The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-04
A.P.A. INFLUENCE
A Catholic 0rphanage Refused Ait
Of $500 by Congress.
PLANS OF SILVER REPUBLICANS
Silver Amendment Bond Bill
Goes to Conference.

WASHINGTON. Feb. I-The house, I'm
committee OF tho whole. yesterday. on tho
District Of Columbia appropriation bill,
had under discussion an amendment
striking out an item Of $500 for the sup
port Of the ~orphanage OF Sc. Johns church.
Mr.. Haincr (Rep., Neb.) favored tho
amendment, and Mr.. Cannon (Rep., nls.)
opposed It.
Mr.. Grout (Rep., VII, in charge OF tho
bill, further exposed the differences exist.
ing IN the appropriations committee as to
the proprlcty OF making donations to pri.
vatc charitable institutions by stating his
opposition TO the practice, He said that
he would offer an amendment providing
hat no appropriation made In the bill
should be distributed by a private institu.
ton until 10 shall permit the government
inspection of the institution n regula.
ton over the expenditure OF money appro-
priated by the government, and that no
money hall he appropriated to a strictly
sectarian institution.
Mr.. Robertson (Dem., La defended tho
making OF donations TO these institutions.
He said that the differences in the appro-
priations committee did not appear. until
the night before the bill was reported to
the house, when tho organization known
as the A. =. A. saw fit to attack the ap-
preparations made to the charitable Or
CARNATIONS on the ground hat they were
sectarian institutions.
An Over wheImning Majority.
The amendmen MT striking out the item
for st. Johns church o~rphanage was
agreed to-1O to SO.
A motion was made to strike out tho
appropriation of $500 for the German
orphan asylum. Mr.. circuit opposed the
motion. He said that the Institution was
not sectarian. The motion was agreed TO.
On a motion TO strike out the appropria-
ton for the National Association For the
Relief OF Destitute Colored Women and
Children, an extended debate occurred,
which could not be concluded yesterday,
n the committee rose.
The army appropriation bill for the fs-
cal year ending juno 80, 1897, was reported
In the house aud ordered to be printed.
The house bond bill with the free coin
age substitute was received from the SEN
ate without comment and went to the
speakers table.
Mr.. Hill tRep., Comm offered In tho
house a bill amending existing laws SO MS
TO permit national banks to issue currency
to the par value of bonds deposited. When
currency Is issued 10 the banks, the secre-
tary Of the treasury Is directed to redeem
n cancel n corresponding amount OF
legal tenders. Should no legal tenders be
presented for redemption, hen the secre-
tary is directed TO redeem and cancel notes
issued under the Sherman act. To carry
out the provisions of this bill the secretary
Is authorized TO issue a 8 per cent gold
bond, payable In 90 years, TO be sold ms
occasion requires. The bill also reduces
from ] per cent TO u of l per cent the tax
On national bank circulation.
The speaker laid before the hpuse q COM
munication from Secretary Herbert, re-
questing an appropriation of $3.50, 600, to be
Immediately available, for the repair and
construction of naval vessels. The
original appropriation for this purpose is
nearly exhausted, but $50, 00O of 1t remain
ing for tho work already or to be hereafter
authorized.
The message from the president relative
TO the killing OF Italians In Colorado was
referred to the committea- appropriate
lions. The house then adjourned.