The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-04
LIVELY SESSION
orthe House Over Appropriations to Sec
tarinn Institntlons.

or the Honse Over Appropriations to Sec
tartan Institntions.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. s.-The
house spent the entire day discussing
4 Geries OF amendments to strike from
the District OF Columbia appropria-
tlon bill eight appropriations nggre-
gatlng $4,000 for the maintenance of
destitute women and children IN var
lops private and sectarIan charitable
institutions in the District. It was the
announced purpose OF Mr.. Hainer. (Rep.
Eeb.). who led the fight, to place the
appropriations In the hands OF q board
of chlldrens guardians erected several
years ago.
The amendments opened up wide
field OF discussion as 10 the policy OF
appropriAting public money for private
and sectarian institutions and MIR.
Robertson. Dem. LAD, a member OF
the appropriation committee, made
the direct charge that the war on
these appropriations had been lnaugu-
rated by the A. P. A. This phase OF the
matter wns, however, approached with
great caution by those who spoke; the
advocates OF the amendments placing
their opposition on the broad ground OF
EntAgonlsm to appropriating public
money for private or sectarian Dur-
poses.
Mr.. Hull, (Rep.. Iowa). chairman OF
the committee on military affairs, re-
ported the army appropriation bill and
u was placed on the calendar.
At 1880 the clerk OF the senate an
Tiounccd the passage Of the senate free
AaN IN Nha hAfN
bill, and II was referred TO the rule to
the ways and means committee. a
motion to concur was not entertalnuble
under the rules. The house then went
into committee OF tho whole (Mr.
Payne, in tho ohair) and resumed con-
slderntion Of the District OF Columbia
appropriation bill.
Mr.. Hainer, (Rep, Neb,). provoked n
long discussion by offering an amend
ment TO take from private aectarfHu
orphanage and infant Rsylums $4,000
proposed to be distributed among them
for the maintenance OF destitute chill
dren and place that money under the
control OF public board OF guardians
created several years ago.
After tho debate had run on for over
two hours. Mr.. Robertson. Dem., Ln.),
openly charged that the war on those
appropriations for charitable instltu-
tlunB had been prcclpitntcd by the a. p.
A. He opposed the amendment on the
ground that appropriations were not
for the benefit of scctIrian institutions,
but FOR charity through their agency.
Messrs Morse CRep., MasSO, pnd
Bowers, CTlep.. Cala.), favored the
amendment. while Wheeler, CDcm.'
Ata.), and Washington, tDehf., TeHH9.
opposed It. The appropriation for the
first institutions complained of was
adopted 120-33 When tho next nppro-
priation was reached tfor the German
orphan osylum) the sectarlna character
NJ thc Institution was challenged and
Mr.. Willis, (Rcp., Del.), made n stirring
appeal to the house. with all the lin
gcTInE prejudice against state aid to
sectnrinii institutions he urged the
houae TO defer the work OF uprooting
these charities until something better
was put in their place,
"Thnt Is right" came from several
parts OF the hall,
Mr., Hnlner, however, claimed thnt
the purpose OF his amendments wcro
not to deprive the children OF the means
OF FiiPPeFt, but 10 vote the money In
tended for these institutions to the
hoard of ohlldrcn'R guardians in order
that public control might follow the
appropriation OF public money.
Mr., Miner, (Rep., Mich), opposed the
appropriations on the ground that they
constituted nm appropriation OF public
money for private purposes. The mp
nrnpriBtlon for the German orphan
home was Etricken out.
The noSt appropriation 0or the mn
tlonaI association for tho relief OF deStl-
tu'e c6lorcd women and chlldrcn),
brought several protests from lnGmbcrH
who supported the previous amend
mcnts. hr. Pitncy, Qlcpn ~ ~, cx-
planned that this institution had been
chartered BY an act OF Congress. signed
by PrOHldent Lincoln, and was entirely
dependent upon tho government for
support II that support was with
drawn, aRld he, II must close, Refer.
ring to tho Hnlncr amendment he said
cmphntlcally ~ nm opposed to such
tomfoolcry." tApplAuee)
Mr., Grain. Dem, TcxRA), In opposing
Mr.. HninCr's series pf amendments call
cd attention 10 the strange spectacle
presented by couthcrn representatives