Evening star., 1901-11-27
LIBERAL APPROPRIATIONS
Representative Jenkins Talk. ON the
Improvement Thst should
He Made.

81 came to WASHINGTON as a soldier dur
ing the war, and ever since 1 have been
deeply interested in the growth and well
fare Of the city, said Representative John
]. Jenkins of Wisconsin to Star reporter
this morning.
Mr.. Jenkins has served on the District
committee in Congress for the past two
sessions, and is one of the active members
of this important body. He has always
been foremost in the advocacy of measures
which Injured to the benefit of the people
of the District and believes In promoting
their interests. III discussing the require
ments of the District he said:
.It has always seemed to me that the
building UP and beautifying of Washington
was national question rather than a 10
cal one. On the District committee poll
tics cut no figure, and the gentlemen COM
efforts to a duty which we all consider
most important, and which, speaking for
myself, has always been pleasure.
Liberal Appropriations Needed.
"Of course our committee is legislative
one. and the appropriations are controlled
by another committee, but think the Dis
trict Is entitled to all in this direction
which we can consistently give It, l came
into Washington yesterday with a gentle
man, with whom I discussed the growth of
the city from the day when l first saw it,
when my regiment stacked arms In front
OF Willard's Hotel, and pointed out few
of the great changes which have taken
place here within that comparatively short
time.
LAS wonderful as these changes have
been there is room for still greater i'm
provements, and approve of the project Of
the Memorial bridge over the Potomac, it
matters not what name may be given it.
If it serves no other purpose. though it
will serve many useful purposes, it will
be a lasting link between the north ana
the south. The bridge would be a national
monument, and in this respect would diff
fer from the ordinary bridge spanning
river, and should like to see 1t completed
at an early day.
Il think the idea of a union station is
good one. I have not had time to go thor
oughly into the plans which were discussed
this summer, but 1t seems to me that a
Of the residents Of this city, the travelling
public and the railroads. And if one is to
be built it should, and no doubt will, be
one betting the Importance of the national
capital. People exT ct, and are entitled to
expect that the car tai shall be the repre-
sentative city of the nation, and I think
that buildings of this character, as well as
the administrative buildings, should be con-
structed with such end in view.
81 finds that there is a liberal sentiment
among my colleagues In the House to be as
JUST anu generous tO"dTu washington as
the circumstances permit The share the
nation bears toward its maintenance falls
very lightly upon the people at large, and I
don't think that home views which have
Influenced some members In dealing with
the question Of District appropriations
should be entirely controlling when the
question Of the needs of their nations capi-
tai arises. Nearly everybody cherishes a
hope that some time he may enjoy trip
to the capital, and it ought to be to a large
extent the show city of the country 1t is
decade it's beauties should be enhanced"
The Chinese Exclusion Act.
Mr.. Jenkins Is the author of the bill
which passed at the last session to prevent
the smuggling of Chinese into this country
over the borders of Canada and Hexico, and
concerning the extension of the exclusion
act he said: '.'' So
II do not think there is any question that
the exclusion act will be. extended and
probably made stronger. think the people
Of this country possess the right to exclude
the Chinese, and that 1t will be exercised
though to what extent the bill will go am
not prepared to express an opinion at this
time. l have found the general sentiment
to be in favor of the extension of the act.
I'm the west we share the feeling that the
isthmian canal should be built"
Mr.. Jenkins stated that he was not pre-
pared at this time to express an opinion as
to the outcome of the proposed reciprocity
treaties, and the question as to the advisa--
bllity Of the reduction of the war tax
They were of great Importance and should
be considered with much deliberation and
thoroughness, he SAD, and would receive
full discussion in Congress.