Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-25
SHoM1S OFF TO PARIS SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
Father and Mother Hurry to Measure Carries an Appro-
Daughters Side pration of $1O5 715, ,369.48.
DEATH OF De CHAULNES BIG CUT IN ESTIMATES
Still Considerable Mystery Increase Nearly
Sudden End Last Year.
SENSATIONAL TALES AFIoAT GIVEN FOR CANAL
That He Was a Report
Wreck Repeated and Tawney-Enorts
Duches Keep Expenditures
Measure Carries an Appro-
priation of $1O5,7t5,369.48.
IG CUT IN ESTIMATES
Increase of Nearly $4,000, 900 Over
Last Year.
GIVEN FOR CANAL $27, ,s27 900
Report Made to the House by
Chairman Tawney-Enorts to -
Keep Down Expenditures.

Realizing that even the afiiuent Uncle
Sam isn't any too flush these days. the
House appropriations committee. under
the lead of Representative Tawney Of
Minnesota. has been holding down the
appropriations for the next fiscal year to
the lowest possible limit. The latest bill
to undergo the reduction process is the
sundry civil appropriation measure. re-
ported to the House today by Mr.. Tawney.
The bill carries a total OF $105. rs .369. As.
or $3J. .568, 997. 81 less than the regular and
supplemental estimates presented to the
committee. OF the appropriation $27.627.-
600 is on account Of canal construction
and is to be reimbursed to the treasury
out of the sale of canal bonds. The sun
dry. civil bill Of last session carried $103,-
81, % when reported to the House. or
81. .S42. .S2917 less than this years measure.
while the total sundry civil appropria-
tions for the current fiscal year aggregate
Sill on, ,OO1. 30.
Local Items Recommended.
Following are given. in general terms.
some Of the local items recommended in
the bill:
For engraving and printing. $3,354. .7Js.
an increase of $232 627.
For objects under the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition. including international exchanges.
international catalogue of scientific liter
ature. American ethnology. astrophysical
observatory, National Museum and Ma
tional Geological Park. $469. $50. a net in
crease Of $4,000, exclusive Of 81. 10000 In
the last sundry civil bill for completion
of the National Museum building.
For the Interstate commerce commits
sion, $8S5.00O. an increase of $106.7S5
For repairs of Interior Department
building. $l2500. the same as in the cur
rent law.
For work at the Capitol. repairs. ETC.,
$4,000 and $4,000 for statuary for the
pediment Of the House wing.
For House ONCE building. $lO0, ,6l1. Is for
extra expenses for foundation and $ll9,-
COO for approaches
For improving Capitol grounds, $4,000
Fer lighting the Capitol and grounds.
For United States geological survey.
81 ,O06. $40, a reduction of <3J9, 800, which
includes the omission of 500. 600 for gaug-
ing streams.
For the Government Hospital for the In
sane, $3.50, 800, a reduction Of S55000.
For the Columbia Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb. $67 800.
For Howard University, $0o,SuU, an IN
For Freedmen's Hospital. $4,000. an in
crease of 81. 800 and $4,000 additional Ior
stable and morgue.
For buildings and grou ds in and
around Washington, d. c., $202. 40, an
increase of $500.
For expenses Of executive $4,000. in
Guiding $4,000 for travelling expenses of
the President
For lighting White House and public
QroiIpdS go; IN
For Washington Monument. I'll $40.
For Garfield and Providence hospitals.
SIS. 600 each. and In addition, SIS, 9,430 for
retaining wall and for improving
For courthouse. Washington, ID. c.,
81 500. a reduction of $500.
For public printing and binding, $685.
S9O an increase of $4,000.
OF General Interest.
Other items in the bill are:
For certain miscellaneous objects under
the Treasury Department, $i,742.337. an
increase of $3S9, III Included under this
head are items such as pay OF assistant
custodians and janitors for pubic build
ings 81. 6SS, ,S72; furniture for public build
ings. $5l7 800. and fuel. lights and water
for public buildings, 81, 4O0. 900.
The appropriation of $4,000 for trans
portation Of silver coin made for the cur
rent year is omitted.
For the expenses of collecting customs.
additional to the permanent appropriation
of s., $4,000 for that purpose for 1909.
$4,5OO.OOO, an increase Of 100000.
For the public health and marine hos
pital service, $l.290, 750 an increase OF
$1S7 900.
For the quarantine service. 100000. an
increase Of $4,000.
For the prevention Of epidemics the un-
- Ill ta O f0xI n
gether with the additional sum OF $780,
COO an increase of 100000.
For immigration station at San Fran
cisco, Cal, construction OF new buildings,
ferryboat and boarding cutter. the sum OF
$185,OO is recommended. payable from
the permanent appropriation, expenses
of regulating immigration"
For lighthouses, beacons and fog sig
nails. $4,000. a reduction of <3.066. 40.
For lighthouse establishment, x,lS4,OO,
an increase of 1886. 600.
For coast and geodetic survey, $906. go.
an increase OF $5,OO.
For the bureau of fisheries, $7S3, 800, an
increase Of <79,600.
clusion act, 100000. the same as the
amount appropriated for the current year.
Rivers and Karbors.
For the improvement Of rivers and har-
bors under contract authorizations con-
tatned In the river and harDor acts OF 1885,
1889, 1902, 1905 and 1907. 81. .692, Gas. an in
crease Of $l1, 1,208.915.
For national cemeteries. headstones,
etc, $322. 40. a reduction OF $s1.50
For the construction of buildings at
military posts. $4,000. a reduction Of
"a. .875.
For the erection of barracks and quar-
ters for the coast artillery, &1,067 200. an
increase of $7S7, go.
Special items under the War Depart
ment. including 100000 for military
prison. San Francisco: $4,000 for drill
ground. Des Moines. Iowa: $4,000. for
Governors Island. N. Y: 100000 for Fort
Benjamin Harrison. Ind: $3.50. 80 for
Fort william Mckinley. p. l.; $4,000 for
military prison. Fort Leavenworth. are
recommended, amounting to $624. .s04.50.
an increase Of $347 7.3OA50 over similar
items for the current fiscal year.
For maintenance Of sewer and street
system Of Fort Monroe, Va, S. 402.60, o
reduction Of 81. 037.50.
For Improvement Of the Yellowstone
Park, S8S,OOO. q reduction OF $4,000.
For road In Mount Rainier Park. $4,000,
the same a. the amount appropriated for
the current year.
For national military parks. $29a.6JO q
reduction of "a. $50.
For survey Of northern and northwest