Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-04

the Insane, ss44,s43; a decrease of
$102,461.
! Cut for Government Hospital.
! For the Columbia Institution for the
Deaf, $4,000; an increase of $22.500.
For Howard University, $4,000; a
decrease of $4,000.
| For Freedmen's Hospital, s66,640; an
increase of $500.
For repairs of courthouse at Wash
ington. $1,000; the same as for the cur
rent year.
For completion of the central school
! building for the National Training
as new item.
For the bureau of fisheries, $3.50, $50;
a decrease of s97, 800
For the bureau of standards there is
! recommended as a new item $4,000
toward the construction of a chemical
laboratory building.
Under the government printing office,
$3.50. 295: a decrease of s4O3, 1885
For continuing the construction of the
Panama canal, $50. us, 600: an increase of
81, 942, GOT.
For fertilization of the Isthmian canal,
$1.l24,4'0; decrease of $3,9s4.S75.
Placed Under War Department.
The bill carries legislative provision
placing under the Jurisdiction of the War
Department "all public spaces resulting
from the filling of canals in the original
city OF Washington not now under the
jurisdiction of the chief of engineers of
the United States Army, except such
portions as are included in the navy
yard or in actual use as roadwayS and
sidewalks. and except the portions as
signed by law to the District of Column
bia for use as property yard and the
location of sewage pumping station,
respectively and shall be laid out as
reservations as part of the park sys-
tenn of the District of Columbia. The
chief of engineers of the United States
Army shall have authority to grant per-
mission to the municipal authorities of
the District Of Columbia or to any of the
executive departments to occupy tempo
rarily spaces derived from original canal
locations when required by public neces-
sity or convenience"
Under New Jurisdiction.
Potomac Park is taken from the iuris-
diction of the office of public buildings
and grounds and placed under control
of the chief of engineers. United States
Army. The bill prohibits the con-
struction of any lagoon Or speedway in
Potomac Park except by special act of
Congress.
The section of the bill permitting boat
clubs to occupy the eastern shores of
Potomac Park is as follows:
Z. THE chief of engineers is authorized
to permit. at his discretion. boat clubs to
erect, maintain and occupy lighthouses
in the portion of Potomac Park east of
the railroad embankment, and to provide
and maintain landing and mooring facili-
ties along the water front: all such per-
mits to be revocable at will by the chief
of engineers and to be conditioned upon
compensation as may be fixed by him.
all sums collected hereunder shall be
paid into the Treasury, one-half to the
credit of the United States and one-half
to the credit of the revenues of the Dis
trict of Columbia: Provided, That the
said structures and facilities shall be
located, built and altered only in sac-
cordance with such plans and specifi-
cations as may be approved by the chief
of engineers. and that the chief of enSi-
neers may make and enforce such resu-
lations for the maintenance. occupation
and use of said structures and facilities
as he may deem proper: Provided fur
ther. That a statement of all permits
granted from time to time hereunder
shall be annually reported to Congress
thereof"
The section transferring S41. 209.73 of
District OF Columbia money to the Treas
ury because of non-payment for patients
at Freedmen's Hospital is as follows:
ITO reimburse the United States the
amount due on account of one-half of the
per capita cost of maintenance of indi-
gent patients in Freedmen's Hospital
from the District Of Columbia In excess
of the number charged to and paid for
n;rfv tof ri, fha fdoa re
1906 to 1913. inclusive. there shall be
transferred from the revenues of the Dis
trict of Columbia to the United States
beginning with the fiscal year 1918. the
sum of Sal, 209.7 which amount so trans
ferred shall be covered into the Treasury
as miscellaneous receipts"
Economy in Printing.
Economy in government documents and
a move to do away with many useless
publications is aimed at in the paragraph
providing that money shall not be ex-
pended for printing or binding for any of
the executive departments or other gov
eminent establishments except such as
shall be certified in writing to the public
printer by the respective heads or chiefs
thereof to be necessary to conduct the
ordinary and routine business required
by law of such executive departments
or government esta Adjustments, and ex-
cept such reports, monographs, bulletins
or other publications as are authorized
by law or specifically provided for in
appropriations herein; all other printing
required or deemed necessary or desir-
able by heads of executive departments
or other government establishments or
offices or bureaus thereof shall be done
only as Congress shall from time to
time authorize"
Uniform prices for typewriting machines