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PUBLIC BUILDING
BILL IN HOUSE
Pennsylvania Cities Allotted
Sl,O3O,OO0.
PHILADELPHIA IS LEFT OUT
The Measure Contains Provisions For
Federal Buildings In Washington to
Save 1t From Veto.

The Measure Contains Provisions For
Federal Buildings In Washington to
Save 1t From Veto.
washington, Feb. 1.-THE Demo.
cratic public building bill, carrying ap-
preparations for s25,643,S00, has been
reported to the house.
The bill discloses a Keystone state
allotment of $1,030,00O, and as an odd
coincidence-of course it is not more
than that-this amount is split even.
ly between Democratic and Republi'
can districts. For new public build.
ing at Reading the bill carries $4,000;
Hanover, $4,000; Media, 100000;
Dubois, $4,000; Pottstown, 100000;
South Bethlehem, 100000; Lock
Haven, 100000; Pittston, 100000;
Lewistown, $4,000; Berwick, $4,000;
Tamaqua, $4,000; Sayre, $4,000. The
purchase of a site at Tyrone is au-
thorized, to cost $4,000. For a new
site at Lancaster $4,000 is allowed.
Among the New Jersey items car.
ried in the bill are $4,000 for build.
ing at Morristown; $4,000 at Wood
bury; $4,000 at Vineland, and $4,000
for site at Salem.
The contest for a public building
between Salisbury and Cambridge, on
the Eastern Shore of Maryland, was
settled in favor of the former, which
is given an appropriation of $4,000
for the ediice. Cambridge is given a
consolation prize in the form of $1O,
900 for a site on which a building will
be authorized in the future. The only
$4,000 for the purchase OF a building
site at Newark.
Representative Moore, who has
been specially active in trying to in.
duce the public buildings committee
to appropriate $1,000,000 for the pur.
chase of a site and the beginning OF
! construction for a new custom house
in Philadelphia, was disappointed, but
not discouraged, by the action of the
committee. He said that the fight for
adequate quarters for the customs ser.
vice in Philadelphia would be contin.
ued.
Several provisions are played in the
bill to save it from the presidents
veto. One of these is an appropriation
; of $2,5O0,000 for the construction of a
new geological survey building in
! Washington. Ine site set aside for
this building has been disapproved by
the commission which has worked out
comprehensive plan for the future
Washington.
The bill also carries provision for
the creation of commission to select
a site and plans for new patent of.
flee. An amphitheater at Arlington, te
cost S75OOOO, is also provided in the
bill 81
One of the largest items in the bill
is an appropriation of $1,000,00e> for
the construction of a federal buildiIp
in Birmingham, Ala, the home of Ref
cratic house leader. 1aaarsTnad--Harr %.
Every member of the committee
gets substantial appropriation for
one or more cities in his district. The
great bulk of the money appropriated
is divided among southern members
and Democratic members from other
sections who have had a long service
in the house.
Chairman Fitzgerald, of the appro
priations committee, was offered a
$750,000 appropriation for his district
but refused to accept it, and it was
stricken from the bill Mr. Fitzgerald
and other members of the appropria.
ton committee are expected to fight
the bill.