Show SUNDRY 7 appropriation BILL BEFORE CONGRESS I 1 the amount carried in the bill for for 1908 is li s i I 1 I 1 washington feb 19 appropriations aggregating ire are car ried in tho the bill providing for the tile sundry cill expense of the government in 1908 le ie ported to the house today by the committee on appropriations the amount carried in this bill for 1907 was the committee failed to incle include do a clause in the bill preventing th the egale sale of beer in national soldiers homes after 4 a prohibition included in fit last years bill but it is generally believed that the house will add the provision when the measure is taken up lip on the floor among the limitations in the bill iff to one which will work a revolution in ill the affairs of the spanish treaty claims commission at present the government pays the cost of taking the tile evidence of claimants but the bill provides that hereafter claimants are to bear this expense bembera of the committee believe this change will lessen the number of cases and prevent the preparation of such cases for claims of the sort which are presented by succeeding generations of claimants the appropriation for isthmian canal construction is for this purpose was appropriated last year the next largest item is at an appropriation of for the construction of public buildings including marine hospi hospitals and tine stations other large items in the hill bill are department of agriculture built ing enforcement of antl l diat laws armor armories fer and arsenals asi assistant stant custodians and janitors a tor for bublie buildings 1570 enforcement of chinese exclusion act expense of collecting customs 1 engraving and print printing in g 3 I 1 1 I fis elsh h commissions fuel light and water for pub ile buildings homes for disa disabled bletl volun volunteer tr soldiers homes horneg for soldiers in state sand territories house of representatives senta tives office buildings light house bouso beacons and for service sory ico light house est establishments 1 bit s limon ES to earn carr out convention with mexico ico 1000 artillery and coast defense new building for national museum public health and marine hospital service collecting revenue from sale of public lands public printing and binding revenue cutter service river and harbor work authorized by law expense of united states courts 1 |