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

The CLAIMS Of su,h al insa,u,isn ara Of che
mos: imposing character. The Seeretary Is
Geyershs Ssss Of the opinion mat wneo Goa.
gross shall have literally provided tor tns 10
o. are the children OF persons S,;ualiy IN the
nIissry or naval service, it Will have faliy
discharged It's osty, 81 net exhausted lie co.
siitutiOnaI power over the sabyeoi Toe pres
sut hniidr gs mere .nan eufh cAsnt for tha
ample accommodation o! the govsrnrsa;
pi's. The board of drsctoTs, 10 addition 10
% school for the primary bran ,hss, des "a .
DsiRtsrn preparatory department. where tie
deaf matte OF the several States nay % pre-
aTsd for sdn IN the college prO1er
~ studiee IN The later will embrace :no--
Oue d ana cOmprShPpsiV q course OF ,ostrue
ion IN suctent ana modern laugusz-s, and
% the literary and scientts bxAacpe5, as J.
furnished in the oest American colleges
TIE ,udIgent deaf muses OF he several States
VINO are competent 10 pront oy thsss adyan.
tsges, are 10 be main;ainsd ana instructed AZ
tne expense OF the general goyernmaut IL
certainty was not the original intention of
tongress % provide for the gra:uitlus iu-
struc''on OF these afflicted persons If urapIs
- incur the expenses OF an ed1cs,top n sy
snoold appeal to Individual nuutti,suce or %
tott Oh sos SAFES IN which they reside. The
supper o. psupers 3 az appropriate snbtsc.
OF state legislation, and has never been re-
Sardrd az falling within the province, or con-
stl'uips duiy Of The general government
NJ arguments advanced 20 isg,ifY Congress
Ia turns hing edu ionsl privileges for cns IN
digeDt deaf mu'ss OF STATE would equally
req uIte = similar provision for the blind o.
anne o. tnose who. without natural 10 tiruii.
tles, desire collegia-e instr acton out are ex-
9 uded oy their poverty from oots rniug At
Sooniu -s1ss views ne Trgsr LED IS erroneous,
A0"ever and Congress deem II their cODs.,tu
t'onaI duty 10 estaelsn andSnaIntsIn e ma . oaal
OSaf m ute college, the United N-arss sa9u 4
'ontrOl ~, and be vested with THE 70 me
grounds pu-chase1 BY their means for lts Y ,ss
Y he erection Of the ouldIpgs required for The
tccomoc s.Ion 81 AL he students GO NAV de-
size a. s.TnctlOu sId maintenance free of ehaTgs
VIII require very large on.l1y. Inospan-
dent OF me snounE which, nom time TO { ne,
mast De advanced 70 met the annual expsr ses
Of the N st!.u:iop. The Secretary axes lsss.
urs 10 adding tha: there rs no o;he- ssh 5ol IN
tns country thai SURPRISES tbs in -as AGILITY,
zesi, SnC success with which tns president
and professors devota them SCI YES 10 tue Ia.sI-
lectuh anc moral train Inz cfihose committed
70 their care.
incorporated the "Co,U noia Hospital for
women and Lyiug-in Asylum" IL was as
tdo!ished for The Treatment Of diseases pecu.
ar % women, and as lyIng-in asylum, In
which board. lodging, medicine, and attend
ance shonio h. RratuItousiy furnished To those
unable 10 pay therefor. Al the date of The re.
port or the board OF trustees there were seven
" ore pa,ienCs- During the pas: year four
hundrsc ana hfty-one women obtained adj.
mission 70 The asylum, or received ffom il a..
ISSUANCE and medical Treatment. Congress on
the I'd day OF March last, appropriated ten
thousand dollars 20 AID in the support Of this
INSTITUTION. The receipts from private doua-
lions were three thousand two hundred and
elsnty dollars aud seventytwo cents, and
ffom parents two thousand one hundred and
fourteen dollars and eighty Gig bit cents Masking
an aggregate OF fifteen thousand three hum
dred and ninety five dollars and sixty cents
congress has always given its sanction, and,
whenever they could be properly bestowed
It's pecuniary contributions 20 every well con-
sidered benevolent enterprise adapted To sup
ply the wants or promote the interests OF the
District of Columbia This INSTITUTION ia a
private corporation and maintains the same
relations Ia the government the Columb ia
Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and
Dumo me trustees have. however, deter.
mined TO submit an annual report TO the Sec.
Ietary OF the Interior. and 70 Authorize, upon
ms order, the admission OF patients whose in.
dleence and helpless condition Justify them in
seeking eieemosyDary aid. Few, If any, of
the instrumsntalities which the beneyoisn CO
OF the age has adopted 10 allie viate human suf-
fering or minister 10 human wants present
stronger claims 70 public sympathy than in
sutuuone OF this description. Although in its
infancy, aud with scanty means, this ASYLUM
mas hherally extended TO its benefciariss skill
iul medical and surgical Aid and that consid.
crate attention which their peculiar condition
required.
In consideration OF the gooc already accom-.
pllshed, and OF the pressing necessity for ex-
tending the scope OF It's charities, the directors
Enormously urge that il should be- established
upon permanen, basis. As thai object cannot
De attained solely by privafe bepefa CtionS, they
request an appropriation by Congress of s!xry
thousand dollars for the purchase Of a site an.
the erection OF buildings. The Secretary rec.
ommend this request 10 favorable considera-
lion: out II granted, the organic act should be-
so amended as 10 secure to the United States a
Ute 10 the real estate purchased, and An ELI
cIent control over The institution
The Secretary says in concluding al should
do injustice 10 the officers of his department
Were not TO declare nv high sense of the
very efficient manner In which they have dis
charged their arduons duties | rsspect.uIIv
refer 70 the views In regard TO their compsn-
satiou, presented III the concluding portion OF
my last annual report, and earnestly invoxs
for them the favorable consideration of Con-
gress"