The Washington times., 1906-05-29
Calls for an Appropria-
ton of S94, ,346,-
573.
THE ISTHMTAN EXPENSES
These With Other New
Costs Helped Swell the
Nations Debt.

The sundry civil bill for 1907, the
largest in the history of the United
States, was reported to the House
today by Chairman Tawney, of the
Appropriation Committee, carrying
S94.346,573. as compared with S67,-
163,611-66 appropriated for the cu--
rent fiscal year, an Increase OF G27,-
172,962.34
Of this large total S25, 400, ,991.66 is
TO continue the construction of the
isthmian canal, but it is reimburse
bic to the Treasury. The subcommit-
tee of five, which prepared the bill
after two months or almost inces-
SAINT labor, reported a measure
Sf,721 ,9SO.6s greater than the bill for
this year, after the canal appropria-
1ion is deducted.
Among the local items carried in
the bill are the following:
For the Presidents travelling ex-
penses, $4,000.
Construction of Office building for
the House of Representatives $780,
600.
Expenses of the Executive Man
sion. S113,OOO al increase of 500, 900.
Bureau of Fisheries, $67O, go.
Washington fish ponds appropria-
tion is discontinued.
Public printing and binding, So
rQO[ nm q. y-aIrra4s-,r, Il
Provision is made that under the
new joint resolution for printing
reform, no head of an executive de
psrtment shall make rcquisition for
more than 65 per cent Of the whole
number of copies Of a document or
report authorized to be published.
Printing and Binding.
Hereafter there shall be submitted in
the regular annual estimates to Con-
Eress estimates for all of the printing
and binding required for each of the
executive departments, and after the
fiscal year 1907 no appropriations other
than those made specifically and solely
for printing and binding shall be used
for such purposes in any executive de-
partment or other Government cstab-
lishment in the District
The use OF any appropriation for the
maintenance of any branch of the Gov
ernment Printing Ofice is prohibited.
For Insane Bequests.
Other items are as follows:
All money belonging to deceased in
mates Of the Government Hospital for
the Insane. and deposited IN the Treas
ury by the superintendent. as agent
prior TO February 20. 1900, shall, if un-
claimed by the legal heirs Of the inmate
within nve years from the passage OF
this act De covered into the Treasury.
and all other money subsequently de-
posted by the superintendent shall be
likewise covered into the Treasury, un-
less claimed within five years
For ordinary care of Franklin Park,
A-5O. an increase Of $500; for improve
ment. care, and maintenance Of Smith
sonian grounds. 5000 an increase of
SOW tor resurtaCing asphalt rOadWays in
1he smithsonian grounds. S.. 600. for re-
pairs OF walks in judiciary Park Sc. 600;
Tor cement fOOt-walk around the eIlipse
IN grounds south of the Executive Man
SION. S@'V0O; for care and maintenance of
that part OF Potomac Park between the
causeWay of the Pennsylvania railroad
bridge, the Potomac river and the tidal
reservoir. 5000; FOR constructinp a
macadam roadway along the north aud
west sides Of the tidal reservoir. in Po-
tomac fdrE, from the terminus of the
seventeenth street roadway onnosite
the bathing beach, TO the Potomac on
trance to the reservoir. and for jmDrov-
ing the grounds on either side. 81 the
roadway. $4,000; for extraordinary re-
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