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per day. all in addition to necessar,
expenses.
President to Appoint Judge. y

As agreed to in conference. the new
law allows the President to appoint a
Judge OF the commerce court as we'll as
any member Of the interstate commerce
commission to perform the duties OF the
chairman Of the commission in connection
with the Erdman act for the arbitration
Of the labor troubles between common
carriers and their employees.
The amendment which Senator Stone had
inserted in the bill directed at the Marine
Band. and specifying that no enlisted
man in the service OF the United States
shall be permitted to leave his post to en-
gage in any business OF performance in
civil life for hire. when it shall interfere
with regular engagement OF local ciVlilanS,
was knocked out In conference.
The increase from $1,000 to 5000 in
the amount authorized to be expended by
the commissioner of the general land
Office to continue to reproduce worn and
posed by the Senate. was not allowed
The Senate conferees also receded from
increases for the bureau of mines.
The Senate amendment providing S1:.-
600 for the suppression of the liquor trail
fic among the natives in Alaska was
agreed to in conference and became
part of the law.
Provision Is made under the conference
agreement for an appropriation OF 5000
to connect the heating, light ard power
plant Of Freedmen's Hospital with the
buildings of Howard University.
Out went the Senate amendment for a
solicitor of the government printing Of
flee in the Department Of Justice at Sc, OOO
per year.
An appropriation Of $1,000. put in by
the Senate. to pay the amounts added
TO the salaries OF the Chief Justice and
the associate justices Of the United States
ed. codifying and amending the laws re-
lating to the judiciary was allowed. The
conferees also allowed the Senate pro-
vision OF $1,000 to place a marble bust
Of the late Chief Justice Fuller in the
Supreme Court room and an Oil portrait
Of him in the robing room.
The Senate amendment appropriating
S35. 600 to establish an adequate system
Of lighting in the channels leading to
Norfolk harbor. Va was adopted
ate's provision of s46.12O for the mainte-
nance and operation of the Senate office
building, and of $5.O4S.6O for gratings
for the areaways Of the same structure.
Cool Air for Chambers.
To cool the air Of the Senate chamber
and the House hall and for the establish
ment of a refrigerating apparatus and
ice water plants in the Senate and House
Office buildings, provision was made by
the Senate and allowed to stand by the
conferees. thus being enacted into law,
The installation of new transportation
facilities through the subways from the
Capitol t. tine two office buildings, at a
cost of x;e, 414.4O. is also provided.
Senator Owens amendment for
legislative reference bureau in the Con-
gressional Library and for an apprOpria-
ton of $4,000 was dropped out in con-
ference.
The increase from 5000 to $500 per
year in the salary Of the superintendent
of documents in the government printing
Office, as proposed by the Senate, re-
mains in the measure.
The bill was finally passed by the House
at 40 clock this morning, the House ac-
cepting the Senate amendment providing
for the tariff board for the next year.