The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-02-19
SUNDRY CIVIL
 BILL LIMITS SECRET SERVICE
Feature to Which President Objected Re.
 tained in Measure Reported Today.
It Carries Sl35,027,OOO for Various Purposes Grants Sl, ,OOO,OoO for De. tection and Prevention of Fraud in Land Service-Over Sls,OOO,OOO For Rivers and HarbOrS.
Special from United Press0

N1pSSie@L II OIIl OL1lCu 1ICSS./ Washington, Feb. 19.-Despite the recommendations of President Roose- welt in his last annual message to Con- gress and his earnest urging in a special message later. the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill. which was reported from committee to the House to-day, contained the same clauses limiting the activities of the secret service to the investigation of counterfeiting and the protection of the person of the Presi- dent.
 This is the limitation that almost caused breach between the executive ana legislative branches of the govern ment early in the present session of Congress. The presence of the limita- tion in the bill is taken to mean that Congress has justified it's decision through the testimony of the executive officers of the government who declar- ed that the investigation of fraud was not hampered by the limitation of the secret service. The bill, however, con- talns clause granting to the Secre- tary Of the Interior. one million dol lars for the detection and prevention or fraud on the public domain. The appropriation last year was half million and the year before a quarter million
 Secretary Garfield urged that it be increased to million this year in or der that the great mass of land fraud cases now. on hand can be prosecuted be done by agents under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior.
 One clause of the bill authorizes the President, with the consent of the Re- public of Cuba. to invite proposals for the removal of the battleship Maine frrz,a cate to Congress the estimates based on proposals received. Congress then caGs decide whether the battleship is to be removed and the cause of the explosion definitely determined. Two and a half million dollars is appro- priated for the construction of a build ing at Washington to house the Gen eral Land Office, the Geological Sur vey. the Indian Office and the Re- clamation Service.
 The largest item in the bill provides for $33,638. 900 to continue work upon the Panama Canal. This is $4,0O0. .0OO more than was appropriated last year even with the deficiency in the canal work this year of $5,000,000. For the continuance of work on rivers and harbors that has already been au- thorized by law. $19,574.514 is appro- priated. This is the second largest item in the bill. For the construction Ol pdUllC S10,O1O, DID IS dp- propriated and $1. .902, 900 is set aside for the maintenance of public buildings already erected.
 To carry out the provisions of the Hepburn act authorizing the examina- tiOn of railroad accounts $350,O is ap- propriated. the same as last years ap- propriation. The bill carries a total of $135, 5,O22, 900.
 Washington. Feb. 19.-Chairman Bur ton to-day reported the river and har- bor bill to the House. It carried $9,- 952,625 and provides merely for the pre- servation and maintenance of existing works and a few surveys. A provision in the bill permits the Secretary of War in his discretion, to divert ap- prcpriations heretofore made, and ap- ply them to a number of projects, among them the following: New Bed- ford and Fair Haven harbor, Massa- chpsetts; Pawtucket River. R. T.; Pa tapsco River and channel, Baltimore.