Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-14
DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS.
The Bill to lie Commenced in the Sen.
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Work in the Senate appropriations COM
mittee on the District appropriation bill
will probably be commenced about the
latter part of this week. The subcommit-
tee on this bill is the same this year as
last, consisting of Senators German. Cock
rell and Allison. 1t is probable that the
committee will go ahead ard conclude its
consideration of the bill without waiting
for the report from the subcommittee OF
the District committee, which is charged
with the investigation of the charities OF
the District. 1t may be remembered that
this inquiry was ordered during the last
session of Congress, mainly because of the
difficulties that arose between the super
intendent of charities and the board OF
Children's guardians with reference to the
distribution of public money among the
various institutions that are aided by
the government. The theory was that
this investigation would elicit much in
formation in regard to the management of
these institutions and would be of great
service in the readjuStnlent Of charity ap-
preparations, which. it was thought, was
greatly needed.
The Charities Committee.
The charities committee, however, may
not get to work for week yet, the re-
turns made by the institutions TO the three
circulars of inquiry sent out by the COM
mittee have only just come in. Saturday
was the last day for the institutions to
make their replies, and it is not yet known
whether they have all responded or not.
Some days will be required to tabuate
these returns and to digest the matter
contained in them. In convenient form for
the use of the committee. This work will
be done quickly as possible. and 1t is
thought that the committee may hold
meeting some time next week. There will
be testimony to be taken and several
hearings will probably be held
Meanwhile. the subcommittee on the ap-
preparation bill will probably be working
on regardless of the charities inquiry, and
it is possible that they rlay get the bill
finished and reported to the Senate before
the District committee is ready to report
it's deductions from the inquiry. There
fore 1t may be that the whole charities
matter, If any readjustment is recon-
mended by the District committee, will have
to be introduced originally in the Senate
when the District bill comes UP for consid-
Grafton. 1t is not thought likely that the
District bill can be got into shape for de-
bate In the Senate before the early part
of February, there are several other
appropriation bills ahead of it.
Two Amendments.
Two amendments were introduced in tho
Senate today to the bill. .)ne CT these, in
troduced by Senator Gallinaer, is designed
to reduce the fine or interest on unpaid
taxes from to ] per cent. 1t is in the
form of proviso to thar part of the first
section of the bin which relatrs to Iiie col
lection of taxes, he paragrap pin To which IL
is added being that appropriatins $4,000
for advertising the notice Of taxes in ar
rears The new language that Senator Gal
linger proposes is as follows: provided,
that hereafter there shall be charged and
collected on all taxes in arrears interest
AT the rate Of per cent per month until
paid"
Senator Sherman presented amend
,nent appropr!ating 5000 fcr grading
Michigan avenue.