Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-01
Senate Committee Fixes the
Amount at $5,713,124.79
INCREASES HOUSE FIGURES
District of Columbia Gets $1.304.30
Additional Appropriation.
81 900 FOR PRINTING INCLUDED
Item in Favor of the immigration
Commission Restored. With
Condition Imposed.

Authorizing expenditures OF S5.713, ia. ~
which is 500. T.n06 more than was grant
ed by the bill as 1t passed the House. the
urgent deficiency bill was reported 10 the
Senate today from the committee on ap-
preparations.
When he presented the bill Senator Hale
announced that he would ask for its con-
sfderation tomorrow afternoon immediate
ly after the morning business.
For the District Of Columbia the bill
allows N,304.3o more than the House bill
An appropriation of 1000 for printing the
reports of the superintendent of insurance
for the years 1907 and 1893 and another
appropriation of $3043O for paying judg-
ments against the District are the ad-
ditions made by the Senate committee
immigration Commission Item.
Another feature OF the bill is an ap-
preparation of s125, 900 for the work of the
immigration commission. This item was
cut from the bill in the House after sew
eral rude things had been said about the
amount of expenditures of the commits
sion up to the present time
But there is a string tied to the appro-
priation which the Senate committee ap-
proves. In the amendment included In
the Dill there is provision that the
money shall be available only until De-
GENDER ), 1910, and that means that the
work of the commission must be CON
ciuded by that date. And. as a further
limitation, the amendment says.
That no part of this appropriation
snail be used for field work, nor shall any
member of said commission be enttt!eI
to or receive any salary as such member
after March l, 1910. And the commission
shall complete its entire work and make
its final report on the first Monday of
December. 1910
Other Increases Made.
Other increases in the bill are:
For expenses of delegates from the
United States to the fourth international
conference of American states. to be held
at Buenos Aires, Argentine Republic. next
summer, $4,000 increase is allowed.
For expense of having this country rep
resented at the third international con-
ference on maritime law at Brussels, Bel
GUM. in April, 5000 is granted.
For the St. Johns river commission. to
enable it to complete its work, $4,000 Is
allowed.
For the participation of the United
States government In the agricultural
exhibition at Buenos Aires. beginning in
May. and in the exhibition of fine and
applied arts at Santiago. beginning In
September, $4,000 is made available.
For the care of the new building of
the bureau of American republics until
July !, the bill provides $500
Contingent expenses of the Treasury
Department were increased $lOo: and for
rents of public buildings the committee
added $eo0o For additional empioyes
engaged in the manufacture of distinctive
paper for the Treasury, the committee
added $1,215.
D.
For replacing government property in
the Shiloh National Military Park de-
stroyed by the cyclone Of October, 1909,
and for cleaning away debris an amend
ment to the bill allows $4,000. For heat
and light for the Naval Academy the
committee provided 10000
To complete the filing system in the
general land Office the committee added
800 For additional repairs for the Sen
ate kitchen and restaurant $50 is add
ed, and for the care of the Senate office
building $1,000 is added.
For additional employees In the Depart
ment of Justice the committee provided
$3.50.
For the expenses of the Senate the bill
adds S2S, 80.
To satisfy judgments against the United
States there is a provision of SIT. 1886,
and to pay audited claims 5000 80.
Decreases Recommended.
The Senate committee also recommends
decreases in two items OF the House
bill. 1t would cut the expenditures of the
division of loans and currency $3.50 and
the expenditures in the office of the con-
troller of the currency S12,300.
The Senate committee has accepted the
House provision for salaries of the Judges
of the customs court. fixing them at $3.50
per annum. The salary of the assistant
attorney general. authorized in the tariff
act. which also provides for the customs
court, is fixed at 5000.