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


sixteen years occur"
So THAI. in this &C. of 1885. the reform school
Tor girls was organized and all Of the provision
OF tao preceding act in relation to the boys
reform school with the exceptions above stated.
were made applicable to it The boys re-
form school has been in operation q good
many years and think that it owns $40 acres
OF land and is supported in the way that other
institutions are supported in the District This
bill carries, in round numbers $4,000 for the
boys reform school. The fact that there was
no similar school in the District for girls
aroused public sentiment and appeals came to
Congress for q similar institution for girls. To-
DAY there is not place where girl can te sent
by order Of the court lit is pursuant to the or
der Of the court that boys are sent to the re-
form SCHOOL, except the public Jail or work
house. both unit for the purpose The police
justice cHIne befUre the subcommittee volun-
tarily appealing for such legislation. and stated
that there we're L, 200 arrests last year of girls
! under twenty-one wears of age and that there
! was 10 place in the District to send them sx-
cept the jail OF the work house.
| Mr.. Compton, would like TO ask the gentle
man whether the buildings Of tine boys reform
school were erected Ivy an appropriation from
Congress!
| THE ORIGINAL ACT.
Mr.. Henderson Qowa)-1 do not know what
was the fact a. to the original building. / can
not speak as TO that matter because have not
Investigated it. The act bsfors me with refer
| been "a summing up or condensation in ore act
| OF various acts relating TO that institution.
| The title was vested in board Of trustees,
| subject to The control of the government, and
there Is similar provision in regard to tins in
| stitution for girls. The reason why money was
not appropriated in tire original act of 1885 was
doubtless this: The act authorized the creation
OF the corporation and the organization of the
board OF Trustees, the object being that they
| should come before Congress with the esti-
| mates and other information which might be
| needed for intelligent legislation. These pre-
limInary steps have now been taken. The
| BOARD has been organized; it has submitted
plans and estimates, and In pursuance of the
action OF Congress in the creation OF this girls
reform school, the board now ask
an appropriation. They want $4,000;
the Commissioners have recommend
s35, 900. that being deemed sufficient to start
the institution and get it in opera ton to take
care of the number OF girls who will be there
during the first year. Sooner or later
the appropriation will haye to be larger
in order TO meet the wants Of the District
out Tor the purpose OF starting the in
stitution we accepted the Commissioners
recommendation - The lowest amount that
could possibly be recommended-and | sim
cereIy nope tina: no opposition to this PROPOSE
tion VIII come from a single member Of the
House DO not believe the point OF order Is
well taken, because here is q statute creating
the institution, and bear iii mind. Mr.. Chair
man, another fact under this law the Police
Court OF the District of Columbia has tho power
10 send to this institution girls under twenty
one years OF age who are arrested FOR any
offense. The law gives this power to the Police
Court; this corporation has been created by
Congress; board OF trustees appointed by
Congress. the same as in the case Of the boys
reform school, has been organized; the Insttu-
ton has had Impaired to it the same lite and
force that belong to the boys reform school
Certainly this institution Is entitled to be
recognized In this way III this bill. 1t seems to
me the point OF order cannot be sustained.
The chairman said be was inclined to the
opinion thai there is nothing in the act of in
corporation OF the girls reform school which
authorizes any expenditure by the government;
nor, SO far as the chair has thus far been able
| to lind, is any expenditure by Congress author
| lied In the charter of the boys reform school
Now. 1t would appear that without some such
authorization this appropriation would not be
| in order.
| AGAINST THE POINT OF ORDER.
Mr.. Henderson Qowa) There is no express
authorization with reference to the boys re-
form school, but these two statutes are to be
construed together. Congress in authorizing
| the incorporation Of the girls reform school
provided that within thirty days the board Of
trustees must meet and organize, and provided
also that on the organization of this institution
| every provision with reference to the boys
| reform school should be applicable to this
other institution. Now, Congress under the
| law for the establishment of the boys reform
school has appropriated right along. During
my service In Congress we have appropriated
| large sums OF money for additions ard for
new buildings l submit that appropriations
may be authorized either by express terms or
| by implication. In either view. 1t seems to me,
| we have an appropriation authorized in this
case. Here we have the case of one incor-
porated institution which has enjoyed all the
advantages Of the appropriating power
Of Congress, and the act with refer
ence to that institution is made a
part of the law establishing this girls re-
form school This law ID very brief. Its real
purpose vas simply to create board Of trus-
| tees and to provide that to this institution
for girls the same law should operate that OBJ
| tanned with reference to the institution for
| boys Here We have two institutions created
and the later one is clothed with all the powers
and vital forces Of the earlier one. The older
institution receives in this bill an appropria-
ton Of $40, 600 for maintenance. During my
service here it has had money appropriated to
it again and again for buildings. This new in-
stitutlon. clothed with the same powers as the
old one, is as much entitled under the law and
| under our rules to appropriation as the
older one. submit that the point OF order is
not well taken.
NO QUESTION AS TO POWER.
Mr.. Butler said: l make no question what
ever of the power of this House to legislate for
the purpose Of erecting building for the girls
| reform school, and II we should pass law pro-
viding for the erection of such a building it
| might then become proper for the committee
on appropriations to provide for the expendi-
lures of such an institution. But with reference
to the public buildings in this District and in
| various parts Of the country which are erected
| under the direct law OF Congress. the appro-
priations for the erection of such institutions
and meeting such expenditures arc provided
for after the law has authorized the expendi.
lures to be made.
| SIMILAR APPROPRIATIONS.
Gen. Henderson called attention to the fact
that in the District of Columbia appropriation
bill, Congress has provided appropriations for
engine houses, public school buildings. police
stations and number of other institutions all
under the general appropriating power al
though none of them have been specifically
provided for by act of Congress, either general
or special.
Mr.. Butler said he was not opposed to the
| girls reform school, but that he thought il
should DO provided for in the regular way.
Mn. DISaLEy's ARGUMENT.
The chairman reserved his decision until this
morning and Mr. Dingley closed the discussion
in an argument against the point of order 1t
seems to me, he said. that the point of order
made against this paragraph is not well taken
if it can be shown that this girls reform school
is public institution III this District, and by
public insti.atio l mean q government insti-
| int icb bnI han, II, "a I~,I \