The Washington times., 1917-02-19
ONLY MILLION FOR
NEW BRIDGE HERE
Sundry Civil Bill, Reported to
House, Fails to Garry
Extra 100000.
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Parkway and Rock Creek Park Com
mission. 100000: extraordinary re-
pairs Capitol building and grounds
s3s,674: Ericsson Memorial Commits
sion, for the erection of a memorial
to the Ericsson. the inventor, within
the District. $4,000: Howard Univer-
sity. 100000, the same as for the cur
rent year; st. Elizabeth's Hospital,
$3e0.0O0. a decrease of 1850; Column
bia Hospital, equipment. etc, S15,1O0;
National Geological Park, 100000
(omitting estimates for aviary. ele-
phant house, grading, and additional
land amounting to about S300,000).
I, For Federal Trade Board.
Federal Trade Commission. S522.-
go. an increase of approximately
$4,000; .Workmen's Compensation
Commission, $4,000; Shipping Board.
s517, 900.
For continuing the construction and
maintenance of the Panama canal the
bill carries s17,771 800 and there Is an
additional s4.716,000 to continue the
work Of fertilization.
There are no important changes in
the routine appropriations always
carried in this bill for various hos
pitals in Washington, soldiers homes,
the Public Health Service, the Smith
sonian, the Interstate Commerce Com
mission and other of the sundry civil
activities OF the Government.
The Alaskan railroad gets an ap-
increase of S4y600,00 over last year.
Appropriation for school.
A $4,000 appropriation is included
for a quarantine annex to the Ma
tionaI Training School for Boys in
this city.
For srmories and arsenals the bill
carries $6.257 900, a slight increase
over last year.
The important legislative riders on
the sundry civil bill, several of which
have an indirect bearing upon the
campaign and the pres
ent National emergency, are as fol-
lows:
THAT until June 13, 1918. the Presi-
dent is authorized to direct, without
reference to existing limitations, the
use OF the persons employed here
under IL, in his judgment, an emer-
gency exists which requires such ac-
ton.
Regarding Payments.
Appropriations in this act shall
not be used in payment of compensa-
tion or expenses of any person de-
tailed rtransferred, except to the
OF State, from the Secret
Service Division OF the Treasury De-
partment, or who may at any time
during the fiscal year 1918 have been
employed by or under said Secret
Service Division.
"The Secretary of War is authorized
and directed to report to Congress on
or before January I, 1918, as to the
most desirable method for quartering
officers and enlisted men OF the
army, and to submit detailed plans
and estimates of cost for the carry
Ing out of any proposed scheme or
schemes, together with locations de-
sired and in particular what exist
ing posts shall be retained, enlarged,
Or discontinued"
In connection with the appropria-
tons for the Bureau of Mines:
Not exceeding 20 per centum
of each of the four preceding sums
may be used during the fiscal year
1918 for personal services in the Dis
trict of Columbia
National Park Revenues.
From and after July 1, 1918, all rev.
snues OF the national park shall be
covered into the Treasury to the credit |
0f miscellaneous receipts: and the |
of the Interior is directed |
% submit, for the fiscal year |
.019, and annually thereafter, |
estimates OF the amounts required for |
he care, maintenance and develop
nent of said parks.
THE United States District Attorney