The Washington times., 1906-03-29

hOuiu pe aSllnS unNlSeiy 10 adopt this
section. In order that more time might
Oe given for consideration of the matter,
the report was laid on the table until
last night
Letter From Moody.
In opening the discussion of the propo-
sition to unity and put under the Board
of Charities all the charitable and cor
rectional institutions in the District,
Chaplin Brown read "A communication
from the Attorney General regarding the
status of the Girls Reform School, one
of the institutions mentioned among
those which should be transferred to the
Board of Charities.
Mr.. Moody said that this institution
is managed by the Attorney General and
board Of trustees appointed by the
President on the recommendation Of the
Attorney General. The District Board
Of Charities has no authority over any
institution placed under the control OF
in executive department of the Govern
ment. 1t is peculiarly appropriate. the
Attorney General thought. that such an
institution as the Girls Reform School
should be under the control Of the law
department OF the Government.
Speaking for himself Mr. Brown
tablished IL was admitted by the then
Commissioners that IL was a good
thing to have II under the Department
OF Justice. He pointed out that all
female criminals under eighteen years
Of age go there.
AS a matter of fact" he declared.
Ignorance is principally responsible
for the agitation TO have the control
of the school taken from the Depart
ment Of Justice and given to the Dis
trict Commissioners. No Commission
er has ever been inside it's doors. and
only one member of the Board Of Char
tiles has ever been there. If these
gentlemen would acQuaint themselves
with the place they would understand
il better.
There is much talk about local gov
ernment here but Congress pays one
half the expenses Of the District. and
as long as this is true we cannot ex-
pect to have the entire and exclusive
say in what is done Really. We have
no local government. strictly speak
ing"
Judge KimbalI rose 10 protest against
the Board Of Trade indorsing the
proposition to unity the charity system
in the hands OF the Board Of Charf-
ties
Il don't want il thought" he said.
that / favor the plan merely because
am member of this committee. The
Boys Reform School for instance, is
managed well, and the only trouble
is a lack of funds. Ii is a national in
stitution because boys from ali over
the country are sent there. The only
difficulty is that II is so crowded that
to accommodate the boys as they
should be is almost impossible.
The great and only trouble out there
is lack Of means, and / think this
should be remedied.
The board then adopted the judges
resolution praying Congress to appro-
pirate 800. 900 for two new buildings
at the Boys Reform School. and an
additional $4,000 for the annual main
tenance fund
Walter c. Clephane. chairman of the
committee on charities and corrections.
made short speech defending charity
unification. He said that. while the
Attorney General had formerly thought
1t right that the Department of Justice
should have control of the Girls Re-
form School, he had more recently
changed his mind. and sanctioned its re-
moval to the Board of Charities and in
that connection Mr. Clephane read let
ters from the Attorney General asking
that he be relieved OF the charge Of
these schools.