Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-05
HOUSE REJECTED 1T
Proposition to Buy Land for Insane
Asylum Defeated.
ANIMATED DEBATE ON THE Subject
Mr.. Cannon Vainly Pleads for an
Appropriation.
NEW BUILDING AUTHORIZED


The Senate amendments to the army APP
,,ronriation hill were disagreed to by the
r., +,,,- .,,,5 tho hin nos ss,t 70 con-
Eouse 'ooIS anu rne "iIi was sem 70 cu :
ference MessrS HUI uoWa' MARSH UNI
and Jett Ull) were appointed conferees.
The House then resumed the consideration
oe ~, s,,,,,7r,, civil onr-orristion hill
-,
ne pehulhs queStioh was MI Muuu
amendment striking out the appropriation
of S21O.OCD for the purchase of no acres of
1.,5 f,- tho ,,r,,,,sol evtarsior, Of tho Cow
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eriIiheh1 INSANE AS9 l''l'i.
by a vote or II 10 - the appropriation
was stricken from the bill.
Thereupon Mr.. Cannon offered an amend
,r,,. o,,+t.,;-f. e. c,,-,+,r,, of Tho In
tsFior u acquire, oS c'i'ueiiiiia .'oii pi0
ceedings. this land al cost not 10 exceed
$21D.C1.
Mr. Cannon's amendment was as fol-
lows:
To enable the Secretary OF the interior
w ,,ib CO s, is barabv
appropriated not less than 40 acres of
land adjoining the present building site of
me me G9vernment H9s9ltaI Tor me insane IN ae
nat h.. ci,ir by n"rinmnntion as herein
provided the arno,rnf herein aDnropriated
Shall b.. applied to the construction of
buildings for special classes of pa tients on
the present grounds of the hospital, suit
able for the extension as herein proposed"
Mr. Payna suggested that this in effect
accompIishe:i lust what the first item pro-
posed
Mr. Cannon said it was not the same in
his judgment.
Mr. De Almond offered a substitute au-
thorizing the Secretary of the Interior to
accept a donation OF 800 acres OF land at
donatinn wfre offered to buv 900 acres
somewhere at a cost not to exceed 500 an
acre upon which an insane asylum shall
d. punt - -, 10. -
a.-IinsT This si,bstitI1ta and some fine was
spent in arguing the point
MIR. Dalzeil. in the chair, ruled that Mr..
De Almonds substitute was subject to
point Of order.
Mr. De Almond then addressed himself
TO Mr.. CannOn's ameEdme MT, and argued in
favor of constructing another asylum at
some point in the United States other than
in Washington.
x.., 90 pro,,+ pa,;as
ME- cannon SAID the House was confront
ed by a situation. There are 1000 patients
at St F,Iizab4th.a and more on the way
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Every men OF space Is taken ana no place
TO put them Even the halls and corridors
are used. 1t might be possible, he said, to
build. after A term of wears. another asv-
INN br,t mis- is an in1ni4djate emergency
Mr. Beuton of Missouri. a member of the
committee ON appropria5ions. then took the
floor. -
coming before tha committees on anDronria-
lions h. was willing 10 frnst the Judgment
OF Mr. cannon. bur he could not follow him
in this instance He opposed the purchase
OF addirioraI ground and urs,ed the erection
of additionaI buiIdinps an Tho land already
owned by the government
Favored ny VIZ Trout
Mr.. Grout of Vermont advocated Mr.. Can
mons amendment Vie said that nossib.y
tho 1,,5 i b.i,,o, t,.,i,5 90 y tiob f,,,,re hut
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the IAhu was desirable 1or the purpose III
view by condemnation.
MIR Loud of California said the land Is
not worth 70 axceed goo an acre, The
Hous4. is helms, called unon 70 nav 81 800 an
acre
MIR. Cannon said that was hardly fair
statement The iury of condemnation
would fix the value
Mr.. Loud said the House was being "held
up- and subjected to a species of highway
robbery If there was no land availa BILE
he might be willing to be held up and
robbed in order to expedite the building of
the addition But he insisted. there is
enough land now owned by the government
to build on
Mr. Allen of Mississippi made plea for
the appropriation. He said he had per-
SoLlaly 'leMeu the eondLsohs az the asy-
fairs The necessity for relief was urgent
Mr.. Pearre of Maryland recalled the fact
that yesterday Mr. Cannon had objected
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,t;<i t.I @ t 80 ~
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So IN 80 20 pe i9r colluei,ina
toh without limit whereas THIS proposition
AaIu d iIlilil " EOSt-
MI, fearre replied that ms IDEA mad con-
Lenpiateu q UNIT also. ne tnought II would
De better 10 bul4d on the Iahd ALREADY own
60 Dy me government ana then utiiize
heighDorinS Iands IN Prince Georges coun-
" Tor farming lands
ME- Norton OF Ohio made plea for the
amendment He asked why the cry OF ex-