The morning times., 1896-04-25

yesterday on the sundry civil apprcpria-
tion Till, having tlsposed CT all the amend
meats IcHOrteu 10 ~ 10y tie Committee on
Appropriations.
.soLIc ~OinIlent was made On the practice
attnDuteu 10 The Reuse Cf Representatives
OF appropnating sums only suIflcienJ 10
cover tie cost Il service ior sI& or nine
months ia tie year, and throwing Oh the
Senate the responsibility anu Diame or
swelling the appropriation bills.
The advice pfoi4ered 10y Mr. Mills 10
cure that evll was lor tie Senate 10 pass
the appropriation Tins Just as the House
sent uuenI, ieaVlng 10 Tie President uhe
uuty OF bCIlfklng LLnETcss thai duulIional
appropriations were necessary for the
public servlce-
there Was also sCme little criticism Of
the action OF the House IN cItllnS olr ap-
preparations for. PROVIDENCE Hospital, that
action beng attributed TO religious bgoGry
anu inIoieIance. The lact IHaJ Tie nrst
compIrolier refused 10 aLolt the accouilts
of the VeneZuelan-Guiana commission for
office rent was also cUmme nted upon
severely.
BOND INQUIRY MODIFIED.
When Mr. PETERS bond resolution was
laid before The Senate ii was modlfled Dy
Mr. PETER by striking out the clause In
relation To government orficers having
been Interested ia Tie matter Ior tnelr own
profit. Tile resolution went over WitH-
out further acIlon.
Among the amendments to the Sundry
civil appropriation bill, was an item 10
nav the rent OF the offices OF the comnlls-
sion To investigate and report upon tbe
true divisional hne bet tie Republic
OF Venezuela and British Guiana.
When that Item was reached MIR. Cor
man expressed llis surprise at The ne
cessity OF such an item and at the fact
that the comptroller dld not, without
further legIslhtion, audlt anu pass the
vouchers Tor The rent OF the oIIlces oc-
1be law appropriating 100000 for
the expenses OF the commission nau Deen
passed, lie said, under great popular ex-
element, at the suggestion or the Presl-
dent, and it was then supposed To be
broad enough TO permit the commission TO
go abroad, collect maps, gam lntorma-
tion and take all the steps necessary To
settle that great conflict. But here The
first COMPTROLLER stepped IN With ru!lnS
that the montentoUs commission could
not pay its rent.
RIDICULOUS, BUT URGENT.
Mr.. Allison admitted that iG was very
ridiculous condition of affairs; but yet,
he said, it existed, and had TO be met.
Mr. German added that there was feel
ing throughout the country that the emerg-
eucy out OF which that commission mad
originated had passed; IL indeed it had
evec existed. He was glad that II had
dwiudied down TO mere matter Oh oIiice
rent.
When the item for hospitals In the Dis
trict OF Columbia was reached, an amend
ment was Offered by Mr. Gailinger, which
was construed by Mr.. German as aimed at
Providence Hospital because that lnstItu-
tion was under the charge OF Catholic
Sisters or Mercy. He confessed his amaze
menU that any party in control OF Congress
should be so far swept away by a secret
anti-Catholic orga nlZatlOn.
He could understand how religious fan
aticism might be aroused on the public
school question, but lie could not under
stand how it could be directed against n
hospital because it happened to be under
the control or Catholics or OF Professionals.
Was the sentiment OF prescription, he
or good men, be prohibited, because they
were Catholics from attending to children
or Others afflicted with disease.
POLITICS CARRIED TOO FAR.
A great many things, ne said, occurred
every four years when great Presidential
campaign was to be entered on. Propositions
were then presented. and speeches were
then made. which would not be presented
or made at other times.
was II possible. he asked, that tire great
pa rty W hich expected to control all branches
OF tie government after the 4th OF March
next. would enter upon crusade that would
prevent a Catholic from nlinistering to the
wants of the unfortunate people OF the
District? He moved TO lay the amendment
on the table; and that motion was
agreed to.
Mr. GalIinger explained and defended
his motive in offering the amendment. and
said that il had no such purpose. as Mr..
German suggested. And he was surprised
that a Senator. usually so kind, so fair and
so just. would represent him as striking a
blow at the welfare and prosperity OF
Providence Hospital.
Mr.. German admitted that he might have
misconstrued the amendment. and said
that il was only because of his extreme
surprise at seeing the Senator from New
Hampshire fall ito any exteutl into the line
OF religious intolerance. that ne had made
the remarks he bad made. His remarks
were intended for those who were push
ing forward that idea OF religious pros
cription.
OTHER ITEMS PASSED.
The paragraph appropriating $12,500
10 purchase $500 sets OF Gen. James B..
McBnde's book Cn important periods in
the history of the United States, includ-
ing the portraits OF the Presidents, etc,
was postponed.
The proposal is to distribute these to
Senators, Representatives and executive
officials aHd offices as is usually done
with public papers.
All other items stand as reported from
committee ana printed in The Times when
reported.
The suggestion of Secretary Carlisle that
the limit of additional expense On the city
postoffice be extended to S410,00o is COM
piled with, aud the appropriation for
continuation under the present limit the
sum of S375,o90 Is put, instead of $275.-
900, as passed by the House.
AT the end of the para graph added by the
committee appropriates 500, 900 i'm
mediately available for the purchase of
two lots Immediately adjoining the Gov
erument Printing Office on the west and
running from II street to jackson alley,
a part of square 624, just south of the
printing office, being bounded on the
south by G street and the .eJst by North
Capitol, aud north by Jackson alley, and
10 erect thereon q boiler house and coal
sheds; and also for the purchase and erec-
ton OF two 300-horse power steel steam
boilers and connect them with the Gov
erGment Printing Office.
THreaf aIpd His Wife