Evening star., 1909-07-15
Provision for United States to
Take Title to Prison Sites.
MORE CASH FOR CHILDREN
Board of Guardians Gets $4,000 Ad.
ditional Appropriation.
$25. 900 FOR TAFT TO TRAVEL
Extension for Executive Offices.
Money for Belgium Exposition.
Treasury Building Changes.

The District Of Columbia has small part
i'm the provisions OF the deficiency appro-
priation bill to day. brought into the
House by Representative Tawney. pros
pective chairman of the appropriation
committee.
One item arranges for the vesting of Il
ties in the United States of sites TO be ac-
auired for use as locations for workhouse
and reformatory for wronsdoers con-
victed in the courts of the Distri, of Co
lumbia
second provision adds TO the appro-
priation for the board of children's guard
ians.
The two items are:
For additional amount required for
board and care of all children committed
to the guardianship of the boarn of CHI
dren's guardians by the courts OF ihe
District of Columbia, and for. the tenn
porary care of children pending investl-
CATION or while being transferred from
place to place, fiscal year 1909, S6ooo'
one-half of which sum shall be paid from
the revenues of the District of Columbia
and one-half from any money In the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated
The titles to the tracts of land TO be
purchase for Workhou.'a and Il reioi M
atory provided for III The "a: approved
March 3, 1909, being IAN act making ap-
propriations TO provide for the expenses
of the government of the District oil
Columbia for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1910. and for other purposes, shail De
taken directly to and in the name OF the
fSf1 1fsff f,r-v
United States: and In case satislactols
price cannot be agreed u?on fo" the pur-
chase of either or both of said tracts, or
in case the title to either or both OF sald
tracts cannot be made satisfactory 10
the Attorney General of the United
States, then the latter is directed to pro-
cure said tract or tracts of land by con-
demnation. and the expenses OF procur-
ing evidence of title, or of condemnation
or both, shall be paid out of the appro-
priations made for the purchase of the
tracts.
Bill Carries $434, ,4o1.5S.
The entire bill carries appropriations
aggregating s434, 4O1.5 S. Other items are:
For travelling expenses of the President
of the United States, to continue avail
able during the fiscal year 1J1O. and to
be expended in his discretion and ac-
counted for on his certificate solely, go
OOO
al accommodation to the building erected
for the offices of the President, $13,5OO,
to be expended by contract or otherwise,
in the discretion and under the: direction
of the President.
To pay the claim OF Marcus Ramadano-
witch, $6.396.
To enable the United States to accept
the invitation extended by the govern
ment Of Belgium and to participate.
through a commission consisting of not
more than one person, to be appointed
by the President in the exposition to be
held at Brussels in l!10, and to make
such an exhibit at such exposition as
will, in the judgment of the Secretary of
State best serve to illustrate some of
the principal activities of the government
of the United States. $4,000. The COM
missioner herein authorized may receive,
out of the sum herein appropriated, COM
pensation at the rate of 5000 per an
mum, together with his actual and neces-
sary expenses.
Storage for Emergency Bills.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury
to pay rent for vault space in the Union
Trust building Washington. for the safe
keeping of emergency currency notes,
81 $50. 20.
To reimburse the widow of w E. Balm
| bridge who died i'm Paris. France. while
| in the discharge of his duty in the serv-
| ice of the Treasury, out of the appropria-
| tion for collecting the revenue from Gus
| TOMS the expenses incurred in and Incl
| dent to caring for and transporting his
! remains to his late home in the United
States and in the burial of the same.
| For such repairs. alterations and other
work incident thereto. in the discretion of
| the Secretary of the Treasury, as may
be necessary to properly adapt the fourtl,
| floor of the Trea sury building. on tho
| south and west sides. to the use and ac-
Icommodatidn of the Office of the stpervis-
l
ing architect. and such other alterations
and rearrangement of the Treasury build
| ing as the needs of the department may
| require. $D,UD.
Extension of the platform and building
annex to the post office building at Pitts
| burg Pa. S1,JOO.
| West Point Miss. public building-For
continuation of building under present
| limit. 5000.
| Quincy. ILL.,, post office and courthouse
For the enlargement of the site of building
| provided that the total cost of such land
and enlargement, extension. remodeling
| or Improvement of said building. shall
not exceed the total sum of S1oO.oG0.
| Bureau of engraving and printing, new
building: The Secretary of the Treasury
| is authorized in his discretion. to pro-
cure plans and specifications for the me-
| chanical and electrical equipment of the
new building for the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing, exclusive of the special
! features relating to printing and engrav-
ing at the usual rates OF compensation
for such services from engineers specially
competent by reason of their experience
and familiarity with the unusual prob
! lens involved in the operations perform
| ed i'm building of this character.
More Money for National Museum.
For completion of the new building for
the National Museum, SS@.06S.4l, or
so much thereof as may be necessary
For markers authorized to be erected
upon the battlefield of Gettysburg, in the
state of Pennsylvania. 5000
For expenses of the court of inquiry
nroyided for in chapter 2do of the act ap-
| nroyed March ,. 1909 go Statutes al
| Large page $3.50. $1,000.
| the funds accruing to the several
! states territories and the District of Co
Jumhia i'm the operation of section 1861
Revised Statutes of the United States. as
amended. shall be applicable in the pay
ment OF expenses heretofore or herein
af,ef incurred by the participation OF
their organized militia in joint and sepa.
rate encampments for purposes of in.
struction.
Storage for Patent Models.
The unexpended balance of the appro-