Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-06
DISTRICT APPROPRIATIONS
The Bill Has Now Passed the Senate and
Goes Into Conference.
Some Amendments That Were offered
and Rejected-Others That Were
Accepted by Mr.. German.

The Senate passed the District appropria-
ton bill shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon without any charges having been
made in the bill of any consequence. I'M
mediately after the failure of the sewer
bond amendment. noted in last evenings
Star, MIR. Aldrich called up his amendment
utilizing the 100000 = opposed to be ap-
propriated for new business high school
building for the establishment of primary
schools. This was rejected in the commit
tee of the whole, but he had demanded a
separate vote on it in the Senate. He made
a brief speech, in which he quoted a state
ment made by the Federation of Labor of
the District. in effect that there are over
10000 children in the District without
school facilities. He disclaimed any idea OF
a desire to discontinue the Business Hlgh
School, but argued that If there are 10000
children out of school, the money could be
more proftably expended on the lower
grades than for this new building.
Senator German responded to this arSu-
nent and after debate of nearly half an
hour Senator Aldrich withdrew his amend
ment, saying that he realized the fact That
it was useless for any single member OF
the Senate to fight the committee on ap-
preparations. The committees amendment
appropriating for the high school DulldlnS
was then finally adopted.
The item providing for deficiencies in the
firemen's and police fund by utilizing part
of the Police Court fines was then called
before the Senate, having been reserved for
a separate vote, but after 1T had been de-
bated at some length the objection to it
was withdrawn, and the amendment was
concurred in by the Senate
Went Out on Points of Order.
MIR. Call offered an amendment appro-
priating 100000 for the relief of the indi-
gent and destitute people Of the District. IT
was provided that when practicable able
bodied men receiving relief would be re
quired in places where labor is needed for
public uses. Mr.. German raised point or
order that the appropriation had not peef
estimated for, and therefore came within
the provisions of rule sixteen. Under that
rule the Vice President sustained the point
of order.
Senator Hunton offered an amendment
appropriating $14,5OO22 to pay Enlmart,
Dunbar & Co. for work done in connection
with laying the thirty-six-inch water main
under their contract of September H. 1871.
Mr.. Allison made the point of order that
1T was not a proper amendment to the
pending BILL as it related to such an old
claim that more properly it should go TO a
deficiency bill. The point of order was sus-
tanned
Mr. Cullom presented an amendment pro-
viding that the chief inspector and assist
ant inspectors of plumbing shall be prlc-
teal plumbers. After he had argued the
point, Mr.. German raised the point of
order that the amendment changed the
existing law, and the Vice President SuS-
tanned Mr.. Germans contention.
Three Amendments Accepted.
In contrast with the whole course of the
rest of the day, came the last few minutes
of the consideration of the bill, in which
three amendments were proposed and
actually accepted by Mr.. German without
points of order having been raised against
them. The first of these was by Mr.. Gal
linger, providing that the supervising sur
geon general of the marine hospital serv-
ice shall be associated with the health
officer of the District in the distribution of
the anti-toxine to be procured under the
appropriation carried by this bill. The
other amendment was offered by Mr.
Chandler, changing the paragraph provid-
board into the industrial feature of the
school system. The paragraph originally
directed the inquiry to be made with
view of introducing such changes as may
ture of said schools" Mr.. Chambers
strikes out the words 'neces-
sary to enlarge" etc, and inserts the word
expedient, so that the paragraph reads:
with view of introducing such changes
as may be found expedient." This widens
the scope of the inquiry. The other
that was accepted was offered
by Mr.. Hunton, and increases the salary of
the timekeeper of the distribution branch
of the water department from $500 TO
81. COO.
The bill was then passed, without having
been amended in any material form from
the shape in which it came from the COM
mittee on appropriations. 1t now goes in
to conference, with Senators German,
Cockrell and Allison, managers on the part
of the Senate, and Representatives Will
liams, Dockery and Henderson, managers
on the part of the House.