Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-02-19
It AGAIN LIMITS
The SECRET StRvICt
Places Restriction on the Govern
ment Agents by Cutting
Down Fund Panama
C1ndl Gets Big
Slice.

Washington, Feb, 1.-TWO more
disputes between the president ana
Congress were revived today when
the House comm ttee on appropria-
tions reported the sundry civil appr-
priation bill one was in regard to
the limitation Of the secret service of
the treasury department. The other
was the appropriation for the exam
ination of accounts of railroads under
section 20 of the Hepburn rate law.
The bill, the largest of all the general
supply bills, carries an appropriation
of $137.O22,OO7 or $26000,000 less
than the estimate.
The committee incorporated in the
bill the same limitation on the use OF
the secret service operatives as was
included in the bill which became a
law last winter. 1t was this Limitation
that drew forth the severe criticism
of the president in his annual mes
sage last December. The committee
defended its recommendation year
ago of $4,000 for the enforcement
of section 80 of the Hepburn rate
law, out re-appropriating S225,OOO Of
the $350,000 appropriated in the cur
rent sundIy civil bill for this pur-
pose The sum of $225.000 was add
ed
The sum OF sB5o,00G was voted a
year ago only after the president had
written to the speaker and had called
several members to the White House
to consult on the subject. Testimony
taken by the committee shows that
during the seven months of the pres
ent year only 41,O0O of the fund had
been expended and in this amount
was included the salary of l3 exam
iners for whose maintenance was sug-
gested by the committee a year ago
from another fund.
In the bill the president is author
lied, with the consent of Cuba, to in
vite proposals removig the wrecked
battleship Maine from Havana har-
Dor and TO communicate with Con-
gress ae soon as may be practicable,
estimates based upon the proposals
received hereunder.
The bill carries authority for the
construction of building at Wash
ington at a cost of $2,50O,OOO to ac-
comodate the geological survey, the
recla nation service, the general lana
office and the Indian bureau. 1t is "a
be erected under the supervision o!
the superintendent of the capitol and
to be under the direction OF the sec
retary of the interior.
The largest item in the bill is foi
the continuation of work on the Pan
ANA canal. For this purpose $685.
63S,O00 is appropriated, or $1,000
900 more than is carried in the sun
dry civil appropriation bill for tha'
expenditure There will be a def
cheney this year however of about
s5,000,000.
The second largest item j. SIS
754,514 for rivers and haro)rs coh'
struction work authorized by law.
Another large item is SIS 6lS,b4t
for the construction of public build
ings. For the cost of maintaining
public buildings already erected there
is appropriated s1,520,0O0 for custo
dians and janitors. The bill also rec
ommends at the urgent reque5' Of fh'
secretary Of the anterior, the appfo
prlation of S1.OOO.OOO for the protec
tion of the public domain aGi ~" in
yestisation of entries of public lduC
with view of determining thei" vail
dity. This amount was increased a
the last SESSION AlbIl 3AoV'VVN -
5000 900.
Turing the hearings Of the Till a.
investigation vas made of the tos
TO the government of granting nell
daye half holidays and leaves uf aO
:, nee to COVE .Gment employees IA tn
District Of Columbia. FrGl dat
which was furni' he'd by the publ
printer it s estimated by he com
mittee that this amounts to s3,500,
600 annually ~ the $3.50 oCD al
pIopriated for printing and bindiaR
500, ,OO0 is to cover the holiday
granted to the 1000 employees IN IN
government printing office; 10000
to cover the half holidays eaon weeI
during July August and Sep-emoe
and S325,0OO to cover the annus
leave which is granted to employees
on the recomm endatiOn Of the 1c
partment of commerce and labor IN
permanent appropriation includin
the head tax collected on every i'm
migrant Is abandoned and a specifi
appropriation for this service
made. During the present fiscal yea
the permanent appropriation ha
been exhausted and the departmer
is faced with a deficit of 100000.