The Washington herald., 1907-02-20
SUNDRY CIVIL ITEMS
One of the Largest Bills
Made Up in Years.
MANY LOCAL APPROPRIATIONS
Several Allowances for Buildings
and Park improvements in Wash
ington-EnforcemeR Of Antitrust
Laws-InspectiOn Of Railway Mail
Cars-CapitoI TO BE Open Sunday.

The sundry civil bill. carrying S104, I37, 80,
which is S10SI00O0 less than estimates.
was reported TO the House yesterday.
one Of the important features Of the
bin is the omission Of the Limitation that
was placed in last sessions sundry civil
bill forbiddng the sale Of beer in the
canteens connected with volunteer sol
diers' home That limitation becomes
operative March 4. 1901. and will obtain
until July 1, 1907, II Congress should not
restore to the bin the limitation clause
which the committee has now cut out.
The action Of the committee followed a
careful consideration of the subject. and
after giving hearings and receiving cor
respondence from the governors Of all
the volunteer homes throughout the
country.
Besides many important general pro-
visions. there are numerous items of local
interest TO Washington.
To put a granite east front on the
Treasury Building in place Of the soft
stone. an unexpended balance Of Sl55, III
is made available.
For repairs on Treasury Building. the
Butler Building and the Winder Build
ing, $4,000.
For freproof steel file cases TO hold
official bonds Of government officials.
$500.
For a fire alarm system for the Treas
ury. S9,625.
For heating apparatus. plumbing and
ventilation systems for all public build
ings. $3S5.000. Of which S3S50O is at once
available for mechanics wages in the
District Of Columbia.
Hygiene laboratory for the public
health service, $1,000.
To complete National Museum. 81. $4,000
and it is provided that II the superintend-
ent Of buildings and grounds is incapaci-
tated from retaining charge Of the work.
the board Of regents Of the Smithsonian
Institution may take charge OF construc-
ton and disbursements.
New cases for National Museum, $50. 900
Repairs 30 National Museum shops,
sI5.00o.
Improving roads az the Zoo and other
expenses, $500.
To keep the Interstate Commerce Com
mission informed as to the working Of the
new rate law and 90 pay inspectors" and
other expenses. $4,000 This item author
ICES the commission to use inspectors TO
examine the construction, adaptibilitv and
design of cars used for mail cars and re-
port on the same.
To complete the light and fog station
at Ragged Point on the Potomac
$4,000
Cost of Exclusion Law.
-. ,-..-+ Of y.-.-...tf..~- III fff..-----
clusion law. 10000. and the SALARY OF
Commissioner General Sargent is in
creased 1900.
For the census OF woman and child
labor $4,000
Repairs TO Interior and Pension build
iugs Sl2a9.
Elevator IN old Post-offce Building. now
used by Patent Office. $3.50.
Repairs al Capitol. $4,000. and IL is pro-
vided that hereafter the Capitol shall be
open on Sundays and holidays through
the year from An. 10 PM
To complete House Office building,
S1.o5e.00s
Furnishing House office building, $780,
500
To complete the light. heat. and power
plant ION Garfield Park. $4,000.
Improving Capitol grounds. $4,000
Heating appliances for new Freedmen
Hospital. $l4o65.
Furniture for Freedmens Hospital, $751;
So
Repairs and Improvements at st. Eliza
beth's. $500; roadways, $1,000, new as
sembly hall. $1,000.
Repairs at Kendall Green, 5000.
Improvement of Howard University,
1889.
Improvement and maintenance OF White
Lot 5000,
For Monument grounds and Potomac
Park. $1,000, and the superintendent of
buildings and grounds is authorized TO
give licenses for building lighthouses on
the tidal reservoir.
Improvement of Reservation Il. S2,500,
and it is provided that the superintendent