Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-14

Toward construction Of new building for 80,
Department Of Agriculture s'p'V'
Toward construction of office building non ~,
for the House Of Representatives. Seo 90
Freedmen's Hospital. <oo'VV'
Hospital building for Ellis Island fmmi- 49,. oo,
grant station -----'.-'' @'o'0'>
ro,o, So, $50, COX
The foregoing total sums, 81, 296, 271 .36 and
s. 10000 amounting to So, 416,211-36, are 1or
objects authorized by law and lnVoiVe'
with the exception of the Ellis Island Hos
pitaI contract liabilities over which the
committee had no discretion other than TO
provide the sums they have found after
careful inquiry to be necessary.
Compared with the appropriations for the
current fiscal year, the amounts recon-
mended in the accompanying bill are as
follows:
For public buildings. within their present
limit of cost, including purchase of ad-
ditional site for Post Office Department
building marine hospitals, quarantine sta
TONS annual repairs heating apparatus,
vaults. safes and locks, and plans therefor
SSO44 1S4 "a, an increase of s.. 224 339 80.
For the life saving service, 81 1865, 415, an
increase of S23 665.
For current expenses of the revenue cut
ter service. s1,45O0o0, the same amount as
was appropriated for the current year.
For engraving and printing, S2,9OO,6OO an
Increase of $4,000.
For objects under the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, including international exchanges,
American ethnology, astrophysical observa.
tory, National Museum and National Zoo
logical Park, 426,0SO, an increase of $500
National Museum Building.
For the construction of National Museum
building the sum of 81, 10000 is recon-
mended as a new item.
For the interstate commerce commission,
$685. 600 an increase of $4,000, which sum
is given as an increase from $50 600 to $751;,
600 of the appropriation to enable the inter-
state commerce commission to keep in
formed regarding compliance with the act
to promote the Sa fety of employees and trav-
elerS upon railroads.
For miscellaneous objects under the Treas
ury Department So, 799 965 an increase of
S1O,445. Included under this head are items
such as pay of assistant custodians and
janitors for public buildings, 81. 800, 600; fur
niture for public buildings, 100000; fuel,
lights and water for public buildings, ST.
1000
For the quarantine service, S340, 600, an in
crease of 5000.
For the prevention of epidemics the unex-
pended balance is reappropriated which
is estimated to be about 00,00O, to-
gether with the additional sum of 100000.
For contagious diseases hospital at the
Ellis Island New York; immigrant station
the sum of $4,000 is recommended as a
new item.
For lighthouses. beacons and fog signals,
SiS2 $50 reduction of $2S6, $50.
For lighthouse establishment, So 7O4 600,
the same amount as was appropriated for
the current year.
For coast and geodetic survey, 1851 975,
an increase of 81, $50.
For the bureau of fisheries, S651 400, re-
duction of S66, $50.
For miscellaneous objects under the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor, includ-
ing $500, 600 for enforcement of Chinese
exclusion act, s639. $50 the same amount as
was appropriated for the current year.
For repairs of Interior Department build
ings, $1,000, a reduction of s. 600.
For work at the Capitol and for general
and special repairs thereto, $4,000, re-
duCtion of 5000.
For construction of the office building for
the House of Representa- lives the sum of
$3.50 900 is recommended new item.
For construction of a power house for the
office building of the House of Representa-
tives the Capitol Library of Congress- and
the Senate Office building, 1853, 900, an in
crease of S253. 900.
For improving the Capitol grounds, s25.-
600 the same as the amount appropriated
for the current year.
For lighting the Capitol and grounds.
$4,000. the same the amount appro-
printed for the current year.
For repairs of Court of Claims building
the sum of $500 is recommended as a new
item
For expense of collection of revenue from
sales Of public lands, 81 102 30 a reduction
of S3s2 900 including $4,000 for protecting
forest reserves, which is transferred to the
agricultural bill.
For surveying the public lands. s3o6, $50,
a reduction Of $4,000.
For the United States Geological Survey,
$l,SSi,42O. an increase of 500 800.
FOR the Government Hospital for the In
sane S352.oJO. an Increase of $430
Freedmen's Hospital Building.
For Freedmens Hospital building the sum
Of $4,000 in recommended as a new item.
For additions TO buildings and for a CEN
trail heating plant for the Columbia Insti-
tuition for the Deaf and Dumb the sum.of
10000 Is recommended as a new item
For other miscellaneous objects under the
Interior Department, including the Deaf
and Dumb Institution, Howard University.
national parks and care of the insane of
Alaska. Si9l 81, a reduction of s1e225
For armories and arsenals, $2S1 600, an
Increase of sos. 400.
For buildings and grounds In and around
Washington. ID. c., S152, $50. an increase of
S3T 800
For expenses of the Executive Mansion,
$4,000, a reduction of 5000.
For lighting the Executive Mansion and
public grounds, s25.52o, the same as the
amount appropriated for the current year
For the Washington monument $ll go
the same as the amount appropriated for
the current fiscal year.
For the Improvement of rivers and har-
bOrs under contract authorizations contain
ed in the river and harbor acts of 1892
1896. 1899 and 1902, $40 4i4, 1872, an increase
OF 81 .571 1872
For national cemeteries, headstones, etc,
$23i $40, reduction of S16920.
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, 81 100000, a reduc-
ton of SJ00OO0
Foe TIE army general hospital at Wash
ington, the sum of 5000 900 is recommended
as new item.
For LAM for pnlar eemeut of Fort Niagara,
n. Y, the sum of $4,000 is recommended
as new item.
For enlargement of target range at the
Preside OF Monterey, Cal, the sum of S19-
go is recommended new item.
For target range for Fort Logan, Col,