Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-25
GENERAL DEFICIENCY
THE BILL REPORTED TO THE
HOUSE TODAY.

The general deficiency appropriation bill
was completed by the House committee on
appropriations today and reported to the
House. The bill carries q total Of SIG. 245.-
500. to supply deficiencies in the various
departments Of the government.
The chief items Included in the bill are
as follows:
Under the State Department-Trans-
portation Of diplomatic and consular off,
GERS under new law, for 1907, $50, 900; con-
tingent expenses, foreign missions, $50, 900;
contingent expenses at consulates. $40, 900:
payment to Germany in settlement Of Sa-
moan claims $40. 900.
Under the Treasury observation-disclosures
ing the revenue from customs. 1907. Ss.000.-
600; engraving and printing, $23. 1872; COL
lecting internal revenue, fiscal year 1905,
900; collecting internal revenue. fiscal
year 1907. $780, 900: public buildings on Pa
cific .s coast, repair Of. sso1. NJ.
liberty, New York harbor. equipment and
lighting $4,000; payment Of state Of Texas
OF 9Ssd money eaey Paid state troops from 1855 to
soldiers, 100000.
Under the military establishment-Mile-
age. officers Of the army, $50 600; replacing
qnake a. san
Under the naval establishment-For gen.
eral account Of advances, 1904 and prior
years $685.. 466: for pay. miscellaneous. $780,
yards and docks. $4,000: naval prison adj
ministration building at Portsmouth. N. H.
10000
Under the Interior Department-Trans-
portation OF Indian goods, $25. 600
Under United States courts-Fees of
clerks. $4,000; assistants to the Attorney
General In special cases. $4,000.
Under the postal seryice-Transportatio
by steamboat, 10000; transportation by
railroads. $3.50 900; regulation screen and
other wagon service, $4,000; transportation
Of foreign mails. $216,OOOO.
District Items.
The District items in the bill aggregate
ss5, $3.50. This amount includes various
small sums required to pay the deputy
coroner for services during the absence of
the coroner in the fiscal year 1905 and 1905;
postage for official mail matter, 81 900; jul
dicial expen 1906 800; 1905, $5543s; ad-
ditional amount to coroner's Office for ifs
cal year 1905. 500: 1908. 1855; general ad-
So. 40; 1902. 1880
Additional under contingent expenses Of
the District fiscal year 1903. $3.50.
Extension ion Of 14th street northwest (addi-
west (additionaD. $15; bathing beach. $3.50:
harbor and river front. IS; cleaning streets.
S.5O; additional on extension Of streets and
avenues. SIS: Kalorama avenue extension.
street northwest extension. $1,000: Wyom-
ing avenue extension, SIS S; Albemarle
street extension, Sits Euclid place con-
necton. s12.6O: 10th street extension, 800.
Electrical department (additionaD. $493
Public schools (additional, 1903. $255.62;
1902. 1861.
Washington aqueduct (additionaD, s54.
., Fire Fire department additional for forage).
Police department additional for jurors).
5000.
Board of childrens guardians (addi-
tionaD. s331.37.
Washington Asylum (additionaD, $1,000.
Judgments against the District, $50, $685. 20,
with further sum for interest.
For postage for the District militia. $3.50.
To reimburse Gen. Harries for payment
to members of engineer force of the naval
battalion, S732.64
Alleys, Bits
Total. $S5, $3.50.
The remaining sums in the bill are for
varying amounts less than 500, 900 for judg-
ments of courts, and claims audited and
certified In Congress.
There are several legislative provisions in
the bill. In one OF them authority Is given
the Secretary of War to use the 81, SOC, 900
relief fund heretofore appropriated for San
Francisco, not only in the purchase Of re-
lief supplies but to replace the supplies
taken from the army stores Secretary Taft
has estimated that something like $500, 900
Of this fund remains unexpended.
In view OF statehood for Oklahoma, the
amounts available IOE CU0 QdyH6u OF the
expenses OF the territorial government are
to be turned into the treasury when the
state government Is organized.
The Secretary of the Treasury Is to here
after furnish to Congress detailed esti-
mates Of expenses OF collecting the reve-
nues from customs.
Mr.. Littauer's Amendment.
At a full committee meeting of the ap-
preparations committee today the following
important amendment was adopted to the
general deficiency bill reported by Mr. Lit
tauer:
THAT the tariff duties, both import and.
export, imposed by the authorities Of the
United States or Of the provisional military
government thereof in the Philippine Is
lands prior to March g. 1902 at all ports
and places in said islands upon all goods,
wares and merchandise imported Into said
islands from the United States or from
foreign countries, or exported from said
islands, are hereby legalZed and ratified,
and the collection of all such duties prior
to March 8, 1902 Is hereby legalized and
ratified and confirmed as fully to all intents
and purposes as II the same had by prior
act Of Congress been specifically authorized
and directed.
This amendment Is made to meet cases
arising under the decision Of the Supreme
Court in the Warner-Barnes case. which
was against the government and would
compel the refunding Of duties collected
amounting to more than $4,OUO.0O0. The
amendment will not affect cases already
adtudicated.