Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-13
SENATE ELIMINATES
SECTION 8 OF BILL
Action Shows Body Favors
HaIf-and-HaIf Plan of
Appropriations.
ADOPTS AN AMENDMENT
FOR MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL
Institution to Be Named After GAL
lingcr-Salary Increases for
Commissioners Upheld.

commissioners Upheld.
Without debate the Senate today agreed
TO the elimination of section Of the
District bill as II passed the House. Sec
ton of the House bill provided for
covering into the Federal Treasury all
revenues of the District Of Columbia in
excess OF the Districts proportionate part
of District appropriations in each year.
This was held to be direct attack upon
the half-and-half principle of appropriat-
ing for tho District.
The action of the Senate shows that
body TO be overwhelmingly opposed to
change in the method of meeting eX-
penses of the District.
BY a vote OF 81 to S the Senate adopted
the amendment offered by the appropria-
ton committee providing s3OOOOo TO erect
a new municipal hospital at 18th and
Upshur streets.
This hospital is to be named in honor
of Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire,
for many years chairman of the District
committee of the Senate. The approprla-
lions committee was upheld in its amend
rnent increa sing the salaries of the DIS
trict Commissioners to $4,000 and In its
amendment al propriating $4,000 to pay
the National Guard of the District
Take Up Hospital Amendment.
The committee amendment for 100000
for the erection Of q new municipal hos
pital. to be called the Gallinger Hospital
IN honor of the senior senator from New
Hampshire, was first taken up when the
Senate resumed consideration OF the DIS
trict appropriation bill today.
Senator Thomas of Colorado opposed
the adoption of the amendment He re-
ferred TO the argument advanced by the
proponents of the amendment to the ef-
feet that the present Washington Asylum
Hospital was insanitary and inadequate,
but he was convinced that If poor condl-
tions existed at the hospital they We're
due rather to poor management than 10
the buildings themselves.
II am convinced, at any rate, SAID
Senator Thomas that there is no I'm
mediate need for this approximation He
pointed out that the committee amend
ment provides for NOO,UUo Ter the ne"
hospital whereas the estimates OF the
Commissioners call for only $50. 600.
you have multiplied the estimate by
i've" said Senator Thomas.
100000 Originally Asked.
Senator Warren of Wyoming replied
that the estimate Of the Commissioners
had contemplated a total appropriation
Of 100000 for this hospital As matter
Of fact, said Senator Warren. advocates
Of the new hospital had originally asked
for three-mi llion-dollar hospital. The
committee. he said, had cut down this
amount to one-tentl.
Senator Thomas predicted that be
fore the end the appropriation Tor the
proposed hospital would be greatly IN
creased declaring that such increases
frequently were made after an enter
ing wedge had been placed.
To this Senator Gallinger of New
Hampshire replied that 100000 had
been appropriated for the tuberculosis
hospital here and that an increase had
never been asked.
Senator Thomas then declared that
Washington had plenty of hospitals with
which to take care of all patients and
that these hospitals had free bed facil-
tiles sufficient to handle all INDECENT pa
TENTS Appropriations are made to pay
these hospitals for caring fer the indi-
gent patients.
Money Disbursed by Board.
Senator Gallinger. however, pointed out
that the money so appropriated was dis
bursed at the direction of the board Of
charities. He said that the proposed new
hospital was intended to care for 300
INDECENT patients. II the other hospitals
were paid 81 a day for the care Of these
patients at the rate now allowed ii would
cost S190,JoO q year.
Senator Thomas criticised the PROPOSE
ton to call the hospital in honor of
senator Gallinger or any other senator.
He said this was unprecedented, and he
thought in bad taste. He said he did not
believe II wise TO name any project after
living senator.
II would object just as seriously to an
Ashurst sanitarium. or smoot asylum,
or a Brandegee boulevard, said Senator
Thomas
Senator Warren of Wyoming retorted
that other hospitals had been named for
other senators. Among them Logan and
Garfield.
But" said Senator Thomas. were
these hospitals not named after the death
Of these senator's"
Favors Honoring the Lying.
Perhaps" replied Senator Warren.
but / am not one of those who think
that honors should not be conferred upon
the living, and that we must walt for
death before giving honor where it is
due
Senator Thomas said he did not object
TO honoring the living. but he feared
yne public would criticfse the action OF
The Senate in naming hospital for a
member of the Senate which made the
appropriation.
Senator Warren. who then paid high
tribute to Senator Gallinger, who, he
,,ointed out. had served longer In the
Senate than any other present member
and that no other senator had done sc
much able work for the District OF
Columbia
Senator Srnoot of Utah, Senator Pomer-
.ne OF Ohio and Senator Works of Cali
rornia all Joined in praise of Senator Gal
niger and urged that this hospital be
banned after him.
Senator Gall!nger told the Senate he
had had no knowledge whatever that the
committee thought of naming the hos
pitd for him.
"Immaterial," Says Gallinger.
1T Is immaterial to me-" said Senator
Gailinger whether this hospital be
eamed for me or not. / had nothing to
TO with it. and II never occurred to me
For twenty-five years I have served In
tho Senate and as member of the Dis
trict OF Columbia committee; for twelve
years as chairman OF the committee.
already have some monuments in the
District. LOT / can number among then
some OF the splendid improvements II
the National Capital for which l hav.
lsbored
Senator Smith of Maryland told tn.
Senate that the committee had decided t