Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-20
Partial Conference Report
Submitted to Senate.
MUNICIPAL BUILDIN G.
MONEY APPROPRIATED FOR ITS
CONSTRUCTION.
Also for Extensive Improvements to
ments Agreed To.

A partial conference report was today
made in the Senate on the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill and agreed to by the Sem
ate.
Among the appropriations agreed upon
was one for the renovation and refurnish-
ing Of the White House and for the building
Of an office building for the Of the Pres
ident adjoining the White House by a pass
ageway and with an entrance on 18th street
As the bill was passed by the Senate 1t APP
propriated $4,000 for a temporary office
building for the President, and $4,000 for
furnishing it. The House had appropriated
$4,000 for extraordinary repair and refur-
nishing of the Executive Mansion and this
the Senate increased to S165,OOO.
In lieu Of these appropriations the con-
ferees agreed to an appropriation of S65, la6
for building to accommodate the offices
of the President, to be located in the
grounds of the Executive Mansion. and for
each and every purpose connected there
with including heating apparatus and light
fixtures, furniture and removal Of green
houses, all to be done according to plans
the details of which shall be approved by
the President, and completed in every de-
tail within the sum appropriated. This
money Is to be expended under the direction
Of the President and to be Immediately
available. The building shall be construct
ed with sufficient foundation and walls
suitable for durable, permanent building
and Of sufficient strength for an additional
story when needed
The sum Of $475, AS was agreed to for ex-
traordinary repairs and refurnishing of the
Executive Mansion and for each and every
purpose connected Herewith, including all
necessary alterations and additions, cabinet
work. decoration of rooms, covered ways or
approaches, grading, paving, porte cochere,
gates and electric light fixtures for house
and grounds, all to be done according to
of vryN{ oh ctoon ho
proved by the President, and completed in
every detail within the sum appropriated,
which is to be Immediately available and
to be expended by contract or otherwise,
In the discretion Of the President
Senate Amendments Agreed To.
Among the Senate amendments agreed to
by the House are the following: For the
National Museum, $500; Geological Park.
$4,000: elephant house. Zoo, $4,000: shelly
ing for the Senate Library. 50, $50; Column
bia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb.
1921; Howard University. $1,000; Iowa
circle Improvement, $4,000: Sherman
statue, $500; Grant memorial, $50 900;
purchase of land, Aqueduct bridge to Fort
Myer, $4,000; Providence Hospital building,
$oOOOO: Garfield Hospital. purchase Of adj
dltional land adjoining present site. $4,000.
The conferees struck from the bill the ap-.
preparation of s2J0.O00 for the purchase of
the census building.
Municipal Building Provided For.
The conferees embodied In their report
appropriations for public buildings author
lied by the omnibus public building bill,
which has been passed by Congress This
includes the municipal building for the Dis
trict Of Columbia, to be located on the old
power house site between D street and
pennsylvania avenue and 1871 and 14th
streets. The amount appropriated to pur-
n n rim r1cfr to
$4,000.
An agreement was reached on an appro-
prtation of 5000 for preparation under the
secretary of the Smithsonian Institution of
preliminary plans for an additional fire
proof steel-frame brick and terra Gotta
building to cost not to exceed 81 500 600
for the United States National Museum to
be erected when appropriated for on the
mall between 9th and 18th streets west,
these plans, when completed. to be trans
mitted to Congress by the secretary Of the
Smithsonian Institution. As passed by the
Senate this building was to cost s. OO0, 900.
The appropriation Of $50, 600 for a Grant
memorial as agreed to Is to commence the
erection Of such a memorial, and the COM
mission having that matter in charge Is
authorized to contract for the completion
$4,000. including the $4,000 appropriated.
For Further Consideration.
The conferees did not reach an agree
ment and will further consider appropria-
lions for hall Of records In this city, for
a memorial bridge, for busts OF former
Senators Morrill, and Voorhees,. for mill
tary posts. inter-continental commission,
lighthouse stations. quarantine station at
Portland, Ore. and for Fort Constitution
N. II. Another conference will soon be
called on those items Of the bill
Reductions Made.
The reductions made in conference
amounted in the aggregate to 81 .21O, 2S6, in
Guiding S26O,O00 for improvements at Gov
ernor's Island, N. Y. S25000O for the pur-
chase of the census building at Washington;
$21S,3S6 for engraving and printing; $780,
600 the survey Of the boundary between
the United States and Canada, and 500, 600
for revenue cutter for Hawaii. The to-
tai appropriation carried by the items Of the
bill which were disagreed to and on which
there will be a further conference amounts
to S1,2S3.95O The principal of these dis
puted provisions is an increase OF $3.50 $50
on account Of light houses, $500. 600 on ac-
count of military posts and 500 600 on ac-
count of the proposed memorial bridge
across the Potomac at Washington, D. c.
No Action in the House.
Mr.. Cannon Of the House committee on
appropriations endeavored to secure action
in the House this afternoon on the confer
ton bill. The report is only a partial one,
several items of the Senate addition to the
bill having been agreed upon by the con-
ference committee. The matter was SUBJ
ject to objection, and Mr.. Rixey Of Virginia
announced that he should object unless a
separate vote could be had in the House on
the amendment of the Senate providing for
the construction Of a memorial bridge
across the Potomac river
Mr.. Cannon explained that this was one
of the propositions on which the confere.s
had not agreed. and said that vote could
be had now as well as at any other time
on that proposition II 1t was to be had at
all. Mr. Rixey withdrew his objection, but
the objection was renewed by Mr. Patter-
son OF Tennessee, and the report was or
dered to be printed in the Record, to be
called up tomorrow. The Senate amend
ment appropriates 81 ,0Oo. Goo, to be imme-
diately available, for the memorial bridge,
and limits the total cost Of that structure
to 50 100000.