Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-19
.SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Measure Carries an Appropria-
ton of $104,137,5 40.2.
REPORTED TO THE HOUSE
Provision for Reconstructing East
Prent Of Treasury.
MONEY FOR IsTHMIAN CANAL
For the Court House in This City
of Local Interest Included.

The sundry civil appropriation bill was re-
ported to the House late this afternoon
from the committee On appropriations By
Representative Tawney. The bill carries
$1Oi. LIT .54O.2s. being 31es10. 1882 less than
the regular and supplemental estimate.
One of the most interesting provisions in
the bill, from a local point of view. Is the
item of $500, 900 to provide for the recon-
structiOn in granite of the east front of the
United States treasury building. For the
completion of the boys reform school 5000
Is appropriated and for an additional fam
lily building. $4,000.
For the completion of the House office
building. $1,JO0.OO0 is appropriated; for the
congressional power plant and equipment.
81 35o.0C0; for furnishing the House office
building, 100000: for the National Museum
building, $1.250.600. and for the Agricui-
tural Department building, s250,0CO.
One of the items in the bill is designed
to provide for the Sunday opening OF the
Capitol which is SO much desired by visitors
to the city.
For Isthmian Canal.
There is included in the bill the sum of
$24. SI9, eco for the isthmian canal, which Is
reimbursed to the treasury out of the pro-
ceeds of the sale of bonds which were au-
thorized in the aggregate sum of $3.50 COO
for the construction of the canal, Deduct
ing this amount there remains total Of
S19, 25S, J.92}.
The sundry civil bill for 1907 carried s94,-
342 1J6. A. or $9,T95. :;S:;;S1 less than this
years bill. The total appropriation for
the current fiscal year for sundry civil eX-
penses amounts to s1l1.1G, Ss46o, or 81
O09 34i AZ more than is recommended IN the
bill for next year. including the amount
for the canal Compared with the appro-
priation for the current fiscal year the
amounts recommended in the accompany
ing bill are in part, as follows:
limit of cost, including marine hospital,
quarantine station annual repairs, heating
apparatus, vaults, etc, $14 2o4, to2 IL, a re-
duction of 81. 129, 64S.0f.
For the lfe-Slving service, $2W4,olO, an
increase of x12S,9GO-
For revenue cutter service, current ex-
penses. 81 .665. O30. an increase of $50 600.
For engraving and printing, $3,122,l3l a
reduction of 81 .3U2.
Smithsonian Institution and allied adj
juncts, $453.OSO, net increase of sou
Interstate commerce commission. s71s.a4o
an increase of $161 ,GfS
The appropriation of $f20,OOO for transpor-
taton of silver coin for the current year
Is omitted.
For the expenses and collection Of Gus
toms an appropriation Of So, soc, 600 Is rec
commended as a new item and additional to
the permanent appropriation Of s., 500 600
for that purpose in 1905
For the prevention of epidemies, the uri-
expended balance is reappropr1ated, togetn-
er with the additional sum OF 100000.
For collecting statistics concerning wom-
an and child labor $4,000 is recommended
as a new item under the census Office
Completing Freedmen's Hospital
Completing and furnishing the new Freed
mems Hospital, $lo,Ss2 } ,-r-.-.s..
Geological survey. $4,000. reduction OF
1900 including the omission OF $loo,OOO
for gauging streams 100000 for investi-
ga ton Of structural materials and $21ooto
for testing coal.
Government Hospital for the INSANE
$3.50 500 a reduction of $93,OGo.
Miscellaneous objects under the Interior
Department including deaf and dumb insti,
buttons Howard University and National
Park. S242 go, an increase of $50. ITO.
Buildings and grounds In and around
Washington, D. c., $194,950. an increase
of SIG, $50.
Under the Department of State as new
item there is recommended $L3.oU: lor
United States courts in China. 5000: for
Red Cross conference, $1,O0OOO0, TO carry
out a convention with Mexico. >
Court house. Washington. D. c., $1,000
an increase of $12,Oo0
The unexpended balance of the fund
for enforcing the antitrust laws IS re-
appropriated for 1908. together Win the
further additional sum of $3.50, 900;
Public printing and binding. $o,52o,oVo
a reduction of 100000.
Among the limitations in the bill are
the following: In connection with the
for inspectors to enforce
the act to promote the safety OF en-
ployes and travellers on railroads. 1t is
provided that said inspectors shall also
Be required to make examinations OF the
construction, adaptability, design and
condition of all mail cars used on any
railroad in the United States and make
report thereon.
Capitol Open Sundays.
The Capitol building shall hereafter be
open to visitors from, 9 o'clock in the morn
ing until O'Clock in the afternoon on Sum-
days and holidays.
Licenses may be granted for the erection
of boat houses along the banks of the tidal
reservoir on the Potomac river fronting
Potomac Park under regulations to be pre-
scribed by the chief of engineers, and all
such licenses granted under this authority
shall be revOcable without compensation by
the Secretary of War.
The officer in charge of public buildings
and grounds Is authorized to grant licenses
to erect temporary structures upon reser-
yations used az children's Fairgrounds.
The price that may be paid for concrete
or asphalt pavement in Washington Is in
creased from 81 IS to $1.85 a square yard.
The price that may be paid FOR sixty can
die power street lamps Is reduced from $2o
a year to $2O.S5 a year. and the price Tor
electric arc lamps from $85 to $50 per lamp.
Pneumatic Tube Service.
The public printer Is authorized to submit
to Congress at its next session terms and
estimates of cost for pneumatic or other
tube system Of communication between the
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