The Washington herald., 1910-06-11

The general deficiency appropriation bill,
the last OF the great supply measures.
was reported to the House yesterday.
Based on estimates of s7.sS9. $50. 1t car
ries a total OF $, 7S5. 572-54. Of which to-
tai Of S26s, 2s9 is appropriated for the Dis
trict of Columbia, exclusive Of other APP
preparations in the District under the
Federal government.
Among the principal District items IS
S12O.O00 for the removal OF the penal in
stitutions to Maryland and Virginia. The
Commissioners are vested with jurisdic-
ton over prisoners from the time they
are delivered into the custody Of the two
superintendent, including the time the
prisoners are IL transit between the Dis
trict and the reformatory and work.
house. An appropriation OF Sl.ZS0 IS
made for repairs to the jail
The home for the aged and infrm re-
ceives S, 900, the National Training School
for Boys S4,1O0. and the Eastern Dis
pensary $500. The item for the Tuber-
culosis Hospital is s2.275 and for The
Board Of Children's Guardians $3.50.
An appropriation OF $l.62S is made for
the militia. Numerous small appropria-
tons are made for the refunding OF
taxes. Northern Liberty Market claims
provided for aggregate S2,0o0. 10 be paid
wholly from the revenues Of the District
For the support OF cOnvicts the appro-
priation is $1,000. An item Of $500 is
for the support Of prisoners at the jail.
Provision is made for additional amounts
Tor the payment Of the cost OF the ex-
tension Of a large number of streets pre-
viously authorized.
Western High school Cared For.
An appropriation Is authorized OF $4,000
for improvements to the Western High
School. An additional $3.50 is allowed
for forage for the fire department.
The appropriation of $4,000, made in
1909 for the expenses Of the international
Union for the Protection Of Industrial
Property, is made available to defray the
expenses Of the meeting TO be held in this
city in May. 1911.
The Secretary Of the Interior is au-
thorized to rent quarters for the Civil
Service Commission at a cost not 20 ex-
coed $4,000 a year. For completing the
approaches to the House Office building
an appropriation of 1880 IS made.
To provide for the rebuilding OF the
west 0OIliALDty OF A4lC 1OAAAAAbAA AASIA-
tuition for the Deaf and Dumb. lately
partially destroyed by FIRE, an appropria-
ton Of $4,000 Is made
To reimburse John Sullivan, who eloped
from the Government Hospital for the
Insane on May /. 1906. sZ5 IS given. This
Is made necessary through a case OF mis-
taken identity at the institution by which
an award OF clothes was given 70 the
wrong John Sullivan.
The bill contains an item Of $1,000. sal
airy TO be paid 10 the widow Of the late
Justice David J. Brewer. OF the Supreme
Court.
For the re-establishment OF the light
and fog signal station marking Thimble
Shoal. Chesapeake Bay, S6s,O00 is appro-
priated
Late Representatives Salaries,
Ono paragraph of the bill directs the
Secretary of War to report to Congress
at its next session the best practical
method and the probable cost Of carrying
out the act providing for raising the bat
tie ship Maine and the interment OF re-
mains OF victims. Other items are as
follows: Transportation OF the army and
it's supplies, s., 96S, sI7; relief Of sufferers
from the storm IN Louisiana IN Septem-
Der last. S10.5S5; replacing medical supplies
destroyed by fire. at the army medical
supply depot New York City, February
last, 1885,, 900; pay OF the navy, S5l7, 40
reappropriatiOn OF S137,767 originally Sc;
aside for Key West Naval Station quay
wall: to pay widow of late Justice
Brewer Of the United States Supreme
Court $1,000; repairs 10 lighthouses, oc-
casioned by hurricanes. $1,000; immigrant
regulation and equipment Of Angel Is.
land immigrant station. California. s2i5.-
600: protection OF Ellis Island, New YORK
Harbor, by channels and breakwater
SO. 00Oj payment OF 1850 each TO Miss Alice
Lowering, Of Massachusetts,, Mrs. D. A
De Almond. OF Missouri. Mrs. J. NJ
Griggs. of Georgia; Mrs J. B. Perkins
OF New York. heirs OF late Representa-
tives; awards Of Spanish treaty claims
commission, S56,s6S.