Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-02
iaily newspapers in the District of Co

daily newspapers in the District of Co.
lumbia.
For additional amount for maintenance
of the Industrial Home School. 81, .43
of children committed to the Board OF
Children's Guardians for 1913, $19,S20.O9;
for 1912. $16.70.
Refund of erroneous collections
$7O9.62.
Refund of erroneous assessment of
benefits on Q street extension, authorized
for benefit of Charles w. Shiles. SIS:
For payment of judgments to Maria
Ford and Arie. NJ. Wolfe, $531.
Miscellaneous expenses, Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia, $21.S6.
For pay of officers and men of the
Naval Battalion for annual cruise of
1913. $2,77411
Approves Flood Benefits.
The committee has ratified and ap-
proved the big expenditures made in the
past two years by the army and navy
for the benefit Of flood sufferers in the
middle west
the geological survey building the sum
OF $4,000 is appropriated for the pur-
chase of new instruments. maps. etc.
This is $4,000 less than asked for
For new roof covering on the pension
office building $4,000 is reported
The salary of the assistant to the At
torney General is raised from $1,000 to
$4,000.
Provision fofr Court.
Provision is made for the continua-
ton of the Commerce Court until 1t
ceases automatically by virtue of the
provisions of the act. In the deficiency
Dill is paragraph stating that the
court rs abolished and the Jurisdiction
vested in said Commerce Court is trans
ferred to and vested in the several dis
trict courts of the United States, pro-
vided that the Commerce Court snail
continue sixty days after the approval
of this act for the purpose of consider
Ing and so far as possible disposing Of
cases already argued and submitted.
but no new suit or case for any pur-
pose shall be brought in said court
The bequest of $4,000 by the late c. F.
Macdonald. to be used for the improve
ment of the postal money order sys-
tenn is to be accepted. by a paragraph
of legislation in the bill.
The post office also gets S65 600 for
indemnifying and insuring parcel post
packages.
Water-Cooling Plant.
Under the Department of Commerce
the Secretary is authorized to rent
water-cooling plant in the building in
course of erection at 10Th and H
streets, No new appropriation is nee
essary.
The committee allows s5O.OOO for the
bureau OF foreign and domestic commerce
Tor investigating the cost of production.
The bureau asked for 100000.
The unexpended balance, not exceeding
$JO.OOO. OF the appropriation for collect
ing statistics for 1913 in the census
bureau is made available during the
fiscal year of 1914.
Additional employees for the Department
OF Labor are authorized as follows:
On1ce OF the Secretary-Chief of divi-
sions $2,JOO; clerks one of class 4. one of
class =. two at $1,000; two messengers
at $S+O each; telephone operator, $72O:
laborer, $500.
Commissioners Pay, $4,000.
Contingent expenses for the depart
ment. $1,000; rent for balance of fiscal
year of 1914. 5000: to pay the commis-
sioners of conciliation in labor disputes,
$4,000
An unexpended balance of 500, 600 for
the commission on industrial relations is
made available for the present fiscal
year
For maintenance of the House office
building. $9,962.D
The bill carries appropriations of 1850
each for the widows Of Representatives
MAJ martin. New Jersey; Goodwin, Maine,
The bill gives the public printer
$2.3SS.3O to comply with the recent law
granting leaves of absence to EMPLOYEES
of the government printing office. To
enable the public printer to meet the ad-
ditional operating expense made neces-
sary by reason Of handling and disposins
of waste paper from the various depart
mentS in this city, $1,000