Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-20
LIMITATION RETAINED
House Insists Upon Measure Restrict.
iGQ Secret Service Action.
REEVES War WITH PRESIDENT


WASHINGTON. Feb. l9.-Two fam
! nas disputes between President
! Roosevelt and Congress wcr" reviv'
! cd today when tn" House Committee
on Appropriations r ported The Sun
dry riyii Appropriation bill
One was in regard to the limia
/ ton Of the use of tn" Srcret Service
, Ct the Treasury Department. The
other was the appropriation for tn"
rXaniratiO ion of accuIntS OF railroads
Under section 20 O. tn y l'hhrn r1:'
law. The bill. n" largest Of ali tn"
general supply bill. carries an n"
prorriatioI of sl"7"22,o"1 or S2%.
600 0no less than the estimates.
The Committee Incorporated in the
, bill the same limitation on the use
OF the Secret Srryir" operatives. IS
was inrlUdcd in tie bill which b"ram"
! q law last winter. Il was this limra'
. ti0n that drew forth tn" sever" crit
rism of the Pre- Sit"nt. in his an" III
message last Dec"mh' =. oh" com
mi,Ire defended It's r"comn"n ALTON
a year a%o of $5" for III" 'ni'Ec''
mont az Section ;" Of the i"rhlrn
rate law rs reappropriating S22'."Hi
Of the $31O.no appropriated n ;h"
current S"ndry Civil hill Cor 'ht<
purpose. The sum o! sl25.""" wfS
2ddCd
The sum of $:i:,".n"h was yo ID a
year ago only after the PrrSide"; MAI
written to the Sneaker ard had cali
cd several members ~ the waite
HonS" 10 consult on tn. subj ct.
TIE. timLn: taken BY The COMMITTEE"
showed that during IT," seven n'oni us
OF the present year "nlv SILL 900 OF
:hr fund had been 'Np"ndrd All
in this amount was included the
salary of - examines for whom
maintenance was suggested by n"
committee a year ago frcm another
fund.
In the ill the President is autho". T.
cI with the consent of tn" Renlhllc
of Cuba, to invite proposals for re-
moving the wreck Of the battleS1'o
Maine frcm Havana harbor and 70
commemorate with Congress as soon
as NAV be practicable estimates has
cd upon the proposals received there
under.
TIL, Lii carries authority for ~
construction uf a building in WashinG-
ton at q COS Of s., 500. 900 to acconmn-
date the Geological Survey. the Re
C(.matiOn Service the General Lana
office and the Indian Bureau l. is
to be erected under the supervision
Of thr Superintendent; of III" taDit".
and to be under the direction OF the
Secretary OF the Interior.
The largest item in the bill is for
confirmation Of work on the Pa'"'-
MIA Canal For this purpose S"3.o:'s,-
600 is appropriated. or $t,""""'
mare than is carried in the current
s'mdry civi! appropriation blti 'o'
that expenditure. There VIII H' II
deficiency this year. however. oil
aluut s. 0o0,uO0 The second largest
item Is $685. "a for rivers and har-
los construction work authorized by
law. Another large item is $lS,6lS.tih
for the construction Of public bS'i'-
irr. For the cost Of maintaining
pubic bu!ld.ngS already erected there
is appropriated Sl.902 "O Tor Gus
todiaIs and ianitors.
The bill also recommends at th'
III gent request of the SecrctaTv OF the
Interior the appropriation Of s1.""
rrO for the PRO: cCtion Of the Drhiic DO
main and the yes.iga'iOn OF en-,
tries OF public lands with view VI
determining heir validity. 1hiS
amount was increased AZ the last So
sion from $50 zoo TO $:'n"."".
During the hearings on til" hi an
Investigation was made OF the cost I"
the government OF granting hoiidaES
baIf-holiiavS and leaves Of absence 10
government cmnIovees in tn" hstri''
Of Columbia From data wh,ch wa
furnished by tn" public prin'er. u y
estimated hv the committee mat th"S
m reaches fully $%.SaH,o"" arnna w
or tho s..Ss" .n.n appropriated '"'
printing and I'm ing. Sl""."'" !" cover
TIC HOLIDAYS c~anted to the i.'"" ~"
ployccs in the Government friptih!
CGco. 500 r"n 10 cover IN" na!'
HOLIDAYS each week during July. avg
ne, and Sop .wber: and So" 40" to
cover the annual leave which - grant
cd TO employs.
On Inc recon generalization nf tn" IN
Iar;mrni cf Commerce and. amor thf
ror.larcni aro7opr!at.on. frC'ncths
tho head az coRcrted On every i'm
migrant j. 1landoncd and sprcil''
aruropriaiinr f"r this servic" - aan'
Dnr,nr tho pr .cnt f<ra' wear th'
~ Truancnt appropriation nas hc',"
exhausted a0i the ncp7F m"nt
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