Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-11
MONEY FOR DISTRICT
Appropriation Bill Acted On in the
Senate.
SCHOOL PROVISION ADOPTED
Debate Over Raising Police Judges
Salaries.
o L H E r ITEMS SSED

| The Senate began the consideration Of
| the District of Columbia appropriation bill
| at 12:45 today. Senator Allison, chairman
| of the committee on appropria tlons, re-
| quested that this bill be disposed Of, and
| Senator Burrows consented to defer his re-
marks on the Quay case until tomorrow.
Mr.. Allison said that if the District ap7ro-
| priation bill should not be concluded TODAY
it would take very little time tomorrow.
Under the head of Auditors office" Mr..
Allison proposed an additional amendment
| increasing the salary of one clerk provided
| for in the bill at sl.200 to 400
First Item Struck Out
| When the amendment appropriating
s2o,e0o for improving the municipal wholes
| sale market on the reservation between 10th
| and 18th and B and Little b streets north.
| west was reached Mr. Allison said upon
further deliberation the committee did not
care to retain that amendment and il was
| struck from the bill.
school Provision Passed.
The provision for public schools was
| adopted without debate except that Mr.,
| Hawley remarked that he was greatly
| pleased to see that what he and others de-
| sired had been done in relation to the
| public schools of this city. He said it was
| the confident hope of many people that two
| of the trustees should be women. He said
| 1t was in the minds of members of the
| committee on appropriations that the Presi-
| dent would appoint two women as trustees,
and hoped the President would do SO. he
made no motion.
| motion of Mr.. Allison to stipulate that one
Of the two assistant superintendents should
| have charge Of the colored schools
A janitor was provided for at $3.50 for the
Hillsdale School
| Under the head of the appropriation for
| the metropolitan police, TWENTY-FIVE instead
| of twenty-one station keepers were pro-
vided for.
Salaries for Police Court Judges.
| Mr. Berry objected to the increase Of
| salaries of two judges for the Police Court
| from 5000 to $500. He said he had heard
| of no complaint from these Judges about
| their salaries. He said there was a dis
| position to increase such salaries. and he
saw no reason for doing it. In his state
circuit courts the judges got but $1,000. and
| they did not complain about not having
| enough.
Mr. Allison said the estimate for thesa
salaries had been $1,000.
Mr. Berry made point of order against
the increase of salary change in ex.
isting law. and he was sustained by the
president pro tenn, the amendment being
stricken out.
Mr.. GalIfnger Comments.
When the item appropriating 1890 foP
the church orphanage association of st.
Johns parish was reached, Mr. Gallinger
said he was surprised that a wealthy
church should ask for this paltry sum OF
| money. The next item for an equal amount
for St. Josephs Asylum he knew nothing
about. He said, of course, these worthy
people needed money and If they could not
raise it from private subscription they
wanted 1t from Congress.
He said the superintendent of charities
h,1 tod flof Co.
children in the District Of Columbia indus
trial home. land he didn't why Com
gress should appropriate for private chari-
ties when there was no demand for them"
He said all the children needing care by
the public are being cared for and any one
conducting a private charity Of the kind
provided for in this amendment did on
their own responsibility and for their own
purposes.
He made no motion in connection with the
amendments, but said he hoped they would
not appear in the bill when ready for final
passage.
For Filtration Establishment.
The following amendment was adopted
on motion of Mr.. Allison:
For establishing those portions of a FL
tration plant which essential to the
operation of either system of filtration
adopted, including necessary land, grading.
masonry and appurtenances, S2oO,o0O, to be
available Immediately.
On motion of Mr.. Gallinger, an amend
ment appropriating 81 600 for the Women's
Clinic in the District Of Columbia was
adopted.
Municipal Hospital.
Mr.. Mcmillan proposed an amendment
appropriating S1O0, 600 for the purchase of a
site for a municipal hospital.
Mr. Allison proposed amendment In
creasing the salary of the superintendent Of
the street-sweeping department from S2,2U0
to s., 400, which was adopted.
Mr. Chandler objected to the appropria-
ton of $4,000 for continuing the erection
of workhouse for males, which approprias
ton was put in the bill in the House OF
Representatives.
He made an extended argument to show
that many persons believed that the work.
house, Jail, ETC., would eventually be re.
moved from their present location TO some
place further out of the city, and for that
reason objected to any enlargement of the
buildings on their present sites in East
Washington
Senator Allison strongly advocated that
the appropriation be allowed to remain tp
the bill, because of the great needs of the
institution for additional room.
Mr.. Chandler insisted on an aye and no
vote on his proposition, ana there being no
quorum a call of the Senate was ordered.
The Appropriation Retained.
The Senate then, by decisive vote, res
tained the appropriation in the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Cockren an amendment
was adopted appropriating g. 900 for grad
ing and regulating Quincy street from
Brightwood avenue to Sth street, in Pets
worth subdivision.
ment appropriattng $4,000 for grading and
improving Connecticut avenue extended was
adopted.
On motion Of Mr. Chandler sI1 600 was
appropriated to purchase a strip of land
adjoining the land formerly purchased by
the government for the purpose OF COM
structing a water tower on 18th street, this
land to be used public park.
The RfIl passed
With the above amendments the bill was
then passed by the Senate.
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