The morning times., 1896-04-02
THREE DISTRICT ITEMS
Appropriations to the Amount of
$4,000 in the Sundry Civil.
ONE FOR HOWARD COLLEGE
Mr.. Evans Offered an Amendment
Giving $32 500 to the Schools
Lincoln Park Included In the Elec-
trio Lighting Schedule-Sent sum
Also Given for INDECENT Patients.

Before the completion of the reading If
the sundry civil bin yesterday in the House,
the District was enriched by the addition
of three items, aggregating more than
$64, 900.
MIR. Evans offered an amendment giving
$32, 800 for the maintenance OF Howard
University, in lieu of the usual sum of
$34, 800, which had been stricken from the
bill by the committee. He said a similar
sum had been carried for the past twenty
years, and no good reason existed why 1t
should now be eliminated. The amend
mcnt was adopted without discussion.
Before offering an amendment adding
Lincoln Park to those TO hereafter he
lighted by electricity, Mr.. Hepburn asked
the chairman how such lighting com
pared with That by gas.
Mr. Cannon replied that he had not in
veStigated III the case OF the parks but
while the lighting of the Capitol grounds
by gas has annually cost about 5000,
the cost for lighting by electricity would
be but about $1,000.
LIGHTS FOR LINCOLN PARK.
Mr.. Hepburn then offered bis amend
ment, which was adopted. The provision
for park lighting is as follows.
For electric Iigats for 800 hight for thirty
four posts in I-afa yettc. Franklin. Lincoln
and Judiciary Parks. a twcnt Ght cents
per lignt per night. SO, 27U. 40. Provided,
That all wires shall be placed under ground
ana that theconduItS. wires, lanp-po>,> com
plete. shall De furnished hy the electric light
company without expense TO the United
states, ana that went weight cent per lamp
per night shall cover The entire cost to the
United states OF lighting and maintaining
III good order each cieCtrlCilght III the parks
mentioned.
Mr. Sayres Offered an amendn eut ap-
propTiating $50, U,OCO with which 10 pur-
chase the house on Tenth street, between
+ and streets, where President Lincoln
died, ana 81 COO for properly repairing
same. He said the building was already
leased by the District Memorial ASSocid-
ton, incorporated FOR the purpose Of cStaD-
fishing there a museum OF Lincoln memcn-
tos and keeping it open for the Inspection
OF visitors.
Mr.. Cannon said that under any other
circumstances he would raise the point OF
order, but, coming from the State Of Illinois
that rcvcrenced the name OF Lincoln, tie
could not make that Object ION
Mr.. Bartlett made the point OF order
and criticised Mr.. Cannon for allowing
sentiment to Interfere with The discharge
OF his duty. H said ii was unjust o permit
one item OF new legislation To go in the
bill and exclude Others equally mcritOrious
on points Of order.
TO BUY THE LINCOLN HOUSE
Al the conclusion of his remarks Mr..
Bartlett withdrew his point OF order and
the amendment was adopted.
No attempt was made to secure the re-
insertion OF the items giving $4,000 each
to Providence and Garfield Hospitals for
the medical care and treatment OF INDECENT
persons in the District and the substitute
OF the committee was passed without QBes-
ton. II provides as follows:
For the support and medical treatment
OF medical and surgical patients who are
destitute in the District OF Columbia, uD-
der contract or contracts 10 be made with
responsible and competent persons or in
-stitHtions by the surgeon general OF the
Army, S3S,Oou, or SO much thereof Us
may he necessary: Provided That no
payment shall be made under any such
contract except for service actually rem
dered. for which specific compensation
shall be provided under such contract.
Just prior 10 adjournment Mr.. Hainer
OF NeDTaS ska, who has heretofore CUnSiS-
tenuy opposed all sectarian and private
appropriations, gave notice that before
the final passage OF the bin he desired 10
anita gOniZe the amendment relating Il How
ard University. 1t was determined that
an hour should be spent II discussing that
proposition today, to he equally divided
between Mr.. Haner and Mr.. Evans, who
offered the amendment.
POLITICS INTERJECTED.
The discussion of the bill was inter-
rupted several times by political interjec-
tiOns. Mr.. Grosvenor charged the Wilson
tariff law with being responsible for the
condition OF the Treasury, which forbade
many necessary appropriations from being
made.
Mr.. Patterson replied, charging the onus
of the present condition upon the Repub-
lican party and the gentlemans particular
champion, William Mckinley. In this
matter, Mr.. Patterson said, in answer TO
Il question, that he appeared as the rep
resentative of the administration of Grover
Cleveland.
Mr.. Bowers, referring to the attack
upon silver men, read Il series OF burleSqUe
resolutions declaring the silver Republicans
dangerous CraDks, who should be expelled.
He asserted with much heat that silver
miners and mine owners had as much right
to be represented on the floor Of the House
for the benefit of their interests us had
manufacturers and bankers.
The House at $40 O'Clock, adjourned
until today.
BLOWN Up AT SEA.