Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-27
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
pRovIsIoNs OF THE CONFERENCE
AoREEMENT
Office Building for Senators Retained
Buildings at Military
Posts.

The conference agreement on the sunory
civil appropriation bill reported To-Day
clearing UP all differences between the TWO
houses on this measure. Is as follows as
to important items added by the Senate:
Custom house at Baltimore, decreased
from 5000. LOCO to 800 900. $4,000 is appro-
priated for an addition to the site, ana
$4,000 to cover the damage to the Duiio-
ing by the recent fire.
The appropriation of $4,000 for water
main and $4,000 for publication plant
at Ellis Island. N. T.. placed in the bill by
the Senate. and the House provision re-
pealing the balance of the appropriation
heretofore made for repairs and alterations
at the station are eliminated.
lions for light houses. beacons and fog sig
nails are retained for the following sta
lions. Boon Island, Me-; Blackledge, Conn.
Elbow Of Crossledge, Delaware pay ana
Fla; depot for ninth (Lake Michigan) light
house district; Pressure Isle. Mich; Point
Conception, CAL; New Dungeness. wash;
tenders for fourth delaware and New
Jersey, sixth (South Atlantic) and Lake
Superior light house districts, and Pres
tigo reef light vessel, Wis
The House provision making the appro-
priations hereafter made for the enforce
able for the Bertillon system of identified
ton is restored.
Office Building for Senators.
The Senate amendment providing for an
Office building for senators is retained. In
relation to the extension of the east front
of the Capitol substitutes are provided for
House and Senate provision for joint COM
mission of three senators and three rep
next session of Congress plans In detall
and estimates Of cost for the extension
and completion for the Capitol building.
The Senate amendment appropr1ating
$50. 600 for a statue of Thomas Jefferson Is
stricken out, and a provision adopted 10
create a commission to report plans ana
designs for a statue to cost not exceeding
100000.
Buildings at Military Posts.
The Senate amendment increasing from
$500 600 to 81, 100000 for construction ana
enlargement of buildings at military posts
is retained. The appropriation for the IN
dianapolis military post is increased from
1925 600 to 1923. 900. as proposed by the Sen
ate. The Senate provision for the purchase
of site for a military post at Columbus
Ohio. is retained, and the amount apP Ss,
Francisco. is reduced from $25,COo to SloVoV.
The provision authorizing the treasurer
of the United States to receive 1000 from
the executive committee of the Statue OF
Liberty in New York to pay for the repair
Of the statue is retained.
The Senate Increase from $4,000 to 81. 600
for Shiloh National Park is retained. me
House provision regarding the National
Home for Disabled volunteer SoluierS Is
restored.
The appropria ton for the enforcement OF
the antitrust laws IS made available, as
proposed by the House, for the fiscal year
1nd
by the Senate. The House provision or
$4,000 prevails instead of the Senate pro-
vision of $4,000 for assistant attorneys In
special cases.
Senate Amendments Retained.
The following Senate amendments are re-
tanned. Appropriating 5000 for an inter-
national congress to consider the subjects
relating to collisions at sea and salvage;
s., $50 for the international sanitary bureau:
$4,000 for legation buildings at Picking,
China; Sc, 900 for the international EXPOSE
ton at Liege, Belgium, reduced from NO.
600; 81, 900 for the purchase of Dust OF
Gen. Lafayette; authorizing medals for the
Louisiana purchase exposition.
The Senate provision removing the lim1ta-
ton as to the amount of subsidiary silver
coinage is stricken out. as are also the fol-
lowing: $4,000 for railroad map or the
United States; $4,000 for the education of
Indians In Alaska: ST. 900 for building for
the bureau of American republics, and 800
600 for a cable from Angel Island, Cal,
quarantine station.
THE conferees agreed to the Senate pro-
vision for an office building to be located
on the square bounded by 3, 1st and
streets northeast and Delaware avenue,
which site corresponds to the site or tha
House office building site. The provision
appropriates $780, 900 to acquire the site and
proyides for a committee of senators to
have plans secured for the office building
the cost of which, exclusive of the site. is
not to exceed 81 100000.
The conferees insert the provision pro-
posed by the Senate for the retrocession of
eleven acres of ground adjoining the How
ard University property to that university.
They also authorize Providence Hospital to
negotiate further loan OF Sl0o,OUO on It's
property In this city.
The cost of electric lights to the govern.
ment is made $50 per annum instead of $50
They agree to strike out the appropriation
of ST. coo proposed by the Senate for
building for the bureau of American re-
publics.
A provision is inserted authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to permit private
messages to be sent over telephones con-
trolled by the department under rules pre-
scribed by him.
They strike out the increases proposed by
the Senate for the bureau Of engraving and
printing.
They strike out the appropriation of
$4,000 proposed by the Senate for the pur-
chase of specimens for the National Mu-
scum and insert the provision Of the Sem
ate for placing seats in the Zoo Park
They strike out the Senate provision re-
moving the Limitation as to the amount of
subsidiary silver coinage.
The conferees provide for the following
employees in the coast and geodetic survey:
One assistant at 81 800 assistant,
81 400; two assistants, 81 200 each; one
craftsman. $1,000; one copper-plate en-
graver. 81. 800; one copper-piate engraveF,
81 800.
ployes for the fish commission; One as
sistant architect. 1.600: one car captain.
81 200; one car messenger. 81 coo: one as
sistant car messenger, $500: one car labor
er. $40: one car cook. 5000.
They agree to So eco proposed by the
Senate instead of $50. 600 proposed by the
House for work at the Capitol.
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