The Washington herald., 1908-02-05
DEFICIT BILL PASSED
District Items Left Intact by
the Senate.
CONFERENCE TO BE HELD
Changes Made by Senate Must BE
Adjusted by Agreement-Ikittred
Gamble Feud Finds Echo in Sec
fiOn Ruled Out-CuIbersOn Has
Some Fun with Bishops Paper.

Some Fun with Bishops Paper.
/ The Senate yesterday took nearly the
entire session In considering the urgent
deficiency bin, and after about three
| hours debate passed the bill with a few
minor changes
All the items relating to the District
of Columbia which were in the bin when
il came from the Senate Committee on
/ Appropriations. on Monday, were passed
without change. Three changes We're
made ia the District items In the Senate
committee as well as several I'm the more
general provisions Of the bill. and these
changes viii be adjusted by a conference
between committees of the two Houses.
ON a point of order the amendment in
serted by the Senate committee directing
the Secretary of the Treasury 70 with
hold payment of tire $1,000 appropriated
for the purchase Of the manuscript Of
the new edition Of Charters, Constitu-
lions and Organic Laws" pending the
approval OF the joint committee on the
library, which was directed to inquire
into tire accuracy and completeness Of
the work, was stricken out.
Echo OF SenHtoFS' Fight.
On point Of order made by Mr. Cul-
berson. Of Texas. the Democratic leader
the Senate also knocked out an appro-
priation of $3.50 TO pay the salary Of
James y. Elliott as United States at
torney from the District of South Da-
kota. This was am echo of the South Da-
kota patronage fight between Senators
Gamble and Kittredge. Elliott was the
appointee Of Gamble His nomination was
held up In the Judiciary Committee by
Senator Kittredge at the last session OF
Congress. The item in the urgent de-
foieECy bill to pay him for his services
during the time his nomination was held
mp was inserted by Senator Gamble In
the absence of Senator Klttredge from
Washington. The point was made That
El.iOtrs nomination was not "a recess APP
polnument and therefore he Uas not au-
thorizrd 20 draw his salary until con
tirmed.
Adds 10 SnVy's budget.
The Senate added under the section re-
Iating 10 the Navy Department aH ap-
propration for the Bureau Of Supplies
and Accounts % permit the employment
for the balance Of tbc present fiscal year
Of two chief bookKeepers at 5000 eaca
per aunum. and two clerks Of class two
for the same period. the total appropria-
tion for this purpose to Doe S-.N5.S7.
Considerable debate was occas.oned
during the consideration % the section
relating TO the Panama Canal by an
amendment offered by Senator Culber-
son. proposing To prevent the use Of ans
Of the money appropriated in the bin Tor
The canal iu the publication Of the Canal
Record. the newspaper which is issued by
Secretary Bishop u was charged by
Democratic Senators that the employ
meut of Bishop on the Canal Zone WAS
simply "a means OF cvadiug the action 0f
the Senate at the last Congress In voting
% dispense with the services Of Mr.
Bishop as official propagaudist 20 the
Canal Commission Republican Senators
couteuded that the newspaper was simply
used to disseminate Information among
the employees as 10 the work being done
on various parts of The isthmus. and that
il was not used as d medium of propa-
ganda..
CuTherson Reads About CirCus.
To this Senator Culbersou replied by
reading. from "a copy Of the Canal Record
social items. notices of club meetings
and other matters of a personal nature.
such as would appear ln any newspaper
He first read a story by a missionary.
showing what work was being done
among the natives. and he concluded by
reading "a fiorid notice OF the coming of
circus. to be seen at Colon and other
points on the isthmus.
This said the Senator, as he ap-
preached the circus announcement 'wiu
be Of deep interest TO all SoUtherners.'
Then he read the notice, 20 the great
amusement of the Senators and the peo-
pie in the galleries This is an excellent
commentary en- the Canal Zone" said
Senator CuIberson. "In one issue Of this
newspaper we are told about the progress
of Christianity on the isthmus and also
about the attractions Of a circus that is
going TO give It's performances on sun
day"
Provision for the District.
The bin, as it passed the House last
week. carried S30l1Sl07 for District pur-
poses. To this sum the Senate added
S37,475. 50, $4,000 OF which was added to
the appropriation allowed by the House
for the new Municipal Building and the
remainder for the reimbursement CT the
Columbian Hospital for Women for the
care of INDECENT patients treated in ex-
cess of the appropriation made for the
purpose. The Senate committee also add
ed a clause allowing an appropriation a.
ready made TO be used for providing
manual training In a typical and ungraded
classes of the local schools, and reinsert-
ed the provision, stricken out IN the
House. that relieves the District Of bear
ing half the expense Of forthcoming land
fraud trials In the local courts
The section of the bin relating to the
District, as it passed the Senate, is as
follows
Executive offce-FoT additional amount required
for Engineer Commissioner ttO make salary 5000
Der smumi for the fiscal years that follow:
Fiscal year laS, $3.50.
FOT the fiscal year lIsT. SlUI0
Contingent and miscellaneous exuenses-For POS
tagC FOR strictly official mail matter 500
For additional amount required for the purchase Of
enamel metal identification number tags far motor
vehicles IN the District Of Columbia 500 and lia
Commissioners OF the District Of Columbia are here
hY authorized 20 amend the regulations controlling
motor vehicles as 60 provide that for such denti-
hcatiOn tag and registration thereof the owner Of
each motor vehicle shall pay the sum Of s. and the
secretary Of the automobile board shall after the
payment Of sad Zee 20 the collector Of taxes Dis
TiCt of Columbia isse 10 said owner the identhca-
tion number tag
Municipal B'ildiuE-For furnishing and eauipDing
complete iu every detail by the Commissioners Of
the DIstrics Of Columbia the new municipal build
and al Al
cost NJ removal to new building Slf2gl0 10 con
tnue available until the end Of The fiscal year 1899
For expenses Of maintaining the new m1uiciral
building duling the fsc1l year 1909 incluCsg per
sonal services Il such employees may b. author
lzcJl by the Commissioners of the District Of Co