National Republican., 1878-04-12
the PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
4 New Plan for Getting the Needed
$4,000.

confsrsnos Of the Trustees snd District
Commissioners Yesterdsy-Congress Asked
tn Allow the Commissioners to Garry on
the Schools and Have the Amount Ez-
pended Credited to the District Account in
the Treasury-Actioni In Congress.
Messrs. Curtis, Brooks, ReyburI,, Lloyd, Davis,
and johnson. representing the Board Of School
Trustees, waited upon the District Commissioners at
noon yesterday and presented the resolutions
adopted ut the meeting Of the school board last
Tuesday evening. officially informing the Commit
sioncrs that the school fund was about exhausted,
and asking for instructions.
Commissioner Phelps Said thattho instructions Of
the Commissioners were to keep the schools going
unti, they told them to stop. The Commissioners
would give them Mt least ton days notice.
Commissioner bryan concurred In this
Mr.. Phelps, continuing, remarked that the Com.
nssioners were making every interest subscryient
TO the schools, and other important matters were
being neglected for them.
A general discussion upon the probability Of
Congressional appropriation followed.
Mr.. Lloyd stated thai he had hnd interviews with
several members Of CGneIe;s and The QUESTION: u
sppropriating $1,000 had been referred BY the
senate committee To Senator Doney.
NEW PLAN.
Mr.. Bryan made the suggestion that Il might bo
easier to ret authority To use S750 for the schools,
10 bc credited on the $4,000 due the Government
iat S alaoant % lie % thought 1T tha, thcrc was very T
friendly spirit on the part OF Congress toward the
District In reply 10 the question u they could con-
tnue the schools Ia the teachers consented 10
20 on the Commissioners both replied TINT by taxi
ing such course they would be directly violating
| the law OF Congress
1t was sugycsted IN order to prevent future dif
ferences in the accounts that the accounting officer
| ofthe board examine the accounts In the auditors
otilcc on the iitst day of each MONTH
| Commissioner Phelps drew up clause TO be In
serted in some pending bill authorizing the Com
| Nag n fpI Ia District n
| Me Treasury. As this proposition was approved
by all present, Mr., lrya suggested that the schoo
| trustees should address 4 communication 10 the
| Commissioners formally informing them OF the
eNigcucy u: the case aud the absolute necessity oi
an appropriation and the Commissioners would
embOdy Il and the proposed clause IN II comInuni.
cation to the proper Congressional committee.
This was agreed TO- and the interview came To an
end: Before leaving the trustees drew un the fol-
| lowing communication, which was placed In the
hands Of the Commissioner
OFfHf or TIs BOARD ~ TRUsTEIs
- FnaNkhN sC,i"o,i ncILmSa, Agri y, is7S
10 N, R7nordOie Commissioners Of tie District u %.
GENTLrMrS; Under direction OF the BOARD of
Of smS pSfG a ny sSS' I1 & e e gavs set to s
or the support Of the public schools Is about & eH;
be compelled to Close tho schools We fully aware
Of the Inability Of The District goNCrnmcht with Its
therefore to isgcs that congress be invoked To- enact
early legislation TO meet the eSrcncy. Ths can best
would authorize the Commissioners Of the District Of
tDunib'A 10 cNIend Ui the amount advanced 10y the
section Il the approved March g. 1911 the sum OF
s5,To 10 meet the esp uses the public schools for
the current year. II ihiS suggestion meets With your
approval we respectfully ask that recommendations
10 Innt erec be made t. the proper committees In
| Congress-. W. W. CINlIS, President.
JouS il. Brooks Secretary.
| THE COMMISSIONERS TO CONGRESS.
The Commissioners, IN transmitting the letter. in.
close q dram Of bill prupOsing Ia credit the amount
due by the District tO the Cuited States Treasury,
the sum OF ST5ON to be used for the support Of the
schools. They also say: As the payment Of the
| current taxes will enable US 10 set apart that
amount II not required to refund tito the United
states, we earnestly recommend the measure, that
over 2O01O children may not be turned out OF the
schools into the streets for want Of Congressional
aid 70 that branch Of th0 public service"
| The following II the proposed clause:
| BE 6ndced bg The SHI'c and HyuAc u Represent
d,f,csof he UhE,d S.ii,s n iRicrioI, tc That out
| OF the amount which has been advanced by the
| United States to the District of Columbia, W be re.
| imbursed under the provisions OF the seventeenth
section OF the act approved March 3. 1877 the Com
| mlssioncrs Of the District Of Columbia are hereby
authorized TO eXpend the sum Of $1,000 for sup
port of the public schools for the current school
year; and the Secretary OF the Treasury Il hereby
| directed to credit said sum OIL the amount Ia he
| refunded, as provided I'm said section Of said act
THE SCHOOL QUESTION IN CONGRESS.
| The District Committee aud the Committee on
| Appropriations Of the Senate yesterday morning
| had n conference with reference to taking action
10 relieve the necessities Of Lhe public schools ofte
| District II was agreed that the quickest way tU
| reach the case was TO have all amendment Rppro-
cicncy bill, now in the hands Of the Senate Appro.
| priatlon Committee, when the bill Is reported
| Senator Dorsey will offer such amendment, having
been authorized To do 20 by the District Committee