Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-12-03

oh report the expedlency OF creating court
for the tEiaI of offences Of q minor grade. and
the subject Is again presented Tor coasidera-
non
During the year ending 9th o. June. I,5-.
mere we've admitted 10 the Government Hos.
pttal Tor the Insane one hundred and ninr ma .
Ients, %, whom eightv-eight were males
he wnoj- NUMBER under Treatment was three
hunoE-d ana ninety, OF whom two hundred
ano seventy three were males The nuIn mr.
discharged was seysrty-seyen, of whom sIxty
slx were males The number OF dea n was
Ihhty lnTee, OF whom nineteen were males
The whole number under treatment A. IN.
eiose Of the fiscal yrar was two hundred and
ephty- OF " hom one hundred and eignty.e ght
We're males More than half of these yer,
from civil life There have been two mon
sand three hundred and fifteen persons treated
since TIE lEs titOtiOn VA opened, one thousand
and s4XB-foOr OF whom were natives The
receipts dining the past year amounted 10 one
hundred and one thousand eight hundred and
seventy one dollar and ninety Il W cents and
~ ~ Close mere WAS a balance OF two tbDu.
sand fesr hundred and thirty-six dollars and
sixty nine cents IA the hands of the snp4rtn.
lendeDt COngress will, no COubf chaeTfuIlv
max the asnal allowance tor ne support Of
me hospital The Secretary recommends that
an additional appropriatiou, for which "a
estimate has been submitted, b. made far rur-
nIehans z, lighting. and heatlng the unfinisn d
part OF me east wing 81 the main edific-, and
Ior me purchase OF land contiguous 70 the
present grounds.
The present condition of th- institute N re-
n-cu the highest credit upon the accom- pli.h-
ed - perinIendeDt ana those associated with
him an the admin IsJration Of lis affairs
i n COlum ban Institute for The Deaf and
Dumb - . private corporation.
ln addition 10 the payment OF the charges for
me education and maintenance OF the pupils
entitled 10 admission on the order of the S.cre-
Hary OF The Interior, COBgres has advanced 20
thls Institution the sum OF two hundred and
ssNfy four thousand and forty dollars and
ssshJ seven cents There are now twenty
three pupils rom The District Of Columbia
1se three VINO are the children OF persons in
Inc military service OF the URlred States Nv
m acfs OF February Ii. Isl, and MAY 2s
b&S, Congress agreed 70 pay annually one
hundred and MY dollars for the maintenance
Of each Of such pupils The directors reouest
20 IA appropriation IN gross for the suoport
such Pc pIls PER cGDito- The act ALTO xings ocn
charges should therefore be repealed. as Con
kress made the requested appropriation for
that and the succeeding year, and 10 Is conf
IDENTIFY believed they Will eyince the same
hbsTalIty for the eDsuIng fiscal year.
AT the last session the admission OF ten
pc lls from me States 70 the collegiate branch
Of The n stitUtiOn was authorized, on the sane
terms snd conditions as those prescri Oed by
IN &C fhS residents OF this Distric-. This pro-
sis'On vas annexed ID the appropriating clause
grAE.s=g tW-nIy-hV thousand dollars for the
supper OF the Institution and the purchase OF
cooks and apparatus Nine pupils awaited
tss asrlyes oi tbs privilege, thereby sntailIng
AB uDeSpectsd burden upon the resources OF
M institution. The directors request on .nis
.reouEf. An allowance OF three th0us4ud 7oI.
lar The Sscrst4rv has submitted an ie-u
therefor IN Ibs deficiency ss:usies &C. .es
ssTIeNG year.