Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-04
OPPOSED
Appropriation for Sec
tartan Purposes.
HOUSE wRANGLEs OVER THE DIS
TRIcr OF COLUMBIA APPRo-
PRIATIoS DILL.
THE A. P, A. BLAMED
ACCUSED OF BEING THE CAUSE OF
THE OPPOSITION.
The House Tariff Bill Is Expected to
Come Up In the Senate This
Morning.
THE A. P. A. BLAMED
ACCUSED OF BEING THE CAUSE or
THE OPPOSITION.

Washington. Feb. IA bunch OF La
France roses lay on the desk OF Mr..
Wellington Rep., Md, who appeared
IL the house to-day for the first time
since his election to the Senate.
Mr.. Huott Qa), chairman OF the cum-
mittee on military affairs. presented
The military appropriation bill and 1t
was placed on ths calendar.
At l1.aU the secretary announced the
passage OF the senate free coinage SUI
stitute for the house bond bill and 1t
was placed ON the calendar. a motion
TO concur was not entertained at tn,5
stage OF the proceedings,
\ bill was PASSED On motion Of Nc
l.Ne (Dem., Ark TO grant the ArkIn-
sas una ChOctuw hai'road company
right Of way through the Choctaw sl-
tiDn In the Indian Territory.
The house then went Into committee
OF the whole and resumed oOusldera-
ton OF the District OF Columbia upprO-
priatiJn bill
MIR. Haynes (Rep., Nob) provoked a
long discussion by offering AN amend
ment to take from private segtlrian
urphhnage and infant Hsy IunIs 4al,uJJ
proposed 10 be distributed among them
for the maintenance OF destitute chill
dten and place that money under the
control Of public board OF guardians
created several months ago. After the
utbalt Hdh run LOT ONtF lWb hAAI3
Mr.. Robertson ODem., LaD or MY
charged that the war on those appro-
prlutiuns tor charitable institutions mad
been preclpitated by the A. T.. 4, He
opposed the amendment on the grounds
that the appropriations were not for
the benefit OF sectarinn institutions but
Tor charity through their agency
Messrs Morse 0}ep,, MnssD aud
Bowers Rcp., CALI favored the amend
mUnt, Mhllr Aters1s. W ncgitr l.Jc.Il,,
Alu), Bartlett (Dem., N. " ana Wash
ingtOn dem. Temp opposed 1t. The
appropriation for the Institutions COM
platuod of was adOpted-lO3 TO 80.
When the next appropriation was
reached Uor the German Orphan asy-
I lum) the sectarian character Of the in
7 stItutlon was challenged end Mr. Wills
CRep., DelJ made stirring appeal to
the house. with all the lingering pre-
judlce against state aid 10 sectnrian
institutions he urged the house to defer
the work OF uprootng these charities
until something better was put In taeir
place,
That is right" came from several
Mr.. Halner. however, claimed that
the purpose OF his amendment was not
to deprive the children OF the means Of
support but to vote more money In
tended Tor these institutions to the
& board OF charities guardians In order
that public control might follow the APP
propratlon OF public money.
MIR, Mines Rep., MI h. opposed the
appropriations on the ground that they
constituted an appropriation OF money
for private purposes. The nppropria-
tlon for the German Orphan home was
stricken out.
The appropriation for the next asso-
citation for relief, that OF the Colored
Woman's Home. brought out protests
from those who had supported the pre-
vious motion.
Mr., pltner said this institution had
been chartered by an act Of congress-,
signed by President Lincoln ana was
entirely dependent upon the govern
ment for support If that support was
withdrawn. snid he. 1t must close.
Referring to Mr.. Hnlner he said sar-
castlcally: ~ am opposed to such TOM
foolery." (Applnuse)
Mr. Grain (Tex) called attention to
the strange spectacle presented by
southern representatives advocating an
appropriation OF $1,000 for the destitute
oolored women, while the gentlemen
from the north were opposing that APP
preparation and some of them seemed
only ready to Yield when the pauolty'
OF civil charity was pleaded
| Without reaching n vote the commit
tee arose and the house at $40 p. IN.
adjourned.