Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-04

OF Agriculture. TO be held at Rome later
this year, was made by the first Senate
amendment While II was recommended
by the committee. Senator Culberson OBJ
jected TO IL on the floor of the Senate dur
ing the bilrs consideration last night.
This provides for one of those jaunts
which we see frequently cared for I'm sp-
preparation bills" he remarked.
Senator Lodge protested that the amend
ment had received the approval of the
committee on foreign relations, after care
full investigation. and should be adopted.
and vote gave the Senate's approval
Ii was agreed TO in conference.
Knox's Salary Increased.
Secretary OF State Knox will get .
raise In salary to $1,000 corresponding to
the other cabinet officers. beginning to-
morrow, as a result OF the adoption or
another Senate provision. The term or
the senatorial Office to which he was
elected expired today and the constitu-
uonal provision which prevents him from
getting more than $500 year for the
first two years OF his Office as Secretary
is imperative after March 4. BY a pro-
vision in the legislative appropriation bill
his stipend was Increased TO the level or
that of the other cabinet officials after
July 1, and the Senate committee decided
he should get the increase soon as
possible.
An appropriation OF $50 for materials
for the use of the bookbinder in the
Treasury Department was adopted in the
Senate and accepted by the conferees.
On the motion OF Senator Gallinger
while the bill was being considered In
the Senate an appropriation was made
OF the treasurer OF the United States.
occurring a few weeks ago.
Ten thousand dollars was added to the
bill to pay for paper for checks and
~ he
preparation was recommended by the
Senate committee on appropriations.
Relief Of Police and Firemen.
An appropriation of s2I,ooo to make
up deficiencies in the relief funds OF
tn epoice and fire departments was
recommended by the Senate committee
on appropriations, upon the urgent plea
Of Senator GallinRer. This was intended
to make possible the payment in full
Of pensions TO retired policemen and
fremen and to the widows Of deceased
members of the two departments, the
payments having recently been much de-
ferred because OF deficiencies in the
funds. While agreed TO in the Senate. 1t
was stricken out by the conferees.
An appropriation OF $1,000 is made a.
the result Of action by the Senate for
the instruction and employment Of the
blind OF the Columbia Polytechnic Insti-
vi
District. and for the purchase and re-
pair Of machinery and tools which may
be needed to equip workship for the
blind of the District.
The many provisions in the House bill
or local interest were accepted by the
Senate and have now become law.
For the construction of steel stacks for
books in the scientific library Of the pat
ent office an expenditure of $500 was
authorized by Senate amendment but
the conferees left 1t out of the final draft
Of the bill.
For the completion of the construction
OF the new power plant for the Capitol
$4,000 more than the House allowed.
Compensation for Elliott Woods.
Elliott Woods. superintendent of the
Capitol, gets $500 for preparing the
plans and supervising the construction Of
the Senate Office building, through an
other Senate amendment.
In the bill. also, is the appropriation of
$3.50, ZOO for the purchase Of the Meridian
Hill property. between Euclid street, CO.
1umbia road or 10Th street. w street or
Florida avenue, and 10th street. for .
public park. The Senate agreed to the
House provision. with change.
Another amendment 10 the bill, proposed
by the Senate appropriations committee
and adopted by the conferees. provides
$6.617 to be Immediately available, to con-
tinue the construction of the new Court
Of Appeals building. and to extend the
steam heating system to connect with
that Of the Interior Department plant
The widows Of senators who have died
since the end OF the last session Of Oo1-
gress are each appropriated q ssnaSGHo
annual salary.
Monument to Jefferson.
Provision for the appointment a q
commission to be composed Of the Secro.
tary OF State and the chairmen OF the
Senate and House committees on library
to select a site on public grounds In
the District. and to procure plans for q
acknowledgements monument
to Thomas Jefferson. and for an appro-
priation Of 5000 to defray the cost OF
obtaining plans. was put into the bill
on the floor OF the Senate No OBJ
lection to its passage was raised, and IL
was agreed to in the time It took to
read the amendment and put the proper
motions.
To pay judgments rendered by the
gress at its present session, the bill pro-
vfdes $23. 582.S5 under the War Depart
ment, $229. 2O9.S9 under the Navy Depart
ment, *3lOl under the Post Office De-
partment. $I65 under the Department OF
Justice, S4.S4O under the Department OF
Commerce and Labor. s264 S12 ss under
the Department of Agriculture and $685.
SGD in Indian depreciation cases
The provision for allowing the payment
or the claim of 1898 for the capture OF
Jefferson Davis certified to be due by
the auditor for the War Department, was
stricken out on the floor of the Senate,
on motion of Senator Bailey. Mr. Bailey
gave evidence of an intention to speak
on this provision. relating to the head OF
the Confederacy at the time of the Sc
cession. but Senator Hale, I'm charge of
the bill. nodded his head to the Vice
President to indicate that he would not
oppose the amendment. and IL was agreed
to before Mr.. Bailey had an opportunity
to begin his address. The conferees also
left 1t out.
Provision for paying certain claims Al
Owed by the several auditors of the
Treasury Department, all small i'm
amount, was made by the Senate COM
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