Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-05
House Change Eliminated by
Committee of Upper
Branch of Congress.
TOTAL OF APPROPRIATION
MEASURE is CUT DOWN
District Is Given Authority for
Garbage Removal-Proposal to
Increase Dog Tax.

The District appropriation bill for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1920,
was reported to the Senate today from
the committee on appropriations. 1t
was reported by Senator Hardwick of
Georgia, acting in the place of Senator
John Walter Smith of Maryland, who
had charge of the bill. but whose in
jury in an automobile accident makes
it impossible for him to be here
As reported by the Senate committee
the appropriations are TO be made un-
der the half and half plan. The House
struck out the half and half plan.
While the Senate committee has made
a number OF important legislative
recommendations and has added to
various items in the bill, the total
TO the Senate is less than the amount
carried by the House bill, which was
s14.093,701. The total amount car
ried in the Senate bill is s13,9S3,S94.
Collection of Refuse.
na'e eoiiiiiil''ee nas i'i1siteu
provision authorizing the District Com
missioners to conduct hereafter any or
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sa..t,. ~ orJi sisni IN .eis eol
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n,;tts. a1sc ;nsa.tnI dass1; .s,o.t, So.n
priatioD TO enable the Commissioners to
make an adjustment with the con-
ss TOT sne d;n coascson n oI asnes ,a.a lor
The Commissioners are directed to make
an intesii{ation and determine whether
doastionat compensation snaH DE
pAlo, sana IN any case auolliondi COM
pes9tlon e not 70 exceed ". 600
,.,s..s r.ossoeu aaso tnat = snaM ne un.
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- ol " any g
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thfs Sr+f = =. WIN
Xnsf n cs,,ssn,nissaa : ,,,e,, s,,,,ent a;,sc,s
thu eecressrv al war 10 anrs,inf : s.,,,s
ri.ission. Nissse dr,ty II shall he n nat.
fs1H fnvesfirafffn AZ fi,s sources ~ uatAr
ei1ppif frnin rivers and streams IN s.sbs shs
vfcanifv 81 WA sf,inxfon- with = viau, ~
ineneaxi11r the water supply of the Dix
trfLk and to furf5fail hyt3ro-eiectric power
This comwissfors is to consist 81 fiye
members three members of the En-
rfresr Eorps 81 tire Army. one from
the Wa4hinrton suburban sanitary
eommissfon and one from the En-
1fnSeffne department of the District
pf ceiumbias The commission is to
rapoft to- the Secretary of War as
exRfy as possible, and this report is
70 be<transmitted to Congress by the
Ihe spm Of $4,000 is appropriated for
Euplcyes' Compensation Act.
sp,.n t.s.r.a z.Y,v,tov.s. enn,na,s..ton
81 f.nder snothnr smendmepf is ex.
fnnd>d 10 the emnIoyes Of the MIS-
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Tncr.aeed No.,
Us
The Senate committee has pronosed
- .e,'i"e Ia oi ="
year on every dog owned or kept in
the District of Columbia
The appropriations for the Public
Uunfies commission nave been made
specihc instead OF lump sum Prac-
ficaiiy the same amounts, however,
are Appropriated.
NO cnabse Is MADE IN the pro-
VISIONS for tne ponce department ex-
cept IN conhectlon win the police
men anu i.,eh ne Ie1ei innd. which
s lncIeaseo soo.slo.e.. Inc provs-
main unchanged except that sio.sss
tower to be erected adjacent to No.
engine house. on North Carolina
avenue between 6th and 7th streets
southeast.
The subcommittee i'm charge of fne
bill had placed in the bill an amend :
rnent providing for the aupointment
Of two additional associate justices of
the District Supreme Court This.