The Washington herald., 1908-04-26
SUPPLY BILLS ALL In
Carry S3O6,OOO,OOO Without
Deficiency Measure.
sUNDRY CIVIL IS REPORTED
House Appropriations Committee
Brings in Last Big Measure-Car-
ries About SI05,OOO, ,OOO-Is Deduc-
tiOn from Last Year-GeneraI
Deficiency Estimate s16,oOO,OOO.

Chairman Tawney. Of the House Com
mittee on Appropriations. made public
yesterday a statement showing that the
measures reported by his committee. in
cluding the principal supply bills. and
embracing the sundry civil bill, carried
in the aggregate $3O6. .000O00
The estimates Of appropriations that the
various departments recommended should
be inserted in these bills footed Up a
total Of $S79 000.0O0 The committee cut
down the estimates approximately S7S.-
0c0,0O0.
The estimates for the general deficiency
bill. the last supply measure TO be re-
ported by the committee, were received
yesterday. They aggregate sl6.0000 coo, the
principal item Of deficiency being on ac-
count Of pensions.
The sundry civil bill reported authorizes
appropriations In excess of Sl05, ,000, 900, as
compared with over Sl11.O0OOO0 carried
through in the measure a year ago.
There is included in the bill the sum of
s27,62I,0o0 for the Isthmian Canal which
is reimbursable to the Treasury out of the
proceeds OF the sale OF bonds authorized,
IN the aggregate sum Of 81 100000.
Deducting the amount carried In the
bill for canal construction from the sum
total Of the bill. there remains SIS, ,0SS, 1853,
which Will be a charge against the reve-
nues of the United States for the ensuing
year of 1903.
A limitation upon the wages paid to
skilled and unskilled labor on the 18TH
mus is contained IN the bill. Il provides
that:
THE wages and salaries paid upon the
lsthmus for skilled and unskilled labor
by the Isthmian Canal Commission and
the Panama Railway Company shall not
exceed by more than q per centum the
average wages and salaries paid in the
United States for similar labor and, seTY-
ice"
Curbs Secret Service Men.
The bill seeks to place a curb upon the
activities Of Secret Service agents. It has
been charged such agents have been en-
ployed in all sorts Of work for the gov
ernment, from chasing land sharks on
the Western prairies TO probing domestic
entanglements In the naval service.
The section for the suppression Of coun-
terfeitiHg and other crimes provides that:
NO person employed in the Secret
Service division Of the Treasury Depart
ment, or under the appropriation for sup
pressing counterfeitng and other crimes,
who is detailed, furloughed, granted leave
Of absence. dismissed. OF otherwise tenn
porarily OF finally separated from the
service Of such division. and is thereafter
employed under any other branch of the
public service, shall be restored or paid
compensation for service or expenses IN
the Secret Service division for two years
after the termination OF his employment
under such other branch OF the govern
ment''
II has been the practice of heads of
departments and bureau officers to Dor
row. Secret Service agents. The pro-
vision quoted the committee believes. will
confne the operations of the Secret Ser
vice'to guarding the person Of the Presi-
dent and enforcing the laws aimed az
cOUnteTfeiting.
II the bin is passed as reported. beer
halls will once more flourish in the va
rious branches Of the National Soldiers
Home. Tie sundry civil bill enacted last
year provided that no part of appropria-
ton made available for soldiers homes
should be expended for the maintenance
of beer halls at such homes. An effort
was made in committee TO re-enact this
provision. It was lost by vote Of to
s. Under the BILL therefore, governors
Of soldiers homes may establish beer
halls in their discretion.
Some Local Items.
The local items in the bill are as fol-
lows:
For engraving and printing S,55l,75s an increase
Of s232 67
For the Smithsonian Institution. National AIu-
scum, and National Geological Park, SaS90So, net
increase OF Sl6.00-
For the Interstate Commerce Commission. sss.Oo0.
decrease Of Sl0ST55.
For repairs of the Iuterior Department. Sl25a
For work al the Capitol, repairs, &C. $50 600. and
Ns,oe for statuaTy fer the ped:ment Of the House
wing
For House Office building, Sl09,sIIls for extra ex-
penses lof fsGrAst--= and sll96o0 FOR approaches.
For improving Capitol grounds. IS coo.
For lighting the Capitol and grounds. $3.50.
For the Government Hospital for the Insane
S570s90. a reduction Of $50 0oo.
For the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb ss7.5O0
For Howard University. $500. an increase Of
$500
For Freedmen's Hospital. $4,000 an increase Of
800 and sl5OO0 additional for stable and morgue
For buildings and grounds in and around Wash
ington, D. C.. sos 80. an increase Of $500.
For expenses Of Executive Ss000 including S25 600
for travelling expenses OF the President,
Fer lighting White House and public grounds
81 so
For Washington Monument. sll s0.
For Garfield and Providence hospitals. SO 900 each
and in addition S9.A1 for 4 retaining wall and for
improving grounds of Garfield Hospital.
For courthouse, Washington, D. C., $3.50 a re-
ductiOu Of g 200.
For public printing and binding, S,sa0,790, an IN
crease Of SIZE, COO
PRIZES ARE AWARDED.