Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL TAKEN UP
Measure Contains Jumbo of Items
which Are of Interest to
the West.
(From a staff Correspondent

(From a Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2~0.-(Special Tel
egram.)-The house committee on appro-
priations today reported the sundry civil
bill, the big money bill Of congress-, in
dicating that every effort will be made
to pass 1t before the middle of next week.
But two or three other money bills re-
main for consideration on the part of
the house., the general deficiency bill be-
ing now under consideration by the COM
mittee on appropriations and 1t is under
stood will be reported next week.
There was q feeling some weeks ago
that President Roosevelt might veto the
sundry civil bill should it fail to make
provision for the secret service OF the
Treasury department, but that feeling
has been dissipated and 1t is now gem
orally thought that the sundry civil bill.
which carries nearly $140. 600, 900, closing
up especially necessary things for the
continuation Of the governmental depart
ments. will be passed as early as possi-
BILE and get to the president long before
the rush of bills during the final days
Of congress begins,
Iowa and Nebraska Items.
The bill reported today provides for
continuing the work on a large number of
new public buildings in Nebraska, Iowa,
South Dakota and Wyoming, the follow
ing being tho definite amounts set apart
for this work during the fiscal year 1910:
Ames, Ia, for a site and completion of
building under the present limit, So, 200;
Beatrice, Neb., for the completion of the
extension, remodeling or Improvement of
a building, 10000; Cedar Rapids, Ia, for
additional land for enlargement. 10000; for
rant NJ faunrOrary Ottarfaro ~ Codan De-
ids. Ia. $4,000; Columbus. Neb., for com
pletion OF building. $45, 900; Council Bluffs,
for additional land and to continue enlarge
ment, $4,000; Davenport: Ia, for addi-
tional land. $4,000; DEBORAH. Ia, for COM
pletion OF building, 5000; Des Moines. Ia,
for completion of building. $4,000; Esther
Vile. Ia, for completion of building, s45, 900;
F~airbury, Neb, for site and completion,
$4,000; Fort Dodge, Ia, for completion and
enlargement, s105 600; Fremont, Neb., for
completion and enlargement, 3 5000; Grand
Island, Neb., for completion of building,
$B, 900; Holdrege, Neb., for site and con-
~tinuation of building under present limits,
$4,000; Kesrney, Neb., for site and con-
~tinuation. $4,000; Lander. wyo.. for con-
tinuation under present limits, $1,000; Lead,
s.. D.. for site and continuation, $50, 900;
Mason City, Ia. for site and completion,
$4,000; Mitchell, 8. D., for site and COM
pletion Of building, $4,000; North Platte.
Neb., for site, etc, $4,000; ottumwa, Ia.
for continuation Of building, $4,000; Piatts-
mouth. Neb. for completion OF building,
$500; Shenandoah, Ia. for completion OF
building. $4,000; Sioux Falls. s. D.. for COM
pletion OF enlargement and remodeling OF
building. $4,000; WATERFOWL, s.. D.. for site
and completion. $4,000; York. Neb.. for
completion Of building. S15,oO; for building
reservoirs on timbe reservation OF Fort
Meade. s. D., 70. improving water and for
construction OF a pipe line to bring water
down by gravity to the post mains. 10000;
Battle Mountain sanitsrium, Hot Springs,
8. D.. for nurssry cottage. $4,000.