St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-04
THE QUESTION OF, APPROPRIATING
MONEY TO PRIVATE AND SEC
TARTAN CHARITIES.
CREATES A LIVELY FIGHT
In THE HOUSE WHILE CONSIDER
ING DIsrRIcT of COLUMBIA
APPROPRIATIONs.
HA1sER LEADsfrHE ONSLAUGHT,
But There Was Plenty of Opposfff on.
Though the Subject Is Handled
Cautiously.


spent the entire day discussing series
Of amendments to strike from the Dis
trict Of Columbia appropriation bill
eight appropriations, aggregating S34,-
900, for the maintenance Of destitute
women and children in various pri-
vate and sectarian charitable institu-
tons in the district. 1t was the an
nounced purpose Of Mr.. Hainer Rep..
Neb.) who led the fight to place the
appropriations in the hands Of a board
OF children's guardians, created several
years ago. The amendments opened
up a wide field Of discussion, as to the
policy Of appropriating public money
for private and sectar1an institutions.
and Mr.. Robertson Oem., Lao. a mem
Der Of the appropriations committee.
made the direct charge that the war
on these appropriations had been in
augurated by the A. P. A. This phase
on the matter was, however. an
preached with great caution by those
who spoke; the advocates Of the amend
ments placing their opposition on the
broad ground Of antagonism to appro-
priating public money for private or
sectarian purposes.
Mr.. Hull (Rep., Ie.). chairman OF the
committee on military affairs. reported
the army appropriation bill, and 1t was
placed on the calendar. At 1890 the
clerk of the senate announced the pas
sage by the senate of the free coin
age substitute to the house bond bill
and it was referred, under the rules.
to the ways and means committee. A
motion to concur was not entertain
able, under the rules. A bill was
passed to grant the Arkansas & Choc-
law railway right of way through the
ChoctaW Nation, Indian territory. The
mouse then went into committee of the
whole, Mr.. Payne in the chair. and
resumed consideration OF the District
or columbia appropriation bill.
Mr.. Hainer (Rep) provoked a long
discussion by Offering an amendment to
take from private seetarian orphanaee
and infant asylums $4,000 proposed to
be distributed among them for the
maintenance Of destitute children and
place that money under the control of
public board OF guardians, created
several years ago. AFTER the debate
had run on for over two hours Mr.
hopertson Dem., aLa@ openly charged
that the war on these appropriations
ior charitable institutions had been
PRECIPITATEDrB THE A. p A
He opposed the amendment on the
ground that appropriations were not
LOT the peneht Of sectarian institutions.
Out Tor charity through their agency
Messrs: Moore 4Rep.. Masso and
Bowers lRep. Cala favored the amend
inent while Messrs. Wheeler Den. :,
Ala.), Bartlett Oem., N. W and wash.
ington Dem.. Temp opposed if The
appropriations of the first of the in
s6ltutlons complained of was adopted
lzo-53. When the next appropriation
was reached for the German orphan
asylum the sectarian character of the
institution was challenged, and Mr.
Wills (Dem., Del) made stirring ap-
pedi 10 the mouse. With all the linger-
ing prejudice against state aid to sec
tartan institutions he urged the house
10 defer the work of uprooting these
charities until something better was
put in their place.
That is right" came from several
parts OF the hall. Mr.. Hainer. how
ever, claimed that the purpose of his
aHiehoments were not to deprive the
tliiiureh or the means Of support, but
10 vote the money intended for these
institutions to the board Of children's
guardians IN order that public control
HhSnt follow the appropriation of
pubic money. Mr. Miner Rep., Mich.j
opposed the appropriations on the
ground that they constituted an appro-
prlatlon Of public money for private
purposes. The appropriation for the
German orphan home was str,clen
out.
The next appropriation. for the ma
tlonal association for the relief of de-
stltute colored women and children
brought several protests from mem,
pers who had supported the previous
amendments. Mr.. Pitney Rep., N. j.
explained that this institution had been
chartered by an act Of congress signed
by PRESIDENT Lincoln and was entirely
dependent upon the government for
support. If that support were with
0raWn, said he, it must close. Re-
ferlng to the Hainer amendment he
SAID emphatically: II am opposed to
such tomfoolery.gg MIR CRANE Dem
rex In opposingi Mr.. Rainer.s series
vi amendments called attention to the
strange spectacle L presented bv
southern representatives advocating an
appropriation oids9,900 for destitute
eoiored women, while gentlemen from
the North were opposing that appro-
priat1on and someeof them seemed only
ready to yield when the paucity Of
private charity was spleaded.
without reaching a. vote the commit
tee rose. and the house at 4:55 u. m
adjourned g - lis
INDEMNITY I1OR vnsrv.re