Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-30
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL IS BIG
Committee Lays Before House Largest
Budget Asked in Years.
IwENTY-FoUR MILLIONS FOR CANAL
Big Item for which Treasury Will
BE Reimbursed by sale of
Bonds Authorized for
the Purpose.

WASHINGTON. May 2s.-The sundry
civil appropriation bill was completed
and Chairman Tawney was authorized by
the appropriations committee to report II
to the house today. 1t Is the largest
sundry civil bill ever reported, carrying
S94.346,573, of which S25,46O,991 is for
work. on the Panama canal The amount
carried is S11,070,003 less than the esti-
mates from the various departments. The
canal appropriation 10 to be reimbursed
to the treasury from the proceeds of the
sale Of canal bonds which have been
authorized to the aggregate amount of
$3.50, 000, 600. "s..-.
Details of the Bill.
Deducting the canal appropriation the
bill carries sl,72l,sSO more than the cur
rent sundry civil act.
For river and harbor work heretofore
authorized and 'contr&cted for there is APP
propriated s1T,SIsss7s. which is $6,774,S44
in excess OF the amount available this
year. ,
For new public buildings heretofore
authorized and the repair of buildings
s5,l7O,5s3 is Appropriated, a REDUCTION OF
3 $2,S06,6O1 from the current appropriation
under this head. 4s
Among. the items Of appropriations for
the canal are:
than skilled and unskiiled laborers,
$3,32s,0Ss.
skilled labor on the isthmus. $500, 900
45s
Purchase and delivery of supplies and
equipment on the isthmus, S10,374,511.
Loan to the Panama railroad for new
equipment, Sl,000,O00.
printing reform is inaugurated by re-
quirements that no money appropriated
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 thirty days
after the passage of the bill, and that
hereafter detailed estimates for printing
must be transmitted to congress from
each department.
The bill provides for the appointment
by the attorney general, IL the secretary
of the treasury desires. of a solicitor of
customs at an annual salary of $1,000, and
such assistant solicitors as are necessary,
al Ealaries of $4,000
ssIne Important Items.
Tie bill probably will be called up for
consideration in the house Thursday
Some of the more important items are:
Construction OF vessels under revenue
cutter service, $4,000; increase. $780,
Construction of national museum build.
ing In Washington, ID. c., 100000.
For the Interstate Commerce commits
sion, 1915, 900, an increase of 800 This
increase is TO the fund OF SIS, 900, to enable
the commission to keep informed regard
ing compliance with the act TO promote
the safety of employees and travellers OF
SS Ss In ADDITION Dd fo to ses TeEuss
penRea there Is transferred Sl6O,0Ol
from the so-ealled antitrust fund unde
the Department of Justice to further en-
able the commission to carry out tn
Interstate commerce act.
Public health and marine hospitals serv
ice, 81 is5, 900.
Quarantine service, S34O000.
Prevention OF epidemics, S316. 900. which In
cludes an unexpended balance OF abou
$4,000
Completing Immigrant station at Sal
bureau OF fisheries, s67O,s7O: reduction 0
Si4,95O.
For enforcement OF the Chinese exclusion