. and enforce
4 ment of the alien contract-labor laws, Sl'U.-
O00); for the quarantine service. S3lO,uo, the
| same as the amount appropriated for the
current year: for prevention OF epidemics
S5OO60O the same as the amount appro-
priated for the current year.
Public Building improvements.
For buildings under the control of the
| Interior Department. including the Capitol.
| s296 go, being an increase of s1I5,5S3.p.
| Under this head are included new items
| s74 900 for an electric light plant for the
| Department of the Interior buildings; s1S.-
| 200 for recovering the roof of the central
| portion of the Capitol: 200 for improv-
| ing the ventilation Of the hall of the House
| Of Representatives and $5S,00 for refur-
| nishing the hall of the House of Represen-
| tatives.
For expenses Of collection of revenue from
sales of public lands, sl,11o,Ioo. being an
increase of 81, 400. For surveying the pub
| lie lands $541 900. being reduction of $751;
| 500 For the United States geological sur
vey, $926, 400, being an increase of $4,000.
| For expenses of the twelfth census, s35l6,-
| 21O being a reduction OF s., ,4S3,ISo.
For the Government Hospital for the In
sane, 81 $50. 800. being an increase of $685.
100 which includes $925.000 for the con
structon Of the extension or the hospltaI
authorized in the last sundry civil act. and
s145 900 for the acquisition of additional
lands. For other miscellaneous objects uh-
dec the Interior Department, including the
Deaf and Dumb Institution. Howard Uni
versty and reindeer for Alaska, s143.3l0,
being a reduction of 81 $50.
For armories and arsenals, S2Sl,ooo, De-
Ing reduction Of sS07 7,36S.O1.
For buildings and grounds IN ana arouha
Washington. including the Executive Man
sion and the Washington monument, sl36-
51s. being reduction OF $3i'7oo for inc
construction of buildings at and the en-
largement OF military posts, including the
erection OF barracks and quarters Tor me
artillery in connection with the adopted
purchase of suitable sites for the latter,
81, 900, 600 being the same as the amount
appropriated for the current year For
maintenance of the sewer and street sys-
tenn at Fort Monroe. $500. being an in
crease of S1.13S.
For the Yellowstone National Park, sl1s.-
600. being an increase sSs ef SoS hc, 30, or in
crease of s33,6GO. For the improvement OF
rivers and harbors under contract authof-
izations contained in the river ana , Haroor %
md
a reduction Of 81 .901 ,694.S6 In addition TO
the sum Of ss,T51317.s6. appropriated for
river and harbor works under contract ia
the last sundry civil act, the sum or S5,o2o.-
600 was appropriated for other river ana
harbor work not under contract and when
was added by Senate amendments For ma
tional cemeteries, headstones etc. S@lI'o"V'
being @ reduction OF $4,000.
For miscellaneous objects under the war
Department, including the survey OF north
ern and northwestern lakes, turnishlns ar
tifctal limbs, and bringing home the re-
mains of officers of soldiers and or CIVILIAN
employees who died abroad, SJlo,4oO; being
a reduction Of $6.S00. For the Nationai
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Sa-
continuing aid to state or territorial homes
for the support Of disabled volunteer SOL
diers, $950.000. being the same az ane
For payment of amounts certifled TO Dc
due on account of pay and bounty TO voiun-
soldiers nelinss o beinr an n
crease of 1925, 900. For salaries and ex-
nenses of the United States and Chilean
claims commission, the sum of $4,000 Is
recommended. For miscellaneous objects
under the Department of Justice, S331OOO.
being an increase Of 1861 80. For ex-
penses of United States courts, S5394 .hO0,
being an increase of 5000. For objects
under legislative, $1O.36s 00O being re-
duction Of S119,132 For public printing and
binding s.. .SS4. 900. being an increase of
s7Ol. 200 For the completion Of the new
government printing office 1,30i, 900. being
an increase OF $4,000.
Government Hospital for the Insane.
The report on the bin says:
1.-THE committee recommend in the accom-
panying bill the purchase Of land adjoining
the present site OF the Government Hospital
for the Insane The paragraph is as fol-
lows: .-
".For the purchase, at the discretion OF
the Secretary of the Interior, of not less
than 145 acres of land Immediately adjoin-
ing the present building site Of the hospital
on the south and extending from Nichols