Evening star., 1911-01-30

Of the military affairs committee of the
House, favored the Carlin amendment,
declaring that it was not the proposed
reformatory building that was objection
would be brought into the neighborhood
Of Mount Vernon that made the PROPOSE
tion SO thoroughly undesirable. Nor was
1t in his opinion q question Of the pos
non. 1t was the question of whether the
location of the reformatory so near by
and the ever-present possibility OF the
escape OF dangerous prisoners would
make 1t unsafe for women and children
to visit Mount Vernon
Furthermore, Mr.. Hull declared there
were several available sites on the Mary
land side of the river, at Glymont and
below. He declared that sentiment was
entirely opposed to the Commissi 1ners'
proposition, and said that IL it had not
been for the patriotic women OF the
country. who had gotten together. formed
an organization and now conducted Mount
Vernon SO that it was open to all who
American patriotism. this historic site
might also itself have been turned into
a beer garden and conducted as one at
the present time.
Representative Pearre OF Maryland an
nounced that he would vote for the Car
lin amendment. He did not criticise the
Commissioners. who, he said. had done
their duty according to their light but
suggested that they had paid too much
attention to the practical and too little
t., the sentimental phase Of the question.
Patriotic Societies Interested.
The women of this land and. indeed all
patriotic citizens said Mr.. Pearre, "are
more profoundly interested in this mat
ter than the House seems to realize Our
opposition to the erection of a reforma-
tory as proposed is based on the idea
that the shrine of Washington should
not be desecrated by the proximity of
any such penal institution. The govern
ment cannot prevent the operation of a
beer garden at Marshall Hall, which is
privately owned: it cannot prevent the
presence Of a Jail in Alexandra. because
it can prevent the erection Of a penal in
stHution withip little over three miles
OF Washington's tomb.
Mr.. Bowers Of Mississippi. a democratic
member of the appropriations committee
and Of the subcommittee that prepared
the bill. gave a history of the condemna-
ton and the purchase OF the site for
workhouse and reformatory. and told the
plans Of the Commissioners for conduct-
ing these institutions.
Appeals to Country.
Il appeal to every man Of the north.
the east, the south and the west who has
cried Representative Sims of Tennessee,
mot to vote against this amendment.
Suppose we have spent $4,000 for this land
We can keep the land. We spend that
much money sometimes in this House in
less than one minute. This amendment
should not be measured by dollars nor
in the same breath with
Representative Kelliher of Massa-
Folks will have to get in an aero
plane at Mount Vernon In order to see
the reformatory, he declared. Much
of the sentiment we hear expressed is
and misplaced
Representative Graham OF Illinois
pleaded for outraged American senti-
ment."
Il hope" he said. that this House
will have sufficient regard for senti-
ment and ideals to see that this amend
I can vote only once for it
Says Sentiment Should Not Prevail.
Chairman Tawney OF the appropriation
committee urged the House to be practi-
cal.
I'VE have spent $4,000 for the reforma-
tory Site he said. land now. after all
this publicity and three years Of consid-
Grafton in the House. it is proposed. pure
ly as q matter OF sentiment. to reconsider
all previous legislation and make these
two institutions-the workhouse and the
refOrmatOry-an absolute economic fail
ure.
"These two institutions were located
close together. SO that they could he eco
administered and maintained.
1t is inevitable that il this plan is
changed and one of them is relocated
without reference to the other the whole
scheme will mean nothing but failure
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin an
nounced that he was one of the ''senti-
mental members of the House. lie: re-
ferred to $4,000 as "a mere nothing"
and said that every four years Congress
more than that sum to give
a bali in the pension office in honor Of
the President,
He made lively speech for the amend
ment. severely criticising the practical