Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-16
UR GENT DEFICIENCY
Conference Report Adopted
by the House Today.
ID | s I r [ G T 1T E MS
SENATE AMENDMENTS WERE
VERY LARGELY SUCCESSFUL
increases for Departments and for
Public Institutions - Some
Things That Failed.

The House today adopted the conferences
report on the urgent deficiency bill, thus
completing the legislation necessary to give
the appropria tions effect. There are q
number of items for the District of Column
bia agreed to by the House. When the
bill first left the lower body it carried only
$500 for the District; of this sum $500 was
70" the harbormasters office and 500 for
the rent of temporary quarters for the fifth
police precinct station. The report and
an nendments agreed to by the House today
include:
For the District of Columbia: Eight
hundred dollars for temporary services in
the Office of the assessor: 81 $500 for night
schools; $4,000 for fuel for public schools;
$500 for material for manual training,
and 100000 for the elimination of grade
CT ossings required by the acts of 1901
and 1903 strikes out the approprfa tons
proposed by the Senate of $500 for the con-
stIuction of underground drain for Con-
eiess Heights engine house and 500 for
deepening well for said engine house
Other Provisions
Other provisions of interest in the con-
ference report are as follows:
Amendment No. appropriates 81, ,0Go, as
proposed by the House, instead of $500 as
proposed by the Senate. for contingent ex-
Amendment No. 3 appropriates $500, as
proposed by the Senate, for the purchase Of
two horses for the Department of State.
Amendment No. appropriates S4S1 % for
foreign postage for the Treasury Depart
ment
Amendment No. 8 appropriates s6025. as
proposed by the Senate for certain addi-
tional employees in the Office of the treas
urer of the United States for the balance of
the fiscal year the same being provided for
in the legislative bill for the next fiscal
year
Amendment No. - appropriates $1,000
as proposed by the Senate, instead of 5000
as proposed by the House. for enlarging the
drafting room Of the o .-ce of the supervis-
ing architect of the treasury.
Amendment No II. strikes out the provis-
ion proposed 10y the Senate authorizing pur-
chase and condemnation of additional
ground for the Baltimore, Nd, custom
house.
Amendment No. 81 authorizes settlement
of accounts of George w Baird, major and
paymaster in the army, not exceeding
S679.03
Amendment No 2s authorizes the pay
nfent of $3.50 proposed by the House, In
stead of $6G0 as proposed by the Senate. for
preparing an illustrated description of the
Sherman statue.
Amendment No %. strikes out the appro-
priation Of $1,000 as proposed by the Senate
for submarine cable lines TO Alaska.
Amendment No 81 appropriates $500 as
proposed by the Senate for the naval sta
ton al Cavite, Philippine Islands.
Amendment numbered 80 appropriates
5000, as proposed by the Senate. for re-
pairs of the Interior Department and PEN
sion buildings.
Amendment numbered SO. appropriates
$3.50, as proposed by the Senate, for repairs
and improvements to steam fire engine
house and Senate and House stables.
For Institutions.
Amendments numbered 81, 80 and 80, re-
lating to the Government Hospital for the
Insane, appropriate $500, as proposed by
the Senate, instead of $1,000, as proposed
by the House. for the hospital extension;
also appropriates, proposed by the Sem
ate, $3.50 for a locomotive and s., $50 for
rubber treads for iron stairs.
Amendment numbered 40 approprates
1850, proposed by the Senate, for the
Columbia Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb.
Amendment numbered Al appropriates
5000, as proposed by the Senate, for How
ard University.
Amendments numbered 4S and 40 appro-
PIRATES, as proposed by the Senate, s9726I
fo- the fish commission and $50o for re-
pairs and impr ovementS at the Green lake
fish station in Maine.
Amendments numbered 30 and 81 appro-
pirate $1,000, proposed by the House. in
stead of $1,000, as proposed by the Senate,
for contingent expenses, and $500, pro-
posed by the Senate, instead of $3.50, as
proposed by the House, for stationery for
the Department of Justice.
Amendments 81 and IS strike out the ap-
propriation proposed by the Senate for the
bureau OF chemistry under the Department
of Agriculture.
Amendment numbered 60 appropriates
$42, 030, proposed by the House instead
of $4,000, proposed by the Senate for
printing and binding for the Interior De-
partment.
The bill as finally agreed upon appropri-
ates Sl6.l30, 1l0.39 being an increase of
81, 103, ,916. - over the amount as ii passed
the House.
36t, OF to the bill, of which sum the Z
House accepted by its concurrence $4 ESQ.,
coo, leaving in difference between the tYo
he uses, and for adjustment by the confer
ence committee, amendments involving
S734 ,263o7, of which sum it was agreed
that the Senate recede from S2t,0 346 So and
that the House agree to s473 91622