The evening times., 1902-06-14

The general deficiency appropriation
Dill, the last Of The big budgets. was re-
ported to the House this morning BY
Chairman Cannon.
Various Funds Recommended.
In his report Chairman Cannon saws.
The bill IS based chiefly On estJ-
mates submitted in House documents.
and in sundry other doeaments referred
oy me House from tine to time during
the present session. These estimates
aggregate ss,s2S, 1878. The whcie amount
recommended in the bill. exclusive Of 81
100000. reappropriated FOR expenses of
the military establishment. aggregates
S4,sl5.S17-3S. distributed as follows.
State Department, SIS. .442 90: Treas
ury Department. $3.50 213.ss; District OF
Columbia, S72.I73.37; War Department
S46. 1921; Navy Department. $780,
01s.4s; Interior Department. $1s5. ST.. 90.
Postofice Department. sg.s05.z5: Postal
Service. S177. 1910: Department OF Jus-
tice. sS07. .77409; Executive. s39, sos. IS;
House Of Representatives, $124. .sII IS:
printing and binding, s2.050; Judgments.
Court Of Claims. S17o, $500; judgments.
United States courts, S96II0; section 2.
audited accounts. sS.167. .954.84 Total.
81. .945. .317.33.''
The bill carries large appropriations
for civil war claims. among them being
the following:
Indiana. s635.S5s; Iowa, $45s. AZ; Mich
igan, ssS2,ls7i Ohio, s45s, ,55s: Illinois,
81. .oo5.1
For Census Office Employees
Among the items in the bill of special
interest TO employees in the Census Of
fee. is the following: THAT the eis-
bursting clerk OF the Census oHee may
pay out OF the census fund on June 90.
1902. to employees of the Office, who are
not to be reappointed on July /, FOR
whatever leave OF absence the Director
Of the Census may. in his disc elton. al
low them, not to exceed. however, the
annual leave authorized by existing Isw:
such payment to be in addition TO the
salary due them for services rendered
to that date"
Various Special Suggestions.
The following limitations Lot hers
tofore imposed and provisions for ad-
justing and settling accounts in special
cases are recommended:
THE Commissioners of the District OF
Columbia are hereby authorized to pay
the jurors who served in the Polics
Court during January. 1902.
And hereafter there shall be paid to
witnesses in cases in the Police Court
not exceeding 75 cents per diem
for each day Of attendance, TO be al
lowed only in the discretion OF the
court.
Hereafter the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia shall, on or be-
fore the beginning of each fiscal year.
so apportion appropriations made for
contingent and miscellaneous expenses
under the Metropolitan Police. Fire De-
partment, Electrical Department, and
other offices or departments Of the gov
ernment Of the District of Columbia So
to prevent deficiencies in said appro-
priations
The Board of ChiIdren's Guardians
of the District of Columbia shall have
authority to pay to institutions ad1udgsd
to be under sectaFiaE control not mors
than one thousand dollars out OF ths
appropriation OF nine thousand dollars
made for said board in the urgent de-
fency appropriation act approved April
?, 1902, and one-haIf of the Iast-naDed
sum shall be paid out Of the revenues
of the District of Columbia
Among the District items are the fol-
lowing:
Contingent and miscellaneous expen-
ses, general advertising. 1901, 81, 90I.ST;
witness fees and additional amounts re-
quired 70 meet the objects set forth II
the appropriation for the CoroneF's Of
fee for service OF the fiscal years. 1Se3.
$500; 1901, S34e. 81; judicial expenses.
1901 S6S. 10; electric lighting for streets,
s., ,656: fuel for schools. 1901. s.. .053: MIL
itia. expenses of camps. instructions,
practice marches, and practice cruises,
g, ,261.
Metropolitan Police-Housc OF deten.
tiou, $500: miscellaneous and contingent
expenses for fiscal year 1862. IS. coo.
Fire Department - Contingent ex-
penses 1892. $1,000; electrical depsrt-
meut, general supplies, 81. 2.000: defending
suits in Court of Claims. 81, 006; support
of prisoners, to be expended under the
direction OF the Attorney General.
s., 900; to pay judgments, including
costs. against the District Of Columbia,
-. .762
To defray the expense attending the
execution of writs of lunacy ard COM
mitments hereunder in all cases of in
digent persons committed or sought 70
be committed TO the Government Hos
pital fer the Insane by order OF the ex-
ecut!ve authority of the District of CO.
umbia IS. 500
Board of Children's Guardians. S5Oa.
Garfield Hospital $1,000 for support of
patients treated wholly or partly at pub
lie expense.