Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-29
Mr.. Gardiner Explains.

Mr. Gardiner explained the situation, as
follows:
'Out near the Congressional cemetery
there are number of institutions,
elemosynary and criminal. They have
there the United States Jail, they have
there the workhouse, representing hun
dreds OF thousands of dollars of eXpend1-
ture. where prisoners have been incar-
cerated for many years. Indeed. the build
ings are getting old and some of them are
falling into comparative bad repair. The
pSychopathic ward of the workhouse
where inebrates and others suffering from
influences that make them in many cases
subject for St EliZabethS Hospital, are
under treatment.
Il am very glad to say that they have
proved to be II very excellent institution
They are now in that workhorse and it has
always been considered as the Washington
ASYLUM in making these appropriations.
There are number of prisoners. and
there will continue to be number for
some time The object of this bill is to
appropriate for the support and main
tenance of those prisoners in both insti-
tutions. That is the only point Now
on the question whether We shall or shall
not wait before we consider the other
items. The gentleman from Virginia
anticipates those we have not reached"
1--WE have reached it," declared Mr..
Carlin land we may as we'll shell that
nuhbin now as at any other time.
AL the conclusion Ol Tie ueUdlc Tic lump
sum Of appropriation composed by the
committee was stricken out. But. as
stated, the whole question goes over until
next week, when the House will pass
upon the reformatory site near Mount
Vernon. upon the proposed consolidation
so freely discussed and upon all other
subjects in this connection.
Lodging House Prefer Refused.
on a point of order by Mr. Mann tho
paragraph authorizing the Commissioners
to accept as a donation from the Night
Lodging House Association the property
now known as tho Night Lodging House
was stricken out.
1.-THE government is not going into the
lodging house business, II can help It,
said Mr.. Mann.
Mr.. Gardiner protested
THE Night Lodging House." he said,
lis run by an association OF benevolent
people here and they desire to turn 1t
over just as the Playground Association
has resolved to turn the Fairgrounds over
to the Commissioners OF the District to
take care of in the future. 1t is on all
tours with that"
Il can see distinction rejoined Mr..
Mann. .'between providing Fairgrounds
for the children of the District and un-
dertaking to provide lodgings for every
body who comes into the District over
night"
and the provision went out.
Discussion of the reformatory PROPOSE
ton was renewed when Mr.. Carlin offered
an amendment to the bill providing that
mo part of any appropriation contained
in this act shall be expended for any
nurpose whatsoever for a reformatory or
ASYLUM or workhouse in Virginia within
a radius of ten miles of Mount Vernon,
except the one now located at Deco
guam, Va
REPRESENTATIVE Hull OF Iowa, chairman
of the military affairs committee. sup
ported the Carlin amendment, and de-
clared that the patriotic sentiment Of the
country was against the establishment of
a penal institution so near Mount Yer
non.
Attacks Montrose Park.
"a one hundred. tha,,caxd LII