Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-06-07
SOME WH0PPER
APPROPRIATIONS
Largest Sundry Civil Bill Ever
Reported in Con-
9ress.
CANAL GETS 900
River and Harbor Work VIII Have
S17,319. ooo-New Rule in Con-
duct Of Printing
Offices.
CANAL GETS 25,ooo,o 900

Washington. D.. G., May 3l.-rhc
Sundry civil appropriation bill is COM
pleted and Chairman Tawney. author
lied by the appropriations committee.
reported ii to the house today. 1t is
the largest sundry civil bill ever re
ported. carrying S?4,S47 geo, of which
$25.46l 600 is for work ON the Panama
canal.
The amount carried is $l1,01O.0 900
less than estimates from various de-
partm, hts and the canal appropriation
is to be reimbursed To the treasury
from the proceeds of the sale of canal
bonds which has been authorized to
aggregate the mou of $3.50 600. 900.
important Appropriations.
Among the important appropriations
are the following.
River and harbor work. s17.3l9.O0
Public buildings. $5.l1l,000.
Construction of vessels under rev
cnue cutter service. 500, 600.
Construction of a national museum
building at Washington. ID. C., $500, 900.
For Interstate commits
sion. $31. 500. This increase of $1,000
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. 1916. 900.
Enforcement of Chinese exclusion
act. $500. 900.
Construction office building FOR house
of representatives. $500. 600.
Survey of northern and northwest
lakes. $4,000.
National home for disabled volun-
teer soldiers. $4.202.000
Continuing aid to states. territorial
homes for support of disabled volun-
teer soldiers, $1.150.000.
Payments due on bounty to volun-
teer soldiers. including volunteers in
the wal with Spain, s45o.0oo.
Detroit river Michigan. 5000. 600.
St. Mary's river. Michigan, 81 .0O0. 900.
Mississippi river commission i'm
provemcnts, $1,000. 900: Mississippi riv-
er from Minneapolis TO mouth of Ohio,
$500. 900. at Moline. ILL.,, $150.00O; be-
tween ST. Pau and Minneapolis, $780,
coo; South Pass channel, $4,000.
For the Cana.
Among the items of appropriations
for the canal are: Pay of officers and
employees on the isthmus other
than skilled and unskilled laborers.
$3.32S. 900; skilled labor. 50. 1893. 900; an
skilled labor. $4.14S,000: purchase and
delivery of supplies and equipment on
isthmuS, $l0,375 900. loan to Panam
railroad for new equipment. $1,000. 900.
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 i'm 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 cach department.
The bin provides for the appoint
ment by the attorney general. If the
secretary of the treasury desires. of u
solicitor of customs at a salary of So
600, 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 29.-The naval ap-
preparation bill was reported to the
senate today. The total increase made
by the senate was 81. 46l 900, making "a
grand total of S1O3. O71 900.