Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-26
MILLIONS ARE ADDED
Sundry Civil Bill Is Reported
to the Senate.
LARGE SUMS FOR DISTRICT
Immediate Extension of Capitol
Grounds Provided For.

The land between the Capitol grounds
and the Union station plaza will be i'm
mediately acquired and improved as an
enlargement Of the Capitol grounds. the
construction of a new Columbia Hospital
for Women, at a cost Of 100000, will be
started within a few months, and Me-
ridian Hill Park will be Immediately inns
proved. at a cost of $25.OO0, IL Congress
accepts the amendments to the sundry
civil appropriation bill recommended by
the Senate committee on appropriations.
The bill was reported to the Senate last
night by Chairman Warren Of the Senate
appropriations committee and carries a
total Of Sis, $50. 1861. which is $5.562.
1O6.35 more than was carried by the bill
as it passed the House.
The largest amount carried by any
amendment proposed by the Senate COM
mittee on appropriations is the $2,323.
972.35 for the enlargement Of the Capitol
grounds. The House had proposed an ap-
preparation of half a million dollars to
continue the requirement Of the several
squares between the Capitol grounds and
the Union station The Senate commit
tee decided that the whole project ought
to be put through at once and raised the
appropriation to $2,S23,972.35.
Funds for Exposition.
Second in size of appropriations carried
is the amendment granting $1,JOOOOO to
the Panama-Pacific International Expo
sition, to be held in San Francisco in
1915. The amendment makes specific pro-
vision for exhibits by Uncle Sam Of the
works done by the government institu-
tions and departments. In charge of the
government exhibit is to be a commission
composed of an officer of the State De-
officer of the navy, and during their Serv-
Ices on this national exposition commits
sion their salaries are to be 81, 500.
The Senate committee on appropriations
has proposed in an amendment to set
aside the land in the government reser-
walton between B street north, 14th street
northwest, 18th street northwest and the
line established for the south front of
the New National Museum building as
the site for new building for the Depart
ment of State. At the time of the ac-
quirement of the five squares between
18th and 10th streets south Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue 1t was intended that build
ings for the Departments Of State, JUS
tice and Commerce and Labor would he
placed on the land.
New Hospital Building.
An appropriation of $1,000 900 is proposed
for beginning the construction of a mod
ern fireproof hospital building for the
treatment of diseases peculiar to women
to replace the present building OF the Co.
lumbia Hospital for women. The whole
building is to cost 100000 and is to be
constructed in accordance with plans pre-
pared under authority Of last years Dis
trict appropriation act. The cost is to be
shared half and half by the United States
and the District.
Many notifications in the House pro.
visions for .enlarging the Geological Park
Were made by the Senate committee. In
stead of making an appropriation Of $1O7,
200 for acquiring the land between the
present western boundary of the Park
and Connecticut avenue from Cathedral
avenue to Klingle road, the Senate COM
mittee makes the provision read that "au-
thirty. is given to acquire" the land be-
tween the western boundary of the park
and sConnecticut avenue from Cathedral
avenue to the south line of McComb
street extended. east to its intersection
with Klingle road and an indefinite sum
sufficient to pay the cost OF the condem-