Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-28
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST
SENATE PUTS MEMORIAL BRIDGE
PROVISION IN sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Over Three Millions Added to tho
Amount Agreed Upon I'm
the House,

Many items of local interest are contained
IN the amendments made by the Senate
committee on appropriations to the sundry
civil appropriations bill. which was reported
to the Senate by Mr.. Allison just before
adjournment last night. Among the in
creases made in the bill by the Senate COM
mittee are: To begin construction on the
memorial bridge, 100000 fireproof labora-
tory buildings for the Department of Agri-
culture, s200,0OO for expenses attending the
unwilling of the statue of General Logan
lately erected in Iowa Circle, $500; for
the purchase of a replica of a bronze statue
of George Washington $4,000. replica of
a bronze statue of Rochambeau by Ferdi-
nand Hawar. and for a pedestal, 81 500;
preparation of site and erection OF a
pedestal for n statue of Major Gen. George
B. Mcclellan in this city. $4,000. Author
izing the Secretary of the Interior to ex-
change sixty acres of land east of Nichols
avenue south of Congress Heights for sixty
acres adjoining the grounds of the Govern
nent Hospital for the Insane The bill car
RES an appropriation of $4,000 for the erec-
ton and equipment of n power house and
nurses home under the direction Of the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia.
An Appropriation OF 81, $50 is made for
pointing up and painting all the interior
walls and ceilings of the iSolating wards
for minor contagious diseases at the Gar
field Hospital.
Capitol Work and Repairs.
The appropriation for work and general
repairs to the Capitol building is increased
from S34, go to S37530. Inc appropriation
of $1S,200 for recovering with copper roof
the central portion of the building is struck
out and a new paragraph inserted, provid-
ing $153,500 ''for reconstructing and fire.
proofng the roof Of the central portion of
the Capitol building, including the restora-
ton in fireproof construction of the ceilings
of the Supreme Court room and Statuary
Hail There Is also an appropriation Of
$2l,oOO for furniture for the new committee
ton of the Capitol. An appropriation OF
$500 is placed at the disposal of the archi-
tect of the Capitol for necessary repairs
and improvements to the steam heating and
ventilating apparatus of the Senate wing Of
the Capitol, including the Supreme Court,
legislative bell service and elevators. An
additional appropriation Of $3.50 is made
for repairs to the elevator at the Maltby
building, including steel guides, car
platform and cage and safety device. An
increase of $500 is made for salaries of
clerks to senators. The appropria lion of
$4,000 for refurnishing the Hall of the
House Is increased to SCI 900 and provision
made for refurnishing the Office of the SER
geant-at-armS.
purchase their desks In the House by the
payment OF an amount equal to what they
would bring at public sale.
Over $3,OOO,OOO Increase.
The total increase made in the bill
amounts to s., BE-. s72. 20 over the House all
lowance, the reductions amounting to $219,-
600. Among the items allowed in the. bill
are the following: Pan-American EXPOSE
ton at Buffalo, 100000; payment to the
government of Mexico on account OF La
Abra and Well claim, $412.572: post office
at Butte. under present limit, $4,000; Ellis
Island immigrant station, s175 600; Point
Dune. Cal, light and fog signal station.
$63, 600; relief light vessel, twelfth and
thirteenth districts, $50 600; revenue cutter
for ST. Marys river, Mich $37, 800; revenue
cutter at Boston, $4,000; fish hatchery in
Utah, $4,000; fish hatchery in Idaho.
$4,000; lobster ha tchery on the coast Of
Maine, $4,000; payment of debt of Hawaii
increase over House,, $31 $50: food, ETC.,
for native inhabitants of ST. Paul and st.
George, Alaska, $40, 800: military quarters
at Fort d. A. Russell, Wyo.; Fort Meade
s. D.; Fort Sheridan Wyo.. and Fort Lin
coin. N. D.. $4,000 each; military quarters
at Buffalo harbor, N. Y, 100000: relief OF
destitute in Alaska, 500, 600; branch home
at Hot Springs, 8. D., $4,000; buildings for
Department of Agriculture,
500, 1000. The principal items of decrease
are: Light house and fog signal stations in
Alaskan waters. $4,000: coast survey SAL
aries, $1O,SOO: barracks and quarters mill
tary posts. 100000.