National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-19
sFORTY-THIRO CONGRESS.
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unanimity, pettioned for the transfer OF the Pied
mont SUBSCRIPTION TO the Southern Maryland
IA 3ai a iS 80 Ine adYaniages Of the road,
pointed oy ne Secretary Of the Navy to show its
Mr.. Z. R. HOAR inquired whether this DI.-
triet was not now practically bankrupt: WHISTLER
IT had not now debt which could not be paid;
pay its debts? If Ehst was So why pat u0oo IN,
| people another debt Of 500, 900: Yoa propose 10
| pledge the credit Of bankrupt people, whsn the
TIT n is you are really pledging the credit Of he
NJ, ELDREDGE replied that he DID m, bs-
| lieve the people OF this District were bankruDt
! He hsG no information to shat ehest. Ifthe Uni
ted States would pay its just proportion Of taxes
| try would be better of than this. 1t Is the con-
| tnual conflict Of the people with the United
| states Government that causes the great embar-
basement in the business Of the District The
whole proposition was whether the people should
be permitted to divert a subscription already
will at once be paying road, and that It viii be-
: really benefit to the District. It will not in
crease the liabilities Of the District Ota be-
: cause the subscription is already authorized.
Mr.; MERRIAM, Of n. Y, inquired whether
the Piedmont railroad was not dead, and there
I MIR. ELDREDGE had no informati5n on the
subject, Tut he was informed Just now that it was
Mr. PUTTER, Of N. Y, was wholly AGAINST
this bill. because it waspart of system Of vicious
I legislation of wi ieh he cJuId not approve. In
mos. State constitutions recently ADOPTED a DrO
Wis Inserted prohibiting the very thing
which this bill proposes to do.
Mr.. WILLARD, OF Vt, moved to lay the bill
upon the table, which was adopted by . vote by
Mr.. COTTON, of Iowa, from the same commit
tee, reported q bill aPprOPriatng $4,000 for the
erection Of new school building in the city OF
Georgetown, said appropriation to be regarded as
loan. Referred 50 Committee Of the Whole On
On motion Of M. COTTON, the House than
immediately went tato Committee Of the Whole
to consider the bill, Mr.. WARD, of Ill, in the
chair, and the bill was again read to the commit
tse.
eessity Of retaining in the bill the words sin ad-
ditlOn to the $4,000 borrowed from the trustees
OF the Linthieum Institute in Georgetown He
thought these words would cause the bill to be
liable to q miscOnceptiOn. The words were
stricken out and the bill ordered to be reported
to the House.
The bill to Incorporate thetrustess OF the Louise
Home was thea taken up.
Nj. BUTLERr Of Mass, moved to strike out
the clause exemPting the property from taxation
Mr. CHAPMAN said iI was not customary to
tax property used for charitable purposes.
Mr. BUTLER, of Mass, agreed to that 50 far
as public charities were concerned. But this was
purely private charity, and only q certain class
could get IN. He would not agree that any prop
erty should be exempt from taxation Of which
all classes of the people could not obtain the
benefit. He was opposed to exempting Churches
from taxation unless their peWs were open to an
Mr.. POTTER, Of N. Y, advocated this class OF
charities, and commended that they should be fns
tered as we'll as public charities.
Mr.. ELDREDGE said this was q most numb
cent charity, given BY gentleman out Of his own
I
benefited, 1t was true, he believed the people Of
the District would eheerfully pay the taxes as a
recognition of the dOner's Hberality. Mr. Cor
cOran was rich man, and he would doubtless
| cseerfully pay the taxes while he lived. But
after his death the money would have to come
out Of the fund for the support of the institution
| and to that extent the charity would be less
ened.
Mr.. CHAPMAN said all charities were based
upon system Of discrimination, and this doner
had right to designate who should be his bene-
/ fciaries.
Mr.. BUTLER, of Mass, agreed to that. He
could designate who he pleased, but he had no
business to wiring taxes from the whole neoDle to
help his charity. All the other charities OF this
| District were public charities, and this was a
| them.
Mr.. NIBLACK, of Ind, said there was a good
deal Of FEASIBILITY in the argument of the gen
| Ileman from Massachusetts,, but If his idea was
| carried out 1t would be more fsr-reaching thaa
the gentleman intended. We made apprODFia-
lions annually for other charities in the District
under the control Of certain churches, and he
thought this was a charity pure, and he cared
nothing about the discrimination which was COM
planned Of II Mr.. Buffers position was car
ried out il will reach churches and schools.
Mr.. BUFFERS amendment to strike out was
rejected.
The committee then rose, and the bills passed
in committee were reported to the House.
The Louise Home bill was passed.
The bill in relation to the Georgetown school
house was also passed.
Mr.. COTTON alse reported bill to revise the
act approved July ., 1888 to incorporate the Med
ical Society of the District of Columbia. Passed.
Mr.. HEHDEE, of VT, from the same commit
tee, reported a substitute for the bill to moor
porate the Potomac and Mount Pleasant Rail-
Pending It's consideration the House, at p. m,
adjourned.