Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-28
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Interesting Episode of the Debate on
the Sundry Civil Bill.

During the consideration of the sundry
civil bill late yesterday evening an appro-
priation of S20O,OOO for the completion of
of the proposed general army hospital in
Washington. a project which has been
urged by the War Department as extremely
desirable, was stricken from the bill on a
point of order. The paragraph placing the
judiciary of the District of Columbia on
a half-and-half basis, thus making the Dis
trict share one-half of the expense at an
annual cost of about $4,000 was also
eliminated. The debate on the two propo-
sitions was at times rather interesting
The hospital paragraph in the bill pro-
vided that 100000 be appropriated for the
purchase of a site and toward the con-
Struction of a general army hospital the
total cost of which shall not exceed the
sum Of 100000. Representative Bartlett
made the point of order against the para
graph, and Chairman Hemenway, of the
appropriations committee, acknowledged
that it was well taken. Then Representa-
tive Williams, the democratic floor leader
got into the game.
Il move to strike out the last word. -
he said II do it merely for the purpose of
congratulating the gentleman from Ind-
ana (Mr. Hemenway) upon this saving of
$4,000. The gentleman was so distressed
about the 100000 that he thought we ought
not to spend the other day that 1 have
called his attention to the saving of 500
coo which thought would make him feel
better..the saving made by the gentleman
from Georgia by his point of ORDER
And l want to call the attention of the
gentleman from Mississippi" said Mr..
Hemenway, ito the fact that the hospitaI
just stricken out of this bill is the hospital
that teaches camp sanitation. teaches how
to care for the lives of the soldier boys who
go out to fight for their country. 1t is the
hospital where the nurses are educated to
care for them when they are injured and
fnrth ha tnlr-
service performed in that line is not prop
er service have no objection to the item
going out
We'll" said Mr. Williams, II think that
great many of these military incidents
could go out of these appropriation bills
without any great harm. Now, on a pre-
ceding page there is an item providing for
the transportation to their homes of the
and all that sort of thing. We are getting
to be just like the Chinese. When a man
dies anywhere in the world his body must
be carried ack and put In sacred soil If
happen to go to Europe next summer with
the Speaker of this House and one of us
happens to die I should think it would be
rather tax upon the farmers and the me-
! chanics of this country to burden them with
bringing the body back. think either one
| Of us could sleep just well in the soil of
| France after we were once good and dead
| as we could in the soil of America
1.-The gentleman underestimate the love
of the people of this country for himself
| and the Speaker said Mr.. Hemenway.
WELL" rejoined Mr.. Williams, laughing
| ly, that may be the case
Representative Mudd OF Virginia made a
| point of order against the paragraph put
| ting the District of Columbia judiciary on
| a half-and-hals basis
Representative Mahon of Pennsylvania
| moved to amend the paragraph appropriate
| ing $7O0. 900 for continuing the work on the
| Agricultural Department building, stating
| that not more than 100000 could be spent
| during the year. The amendment however
! was rejected.