Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-02

provide for the public schools Of the District
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should kick,
Nh. Rrxp's SUGGESTION.
Mr. Reed arose to sarcasticaily suggest that
II the subcommittee had been able to knock out
S6Os,0oo from the estimates in four weeks il
would be buta question Of time when he could
Inquire basis for running the city for nothing.
MI Doekery referred to the amount pro-
vnded for text books for the public schools
was given heretofore to maintain that
system In the first four grades. The
committee had given Prof. Powell for new
senooi buildings the sum which he had thought
aoeoiuteiy necessary. OF course IL was reduc-
year.
STAR CHAMBER PRocEKDIsoa
Mr.. Henderson accused the subcommittee Of
having held star chamber proceedings with
District officers, and intimated that they had
coerced their Judgment When this appropria-
uon Tor public schools is made and 1898
comes with the increased population. there will
not be sufficient accommodations He believed
IN providing for the children Of Washington
Just a. he would for his own city Of Keokuk.
Mr. BRREcxINEIpoE's DEFENSE.
Mr.. Breckinridge asserted that the bill was
not subject to the sort of criticism Gen. Hen
derson passed upon it with relation to the
schools. Speaking of the lady superintendent,
ne SAD, there was no discrimination
missioners could appoint her TO any place
they chose to. They could put q man in her
place and appoint her in the place of the man.
He did not think that there was any warrant
Gov. Henderson's attack was calculated to ex-
cite.
AN ARBiTRARH CUT.
Gen. Cogswell said that the subcommittee
were given to understand from the first, when
the bill was taken up, under no circum-
| stances, no matter how great the need,
| should there be any increase. When
they came to the large items in the
Dill, the street improvements and 50 forth, the
| subcommittee was given to understand that a
certain arbitrary cut should be made, without
regard to the needs Of the great and beautiful
| capital
MR. coMProS's WARNING.
Mr.. Compton said that the burden Of taxa
ton fell upon the small property holders of the
District Of Columbia. and extravaGant ex-
penditures were felt severely by them. There
were two classes of people here who
did not care how extravagant the ex-
penditurcs might be. These were people
OF wealth with large holdings increased in value
by these expenditures, and people who did not
live here all the while, but liked to enjoy the
beauties of the city when here and had
temporary investments which might be
increased in value. These folks did rot have
the interests of the District of Columbia at
heart He warned the District of Columbia Com
mlssioners that If they were not more careful
in making expenditures the time would not
be far of when the proportion of expenses
born by the government would be decreased
and that by the District of Columbia increased.
NO REASON WHY THE UNITED STATES SHOULD PAY.
Mr.. Otis, Farmers Alliance member from
Kansas, followed Mr.. Compton. He said that
be saw no reason why the United States gov
| erment should be called upon to paw half the
expenses OF the District of Columbia. He did
not zee why the people of the District should
not pay her own taxes like people in other
cities in the United States. He thought
the government would be the gamer il the
whole District should be ceded back to the
state OF Maryland He thought il a gross in
justice to the people Of the country that Con-
gress should act at once as legislature and
city council and defrsy the expenses of the
District.
Mr. HEMPHILL POINTS OUT MISTAKE.
Mr.. Hemphill arose to point out mistakes
which the House had made in not referring
the appropriation bill to the District commit
tee instead of the committee on appropriations.
From the District committee it would have
been reported without being subject to politi-
cal debates.
REGISTER OF WILLS
The House agreed to an amendment. offered
by Mr.. Hemphill, fixing the salary OF the regis
ter of wills and providing that all fees over that
amount shall be turned into the treasury after
deducting y reasonable sum for clerk hire.
No increase in the number or salaries of clerks
shall be permitted.