Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-02
ACTION OF CONPEREES
ITEMS AGREED ON IN SUNDRY
CIVIL BILL.

Chairman Tawney of the House commit.
tee on approp riations today presented to the
House statement of the CT nferees on the
sundry civil bill. Among the items on which
agreement has been reached are a numbe
of local interest and Importance.
Appropriation is made of $4,000 as pro-
posed by the Senate for the Senate office
buildings.
appropriation is made. as proposed by the
Senate, of 81 800 for metal file cases in the
office of the clerk of the Supreme Court and
$1,000 for a ventilating machine in the
attic of the Senate chamber.
Appropriation is made of $50, 200 instead of
$4,000, as proposed by the Senate, for
completing construction of the new Freed
mans Hospital building.
The price per arc lamp in the electric
lighting Of the public parks is fixed at SIS
instead of $50, as fixed by the House.
Appropriation is made, as proposed by the
Senate, of 30629.67 for the Providence
Hospital.
Appropriation is made, as prop posed by the
Senate, of $500 for the renewal of the
plumbing in Garfield Hospital.
Appropriation is made, as proposed by the
Senate, Of 81 800 for the rent of an addi-
tional building for the Department Of JUS
tice; for furniture, 81 600; for miscellaneous
expenses, 1900.
Certain appropriations for the District re-
form school are made Immediately avail
able.
Two New Revenue Cutters.
The appropriations proposed by the Sen
ate for the construction of two revenue cut
tiers, a sea-going tug and boarding vessel
for the service are inserted.
The compensation of three employees OF
the bureau of engraving and printing is
fixed as proposed by the Senate at 81, GEO.
81, 400 and 81 ,2O0.
Senate for a general inspector for public
buildings at $1,000; an inspector of furniture
and other furnishings for public buildings
at $500 and an inspector of furniture at
81, 500.
Appropriation is made of So 500 600 as pro-
posed by the House instead of So, 7OO,OOU
as proposed by the Senate for the expenses
Of collecting revenue from customs during
the fiscal year 1908, and the indefinite appro-
priation for the customs service is repeal
ed, to take effect at the close Of the fiscal
year 1907 as proposed by the House, in
stead of 1905 as proposed by the Senate
Appropriation Is made for a chief of divi-
sion of naturalization at s., 800 as proposed
by the House instead of $4,000 as proposed
by the Senate.
The appropriation Of $4,000 proposed by
agent for carrying on the work Of the dvi-
sion of naturalization of the bureau of i'm
migration and naturalization of the De-
partment of Commerce and Labor is strick-
en- out.
Appropriation is made of $4,000 as pro-
posed by the Senate for the division of in
formation in the bureau of immigration and
naturalization.
Panama Railway Bonds.
Appropriation is made as proposed by the
Senate, of 81, 29s. 367.5O to pay outstanding
AZ per cent bonds of the Panama railway
The House provision making available for
equipment purposes the appropriation for
1907, for the re-equipment of the Panama
railway, is restored.
Mr.. Tawney announced that the Senate
and House conferees were unable to agree
on the item Of $3,OOO.OOO for buildings for
the State, Commerce and Labor and De-
partment of Justice; the proposed addition
to the bureau of engraving and prin ting
the item of 1925, zoo for the transportation
of silver coin; the paragraphs with relation
to the geological survey; the Senate pro.
vision for four new parks in the District
of Columbia; the House provision for the
purchase of supplies for the government de.
partments through a central purchasing
agency.