Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-25
SUNORY CIVIL BILL
The Measure Reported to the
House Today.
TOTAL OF S55,598,OOl.l1
CUT OF $2S, 100000 FROM CUR
RENT APPROPRIATION.
Provision for Construction of a Central
Light and Power Station
on Reservation No. II.


on appropriations. This Isl the last but one
| Of the big supply bills to be prepared in the
House. The general deficiency is yet to bs
framed
The estimates on which the sundry clrii
bill was based aggregated ST.. .745, ,I17.20
The bill appropriates s55. sos 001. IL. being
$17 O97 1900 less than the regular and sup
Elemental estimates and S2s $50 30 less
than the appropria tions for the current fis-
cal year.
The bill was reported to the full commit
tee this morning by the subcommittee in
charge of the measure. But one change
was made by the full committee. This was
a reduction in the amount recommended for
repairs and furniture for the White House.
An item of 100000 was inserted for this
purpose The full committee voted to re-
duce 1t by $25, ,000. AS reported to the House
this item therefore reads 5.o01.
Provisions of Local Interest.
There are a number OF provisions in the
bill of local interest and several large ap-
propriatons for the District of Columbia
are carried by the measure. The report
accompanying the bill states:
Compared with the appropriations for
the current fiscal year the amounts recon-
mended in the bill are as follows:
For public buildings, within their present
limit of cost, including marine hospitals,
quarantine stations. annual repairs heat
ing appa ra tus, vaults, safes ard locks, and
plans therefor, 81, l56, 2S3.79. a reduction OF
81 955, $50.
For the life-saving service 81 Sal 750, q
reduction of s., 800
For current expenses of the revenue cut
ter service. 81, ,450. coo the same amount as
was appropriated for the current year
For engraving and printing, s., ,S25, coo.
an increase of $S1, ,5G5.
LNny oh a1fc aIn,.t c. l.
tuition including international exchanges
American ethnology, astrophysical observa-
tory, National Museum and National Zoo
logical Park, $41S,JSo. reduction of 80, 500.
For the interstate commerce commission,
$4,000, an increase of S15,oo0Swhich sum
is given as an increase from SJ0,J0o to $685.
600 of the appropriation to enable the In
terstate Commerce Commission to keep In
formed regarding compliance with the act
to promote the safety of employees and
travellers upon railroads.
For Treasury Department.
For miscellaneous objects under the
Treasury Department, So, $50 ,485, reduc-
tion of $54, ,155. Included under this head
are items, such as pay of assistant Gus
todians and janitors for public buildings,
s1,22o,oO0; furniture for public buildings,
1867 100; fuel, light and water for public
buildings $1,0400GO.
For The quarantine service. $4,000, an in
For the prevention of epidemics the un-
expended balance is reappropria ted. which
sum is estimated to be about 100000, to-
gether with the additional sum Of 100000.
For immigration stations, S94 CO. a rA
duction of S2S1 600.
For light houses. beacons and fog signals,
WIG 43o reduction of $593,87O.
For light house esta blishment So, ,6fi4 CO.,
a reduction of s175, 900.
For coast and geodetic survey, $S3S 525, q
reduction of $121 coo.
For the bureau of fisheries, s67S, 40, re-
ductlon of So. 500.
For miscellaneous objects under the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor, includ-
ing S6tO, 600 for enforcement of Chinese ex-
cluson act. s639,450, reduction of s39, GOO.
Repairing Department Building.
For repairs of Interior Department build
ing. $4,000 an increase of 5000.
For rent of building for the patent office
and expense of removal, $l1, 800 is recon-
meIded a new item.
For work at the Capitol and for general
and special repairs thereto, s30000 a re-
dCction of s265. $50
For beginning construction of a power
house for the office building of the House of
Representatives. s13O,o00 is recommended as
a new item.
For improving the Capitol grounds, s25.-
600. the same the amount appropriated
for the current year.
For lighting the Capitol and grounds,
S42, 500, the same amount as appropriated
for the current year.
For expense of collection of revenue from
sales of public lands, 81, ,4si,22o. an increase
of SOS, TO
For surveying the public lands. s4s6, $50,
For the United States geological survey,
81 ,O9i 800, reduction of $4,000
Buildings at Military Posts.
For the construction of buildings at MILL
tary posts, including the erection of bar
racks and quarters for the artillery in con-
nection with the adopted policy for sea-
coast defenses, and for the purchase of suit
able sites for the latter. and for buildings
at the new Indianapolis military post,
81, ,423 500, a reduction of S76O10
For the protection of Notifications at CAL
weston Texas, the sum Of $4,000 Is rec
commended a new Item
For enlargement of Governors Island, N.
Y, $500 COO an increase of $500
For maintenance of the sewer and street
system of Fort Monroe. Va, sS,o32 so a re-
duction of 81 ,345
For Improvement of the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park $4,000, the same as was ap-
propriated for the current fiscal year.
For national military parks, $4,000, an
increase of $4,000.
For artificial limbs, $4,000. reduction
For protecting the harbor of New York
from Injurious deposits s7S,260, reduction
of SAT. 600.
For other miscellaneous OBJECTS unuer the
war Department, including the survey Of
Northern and northwestern lakes, the Cali
fornia debris commission, and for support
Of patients at Providence and Garfield hos
pitals the amounts do not diher from the
sannronriations for the current fiscal year.
Homes for Disabled Volunteers.
For the National Home for Disabled Vol
unteer Soldiers. $3,f fS2,6s9, reduction OF
sIl12124 The appropriations for the cur
for onla
the Mountain Branch Home, at Johnson
city. Tenn, and S350.00O for completing
the Battle Mountain Sanitarium, In South
Dakota.
For continuing aid to state and territorial
homes for the support of disabled yolun-
teer soldiers, $3.50 0o0 being the same n
he amount appropriated for the current
fiscal year.
For payments of amounts esettnS1 - n