Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-02
URGENT DEFICIENCIES
Senate Appropriation Com
mittee Reports.
INCREASES IN BILL
TOTAL ADDITIONAL AMOUNT
OVER FIVE MILLIONS.
Greater Portion to Be Reimbursed by
st. Louis Fair Corporation-Pro-
visions for the District.

The committee on appropriations today
made report to the Senate on the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill.
The increases made in the bill over the
amounts provided by the House of Repre-
sentatives are follows:
Increases Made.
For expenses of negotiations as TO re-
lationship between gold standard and sill
ver-using countries. $4,000, Department OF
State. contingent expenses $2,0oo; foreign
missions, contingent expenses. $4,000; in
spection. of consulates. SG.0o0; consul at
Dalny. Manchuria. si,loS.3s; Treasury De-
partment, postage. S4ol.25; treasnrers Of
fee, clerical force. SG.G25; Louisiana pur-
chase exposition, reimbursable so,Do'Ooo;
reimbursement TO independent line steam
ers, Tampa, Fla, $40; treasury build ng re-
pairs $4,000; rent of building at Green's
boro N c. s., 100: public building at Los
Angeles Cal, site $40, 700; hea ting appa-
ratus for public buildings, S10o,O00; vaults,
safes and locks for public build ngs, x15.-
coo; legislative expenses, territory of New
Mexico. $720; District of Columbia. on ac-
count of new union station, $4,000; Dis
trict of Columbia, for schools, engine
houses, ETC., 81, leo; submarine cable lines
to Alaska, $1,000; road to National ceme-
terry, Springfield. Mo-, 81 700; Military Acad-
emy, expenses, $s.140: naval station, Cavite.
Philippine Islands. 500; repairs to In
ernment Hospital for the Insane met in
crease), IS 910; repairs to engine house and
Senate and House stables $50; Columbia
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. 81. 800;
public lands service. 1892 53; geolog cal sur
vey, $4,000; fish commission. Si672. 81; De-
partment of Justice, contingent expenses
81 $50; postal service. $685. $50; Department
of Agriculture, $4,000; payment for index
to government publications, s., 900: printing
for Interior Department, $1,000; Senate,
miscellaneous expenses. $47. .102 so; Spanish
treaty claims commits ssion, 5000; judgments
in Indian depreciation claims, s2i334. To-
tai increase, S5,352 21G22; total as reported
to the Senate, $1637s 411.39
Provisions for the District.
The additional provisions for the Dis
trict of Columbia follow:
To enable the assessor of the District of
Columbia to complete the assessments Of
real and personal taxes by the employ
ment of temporary services, $500.
For night schools for pupils not over
twenty-one years OF age, and teachers OF
night schools may also be teachers in the
day schools, $500
For fuel for public schools, S20,0OO
For the purchase and repair of tools, ma
chinery, material and apparatus to be used
in connection with instruction in manual
training, and for incidental expenses con-
nected Herewith, $500.
For amount required for the construc-
ton of an open underground drain for the
Congress Heights engine house. $500.
For amount required for deepening well.
Congress Heights engine house, $500.
Toward carrying out the provisions of
the acts of Congress providing for the
elimination of grade crossings and the con-
struction of union railroad station in the
District of Columbia, approved February
Il, 1901, and February %. 1903, for pur-
chase or condemnation of the land neces-
sary for the plaza and new streets and for
grading and paving and In
cidental work, s2no@D
The question of allowances for mileage
for senators and representatives for the
regular session did not come up in the
committee The general sentiment among
members of the committee is against any
effort to pay additional mileage, as tney
consider that the question has been settled
in the House of Representatives.