| Show sundry civil bill amendments washington feb 19 additional amendments to the sundry civil bill aggregating nearly three of a million dollars were today reported to the senate by the various committees among them were the following appropriating for dredging a canal through mare island strait calif to enable naval vessels to reach the ala re island naval station appropriating for n coast survey vessel tor alaskan waters amendments were also offered as follows by senator locce appropriating to take soundings between the hawaiian islands and japan to determine the moat practical route for n telegraph cable by senator chandler directing the to examine and revise modify or enlarge the civil service rules in accordance cor dance with the conditions of their good american end true purpose and to promulgate such revised rules for the classified service within two months after the passage of this act |
