The morning times., 1896-06-10
BOTH HOSPITALS WANTED
Garfield and Providence Find
Favor in Suadry Civil Bill.
CONFEREES AGREED WITH
Old-Time appropriations of $4,000
for Each IDstitutfon-Mr. Hainer
Spoke Five Minutes. as Member of
Conference Committee-Gn 1ieId
Hospital Should Not Be Forced Out.

When the last conference report IN the
sundry civil bill was presented in the
House by Mr.-Cannon it WAS found TO CON
tain the old-time appropriations of $19,
OJo each Tor Garfield aud Providence
hospitals.
Five minutes were allowed Mir. Hainer,
a member OF the conference c,mmittee,
to explain his position Oh that portion of
the report. Air. Haiuer said that lrCm the
outset he had cip,s sed all appropriations
Tor scctariau institutions and proposed 10
continue tliat hight Hc beneyed they are
unJuStillaOle aud indei ensible.
His colleagues on the committee, said
Mr.. Haiuer, considered it Necessary TO
save The bill to give these hospitals the
usual sums allowed them, and he was
forced 10 refrain fro IN signing the report,
as he could not subscribe to these COR
ditonS.
This fight must be fought to finish,
said Mr.. haluer, and il matte RS not whether
the Sundry civil, District or lLdIan dppro-
prlatlon bills be made the basis -or the
Iinal controversy. The question must
sooner CT later be settled once and forever,
aud he believed that Americanism will
prevail and the practice OF donating public
funds To private establishments will be
discontinued.
Mr.. Savers said it was evident the con
Cesslon must be made or the sundry civil
bill, carrying more than $50. 100000,
must Iail. He thought il better to save the
bill by reInserting the old provisions.
PROVIDENCE CONTRACT.
Mr.. Cannon read the provisions of the
ibll as il passed the House and the sdbst-
tute inserted By the Senate. the aggregate
amount being the same, He SAID that
Coutra cl was to be made1wltb Providence
Hospital by the surgeon lReperal Tor tie
medical treatment OF IiiRefD-five destitute
persons, whereas the SiS,ot o given Car
field Hospital is for maiptenance and the
treatme ut of but sixty patients.
The object OF The Senate amendment.
said Mr. Cannon, was to prevent Closing
the doors of Garfield Hospital. The
treatment of District patientS was to he
by contract and it became cvideDt that
Providence Hospital, being the older, better
established and better equipped, would Sc
cure the entire contract, and the younger
hospital would be forced from the field.
The confcrces, he said, took this view of
the case and reached the conclusion that
seCtarianiSm did not enter into tie ques-
ton, and IT was only a matter Of having
two good hospitals, or only one. He be
lieved that Garfield Hospital should not
be compelled 10 close its doors.
The closing remarks OF Mr. Cannon We're
greeted with appla use, and by IOnsing
vote the House agreed to the confer ence
report So far as the two hospitals carried
in the sundry civil bill is concerned.
MR. HAINER SATISFIED.
Mr.. Hainer seemed perfectly satisfied
with Ills less than five minute speech, evi-
IDENTITY believing that better opportunity
will present itself for making a fight to
a finish when the sections regarding Chari-
ties i'll The District appropriation bill
again come up for action. Mr. Hainer
seemed to feel that his position Il con-
fierce on the sundry civil bill. and refusing
10 sign the report required some exp!a-
nation, and he made it along the same
lines that tie has SO often fully explained
to the House.
Many members believe that the action
in regard 10 Providence and Garfield hos
pItals will pave the way for bringing about
an agreement on the District appropriation
bill, ard settlement OF the charity Ques-
tiOn. II is also held to be more appare.lt
that the House will jump at any reason
able compromise. if il be but temporary.
that VIII relieve the members from present
responsibility and bring about speedy
ad iournmcnt.
Tile renewed cheers and applause that fol-
lowed the final settlement OF the sect1ri
school question in the Indian appropria-
tion bill. to which MessrS. Linton, HaiDer
and other recognized A p. a. leaders made
no objection and did not even vote in the
negative. was accepted as a declaration on
both sides of the chamber that any sort of a
conference agreement on the District bill
would bc put through the House with
WhGOp and without discussion.
Subsequent to this action many mcuhers
expressed the belief that it is rot he ques-
tion of harii:cS that NAV now temporarily
enfanC"r tire District bill but that Of eiec-
trio lighting.
They believe that the relative import
ancc Of the two propositions has been
reversed.