The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-31
DEMAND FOR
INDIAN SCHOOL
WINS OUT
Senator Insists on Original Es-
Inmates Asked for by Super
entendent Perry and Gets
New Gymnasium


That the Albuquerque Indian school
owes lis new gymnasium and assem-
bly, han which will be built during the
coming twelve months. at a cost OF
$4,000 to the insistcnt demand oi
Senator A. u. FAN, Is shown by the
congressional report of the hearings
m the Indian appropriation oil re-
Gently received here.
Congressman FERGUSON had made
a hard fight for the estimates asked
Tor In the house, but The house com
mittee. following It's general policy as
regards Indian school appropriations,
cut the Albuquerque Item To the main
tenance basis. ON which all other
schools were placed. Congressman
Ferguson aud senator FAN then con-
tinued the nght nrsi In the senate and
finally in the conference committee
where Senator Fairs insistent demand
| for the estimate finally prevailed. as
the following quotation from the rec
ord shows.
Senator Fall: Mr.. Chairman. l
| would like TO have the committee con-
slider the item Tor support and educa-
ton Of the Indian pupils at the AL
buquerque school.
"The Chairman: The item referred
TO Is on page a2 Of the comparison, az
the bottom Of the age page is6 OF
the hearings as follows:
"Sec. ~. For support and educa-
ton Of -four hundred Indian pupils at
the Indian school at Albuquerque,
/ ~. A.xlg. t~urtuafua ,.,, nf guuer-
lnteadent. f6s. 900; for general repairs
and improvements, $1,000; In ALL $751;
soc.
Senator Fail. In the last bill there
was an appropriation OF tSs.600 ana
at his time the estimate of the de-
partment is {tOg. 800. This item sim
ply illustrates the mistaken policy
pursued by us in making a%ppropria-
lions. Last year II was Insisted upon
by myself, az estimated by the de-
pnrtment, that this appropriation
should he made OF Sufficient amount
to construct the buildings necessary
for handling the 4e0 pupils. The COM
miitee compromised by providing fol
the support and maintenance Of an
additional 100 pupils at the Albuquer-
que school.
Senator Robinson: what Is The
estimate for this?
Senator Fail: sos. OO0. The house
reduced IL To $4,000. Now. The trou.
BILE about II Is that we asked that we
be allowed a sufficient amount TO han
die the additional number Of pupils,
Zoe. and the appropriation made for
Il az the same time the a%ppropria-
ton was made for the buildings for
their accommodation. In conference
the buildings were stricken Out, and
that is the trouble. In n cndeavoi
TO be economical w VIII Incur In
creased appropriation and that viii
1 n ecessitate coming before congress
again u having the appropriation
stiil further increased 10 What d
should have been In the nrst instance
As / understand Il, the department
has now estimated for the necessary
items.
THE Chairman. what is your
amendment?
senator FAN: ! ask hat the est
mate OF the department be allowed
namely. siO6.60
; The Chairman: DO you care C
make a statement In regard to I'M
! item, Mr.. Merritt?
"Mr. Merritt: We would like Il
, have our original estimate. We esti
! mated for general repairs and i'm
/, proyementa 5000, and the house ca
! n go $1,000. We need the full $500
, The Chairman. Where h. tina
A.. item2
Mr.. Merritt. Line 2, page ss. w
= also estimated for assembly haii an
gymnasium, $50. zoe. Those items ar
Jeff out entirely. This building
r very much needed at this school an
We would like To have Il included J
this bill.
a senator Page: DO you really nee
that, senator Fail, at that school,
senator Fall. / am no
charge OF Il. 1 will say To 20
that II | we're not thoroughly In
n pressed with the nee for IL ! woui
not ask for IL. The superintendent
e the asAoOl has made a memoranda
y OF his needs ON which the request VI
made before. The assembly hall
Ie entirely TOO small. They can not "a
2. Il. They are now taking care of ~
?. pupils and they have not enoue
n buildings there to take care OF q
~ Congress allowed an Appropriation Il
a taking oare of 400 pupils put MOI Il
q the necessary buildings, ana the ne
x. essary amount FOR repairs ana
seems TO me Il Is very shorssisht'
n policy. AS a matter OF fact the II
4 dlans Their want the facilities OF u
T. school for double he umb nc
" and congress has not made any a
Precipitation FOR Il.
10 "The Chairman. The question
ID on motion Of the senator from NJ
Or Mexico 20 make the total Of this tie
~ 100000.
"fThe motion was agreed to-"
be The pump Of a new rotary. gas