Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-03

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making any artificial ponds or lagoons in
| Potomac Park.
| An old telegraph line running from the
Capitol to practically all the departments.
with fourteen local stations on its 10. $40
feet. will be abandoned. The committee
refuses to appropriate $500 for it's use in
this age of telephones. When Col. Cosby
appeared before the committee he told
| the members he knew the line was in
use. but he did not know why.
| When the bill comes up for discussion
| by the committee of the whole House,
which will be tomorrow, probably a Bit
| ter fight will be waged against the
committees refusal to appropriate $225,-
eco for the carrying on of the work of
| the tariff board.
| The democratic members refuse to take
the Information of the board seriously.
and one of the criticisms of its work by
members of the democratic committee on
appropriations is that its compilation of
/ facts and figures is not conclusive. How
ever. the committee did not cut out the
| Presidents commission on economy and
efficiency. and $4,000 is left in the bill
| for that function.
! In the Panama Canal Zone where S16-
100000 are cut off of last years appro-
priations, the bill, if passed, will author
ize the President to detail officers and
enlisted men of the United States Army
to act as civilian police. This will save
S263 600. The enlisted men will profit by
| it, however, as they will receive extra
pay. Not over four companies will be
used for police duty.
| While the bill makes appropriations of
| large sums, which In part affect Wash
| ington, many of the items are for Wash
| ington exclusively. The sundry civil bill $
| scope is enormous. 1t provides for the
game laws in Alaska on one page, cleans
| up muddy harbor in California in an
other place, authorizes a new stove for
courthouse in another paragraph and ap-
| propriates S4.5OOOOO for the expense of
| collecting customs in another.
Exclusively for the District.
Of the appropriations which affect
Washington exclusively the following are
| more important:
| Astrophysical Observatory. $4,000, a re-
duction of 5000: Botanic Garden. $1,000;
| buildings and grounds in and around
| Washington. maintenance of the parks.
| etc, $170,950. Nearly $4,000 was asked
for, but the amount appropriated is S13.-
| coo more than that for the same purpose
last year. Lighting the parks in this city.
| SIS,SoO
| Half a million dollars is recommended
| for the enlargement of the Capitol
| grounds; for the repairs to the Capitol
$4,000 is provided, and the same sum is
grounds.
The coast and geodetic survey asked for
81, 1860 and will receive, If the bill
passes as now written, $1O02,1D For
the support of Gallaudet College and re-
| pairs to its buildings, the committee rec
| ommends 1900. The courthouse of the
| District of Columbia will have 5000 for
| repairs. The $4,000 requested for inn
provements was not recommended. For
| engraving and printing $3, 414 306 is rec
commended, over $4,000 more than last
year. but somewhat less than the esti-
mates called for. The expenses of the
| White House are carried at the same fig
ures as previously, $4,000, and $4,000 is
| recommended for portrait of President
| Taft. The Presidents travelling expenses.
| amounting to 5000, are included in the
bill. The fine arts commission asked for
$1,000, but only half that sum was al
| lowed
| F'reedmen's Hospital will be given $32,-
o4O for salaries, an increase of 5000, and
$4,000 is recommended for subsistence.
| an increase of $1,000. The new Nurses
Home will receive the $1,000 as asked for
Garfield Hospital will receive $4,000 to-
ward its maintenance.
Total of $5,116,764 for g. P. o.
| For the government printing office.
| S., 116,7G4 is recommended. The last bill
carried $5.547 ,634. For the Government
Hospital for the Insane. $4,000 is the
| figure for building and grounds, and
| $314.46 for maintenance. This latter
figure is reduction of $4,000 from last
| year. The House Office building Will be
| allowed practically $4,000.
| Salaries and all other expenses at How
ard University are to be covered by an
| appropriation of 0S9. 400, reduction OF
So, 800 Repairs to the building of the
| Interior Department are recommended to
| the extent of $50, 600 and So, 500 is figured
! for steel book racks in the patent office
| The committee did not allow the patent
office the 100000 asked for to provide
permanent repairs and improvements and
| frepioofing. The pension office asked for
$4,000 for various repairs and improve
ments and received none.
| The appropriation for the interstate
| commerce commission as recommended as
| 81, TIC, OOO-a. reduction of over hundred
| thousand dollars. The National Museums
appropriation is placed at 1885,, 800 instead
| of S542 500 the appropriation of last year.
| The National Training School for Boys
will get $1,000 toward new building,
| together with $1,000 for new furniture
| Providence Hospital will receive $4,000,
the same as last year. The Zoo will get
500, 900.
Reductions and Increases.
| Reductions and increases are listed in
the report which was submitted to the
House today. and of those the following
are more important:
| For continuing the construction OF the
isthmian canal, $2s, 100000; a reduction
of $40, 10000.
For fertilization of the isthmian canal.
| 81, sos $50; a reduction of S193,OJO
| For public buildings within their pres
ent limit of cost, SSO53, 517.92; a reduc-
| ton of $13, 561, 2276S.
| For annual repairs, heating apparatus.
vaults, safes and locks and general ex-
penses in the supervising architects or
| fee for public buildings. $2,OOS,92O; an in
| crease of $50, 200.
For the life saving service, 81 24, 700,
| a reduction of 800, 400.
For expenses of the revenue cutter serv-
| ice, $2,425.OOO. reduction of S3s 600.
| For pay of assistant custodians and
| ianitors of public buildings throughout
| the country, 81, 10000 reduction of So.
900.
For furniture and repairs of furniture
| for public buildings. 100000 an increase