The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-06-02
An0UNTsREPoRTED LARGfR1u.,
EVER BEFORE.
Over twenty-five Million c..
to Panama canal-Reduct;o,
Of Over . Million in Publ.
Printing Appropriately.
Principal Items.

civil bill was completed yesterday ~!
Chairman Tawney was authorized "h ~
the appropriations committee to ron.y
it to the house. It is the largest s pu'
dry civil bill ever reported. car,s tu.
$94, 346, 57S, of which $25. 46O 90, :
for work on the Panama canal ~
amount Carried is Gil, O7O. Oos la H..
than the estimates from the va,; Isss
departments. The canal apnronr;a
ton is to be reimbursed to the trsaa
ury from the proceeds Of the sala ~
canal bonds, which have been autho,
lied to the amount of $3.50, 0OO. 900
Deducting the canal appropriation
the bill carries 81, 721, $50 more than
the current sundry civil measure
For river and harbor work hereto
fore authorized and contracted 70,
there is appropriated $l7,s1S,s7s
which is Sc, 774, 844 in excess Of III.
amount available this year.
For new public buildings heretofore
authorized, and the repair of build.
ings, S., 10, 538 is appropriated, a re-
duction Of 81, 500, 6Ol from the current
appropriation under this head.
Printing Reform.
A printing reform is inaugurated BY
requirements that no money appropr.
ated in the bill shall be used to main.
tain branch printing offices in any e1.
ecutive department in Washington;
that the plants of such branch Offices
shall be turned over to the public
printer within thirty days after the
passage of the bill, and that hereafter
detailed estimates for printing must be
transmitted to congress from each do.
partment.
The bill provides for the appoint
ment by the attorney general, if the
secretary Of the treasury desires, Of a
solicitor of customs at an annual SAL
airy Of $50, 90, and such assistant sole
itors as are necessary at salaries Of
s., 900.
Some of the more important items
Of appropriation are:
CONSTRUCTION of vessels under revs.
nue. service, $27O, 600, increase 17o,-
600.
Construction Of national museum
building in Washington, d. c., $500,
600.
For the interstate commerce CON-
1915, 900.
Public health and marine hospital
service, 81, 185, O0O..
Quarantine service, $40, 600.
Prevention Of epidemics, $4,000,
which includes an unexpended BAL
ance Of about $116, 600.
Completing immigrant station at
San Francisco, 100000.
Bureau Of fisheries, $67O, 790.
For enforcement of the Chinese ex-
clusion law the approximation 10 ~
duced from $500. 600 to $500, 1000.
Expense of collection of revenue
from sale of public lands, $1,0ls, $40.
Surveying public lands, $423,0OO.
United States geological survey, Sl'-
1873, $40.
Improvement of Yellowstone Ns'
tional park, 500, 900.
National military parks, $4,000.
National home for disabled volun'
teer soldiers, "a, 2O2.444.
Continuing aid to state and terri
tcrial homes for the support OF DIS
abled volunteer soldiers, 81, 100, Ooo.
Expense of United States courts
Sc, 459, 900.
Public printing and binding, $5,SS0'-
900; reduction, 81, O05,64
San Francisco custom house, $ooo''
600.
River and harbor Improvements,
mouth of Columbia river, Oregon anu
Washington, $780, 900; in Washing
ton, SIS, 600: at three-mile raploS'
$25O, 600; below Portland, $l26,ooV.
Mou 1t Rainier National park, @0O'
600.
Appropriations for rivers ana nsl
hn1.a inc1ndo an itam of $3.50. OOV IW