Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-01
SUNDRy CIVIL BILL
|. CUT MANY MILLION
Carries $6O4, $780, 87. 95
After Both House and Sem
ate Conferees Recede.
10. C.. GREATLY BENEFITED

u. T.. GREAIII 6eNEftlcU
The House today adopted lie con-
ference repor: on :!.a sundry civil
appropriation hill. which contained
many large appropriations OF direct
benefit to the pist-!ct OF Columbia
and provision for paying expenses in
pra ctically all of the government es-
Establishments This measure as agreed
to in conference and adopted by the
House carries total of S604,e6O.-
1875.
The bill as it passed the House car
ried sS4s,5a: 9.s.20. AS it came from
the Senate ii carried $7.s.6o0. - 70.
The Senate had added S295.05s. Sa. a.
In conference the Senate receded on
an amendment carrying sl63.6"0.asl,
ard the House receded to the extent
oil S1"1.365 2.:..:.
Yields as to State Department.
one % he principal items in dis
pate on which The House yielded vas
an spyroL: II ton of S250.000 for EN-
ployes in the State Department. 1t
was explained that unless this was
granted the entire passport division,
which is doing very important work
at this time, would be forced to close
down.
Family allowances for dependents,
of those in the military and naval
service are covered in an appropr1a
ton Of s4s,eooooo o The oo House ea wrote tne
Senate Increased this to s53.000.0o0
The conference agreed and the House
approved $4S.000.00O. This is in ad-
dition to s3s.oo0.000 provided In the
bill which passed in February ana
600, 900 to cover allowance checks
which are being sent out as OF July l.
The conference agreement also cal,
ries $4,000. 900 for the vocational
education board. which is an increase
Of s.. 900. 900 over the House provision.
Increase Of S125.000 for maintenance
of st. Elizabeth's Hospital was agreed
to by the conferees. This resulted from
the fight made on the floor of the House
by Repre- sentative Galliran or Massachu-
sets, after personal investigation
Of conditions at the hospital. The
agreement however, provides that the
Secretary Of the Interior shall adjust
the compensation Of officers and en-
ployes and strikes out the limitation
proposed by the Senate relative to the
details of soldiers and sailors Tor
service at the hospital
Proposed increase of $4,000 for Co
lumbia Hospital and lyfng-in asylum
was stricken out.
Appropriation Of s121,s37.75. as pro-
posed by the Senate. for Howard Uni
~ersity was accepted
Other Agreements Affecting D. c.
Other important conference agree
ments of particular interest to the
District are:
Appropriates for the bureau of en-
craving and printing s2,375.000 in
stead Of 81. 900, 900. as proposed by the
House. and $2.42s,5e0. as proosed by
the Senate. for salaries of employees.
out by the Senate. authorizing the use
Of proceeds received from work per
formed during the fiscal year 1920.
Relating to the bureau Of war risk
insurance: Appropriates S4s.o0o;ooo.
instead Of s4o:oeo;ooo; as proposed BY
by the Senate. for the payment Of mil
itary and naval family allowances; APP
propria ties $4,000. 600. instead %. OF
81 as ..o o6 RrS oSS by ro, the
naval compensation: appropriates
$40. 900. as proposed by the House. in
stead of $4,000. as proposed by the
Senate. for rent Of quarters in the Dis
trict of Columbia. and inserts the
paragraph, proposed ny tno Scudkc,
prohibiting the use OF appropriations
for reimbursement OF the public health
service for care Of war-risk insurance
patients.
Strikes out the appropriation Of
$4,000 proposed by the Senate. for
archives building in Washington.
Inserts the appropriation Of $4,000.
proposed by the Senate. to provide ad-
ditional compensation to the engine
room forces OF the sewage pumping
station and the water department
pumping station in the District OF Co
Appropriates $50, 900. as proposed by
the House, instead OF $50. 900. as pro-
posed by the Senate. for the increased
cost OF park maintenance in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Appropirates $20. 200. as proposed by
the Senate. instead of $4,000. as pro-
posed by the House. for an extension
of the bathhouse at the tidal basin
bathing beach.
ing the construction Of a rejecting
pool In West Potomac Park.
Cut Housing Appropriations.
In cutting down the appropriation
for the United States Housing Cor
poration from 32.S92.415. as proposed
by the Senate. to $2,06s.970. includes
81. 900 for dormitories, $500 for apart
ments and 1000 for houses all at the
Washington navy yard.
Relating to the Botanic Garden: APP
propriates $3.50 for the purchase and
installation of a boiler. as proposed
by the Senate: strikes out the author
ity. proposed by the Senate. for the
transfer Of motor equipment from the
War Department to the Botanic Car
den.
Appropriates $4,000. as proposed
by the Senate. for additional quarters
for the Department Of State.
$4,000, as proposed by the House. and
365. 900. as proposed by the Senate.
for the joint commission on reclassi-
fication OF salaries
Authorizes the use of $780, OF the
binding for the reconstruction Of a
garage for use as q warehouse.
Authorizes the joint committee on
printing to requisition for the gov
eminent printing Office all surplus and
unneeded printing and binding mate
rails. equipment or supplies in the
government.
; Inserts modification. proposed by
the Senate. in the section authorizing
lar depa rtments of the government
any OF the files and records Of the
agencies created for the period Of
the war
Inserts the section, proposed by tho
unused and surplus motor-propelled
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