Show Sundry Civil Bill Amendments I Washington Feb 19 Additional amendments to the sundry civil bill aggregating ag-gregating nearly threequarters of I gregatng a mil lion dollars were today reported to the senate by various committees Among them were the following Appropriating 318950 for dredging a canal through Mare Island strait Cal fornia to enable naval vessels to reach the Mare Island naval station Appropriating 123000 for a coast survey vessel for Alaskan waters Amendments were also offered as fol lows ofered By Senator Lodge appropriating 200 0 to take soundings between the Hawaiian islands and Japan to determine the most practical route for a telegraph telegph cable By Senator Chandler directing the president to examine and revise modify or enlarge the civil service rules in accordance ac-cordance with the conditions of their good American and true purpose and to promulgate such revised rules for the classified service within two months after the passage of this act |