Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-03
HAS GOOD SUPPORT
Senator Ga|Iinger's Amend
ment to the Morrill, Acts.
OF INTEREST TO DISTRICT
Provides for Liberal Education in
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
A. LISNER MAKES AN APPEAL
Argument for Measure Which
Makes Appropriation Available
to George Washington.

Public opinion in favor Of the Gallinger
amendment to the Morrill, acts Is crys-
tallizing into plans of ways and means
to get the proposed amendment through
both houses of Congress this session.
The Morrill, acts provide an annual ap-
preparation from the United States gov
eminent to at least one college In each
state and territory that teaches branches
OF learning related to agriculture and the
mechanic arts, so as to promote a liberal
| and practical education for the industrial
classes. The Gallinger amendment pro-
vides that the District shall share with
the states and territories in the benefit
Of these appropriations. and desiguates
George Washington University. q nom
sectarian institution, to receive the ap-
preparation.
Backed by Strong Men.
There will be no bill in which the Dis
trict is interested, it is believed, which
will have as steady and as warm sup
port from so large a number Of represent
alive men of the District as will the
proposition.
The amendment is backed by strong
men In all quarters. one Of the most re-
cent supporters of the sentiment that tho
District should positively not be left out
in the appropriations being the Cham
Der OF Commerce, composed OF 700 Of the
representative business men Of the city
of Washington. The matter will also be
brought to the attention OF the Board of
Trade, and it is understood a committee
OF ten men. equally divided between the
two organizations will discuss the Nor
ril acts and the Gallinger amendments
| and report the matter to the two bodies
in full.
Mr.. Lisner's Argument.
A. Lisner. a director of the Chamber
Of Commerce, has taken deep interest in
| the matter and urged the Importance of
pushing the bills in a speech before the
board of directors. In a carefully pre-
pared report, he says:
"As a resident of Washington and a
member of its Chamber of Commerce /
desire, through you. to call the chamber 8
attention to a matter affecting the edu-
cational interests of the District of Co.
lumbia. l refer to the bill now pending
in Congress known as the Gallinger
amendment to the Morrill, acts. Although
most of you-through the public press or
OtherWlSe-knOW something or the purpose
of this bill, permit me to make a brief
summary of the matter.
Under the Morrill, acts. as already
amended, the United States government
makes annual appropriation to each
state and territory for the purpose of
giving federal aid to at least one college
in each state and territory that Gn the
language Of the first morrill, act will
teach gsuch branches of learning as are
related to agriculture and the mechanic
arts, in order to promote a liberal and
practical education for the Industrial
classes in the several pursuits and profess
sions in life For the present year this
appropriation will amount to 10000: next
year 1t will be $4,000. and thereafter 1t
will be $50,O year. These appropria-
tons are made out of the tariff and in
ternal revenue taxes to which the citi-
zens Of the District pay their full quota.
Includes Hawaii and Porto Rico.
This appropriation is not only. made
to each Of the forty mine states and regu-
lar territories, but also to Hawaii and
Porto Rico. But because the Morrill, acts
speak Of the states and territories and
because our lawmakers inadvertently neg
lected to add the words and the District
of Columbia and because the District is
technically not a territory, this important