The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-12

The District Appropriation bill was
passed by the Senate at 2:50 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon without division or ex-
tended discussion. AS passed by the
House the bill carried Sc, 1876, 299, to which
the Senate Committee on Appropriations
added s721 456. making the total 81 ,407. 1855,
an excess of 1921. 219 over the appropria-
lions for the current fiscal year and Of
81, az, 211 over the appropriations for 1891.
Half of the amount is to be paid out of
the United States Treasury and half out
of the revenues of the District.
The consideration of the bill was begun
at the conclusion of the routine morning
business, Mr. Burrows, who had given no.
tice of speech on the Quay case, having
Welded and on motion of Mr.. Allison, in
charge of the bill its formal reading was
dispensed with and it was read for amend
ments.
The first change in the measure was pro-
posed hy Mr. Allison and was agreed to,
increasing the salary of one clerk in the
Auditors Office from $1,000 to 1.40O. Mr.
Allison also said that the committee had
decided not to retain the amendment APP
propriating S25, 900 for improving the mar
ket between 1tulH lWtlAlh anu ID
Little Streets northwest, and ii was
stricken from the bill.
The provision. regarding schools was
amended so as TO specify that one of the
assistant superintendent shall have
charge Of the colored schools. Mr.. Haw-
ley, after hearing the school section read,
said he was greatly pleased TO see that
what he and others desired had been done
relative 10 the public schools. He stated
that it was the confident hope of many
people that two of the trustees should be
women and that the Committee on APP
propriations hoped that the President
would SO understand and would make ap-
pointments accordingly. A new amend
ment was inserted TO authorize a janitor
for the Hillsdale school at salary of $3.50
a year.
The number Of stationkeepers of the
metropolitan police was increased from
twenty-one to twenty-five One of the
amendments reported by the committee
increased the salaries of two judges for
the Police Court from $4,000 to $4,000.
Mr.. Berry objected to this increase, say
ing that he had heard of no complaint from
these judges about their salaries, and he
could see no reason why they should sim
ply be made a present of an additional
$500 year. In his State, he said, circnit
court judges are paid only $4,000, and he
had never heard of their complaining that
the amount was not large enough.
Mr. Allison stated that the estimate for
these salaries had been $4,000.
Whose estimator" asked Mr.. Berry.
That of the judges themselves, guess, -
was the reply.
Mr. Allison then went on to say that
the business of the Police Courts in the
District is steadily increasing and that
the committee had increased the salary
OF the judges because it was thought the
work done by them justified it. Mr.. Berry
made a point of order against the increase
as being a change in the existing law, and
as he was sustained by the President pro
TEN. the amendment was stricken out.
When the item appropriating 81. 800 for
the Church Orphanage Association of st.
Johns parish was reached. MIR. Galiinger
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 that, OF course,
these worthy people" needed money, and
if they could not raise 1t from private
subscription they wanted it from Congress.
Mr.. Gallinger stated that the Superin-
tendent Of Charities had reported that
there was room for more children in the
District OF Columbia Industrial Home, and
appropriate for private charities when
there was no demand for them. He said
all the children needing care by the public
are being care fol- and anyone conduct
ing a private charity of the kind provided
for in this amendment did so on their
own responsibility and for their own pur
poses.
He entered no formal objection ID tie
amendments, but said he hoped they would
not appear in the bill as finally passed.
The following proposed amendments
were adopted
BY Mr.. Allison. appropristing SEQ 600 'or
establishing filtration plan; by Mr.. Gal
finger, appropriating s1,G@0 for TIE
women's clinic in the District OF Columbia;
by Mr.. Mcmillan. apprcpriating $40 $50 for
the purchase of site for municipal hos-
pital; by Mr.. Allison, increasing the salary
of the superintendent of the street sweep
ing department from s2,200 to 81, 400.
MIR. Chandler objected to the provision
contained in the original House till Up
proprist!ng $50 zoe for coltin ing the cree
ton Of a workhouse for males. He ar
gued that it is the general opinion that
the workhouse. jail and ether simi ar
buildings viii eventually be removed from
their present location in East Washington
TO some place farther away from the
growing portion of the city, and said that
the $50. 600 intended to be appropriated
would be wasted.
MIR. Allison was unwilling to consent 10
the striking out of the amendment, and
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