The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-20
CUTS HEAVILY INTO TREASURY Appropriation Bill Is
 Reported. IT CARRIES $l37,o12,oo7 Famous Disputes With Roosevelt
 Arc Revived. House Committee wesia Provide sss,. esseeo for Canal werk end s1s,-
 5T4, 5i4 for the Rivers and 

WasnlnStons FeDs le--Thar famous disputes between President Roosevelt the House Committee on Appropria- tions reported the sundry civil appro- priation bill.
 One was the limitation of the use of the secret service of the Treasury De- partment; the other, the appropriation for the examination of accounts of rail roads under Section 20 of the Hepburn rate law.
 The blll. the largest of all the gen. eralssuppiy bills, carries an appropria- ton of sis7,022077. s2e.o00.Oo less than the estimates.
 The committee Incorporated in the bili the same limitation that drew forth the severe criticism of the Pres ident in his annual message last De- cember. For the enforcement Of Sec- ton 20 of the Hepburn bill, ssoo.o0O is appropriated. the same as last year.
 The sum Of &350,000 was voted a year ago only after the President had writ. ten. to the Speaker ana had called sev- eral members to the White House to consult on the subject. Testimony ta- ken by the committee showed that du- ring the seven months of the. present year, only S41.000 of the fund had been expended. and in this amount was In- cluded the salary Of twelve examIn- CTS, for whom maintenance was suR. gested by the committee . year ago from another fund.
 In the bill, the President is author ized with the consent of the Repub- lie of Cuba, to invite proposals for re- moving the wreck of the bGttieship Maine from Havana harbor.
 The bill carries authority for the construction of building in Washing fasa fs aaak Ann date the geological survey, the rsclani- ation service, the general land office and the Indian Bureau.
 Money fer the Canal.
 The largest article In the bill Is for continuation of work on the Panama canal. For this purpose $s3,6ss,0O0 is appropriated, or S4,OOo.O00 more than is carried in the current sundry civil epprOprtation bill for that expenditure. There win be defciAncy tssis year however. of about y6,00a,0O0
 The second largest item is s1s,E74,- 614 for rivers and harbers construct ian work authorized by law. 4 Another large item Is S,e1s,ele for the construction of public buildings. For the cost of maintaining public buildings already erected there is ap- propriated $1,so2,0OO for custodiahs and Jnnitors.
 Tho bill recommends, ct the urgent request of the Secretary of the Interior, the appropriation of s1.o0O.O0o for the protection of the public domain and the investigation of the entries of pub lie lands with a view of determining their validity. This Amount was In- creased at the last session from e26o.- 900 to S500.0o0.
 During the hearings on the bill an investigation was made of the cost to the government of granting holidays half-holidays and leaves of absence to the government employees in the Dis trict of Columbia. It Is estimated by the committee that this sum reaches fully s3.50Os000 annually.
 Of the S5,682,000 appropriated for printing and binding, s100,O00 is to cover the holidays granted to the 4.0O0 employees in the government printing office; s1oo000. to cover that of the holidays each week during July Au- gust and September. and $325.o0o to cover the annual leaves granted em- ployes.
 On the recommendation of the De- pertinent of Commerce and Labor, the permanent appropriation. including the head tax collected on every immigrant ton for this service is made.
 During the preseAt fiscal year the permanent appropriation had been ex- hausted and the department is faced with deficit of $b00.000.
 The amount of bonds authorized to be Issued for the construction of the Panama canal Is increased by the hill from s130, ,0O0.OoO to S16O,000. .000. The allowance for longevity of service and lay-over days are forbidden.
 The Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company is authorized to expend $780, 900 out of money due the United States for the erection of a monument to Thomas Jefferson ct St. Louis, Mo The city must give an equal amount to- ward the statue.