Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-14
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
BEFORE THE HOUSE
Reintroduced in Exact Form in
Which It Was Vetoed by
President Taft.
MANY DISTRICT ITEMS
INCLUDED IN MEASURE
Leaders of the House and Senate
Hope to Secure Its Passage With
out Amendment.

The sundry civil bill CARRYING $116,OOO :
OO was introduced in the House today
by Chairman Fitzgerald of the appro-
pria tions committee, exactly as the bill
went to President Taft, only to meet his
veto because of the paragraph exempting
labor unions and farmers cooperative
associations from the provisions Of the
antitrust section of the bill. The intro
duction of the bill in its present form
follows conference between Representa-
tive Fitzgerald and the President Sat-
| urday.
Unless the unexpected happens the
House and Senate will pass the present
bill without much ceremony. The pres
ent plan is to have it taken up in the
House through special rule. which is
necessary because the appropriations COM
mittee is not organized for this Congress.
IN addition to making appropriations
broadly for the enormous "sundries' of
the government. the bill is vitally impor-
tant to thousands of Washingtonians as
many millions are provided in the bill
for the upkeep of scores of government
bureaus, Offices and enterprises.
Why Taft Vetoed Bill.
The exact wording of the disputed
paragraph. which is found in the ap-
preparation for the enforcement of the
antitrust laws, is as follows;
Provided, however, that no part of
this money shall be spent in the
prosecution of any organization or in
dividual for entering into any. combi-
nation or agreement having In view
the increasing of wages. shortening
of hours or bettering the condition of
labor, or for any act done in further
ance thereof not In itself unlawful;
provided further, that no part of this
appropriation shall be expended for
the prosecution of producers of farm
products and associations of farmers
who cooperate and organize in an eff
fort to and for the purpose to obtain
and maintain a fair and reasonable
price for their products"
President Taft's veto message termed
this class legislation of the most vicious
sort
Public buildings and grounds contracts
affected by the bill aggregate $12.OOOOOO.
including $491, 1O7 for the equipment of
the new bureau of engraving and print.
ing and $4,000 for the completion Of the
structure. and s955, ,O00 for the completion
Of the new Washington city post Office
River and harbor contracts in the bill
total $10.eOO,0OO and work on the Panama
canal, including fortification and arma-
ment work. reaches $16.O0O,OO0 in this
measure. Much of the work mentioned
In the appropriations for the salaries at
the bureau of engraving and printing
provision is made for a raise in pay for
operators, the grade rate" being placed
at $1.75 a day. This would take effect
July / Of this year.
For Central Heating Plant.
be appropriated for. The bill stipulates
hot CHI
104, and shall be placed on United
of 14th street southwest. II would
new bureau Of engraving and printing
building; the buildings Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, Treasury, White
House, Court of Claims, Museum,
Smithsonian Institution. Army Medical
post office. the Mills building. Winder
building, District building and other
government buildings not yet erected.
1t carries an item Of $2.S23,9i2.35 for
enlarging the Capitol grounds, and
hundred d-thousanddo dollar~ item for ex-
tending Rock Creek Park.
1t provides for government grants to
the Columbia Institution for the Deaf.
Howard University, Freedmen's Hos
Hospital: appropriates $4,000 toward
the building of new hospital for
women, takes care of all the parks in
the District and all the national parks
throughout the country.
Other Items in Bill.
Il provides for all the expenses of run
ming public buildings all over the coun-
try. amounting to many millions, ap
propriates for the quarantine service, life
saving service, revenue cutter service,
customs service, public health service.
Smithsonian Institution. including the up
keep OF the Zoo: interstate commerce
commission. provides for all armories and
arsenals under the War Department con-
troll, and for all military parks; makes
large grants to soldiers homes: makes
appropriations for the public land serv-
ice. the United States geological survey,
bureau OF mines, and also much OF the
work OF the Department OF Justice is
provided for in the bill.
The lighthouse service is provided for,
the bureau Of fisheries. the immigration
service, the government printing office
and hundreds OF smaller items.
Senator Martin. chairman OF the Senate
committee on appropriations, said that
he would lay the measure before his COM
mittee Immediately after it came over
from the House, and that he hoped to get
1T reported without change and passed
in the Senate without amendment. He
said that he believed that any appro-
priation for the flood sufferers should be
carried in separate deficiency appropria-
tior bill.