The Washington times., 1913-03-03
NEW Excise BILL
.Acc{PT[DBYS[NATE
Amendments Approved and
BIN Is Returned to House
for Quick Passage.

Without dissent, the Senate at 1z:U
this Afternoon agreed to the conference
report on the District Of Columbia ap-
preparation bill including the a:.Ii-
merger amendment. the public utilities
amendment, and the Compromise
amendment. to replace the Jones-works
bin.
Senator Curtis made the report Of the
conference committee agreement which
was read and promptly approved.
The bill now goes 10 the House and
II is expected that II win be promptly
only one material change was made in
the language OF the House substitute for
the Jones-Works excise bill. which wa0
printed In The Times yesterday after
noon In conferences Il was decided TO
from u to / O'Clock at night. The
conferees approved otherwise the
amendments suggested by The Times to
the House Appropriations Committee
and given an .: K BY the House itssif
The Senate conferees promptly accept.
ed the moro equitable substitute for
the Jones' Works bill, which the con-
ficting elements In the House had ssns
The public utilities bill and the BIN
prohibiting the merger into . Virginia
corporation Of the public utilities of
Warrington stay In the measure In sub
stantially the form In which they paased
In District I'm.
The District bill conference repoxf
shows an agreement to keep In the bill
$s0aoU toward the construction Of the
new Central High School. and Hsasoe
fsr the n street High for ceasrsd
pupils.
The salary Of the superintendent Of
Schools 10 increased from $500 to >keO4
After being stricken out by ths Housa,
the provision for the reclamation Of th0
Anacostia fiats 10 again In the bill
The Senate's provision for . new
school west d the SoIdfer1 Home waa
stricken out. but s1z.0oo for the enlarge
msnt q the ate for the Woodridse and
The conferees struck out Nz0o fer
Klingle Valley Park and $KOoe for
Pfney Branch Valley Park. but $keo
II alloyed for land necessary for aD-
the line Of Pennsylvania avenue.
A statement Of the CHIEF proviG1ouD
kept In the BIN, ~ agreed to in con-
ference. u ~ folIows:
rs: ao% ass g ssssd = the %
latter amount having been placed In
the bill by the senate.
The provision for eight additional
vas S.il eliminates. M sds rhs - senate prosisics %
relating TO leaves Of absence Of msm-
ber. Of the ire department. remains
department are increased from vs5. 600
to $4,000. and the Senate allowance
for one combination chemical engine
and hose wagon II retained.
personal services In the contagious 4
fund from $4,000 to $4,000
The salary OF the probation officer
of the Supreme Court Is increased
clerk frem si.sSo to 1900.
Tho bill appropriafes for the payment =
Of the interest and sinking fund In ~ z
sxact terms proposed BY the House on
It strikes out proposed appropriation
q 3loo for the expenses Of the jury
8 By the BIN a .pprevsd. the sslary Of
. nxed ut $500 A srenographer for
he board gets Q.1oo instead Of q 800.
!, The allowance OF 5000 proposed by
Ihe Senate for the Columbia Poly
IRE. It appropriates $50 for road con
at the Home Of the Aged and
lnfirm. $500 instead Of 800 for barn
md warehouse at the National Training
It the tuberculosis Hospital
Home for Foundhngs.
The bill now carries an allowances OF
5000. as sought by the Senate. instead
Il 5000. recommended by the House.
or the washington Home for Found
|ngs. -
The superintendent Of the municipal
odg1ng house Is provided q salary Of
~ but the salary Of q 70, eman u an.
The Senate provision admitting sur-
1vors of the war with Spain to the
emporary home for former Union SOL
!iers and salons was eliminated. ~
The amount to be reimbursed to the
United States on account of the care Of
he Districts INDECENT patients In the
government Hospital for the insane II
lxed at $719,536 by the bill
The assistant engineer Of the Water
Department win receive 81, 60 instead
4 Q,500 as salary next year
A Senate provision exempting from
axation household property belonging
o persons in the public service taxed
y States and Territories was retained.
The bill. as agreed to, contains a pro-
ibition against more than three adver-
ising signs Of real estate agents on any
ne piece Of property IN the District.
nd in this connection 1t Is provided that
single agency may have only one Of
hese signs. The signs must be placed
n the lot which Is for sale, and not
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