Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-20
NET GAIN, $1,682,345.11
Coming From Committee Appropria-
ton Of $7,945,071.58 Carried.
WORK IN POTOMAC PARK
Completing Courthouse Addition
Remodeling Freedmen's Hos
pital Heating Plant.

appropriations today reported to the SEN
ate the general deficiency bill. As
amended. the bill carries $7,945,071-5s.
| The District and several local institu-
tons will benefit by the amendments rec
| commended by the Senat; committee.
Among the new provisions are:
For building roads and paths. planting
trees and general improvement work in
West Potomac Park, $4,000.
For completion of the new courthouse
addition. $4,000. This was in the sun
dry civil bill, but was stricken out in con-
ference.
For remodeling the central heating
plant, including necessary changes
in buildings and installing cleo
trical generating machinery for power
and light at the Freedmen's Hospital and
Howard University, $4,000.
For the payment of judgments against
the District of Columbia, SS27-05. max
ing the total carried by the bill for that
purpose. So. 156.1S.
For screening contagious disease wards
at the Providence Hospital, S435.
Increases in Detail.
The gross increases recommended by
the Senate committee total $1,756, SS1 "A,
These are. in detail, as follows:
Department Of State-Reimbursement of
G. r. Caswell Lumber Company, etc,
Sc1S.65; payment to William NJ. Malloy,
5000; International Institute of Agricul-
ture. Rome. Italy, $500. Total. $1S,-
S1S.65.
Treasury Department - Payment to
Southern Pacific Company. s1.517.0 S:
state board of regents of the University
of Idaho. reimbursement, $500; relief of
Allen L. Briggs. $1,000: territorial gov
eminent, Hawaii. increased salaries as
provided for in public act No. 1872. S4.-
S37. 81. Total. S.. $3.50.
District of Columbia-Health depart
ment. 1886; judgments, $500; total.
81. 49,. O5.
War Observation-Disclosures On. c., ma
tional cemetery. repairing and complet-
ing roadway. $500: Shiloh National Mill
tary Park. additional land. $500: West
Potomac Park. District OF Columbia,
roads, etc, $4,000: Western Union Tele-
graph Company, reimbursement, $685. IS:
total. $43 1923.
Naval establishment-Raising and re-
pairing floating crane Hercules. $4,000
Department of the Interior - Capitol
building, purchase of plans to complete
records of superintendent Office. $500;
Freedmen's Hospital and Howard Uni
versity, heating plant. etc, $4,000; relief
of Norbert Sero, Indian service, 80;
total, So, 94S.29
courthouse, District Of Columbia, $34,
co..; expenses arising under act to regu-
late commerce" as amended, s2o.COo:
total, $4,000.
United States courts-Payment to James
d. Elliott. s., J99.99.
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of lighthouses, $4,000: additional
aids to navigation in the lighthouse es-
Enlistment. s1,119.O50. Total, $1.1So.O5O
Post Office Observation-Disclosures to the
PEOPLES Gas and Electric Company of
Burlington, Iowa. 500
Legislative-Senate. 5.551. 90; House of
Representatives. $500. Total $46,3I1.6O.
Public printing and bnding-Omce OF
the superintendent of documents. 500.
Judgments. Court of Claims. 500, 123 AZ
Judgments, Indian depreciation claims,
s14,7,G
Audited claims. s13o,6o737.
Three Decreases Recommended.
Three decreases, which total $74,542.-
13. are also recommended by the COM
mittee insits amendments. These are
all in the amount carried for the naval
establishment and include:
Repairs and preservation at navy
yards. fiscal year 1908. $1S.53s.52.
yards, fiscal year 1903, $8,003.61.
Overhauling and repairing the dry
dock Dewey at Olongapo. P. l.. $4,000.
To Repair Damage Done by Storm.
Prompt relief was given by the Senate
committee to the Navy Department to
enable it to repair the damage done in
the Brooklyn navy yard Saturday after
noon by the storm which caused numer-
Gus fatalities and much damage around
New York. For raising and repairing the
floating crane Hercules which went
aground in the storm, an amendment al
lows $4,000.
For the purchase of outstanding plans of
the Capitol, to complete the records of
the superintendentiS Office, $500 is pro-
vided.
The appropriation Of $29,6OO made in
last years deficiency bill for furnishing
the addition to the local courthouse is
made available during the coming year.
To enable the interstate commerce
commission to enlarge it's force to per-
form the additional work given it by
the recently passed railroad bill. an
amendment allows $4,000
Provision is also made for the pay
ment of the salaries OF the officials of
the lighthouse bureau of the Depart
ment Of Commerce and Labor, in &C
cordance with the reorganization plan
recently adopted by Congress.
"Masseur' for Senators.
The committee has also made provision
for "masseur' for the new bathing
rooms In the Senate Office building, al
though he is not specifically given that
title. An amendment authorizes IAN at
tendant in charge of bathing rooms -
and provides a salary of $3.50 a year
for him.
This item Is expected to cause discus
sion when the bill is taken up in the
Senate. When the legislative appropria-
ton measure was considered, there was
| much kicking against a "masseur' for
| the bathing rooms. and the opposition
succeeded in having provision for such
an employe on the Senate rolls stricken
| from the bill.
BY another amendment the committee
recommends that the Secretary of the
Treasury be given power to provide such
power launches and other boats and to
employ such persons as shall be neces-
say for the use of customs officials in
| boarding vessels and counting persons on
| excursion boats and to assist in the en-
| forcement of laws relating to the navi-
| CATION and inspection of steamboats,.
The time for filing claims for horses,
| sa dies and brides taken from Confed.
| crate soldiers I'm violation of terms OF
1 surrender Is extended two years.
|
Ouits the Grand Jury.