Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-12
Appropriation for Improvements on
Capitol Is Adopted.

washington, FeD. l1.-lne House. tou'iS
made fair progress on the sundry civil
appropriation bill, covering Sc of the l5(
pages of the bill. The amendments OF
which Cannon gave notice, yesterday, fog
the completion of the east front of the
Capitol and the erection of an office build
ing for members, was adopted. BY the
terms of the amendments $780, 900 is APP
propriated for work on the main build
ing of the Capitol and a limit of 81, 500, oO0
is fixed. For a site for new office build
ing $750.000 is appropriated, the cost of the
building to be So, 100, 900
When the House met today, a Senate
bill was passed to authorize the Pittsburg,
Carnegie Il Western R. r. Co to con
struct bridge across the Allegheny river
GrosvenOr for the ways and means
committee called up the bill reported by
that committee, yesterday, to amend the
Dingley act so as to admit domestic ami
mails for breeding purp oses free of duty.
1t was passed.
The further consideration of the sun
dry appropriation bill was then resumed.
Amendments were adopted to appropriate
100000 to defray the exhibits of the agfi-
cultural college at the ST Louis EXPOSE
ton, and to appropriate $4,000 for the
building for the Alaskan exhibits and $25
900 for an indian Territory exhibit
1dIUlOn OHeTcO dn amendment dDDrODl1-
atings $3.50. 600 to acquire Il site for COM
mittee and office rooms for the House
such building to cost not exceeding So
100000 A point of order made by Steph-
enSon CTeXas) against the amendment
WAS sustained.
Cannon proposed another amendment
appropriating $500.000 for the extension
and completion of the Capitol in accord
ance with the original plans, the total
cost of such work not to exceed s., 500, 900.
A DOInt of order against this amendment
also was sustained.
On motion of Cannon the committee
rose and resolutions were adopted max
ing Cannon's amendments in order. The
House resolved itself again into commit
tee OF the whole, when both amendments
We're again offered by Cannon and adopt
ed. the House extension amendment with
out division. and that for an office build
ing by 115 to &.
Provision is made that the committee
room building shall be constructed ac-
eording to plans prepared under the pro-
visions of an act of March 3. 1901. and
erected On one OF the squares bounded
by Il street south. G street south. First
street east and First street west. On
motion of Jones (WaSh.), the appropria-
ton for the survey and resurvey of pup
lie lands was issued from $50, 900 to $780,
900
An amendment was adopted to appro-
pirate $4,000 to survey of the boundary
line between Idaho and Montana. The APP
preparation for Investigating the water
supply of the United States and the best
method of utilizing water resources was
increased from 800 600 to $4,000
An amendment was adopted to continue
the office of railroad commissioner which
w2s to terminate June 80, 1903 until June
80, 1894.
Items were inserted appropriating $1,000
for the survey OF wagon road into the
Mount Rainier National Park. Washing
ton, and $500 for the preservation of buff
falo in the Yellowstone National Park. At
-.l5 the House adjourned.