The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-28
That of Commerce and
: Labor Gets Award of
$3O1, $50, Embodied in De-
ficiency Appropriation Bill.
Admiral Dewey and Sailors
Awarded Prize Money for
Part They Played in Ma
Mia Bay Incident.

The general deficiency appropriation
bill. the last OF the great money meas
ures. was this morning completed by the
Senate Appropriations Committee One
OF the most important items sdded by
the committee IS the appropriation for
the support of the Department OF Com
merce and Labor during the coming rs
cal year The estimates had not been
submitted to the House when the de-
ficiency bill was before it. but the House
Appropriations Committee prepared a
special urgent deficiency bill for ths
purpose. carrying s-total OF $2l5,00o.
This amount, with some additions. has
been placed in che general deficiency
bill By the Senate committee.
The total appropriation for the De-
parfment OF Commerce for salaries. etc.
is s301 $40. and in addition the COM
mittee authorized the diversion OF $780,
C9O OF ths appropriation OF s50o.oo0
heretofore made for the enforcement OF
;a,. Sherman antitrust law by the De-
partment OF Justice
The aggregate carried in the bill is
SIS. .s0s, 44S. being an increase OF $685.
az over the House bill
other additions made by the commit
tec are Tor recutting the great seal OF
he United States. $3.50: payment OF
GGmages 10 cables cut OF Cuba In the
war with Spain. s107.4s7-
Giving authority TO extend the leave
% absence of Minister Bowen to vene-
zuela 50 long as the President may d.
rect-in order that Mr.. Bowen may at
tend the meetings Of The Hague arbi-
tration tribunal which will settle the
claims against Venezuela
Extending the time for the presenta-
ton OF claims for rebate or the war rev.
enue taxes on tobacco and snuff, and
appropriatIng $4,000 for their pay
ment.
For pagmsat- az claims for horses. sad
dies. ara briales sSKsh-sron Confederate
soldiers In violation Of the terms OF
surrender. $50 0oO.
For payment of claims for prize money
TO Admiral Dewey and the officers and
men OF his neet on account OF the bat
tie OF Manila Bay. IN accordance with
the decision Of the Supreme Court,
Sg46sS3.
For payment OF claims OF the States
in raising and eQuipping volunteers
New Hampshire. SIT. .s2s: Connecticut,
s606. $50: New Jersey $479.s3s; Rhode
Island, s31. .2Ss; South Carolina, S47i245.
Summarized Increase
The Senate committee summarized
the increases over the House bill as
follows:
Department of State. s120. 1881
Treasury Department. S24.T22.s5.
District OF Columbia. $7.100.
War Department, s75.577-04.
Navy Department, s66. .247.4O.
Department Of the Interior. s5.935.03-
Postal service. s4.696-07-
Department Of Justice. sl,50s.55-
Legislative. $672.20.
/ Senate. $50, ,5S2-25.
House Of Representatives, 50. .2e5-1O-
I Printing for Treasury Department,
$50, ,OOe
Spanish Claims Commission. s1.75o.
/ Judgments in Court of Claims. $685.
O7Lss
Judgments in Indian depreciation
claims. s14s. .5o0.69
Audited claims. s1s9.s77-37-
State claims. 81 .2SO. .61i.57.
State Of South Carolina. s+7.245T7.
Insurance settlements. So. 2.S73.2S.
The total increase is S3.5s3. .4T2.26.
TIE House bill carried S17. IL. SIS. The
Senate committee amended the bill, Civ
ing authority to the President TO divert
800. 900 from the appropriation Of $780,
600 made in the legislative bill for the
enforcement Of the act TO regulate COM
merce. to be expended for the same pur-
/ pose under the direction Of the Secre-
tary Of Commerce and Labor.