Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-01
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
AMENDMENTS AS REPORTED BY
SENATE COMMITTEES.

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The sundry civil appropriation bill was
reported to the Senate this afternoon from
the committee on appropriations.
The bill carries an amendment by the
committee rendering to the Commission
ers Of the District Of Columbia the struc-
tural steel and other essential portions
Of the building lately occupied by the
United States government exhibit at the
Louisiana purchase exposition at st.
Louis.
It Is provided that If this tender Is ac-
cepted within ninety days from the date Of
the approval Of the act and the Secretary
Of the Treasury is notified OF that fact then
all right, title and interest in the material
referred to is vested in the Commissioners
of the District, to be used by them directly,
Or indirectly, through any corporate organ
ization that may be created for the pur-
pose of constructing public building of
such size and strength will permit the
use of the material in the form In which 1t
was used at the Louisiana purchase expo
sition.
This tender is made upon the further con-
dition that the tearing down of the govern
ment building and the transportation of the
material to this city shall involve no ex-
pense to the United States. If the tender
Is accepted permission is granted to store
the material on some unimproved public
reservation in this city to be selected by
the officer in charge of public buildings and
grounds with the approval of the Secretary
Of War.
For preservation and repair of steam
heating and electric plant and elevators In
the Department of the Interior, 5000 is
given.
For improvement in the heating of the
old post Office building, $4,000 Is appro-
priated.
To1,ard the construction Of the fireDroof
building for committee rooms and offices
for the United States Senate, provided for
in the last sundry civil act, including not
exceeding 500 for the purchase of neces-
sary technical and other books there is ap-
propriated s5soeoo to continue available
until expended. .s.,-.
The sum of $500 of the unexpended bal
ance of the appropriation for the improve
ment of the Capitol grounds for the last
fiscal year is made available fer such pur-
poses during the coming fiscal year.
1t is provided that no part of the APP
preparation for printing and binding the
annual report of the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall be used for any illustra-
ton, engraving or photograph In any docu-
ment in the report ordered printed by Con-
gress, unless the order to print express
ly, authorizes such use nor in any docu-
ment or. report of any executive depart
ment or other government establishment
until the head Of the executive depart
ment or, government establishment shall
certify in a letter transmitting such re-
port that the illustration is necessary and
relate entirely to the transaction of pup
lie business
Items of Increase.
The net increase of the bill is 50 1s1, 40
over the amount carried by the bin as it
was passed by the House of Representa-
tives. The items of Increase are as fol-
lows:
Custom house. Baltimore, Nd, $1,000.
Post Office and court house, Detroit.
Mich. $4,000.
Fitting up appraisers stores at San Fran
CISCO SO, 600.
Post office. Yankton, S D., So 900.
Site for an addition to the Washington
city post office building. $4,000.
Quarantine station, Ready Island. Dela-
ware river. S11 600
Quarantine station. Delaware Breakwater.
$500.
Revenue cutter for Albemarle and Pam
leo sounds. N. c., 100000.
Revenue cutter for harbor. San Fran
cisco. $4,000.
Expenses of the interstate commerce
commission. $4,000.
Pay of assistant custodians and janitors,
$50, 600.
Lighthouse and fog signal. Isleau Haul
harbor. Me, $14, AGO.
Tender for inspector third lighthouse dis
trict, $780,
Lighthouse and fog signal, Goose Island
flats Delaware bay. $4,000.
Lighthouse and fog signal, Diamond
Shoal light n. c., $30.CO).
Lighthouse and fog signal, Rock of Ages
Mich, So, zoo.
Salaries of keepers of lighthouses. $50, 900.
Expenses of light vessels, $4,000
Expenses of fog signals 5000.
Lighting of rivers, $4,000.
Crew of steamer Curlew, fisheries service
$3.50.
Fish hatcheries In Alaska, $50, COO
Steam heating and electric light plant
Interior Department, $4,000.
Improvements in heating old post Of
flee, $4,000.
Toward construction Senate office build
ing, $5S0,000.
Preparation report of mineral resources
of the United States $685. 900.
Education in Alaska, $4,000.
Support of reindeer stations in Alaska,
$500
Preparation of railroad map of United
States, $4,000.
Subsistence for Freedman's Hospital
and asylum, $4,000.
Machinery for Augusta arsenal Ga, $780,
co.,
Continuing Improvement of Portland har
bor Me-. 100000.
Military posts, $500, 600.
Construction Of sea wall, Sandy Hook, N.
j.. $4,000.
Improving grounds in the Preside mill
tary reservation, San Francisco, $500.
Chickamauga and CHATTANOOGA National
Park, $4,000.
Pacific branch, National Home, $1,000.
Marion branch. National Home. $4,000
Salaries CT officers and employees, board
of managers, National Home, $500.
Reform school, District Of Columbia.
$1,000.
Acquisition of site in District of Columbia
for building for the international bureau
of American republics $4,000
Payment for compilation of treaties in
force, $1,000. Payment for preparation Of
third edition Senate election cases $3.50.
For public printing and binding, $50. 600.
Total increase. 81, 206 so.
Decreases.
The decreases in the bill were as follows:
Additional salary chief clerk office public
buildings and grounds. 500. Danvillc
branch, national home. $4,000. Total de-
crease, $25, 400.
The House bill provided an appropriation
of 100000 for the purchase of square 324
in this city as a site for an addition to
the post office building. The Senate COM
mittee increased that appropriation to
$3.50, 500
The Senate committee provided an APP
preparation of $4,000 to enable the Secre-
tary of State to acquire by purchase
suitable site in the District for permanent
quarters for the International bureau of
American republics.