Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-29
SweIIed by Provisions for
the Panama
Canal.
BEFORE THE HOUSE
Includes S15O,000 for Mo.
line Lock and Usual $780,
600 for Upper River.

Washington, ID. c., May 29.-The sun
dry civil appropriation bill was COM
pleted and Chairman Tawney authoriz-
ed by the appropriations committee to
report it to the house today. 1t is the
largest sundry civil bill ever reported,
carrying s94,347 900, of which $25,461,-
900 is for work on the Panama canal.
The amount carried is S11.070,O00 less
than estimates from the various depart
ments. The canal appropriation is to
be reimbursed to the treasury from the
proceeds of the sale of canal bonds
which has been authorized to the ag-
gregate amount of $130,0OO,OOO.
some of Important Items.
Among the important appropriations
are the following:
River and harbor work. s17.319,OOO
Public buildings, s5,171 900.
Construction of vessels under the
revenue cutter service, $270,000.
Construction of the national museum
building at Washington, d. c., $780,
600
For the interstate commerce commits
sion building, $375,0OO. (This is an in
crease to the fund of SIS, 900, to enable
the commission to keep informed re-
garding complaints which act to pro-
mote safety of employees and travellers
on railroads.
Prevention of epidemic, $4,000.
Enforcement of the Chinese eXclus-
ion act. 100000.
Construction of an Office building for
the house of representatives, 100000.
r rf IL
crn lakes. $4,000.
National home for disabled volun-
teer soldiers, $4.202 ,000s----
Continuing aid TO state and territor
iaI homes for the support of disabled
volunteer soldiers, s1,150.000.
Payments due on bounty to volunteer
soldiers. including volunteers in the
war with Spain, s450.000.
Detroit river, Michigan, 100000.
St. Mary's river, Michigan. $1,000.
900
Mississippi river commission i'm
provements, S2000,00
Mississippi river from Minneapolis
TO the mouth of the Ohio, 100000; at
Moline ILL.,, S150,000; between st. Paul
and Minneapolis, $4,000; south pass
channel, $4,000.
Some Of Canal Items.
Among the items of the appropria
tion for the canal are: Officers and
employees on the isthmus. other than
skilled and unskilled laborers. S3,32S,-
900: skilled labor, 1888, 600; unskilled
labor, 81 ,14S,000; purchase and deliv
cry of supplies and equipment on the.
isthmus, $10,375, ,000 loan to Panama
railroad for new equipment, $1,000 900.
Inaugurnfes Printing Reform.
Printing reform is inaugurated by
the requirement that no money apprO-
priated in the bill shall be used to
maintain branch printing offices in any
executive department in Washington;
that the plants of such branch Offices
shall be turned over to the public
printer within so days after the pass
age of the bill. that hereafter detailed
estimate for printing must be transmit
ted TO congress from each department.
solicitor of Customs.
The bill 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 So
008 and such assistant solicitors as are
necessary, at salaries of $4,000. The
bill will probably ne called up for COIL
sideration in the house Thursday.
Minority for Lock Canal.
Washington. May 29.-ln the rec
ommendation of the construction of
lock canal across the isthmus of Pan
ANA. the minority of the senate COM
mittee on interoceanic canals has draft
ed an exhaustive report which was sub
mitted to the senate today by Chair
man Millard One of the chief argu-
ments i'm favor of lock canal rs that
the Spooner act of congress intended
this should be the type, although the
authority to decide was conferred upon
the president. The minority says:
President Well Advised.
THE president having taken the ad-
vice of competent engineers and of the
canal commission. has recommended
that it is advisable to construct lock
canal"
The minority declares only the ques-
ton presented is whether congress
shall annul the action of the president,
or shall simply hold it's hand and al
low the president to exercise the pow