The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-04
IT HAS BURSTED OUT
Hints at A. P. A. Interference With
Appropriations for ASylumS.
SOME SAY IT'S TOMFOOLERY
A Report VIII Be Made on the Tar.
IF Fill To-Day-1 he Senate FL
nance Committee-Ea art
man is Leader.

| Washington, Feb. BIN the house to-
| day Hill, republican, chairman of the
committe on military affairs, reported
the army appropriation bill. 1t was
placed on the calendar.
At 1880 O'Clock the clerk of the SEN
ate announced the passage of the SEN
| ate free coinage substitute for the
house bond bill. 1t was referred, under
| the rule, to the ways and means COM
| mittee. A motion TO concur was not
| entertainable under the rules.
A bill was passed on motion of Nc
Rae, democrat. Arkansas, to grant the
Arkansas and Choctaw Railroad COM
pany right of way through the Choctow
Indian nation.
The house went into committee of
the whole. for consideration of the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill.
Hainer, republican, Nebraska. pro-
voked long discussion by Offering an
amendment to take from private Sec
tartan orphanages and infant asylums
the $4,000 proposed to be distributed
among them for the maintenance Of
destitute children and place that mon
ey under the control of a public board
OF guardians created several years ago.
After the debate had run on for over
two hours, Robertson, democrat Louis
lana, openly charged that the war on
the appropriations for charitable in
stitutions had been precipitated by the
A. p. A. He opposed the amendment
on the ground that the appropriations
were not for the benefit of the sectar-
ian institutions, but for charity through
their agency. The appropriation for the
first institutions complained of was
adopted. 1923.
When the next appropriation was
reached (for the German orphan asy-
lum). the sectarian character OF the
institution was challenged and Willis,
republican, Delaware, made a stirring
appeal to the house. With all the lin
gering prejudice against state aid 10
sectarian institutions he urged the
house to defer the work of uprooting
these charities until something better
was put in their place. Hainer claim
ed that the purpose Of his amendment
was not to deprive the children of the
means of support, but to vote the mon
ey intended for these institutions to the
board of childrens guardians in order
that public control might follow the
appropriation of public money. The
appropriation for the German orphan
home was stricken out
The next appropriation (for the ma
tional association for the destitute col
ored women and children) brought sew
eral protests from members who sup
ported the previous amendments. Pit
ney, republican, New Jersey explain
ed that this institution had been char
tered by an act of congress, signed by
President Lincoln, and was entirely de-
pendent upon the government for sup
port. If that support were withdrawn,
said he, IL must close. Referring to the
Hainer amendment, he said emphati-
cally Il am opposed to such tomfool-
cry (Applause.) Grain, democrat,
Texas. in opposing Hainer's series of
amendments, called attention to the
strange spectacle presented by south
ern representatives advocating an ap-
preparation of $500 for destitute col
ored women, while gentlemen from the
North were opposing that e3propria-
tion and some of them seemed only
ready to yield when the paucity Of
private charity was pledged.
Without reaching a vote, the COM
mittee arose and the house, at 4:50 D.
m, adjourned.