The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-03-29

PfihuU oy VIC OOv4nof, MAIL j lnJy
select . suitable site for such ssnitsrinm
and provide plane tor the beces~ary build
inss - soon after July I, 1917 - prscti-
cable"
early in his administration appointed the
COMMITTEES OF eolored physicisps. They
are Drs- Crischlow of Charleston. Har-
rison of kimball and Clay of Lewisburg
This committee has met with the Board
of Control and inspected several sites but
after nine months no site has been select
ed and nothing definite has been accom-
plished toward erecting this much needed
institution Only three months arr left
in which this appropriation 10 available
because under the Law # il 10 not used
10y July 1, 1915 IL reverts 10 the state
treasury and another legislature must
meet and another appropriation b- made
before anything can he done
Ii is the wish of the Negroes of the
state who are informed on the subjeci
that during the remaining three months
that the Board Of Control and the COM
mittee of eolored physicians select a site
and Use this money for the purpose for
which it Mas appropriated.
Ii may appear an easy matter to the
uninisted to secure another appropria-
ton, even . larger one for such an insti-
people, but those who think so should
spend few weeks in Charleston in the
interest of bill carrying an sppropri-
alton, even bill unopposed like the col
red tuberculosis ssnitarium meansure
md they will change their minds.
The writer followed the colored stats
tuberculosis sanitanum bill from it's in
PRODUCTION by Senator K l.. Gregory on
the second day of the session TO it, pass
sge in the House during the fifth week
4 the session and the passage of the ap
preparation at the extra session i'm May.
With a committee Of several colored men
the writer appeared before the committee
IN medicine and nilation of the senat.
N the interest Of the measure and after
It's passage 10y the senate, with w. w.
sanders, g r. Mitchell and on few
occasions other eolored men. he appeared
,efOrs four committees of the House OF
Delegates in an effort to keep this meas-
ure that the Governor and every legis-
lator Of both parties favored from being
''pig-On holed' or getting lost.
In the senate this measure went through
the committees on medicine and santa
ton and finance, IN the house il went
through the committees on judiciary,
taxation and finance, medicine and san
itation. humane institutions and pnblic
buildings. and IN the course Of it's travels
Il got entirely lo-t and il took Me-srs
Sanders, Mitchell and the writer four
days To get it located. Prof Sanders
finally sueceeded IN locating il in the
breast pocket Of a member OF one of the
committees.
In the senate the bill creating the FAN
ltsrium carried the appropriation also
The house cut the appropriation out OF
the bill creating the sanitarium and
placed it in the appropriation bill. 50
>hch bic sppftpfihtOu OIL ldlltu OF
passage in the regular and the first extrs
sessions it's "pushers" had to be on the
watch during the second extra session to
keep IL from being lost or dropped du-
ring the shuttle and party fight over the
appropriation hill.
The above is recited in order that those
who may be uDder the impression that if
the present appropriation (which il real
y too smsll) reverts TO the treasury il
will be an easy matter To sechre another
appropriation at the next session will
quit kidding themselves. The writer has
been the representative Of The Mcdowell
Times at four Legislature Irregular and
specially sessions and he has never ssen
an appropriation for any Negro institu-
ton "slide through" They must 10
pushed by interested Negroes all Of the
way and then they very frequently get
lo-t in the shuttle.
II the present appropriation for the
colored state tuberculosis Ssnitsrium j.
not used it msy b. years before We can
get another We sound a warning 10 the
committee and the Negroes Of the entire
state and urge them u GET BUSY.