Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04
Cars for Vice President and
Speaker Bother Conferees.
AGREE ON ALL THINGS ELSE
Secrecy for Corporation Reports Is
Conceded.
TREASURY TO BUY SUPPLIES
Report on Legislative, Executive
and Judicial Appropriation Bill
in Both Houses.

Over the proposition that the Vice
President and the Speaker, like the Presi-
dent, should have automobiles for their
own use, cared for at government eX-
pense, the conferees on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill
have fallen out.
They have agreed upon all other items
in dispute between the two houses, but
have been unable to agree upon those
which provide $500 each for the in
cidental expenses of automobile, in
cluding driving, maintenance and care.
for the use of the presiding officers of
the Senate and House.
The report of the conferees haS been
filed in both houses. 1t says they have
been unable to agree upon these auto
mobile amendments.
Corporation Reports Secret.
The conferees agreed to let stand the
House provision that the reports of cor
porations taxed by the federal govern
ment under clause of the Payne-Aldricn
tariff law should be made public only
when called for by resolution of the Sen
ate or House or upon an order OF the
President of the United States when he
deems it for the public interest.
The great bulk of the bill as passed by
the Senate was accepted by the con-
ferees. There are few changes In appro-
pr .ations for the several departments and
bureaus from the provisions OF the Senate.
The confereeS agree to allow two naVal
officers to be detailed to the hydrographlc
office. The extent to which naval ofncers
are to control that Office has been the
subject Of much contenaon during the
present session Of Congress.
The bill, as it passed the House, allowed
only one naval officer to be detailed at the
one time to the bureau. The Senate
struck out all limitations
1t was agreed in conference TO allow 10
stand, practically as it passed the House.
the section providing that supplies for all
the government departments shall be con-
tracted for by the Secretary of the Treas
ury, and providing for general supply
committee to standardize the supplies
used by all the departments and general
ly assist the Secretary of the treasury
In the purchase of supplies. The supply
committee is to be composed or one Of
ficer Of each department to be designated
by the head of each department.
No Additional Attorney General.
Provision for an additional assistant
attorney general and for assistants for
him, to represent the government before
the court of customs appeals, was
stricken out of the bill by the conferees.
1t is recommended by the conference re-
port that the Senate recede from its
amendments providing for a stenographer
for the law library Of the Library of Con-
gress, for laborer for the general supply
committee, at $500 per year; for an in
crease of 5000 in the amount to be al
lowed the mint at Philadelphia for speci-
men coins and ores: for reduction from
S42 600 to S:,5OO0 in the amount to be
available to pay skilled craftsmen and en-
gineers employed in the office of the chief
of engineers on public works; for an in
crease of $500 in the salary of the assist
ant commissioner of Indian affairs: for
an increase of $3.50 in the salary of the
chief clerk of the Indian office; for an in
crease of $500 in the salary of the sur
veyor general of South Dakota, and for
making the salary of the solicitor general
Of the Department of Justice $4,000, in
stead of $4,000 per year.