Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
q Earring ON BILL
DISTRICT COMMITTEE RE-
sUMEs coNEfDERATIeN.
Another Meeting Will Be Held Next
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Local In
teIest in the Senate.

The House committee on the District OF
Columbia met this smorning at 1890 and
resumed it's hearings on the bill proposing
to transfer such authority as is now vested
in the board of charities over the Govern
ment Hospital for the Insane, the Freed
mems Hospital, and the Washington Hos
pftal for Foundlings, to the Secretary of
the Interior. These hearing were begun
last Thursday. They were not closed this
morning and the committee will again hear
the officials interested in the matter next
Thursday.
Mr.. 3. w. Woodward and Dr. Charles p.
NELL and Mr. george S. Wilson, secretary,
represented the board of charities at the
hearing this morning. DR.. Hamlin was
present as representative of Howard Uni
versity, whicfr is interested in the pro-
proposed transfer of jurisdiction over
Freeamen's Hospital. The clinic of the
hospital is connected with the university.
Division Of Authority.
DR.. Hamlin called attention to the al
legged i'll effect of the present plan of d.
viding authority, the hospital being partly
under the supervision of the Interior De-
partment and partly under the board Of
charities Of the District government.
MIR. Woodward and DIR. Neill, speaking
later on, agreed with DR.. Hamlin that there
mas been some confusion as a result Of the
divided authority at Freedmen's But it IS
claimed there has been nothing approach
ing a conflict. The results obtained have
not been as satisfactory, IL was stated as
they would be il the same arrangement
could be made between the Freedmen's
Hospital and the District government as
now exists between the Government Hos
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the local authorities. The members of the
board Of charities suggested that such an
agreement may be entered into.
Dr. Neiil stated to the committee that
no request had come from any one repre-
senting the Government Hospital for the
Insane for any change in the agreement
between that institution and the board OF
charities.
satisfactory, and there has been no fric-
ton at any times4Ie declared that in his
opinion the only reason for including
Freedmen's Hospital and the Government
ferring jurisdictian WAS to afford an ex-
cuse for the transfer of authority over
the Washington Hospital for Foundiings.
The members of the board of charities
supervision over the latter institution,
declaring that it needs their constant at
tentien. In closing DR.. NELL said that the
arrangement with st. Elizabeth Hos
and the agreement with Freedmen's Hos
pitaI so worded THAT the charity work
there would be under the supervision of
the District of Columbia, while the edu-
cational work shouldDbe under the direc-
ton of Howard University.
Mr.. Woodward added that while the
District is cramped for; quarters at the
Washington Asylum Hospital and has no
place for the patients that ought to be
sent there for treatment, there are now
empty beds at Freedman's Hospital that
could be utilized under the new arrange
ment. =
Local Matters in the Senate.
Mr.: Gorman today submitted an amend
n,ent to the District bill appropriating $10.-
600 for continuing the grading of Pennsyl-
vania avenue east from Branch avenue to
the District line, as estimated for and rec
commended by the Commissioners.
Mr.. Depew today. in the Senate introduced
bill to provide free lectures to the people
of the District of Columbia. 1t Is similar
to the bill introduced in the House of Rep
resentatiyes by Mr.. Rider on the 9th in
slant. The bill was referred to the conf
mittee on the District of Columbia
Senator Gallinger Introduced by request
bill, to regulate the hours. of service and
compensation Of attendants and nurses at
the Government Hospital for the Insane in
the District. 1t rs similar to the bill intro
duced in the House by Mr. Bankhead.