The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-08-15

which have been made against appro.
priations of this character. Congress-
man Hainer, of Nebraska, said: ''The
Salvation Army is doing a great deal Of
good among certain classes who are
overlooked by our regular church or
CARNATIONS. The Salvation Army peo-
pie go out into the highways, the by
ways and hedges, ministering to the
physical as well as spiritual wants Of
the meek and the lowly. / can see nc
reason why the congress should not ap.
propriate $4,000 or more per annum for
the Salvation Army charities, when we
are giving hundreds Of thousands to
other s~ectarian charities. Consequent
ly, I believe that a halt should be called
upon this method of appropriating gov
eminent money"
During the dlscussiOn in the congress,
which was carried on nearly all winter,
u good people became active lobbyists
for the appropriations. When the
District of Columbia appropriation
bill was reported to the house
Of representatives last January it
was vigorously debated by many
members. Part of the time the
debate grew fierce and personal, as
the gentlemen nagged each other with
their extreme views. By a large ma
jority the house of representatives
finally voted that the appropriations
should not be made. Then, when the
bill was before the senate, our Catholic,
Congregational, Campbellite and other
UNCONVENTIONAL leaders made it their
business to call upon the senator's and
state their cases.
Senators who are members of the com
mittee on appropriations all received
calls and heard arguments on the sub
ject. After it vas ascertained that a
majority of the committee would favor
the charities, Dur good people went
after the other members of the senate,
until the entire body of 80 senators had
been visited and labored with success
fully. There was never any lobbying
more vigorous and earnest; and nobody
found fault with it, save the representa-
tives whowere so ardently opposedtoap-
preparations of that character. They,
with their friends, also called upon the
senators and personally argued with
them against the proposed appropria-
tions. But the friends of the institu-
tions won the fight, for the senate in.
sisted upon their amendments until the
house of representatives yielded with
the proviso that after one year no such
appropriations shall be made.
Senator Vest said, on the floor of the
senate: ST consider this proviso alb.
solutely inhuman. / will not be driven
by any clamor to agree to such a thing
I have in my mind one orphanage under
sectarian control. Are we to give that
o~rphanage no help when it is needed.
Are we to let those boys drift back into
the slums, and finally find their way tc
the penitentiary2"
Senator Sherman said: "The next
congress will not be bound by this &C.
ton Of this congress. I consider this
proviso mere buncombe."
EYES," said Senator Vest, sit is worse
than buncombe. It is a fraud. 1 give
warning now that / win never be bound
by such a provision, for it is inhuman.'
That extract from the debate viii
show you that the contest is not over
A truce has been declared, and the
charities of the District Of Columbia
will again be the subject of e-ongression.
al discussion and action.
SMITH d. FRY.