The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-20


the message from the President vetoing
| and it was referred to the Committee
on Invalid Pensions.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-The Senate
gave its attention to-day almost ex-
clusively to the District of Columbia APP
preparation bill, which was reported
from the Appropriation Committee, ap-
propriating about S7,U0O,OOO, Of which
one-half comes from the Treasury of
the United States AMI the other half
from the taxes collected by the District
Commissioners. A good deal Of debate
occurred over the question Of charities
and hospitals-the House bin appropri-
ating a bulk sum to be distributed under
contract with the existing institutions,
and the Senate committees amendment
striking out that provision and substi-
| tuting for it the usual specific items for
the various hospitals, orphan asylums,
etc. 1t was this provision that was sus-
tanned by the Senate by vote of 80 to
l3
The only two general appropriation
bills remaining to be acted ON by the
Senate are the fertilization bill and the
deficiency bill
When the District Of Columbia appro-
priation bill was taken UP the first mat
| ter that Led to any discussion was the
| provision for charities. AS the bill
passed the House it contained an appro-
priation of $94 800 to be expended under
| the direction of the District Commits
sioners. The Senate committee reported
to strike out that appropriation and
make them direct, as usual.
The amendment of the committee was
opposed by Plat CRep) of Connecticut
| Ut was also opposed by PETER Pop.)
| of Kansas, and advocated by Teller
(Rep.) of Colorado, in charge Of the bill,
who said that there were no adequate
| provisions by the Government for such
| charities
A protest against the amendment was
made by Gallinger (Rep.) Of New Hamp-
| shire.
The opinion of Sherman (Rep.) Of Ohio
| was that the present system Of District
| charities should not be struck down
| until a proper Government provision
| was made for the sick and needy Of the
| District. Touching the sectarian view
| Of the question, Sherman declared that
any religion was better than no religion.
He believed In any kind Of religion that
| believed in an appeal to the Almighty
| The charitable organizations Of the Dis
trict, he said, had been built by charit-
able, religious people, and had been en-
| couraged by ANIMAL appropriations for
| more than forty years; and that aid
| should not be cut Off from them so sud-
| denly, nor until the Government was
properly prepared to deal kindly and
charitably and we'll with the poor and
sick. He was therefore In favor of the
amendment reported by the committee.
| German OemD Of Maryland and
Cockrell Oem.) of Missouri also spoke in
| favor of the committee amendment.
! Gallinger Rep) of New Hampshire
d;sclaimed being actuated by any Sec
tartan feeling in opposing the amend
ment. Whatever might be his faults,
he was not SO narrow minded as to de-
sire to do any injustice to, or put an
obstacle in the way Of any religious
association in its benevolent end char
liable work. He had no such feeling.
He hoped he would never become so
warped as to cast vote or to utter
a word in that direction. But there
were, he said, in the committee amend
ment certain institutions that were
manifestly SectaIian. He had been
| brought up In an atmosphere where
| the churches took care Of the poor and
! did not go to the treasures of cities or
| States for aid; and he knew no reason
| why New Hampshire or any other State
| should be taxed for the purpose of
| helping religious organizations and
! ecclesiastical concerns to carry on work
| of any kind, whether charitable or
otherwise.
Allison Rep.) Of Iowa, Chairman of
| the Committee on Appropriations, de-
Tended the action of the committee in
reporting the amendment. He declared
that the committee was anxious to meet
the views of the public but that the
House provision appeared to be prac-
ticable.
| After further discussion, the vote was
taken on the Senate amendment, and
it was agreed to-yeas 33, nays 13
Those voting against the bill were
| Baker, Brown, Burrows, Cannon, Chill
| ton, Clark, Gallinger George, Mills,
| Nelson, PETER, Plat and Warren
| In connection with the appropriations
| for charities, an amendment was re-
| ported by the Committee on Appropri-
ations, and was agreed to, for the ap-
| pointment Of a joint select commit
/ tee of three from each house to investi-
/ gate the charities and reformatory in
/ situations of the District of Columbia
| and to report, among other things,
whether any of the Government appro-
priations before them have been used
/ to maintain or aid any church or reli-
gious denomination.
| The bill was then passed, and after
a short executive session the Senate
at o'clock adjourned