Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-13

EVERY ITEM MOVED TO BE srRrcKEN OUT, But
EACH TIME IT WAS DEfEArHD-rHE ESTIMATES
ALL CUT DowN--rHE PARK DEFENDED sr
MEssRs. coeswELL, REED AND LODGE.
The Geological Park came in for rather hard
| time Of it yesterday in the House. In fact the
| entire appropriations under the head Of ''Smith-
sonian Institution Jared rather badly. The
debate was on the sundry civil bill which was
being considered by sections for amendment
When the Geological Park items were reached
| a mass of propositions were thrown ont Mr..
Cegswen wanted the appropriations increased,
Mr.. Bailey of Texas wanted them stricken out
while Mr.. Dickerson of Kentucky asked that the
law providing for the park be repealed.
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM.
The battle commenced on the appropriations
| for the National Museum. Mr.. Cogswell offered
| amendments increasing the sum, which amend
ments were defeated, the democratic leaders
giving no reasons why the appropriations had
been cut SO far below the estimates. The bill
provided $40 900 for heating, lighting electrical,
Geographic and telephone service at the mu-
| scum. Mr.. Cogswen moved to increase this to
Sl2, 600, and stated that last year S12. 900 had
| been appropriated and had been found only
| barely sufficient for the purpose. 1t neces-
| sary for the preservation of the collection that
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| during the twenty-four hours. Mr.. Bingham
| Of Pennsylvania read letter from Prof. Lang
ley, strongly urging that the item be made
$4,000. Mr.. Bingham urged that ever if il
| was necessary to cut down expenditures the
| employees at the museum should be furnished
with the comforts absolutely necessary to health.
| The anne ndment was lost, but Mr.. Reed remarked
| that If the committee would not give explana-
| ton they should at least furnish a quorum and
made the point of no quorum. From this on
the republicans insisted on tellers on every
paragraph to chow the presence of a quorum.
THE GEOLOGICAL PARK.
immediately following come the items for
| the Geological Park. 1t will be remembered that
| the zoo items in the bill are also very greatly
under what the authorities estimated was abso-
| lutely necessary to carry on the work. The bill
| in all appropriates $40. 900 for the park. one
half of which is to come from the District. A
provlso is added that hereafter estimates for the
park shall be submitted in the annual estimates
| for the expenses of the District.
The first item was $4,000 for continuing the
| construction OF roads, walks, bridges. water
| supply, sewerage and drainage and for grading
planting and otherwise improving the grounds
| of the park, including salaries of all necessary
| employees.
Mr.. Cogswell moved to make this item
S15, 900. which he said was absolutely necessary
| for the purpose. The republicans voted for
| the amendment, the democrats against. Tellers
were ordered and the republicans refrained
| from voting. After some difficulty a quorm
of democrats in opposition was obtained. Mr..
! Bailey of Texas then moved to strike out the
4 entire paragraph. Mr. Bailey thought the ma
. fonal government ought never to have engaged
IN the providing of entertainment for the peo-
pie. He made the amendment. however, be-
cause of the oft-repeated declaration that there
would be deficiency. He proposed. he said,
| to offer an amendment at the close of the bill
| tn roaa this aaticiapcy which
would provide for an issue of legal tender notes.
,,AIr. Butler Uowa) drew attention TO the fact
| that only three republicans had voted during
| the last vote.
MR.. REED ARRAIGNs THE MAJORITY
This aroused Mir. Reed, who characterized
| the statement as Every touching" He then
proceeded to arraign the appropriations COM
| mittee for hypocrisy in cutting down necessary
expenditures when they well knew tina. the Sem
| ate would be obliged to increase them and that
they would accept the increases. Mr.. Bailey 8
motion to strike out was defeated.
The second paragraph provided $40 900 for
erecting and repairingsb buildings and Enclosures
| for animals and for administrative purposes in
the park, including salaries Of all necessary EN-
ployes.
Mr.. Coggswen moved to make this $4,000.
which was defeated in similar manner
| in his former proposition. Mr.. Bailey came
to the front with a motion to strike
| out the paragraph. Mr.. Bailey did not
| understand how democrats could justify
| themselves in voting public money for an OBJ
ject SO trivial and unjustifable as this Mr.
Holman thought Mr.. Baileys arguments were
good. but remarked that the animals were there
and should be taken care Of Mr.. Bailey re-
piled that 80 out of 100 of the people of the
country would say, "Give them away
Mr.. SnOdgrass was of opinion that the Ameri-
can people should not be called upon to provide
BEARS monkeys. coons and snakes for the citi-
zens of the District.
MIR. LODGES PROTEST.
Mr.. Lodge earnestly protested against the
course of the committee in regard to the Smith
sonian.
Mr.. Lodge said: Mr.. Chairman, as one Of the
regents of the Smithsonian Institution ap-
pointed by this House, wish to say a word in
regard to the treatment which the appropria-
tions for the support of that institution, and
also these special appropriations for the park
have received at the hands of the committee.
If we going to do anything about the
Geological Park it is just as well to come
squarely up to the question, as the gentleman
from Texas (Mr. Bailey proposes. and kill the
institution. it is to starve it to death with the
pretense of giving it an appropriation. On the
whole prefer the plan of the gentleman from
Texas, who would refuse all appropriation to
the park, to that of the gentleman from
Indiana. l think it is a more honest one But
Mr.. tna1rmah, worn as 10 the hftfltS OF
| this question. This great park was es-
tablished by the Fiftieth Congress, when
there was a democratic House. 1t was continued
| and maintained by the Fifty-first Congress. 1t
| is in line with the general character of the APP
preparations which have been made by this gov
eminent in the interest of education and sci
ence, and l think from some of the obserya-
| tions that have heard here in regard to these
appropriations the cause of education needs
promotion. [Laughter.l
The Smithsonian Institution was founded by
| the bequest of private individual Within
the last year it has received another bequest of
100000. The income of those great requests
| is spent for the benefit of the people Of the
United States. The government of the
United States has always helped the Smith
sonian Institution in its work in the interest of
science and education, and have never heard
or read an adverse criticism upon the appropri-
ations so made. Scientific collections are part
OF their work. and among them comes properly
a collection of the wild animals of our country
many of which are disappearing. If this col
lection of animals, established in a suitable
park. furnishes pleasure and amusement to the
people of Washington and to thousands of other
people who come here from all over the country
! am heartily glad of it, and believe the Ameri-
can people thoroughly approve of it.
HISTORY OF THE PARK.
When this park was established it was placed
by Congress under the direction of the Smith