The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-06-01
SOME WA0PPER
APPROPRIATIONS
Largest Sundry Civil Sill Ever
Reported in Con-
gress.
CANAL GETS S25, 600
River and Harbor Work Viii, Have
1921 e,0oo-New Rule in Con-
duct of Printing
Offices.
CANAL GETS $4,000, 900

Washington, ID. c., May 31.-The
Sundry civil appropriation bill is COM
pleted and Chairman Tawney, author
tied by the appropriations committee,
reported it to the house today. 1t is
the largest sundry civil bill eve re-
ported, carrying $94,347,000, of which
$25, 461, 900 is for work on the Panam
canal.
The amount carried is $11,070,000
less than estimates from various de-
partments and the ana appropriation
is to be reimbursed to the treasury
from the proceeds of the sale of canal
bonds which has been authorized to
aggregate the amount of $3.50, DOE, 200.
Important Appropriations.
Among the important appropriations
are the following:
River and harbor work, $11,319 ,O0O.
Public buildings, $5,171,0O
Construction of vessels under rev
enue cutter service, $4,000.
Construction of a national museum
building at Washington, D. c., $500 600.
sion, $37,50O. This increase of $500
is to enable the commission to keep in
formed regarding the compliance with
this act to promote safety of employees
and travellers on railroads.
Prevention of epidemics, $4,000.
Nv vi ~
act, 100000.
Construction office building for house
of representatives, 100000.
Survey of northern and northwest
lakes, $4,000.
National home for disabled volun-
teer soldiers. S4,202, 600.
Continuing aid to states, territorial
homes for support Of disabled volun-
teer soldiers, $1,150,00G.
Payments due on bounty to volun-
teer soldiers, including volunteers in
the war with Spain, $450,000.
Detroit river, Michigan, $500, 600.
st. Mary's river, Michigan, $1,000, 900.
Mississippi rive commission inn
provements. $4,000 900; Mississippi riv-
er from Minneapolis 10 mouth of Ohio.
tween st. Paul and Minneapolis, $780,
900; South Pass channel, $4,000.
For the Cana.
Among the items of appropriations
for the canal are: Pay of officers and
employees on h isthmus other
than skilled and unskilled laborers,
S 1925, 900: skilled labor, $685. 900; I'M
delivery of supplies and equipment on
isthmus. $40, 375 900; loan to Panama
railroad for new equipment, $1,OO0,O00.
A printing reform is inaugurated by
requirements that no money applied In
a bill shall be used by the main branch
printing offices in any executive de-
partment in Washington: that plants
of such branch offices shall be turned
over to the public printer within thirty
days after the passage of the bill; that
hereafter detailed estimates for print
ing must be transmitted to congress
from each department.
The bin provides for the appoint
ment by the attorney general, If the
secretary of the treasury desires, of a
solicitor of customs at a salary of S.
900, and such assistant solicitors as
are necessary. at salaries of $4,000.
The bill will probably be called up
for consideration in the house Thurs
day.
For Greater Navy.
Washington. May 9.-The naval ap-
propriation bill was reported to the
senate today. The total increase made
by the senate was $2.461. 900, making a
grand total of $103. Oh, 900.