Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1900, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1900-24 PAGES. LAND FOR INSANE ASYLUM PROPOSED PURCHASE FOR ABETH'’S DISCUSSED. sT. EI the Room Houses "tn given. Address 312 Herald TATE ma-w Svatere, celelp Mr. Mudd Denounces the Price as Ex- Pantin oe teen travagant—Mr. Cannon Describes: Necessity for More Room. Just before the House adjourned yesterday afternoon a discussion occurred over the item in the sundry civil appropriation bill appropriating $210,000 for the purchase of not less than 140 acres of land adjoining the Government Hospital for the Insane in order to construct additional buildings for the asylum. ‘The debate was precipitated by Mr. Mudd of Maryland, who first raised a point of order against the item, and when failed, moved to strike it out. Mr. Mudd States Hix Objecc “I want to say in the beginning, Mudd, “that most certainly I am in favor of making adequate and even liberal pro- vision for the care and the maintenance of An Excellent Combination. The pleasant method and beneficial effects of the well-known remedy, SYRUP OF FIGS. man ufactured by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. Miustrate the value of obtaining the Mqnld lar- ative principles of plants known to be medicinally laxat've and presenting them in the form most eA S Business Sacrifices. ss . refreshing to the taste and acceptable to the ®¥ | the insane. But my objection to this partic- ! H Ft ead f fl bus: tem. It is the one perfect strengthening laxative. | jar section in the it reads is that ow oiten we fr or a Ou! iness cleansing the system effectually, dispelling colds. | from the information that comes to me the headaches and fevers gently yet promptly. and en- proposed to be paid for this land is : price abling one to overcome habitual constipation per- | ex< manently. Its perfect freedom from every objec- tionable quality and substance, and its acting on the Kidneys, liver and bowels, without weakening or irritating them, make it the ideal laxative. In the process of manufacturing figs are used, as is now assessed at ii cannot believe there can be that f difference between the assessed id What the land is really worth. her objection is, we propose to buy for sale on account of the ill-health of the owner. He has been so absorbed in his fight for wealth they are pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal cif portent uals ae # st t he orgotten another account t qualities of the remedy are obtained from = jerstand, the intention, and detest A ‘ . * . ie cette se eat coene irae | seam erty ypaaieng ae : balancing — his health Little disorders that migh the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. ouly. In order | Vision is adopted. “I think that. is an bob. =e cing account. ittle ri t might to get its beneficial effecis and to avold imitations, | noxinus method of buying land oe g xs ‘ Bay = Please remember the full name of the Company | ernment purposes. And, further than that, Z AKERS easil ha: be ed ha beco i i Printed op the front of every pack: that this tract of land ON "4 ve en cur Ve me s ow, Tl ion, the e: 1 do not know, has been laid out in streets, 1 and alleys, con: tuting In area about a third of it, in pu nee of a law which, as [ understan upon the statute byok some years CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. LOUISVILLE, KY. NEW YORK, N. ¥. For sale by all Druggists.—Price, 50c. per bottle. fe20-tu.th.s,1y84 broken in health, nerves unstrung by pain, what might have been a brilliant and useful career is ended. Hard work and worry—principally worry— are bound to cause nervous depression and a consequent failing of the entire system. To overcome this condition the body must be built up by restoring healthy digestion and testing the tired brain and nerves. Keep your blood pure, and your system in good order by using > Abbey’s Effervescent Salt. .“ THE ‘SALT’ OF SALTS”’ and success is yours. Taken every morning, before breakfast, Abbey’s Salt tones the: » is a bill before the c t of Columbia, havin: “nate, for the repeal of this nd providing that the streets, Shall revert to the original language in this bill does not we may buy such portion of pas: subdiv lanes and = owners. The provide that the 140 acre that we may but that w the land. Therefor comes to me is cor bill shall remain, w these stre will pay § y no more fhan 140 a 1 buy at least 140 MountVernon Pure Rye It commands the high- est price of any whiskey in bottles end is mainly section of the to include ys, and we » for land that has there, the title to government of the out in the over ich is now United States. “I say that I am not quite clear as to whether this information is true or not, but it ¢: to me in such a shape that it r the earmarks of truth, L think it would be better that this paragraph should go out of the bill now and let the bill go to the Senate, and Mr. Cannon, in ad commended by system, purifies the blood, clears the complexion, keeps used by cople who incormation an. “an ae veil be oe the appetite on edge, and the digestion good. It is an efficacious preventive of and cure for Sleeplessness, Biliousness, Sick Headache, Constipation, want the best and are Se ae Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Spleen Affections, Seasickness, Flatulency, Gout, Fever, Skin and Kidney Complaints. As a Spring medicine it is unequalled, mittee seems now tu be in poss . able to pay the price. . Need ie More Roo James L. Watsox, M.D., Late Surgeon Dr. F. J. Leonarp, Brooklyn, N. Y., ating the appropria- id: Dr. J. C. CaBie, Brooklyn, N. Y., states: U.S. Army, says: “I have both used Abbey's the committee, says: “I have prescribed Abbey's Salt in With this class 1t has Dr. L. M, RIEGELMAN, Brooklyn, N. Y., states: “I am extremely pleased with the re- | Efi S f anal ibed i cases of Gout, Rheumatism, Gastric Catarrh | “1 have four or five patients taking Abbey's 3 Be pr eae buildings are huddled close ieee alt ae ae prescribed it | sults Fhave received from Abbey's Salt. They | and Torpid Liver. In each and every case | Effervescent Salt now regularly with great together. without protection from fire, so with satisfactory results, It is a tonic, regu- A ~ the Its have be tifying. The patient a larger consumption that e of y buildings ie hacia wick ny 8U- | certainly are up;to the standard and do all results have been gratifying. € patient zi : : lator, and when needed to be so, a laxative; has not, in a single instance, complained of a benefit. I think it is the finest liver and would be utely impossible to get the that is required of them. than any other brand. ottling in these square bottles stiller’s ce: of parity and original condition bott Tt always has the preference for medicinal purposes. TseCOOK & BERNHEIMERCO. NEW YORK CITY Dmaime Brains. When the Brain Tissue is Clogged You Can’t Think. SERIOUS EFFECTS OF DYSPEPSIA, TORPID LIVER, CONSTIPATION AND BILIOUS- NESS ON THE MIND, CAUSING DESPOND INSANITY AND DEATH. y between the brain and comach means a sick headache, unless and dyspepsia and anxieties ._ sleep If « ling ax if he'd Mk AiIL the canary bird, be had bet- his ver <t sign is 4 warning to take Cascare the ideal laxative, which tone uy Uvels, prevent sour brace ‘the brain aod I be Iy"s what they at will plew = “ lf Fa tonic tn the spring ik ft all summer keep cool. HIRES Rootbeer ‘The favorite temperance rh Ling. retres! vern, Pa ‘The well-known strengthening properties of IRON, combined with otber tonics and a most perfect perv. are found in Carter's Iron Pls. Strengthens Derves aud body: tmproves blood and complexion. Eo useth-iy No tle of Dr. Ste- gert's Angestura Bitters, the South American ap- petizer and Invigorator. t should be without ee znd in nervous or excited conditions, a tran- I have used other Sriece a a poset ae sere intestinal invigorator in the market, and shall ce Not having been ove here for a quar. quilizer. 1 shall continue to prescribe your | Salts, but they cannot compare nor do they There is Got alder vie I aE ot presi it, | Certainly prescribe it right along. You cere er of a ¢ went there recently and A » 7 , . Ff 5 A ” ses a) jan examined the institution and grounds with Salt and use it for myself, « act like your Salt.” with great satisfaction to myself and patients. have a goid mine in the preparation, I felt that of Represent bunt.of the con- Patients are con- ly coming there from among the great r of who were engaged as of our vy in the war for ns for the d, and tion of patie Pp ers are now put f halls or er e said that the iz over. I fi such that f he subcommitt ested that hrough conc Mr. Cannon said saving could be made the land mig’ Crowded Condition of the Axyiu Mr. Mor ly, a member he A conditi situation at the insane um Is a ble one,” said Mr. Moody. “I never had been at the asylum until I went ov there for the purpose of looking at th I was shocked to find the condi- on in which those poor, helple: of the committe for relie asylum. who are In our charge, are found, there Is nothing more pressing upon than an immediate expenditure of a very large amoun for the care of the insar no question between us upon ubject. But the question in this icular paragraph {s that of the pure of a large quantity of land ad- Joining th dy owned by the gov- ernment. “The committee ought to understand just tuation over there. The government tract of land upon the right- the street, upon which the oS hospital buildings are situated. That tract of land is not large enough for our purpo: The United § about lding new buildings . Which land les just across already own that. It is agricultural purposes simply, at nt tim Rexards the Item as Unwise. “Now, the tract of land which it Is pro- posed to purchase is in private ownership, and is a continuation, on the same side of the street, of the land already occupied by the buildings of the asylum. The propo- sition is, instead of crossing the street and using the land which we already own for the new buildings, which land 1s adapted for that purpose, to keep upon the same side of the street where we now are, and buy this 140 acre onal. If L thought 1 wa: rever to stay where it reasonable pric: ; but my view is that the hospital ought in time be moved.” sed the of money. ne further debate, partictpated in a vote was taken on strike out the item. nays, 12. Mr. point of no quo- rum, and the House adjourned, the para- graph going over until today. o- CURRENCY LAW. * item as an unwise ex- THE NEW Statement by Chairman Brosius of Lts Operations. A statement has been made by Represen- tative Brosius of Pennsylvania, chairman of the House committee on banking and on the workings of the recently ed financial law. he statement ys: The refunding provisions of the law are Working out an achievement in finance without a parellel in the history of the world, The statement I submit {s offi and shows the of bonds of each kind exe the law went into operation, to the first day of 1900, the together with the saving in in- remium paid and the net say- pent shows the unded, y ence between the nterest the government will pay bends refunded to the date of cuve matu and the amount nt Would have been y had not the bonds above de- thus ri d. bs of interest obliged to scribed be it will t of bonds treasurer ha for t 250,051,950, and of premiums paid and to be paid $ . the treasurer has already paid $25,923, . leaving unpatd only about $110,000. Of >t 0 bonds exchanged, $43,508,000 from institutions or private persons + than national banks. The Secretary of the Treasury assures me that the department has been able to Promptly exchange all bonds offered for the were oth ‘All Druggists. 25c., 50c, and $1 per bottle. that purpose; but the permanent bonds are not yet ready for del to the pre per cent y, owing ery, sure of work In the bureau of engraving and printing growing out of the demand for national bank plates and new m national bank currenc: orary bonds, ever, have been issued in accordance plan laid down in the circulars of riment phe oj tion of legal tender redemption under ons of the law exhibits a highls ctory condition of public con- fidence in our government paper, and is a happy success of that branch of United § § notes re- deemed in gold out of the reserve fund since the new law went into operation is most interesting features of us’ statement is a table prepared treasury showing the extent to new national. banks have been or- new law. The total dis 244, with The total applica- tions on file for authority to organize na- tional banks {s 608, the total applications for the conversion ‘of old banks into na- tional banks, 382, making a total of all nds of new bank organizations of SHO. Mr. Brosius also adds, from unofficial but rellable sources, a detailed estimate of $1Z1,7$5,858 as the amount of currency the national banks may issue in the near future, as gathered from their expressed intention, the which ganized under the number of applications approv. a capital of $4,380,000. by —_—_—_—_+ + ______ REORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY. The Sennte Pasves the Bill After Three Hours’ Debate. The army reorganization bill was passed by the Senate yesterday afternoon, it hav- ing been debated but three hours. After The Star’s report of the proceedings was closed an amendment to the section re- lating to the appointing of additional mili- tary cadets was offered by Mr. Pettus (Ala.) striking out the words “two from each state at large.” The amendment was rejected, 33 to 13. The bill as amended was reported to the Senate: the amendments were agreed to and the bill was passed without division. A Senate bill to pay $2,908 to Rachel Wilson of Harrison county, W. Va., for the services of he her, Col.’ Benj. Wilson, in the revolutionary war, was passed. ‘The beneficiary of the bill is one of twenty-nine children of Col. Wilson. Mr. Perkins then called up the fortifi- cations appropriation bill, and it was read for amendment. As reported to the Senate the bill carried $7,733,628, an increase of $640,140 over the amount carried by the measure as it passed the House. The committee amendments were agread to. An amendment offered by Mr. Kean au- thorizing proportional payments for pneu- matic dynamite guns, ci nitlon was agreed to. The bill, as amended, was passed. The following bills were passed: Extend- Ing the ume for proof and yment on lands claimed under the desert nd Jaw of the United States by the members of the Colorado co-operative colony in southwest- Colorado; increasing to 5,000 the limit of cost of the public building at lin, Mo.; for the establishment of lights the mouths of Warroad and Rainy riy- Lake of the Woods, appro- priating $30,000 for the purchase of a site and erection thereon of a public building at Durham, N. C.; to pay $1,750 to Arthur R. Henderson, in addition to regular saiary, as assistant postmaster at Boston, Mas: After a short executive session ‘the Sen- ate, at 5:10 p.m., adjourned until Monday. The Geneva Flag in Naval Warfare. The Senate in executive session yesterday ratified a treaty negotlated with all the muritime nations of the world extending the Geneva conference regutations to naval warfare. These regulations have long ap- plied to war on land, and under the tréaty hospital ships will be under the same pro- tection as hospital tents and buildings on land. ‘aes ae 4 Special Sale. - Tn order to introdu our new location, we will sell, for Five Dats on A Solid Gold Eyeglass For $2.50. ONLY ONE TO A CUSTOMER. axe the regular $5.00 Guid Glasses, and every particle of metal iu them is wacranted ‘to be Solid Gald. Eyes Examined Free. Tl. A. Leese, Pein ® H ST. N.W. 3. Patent Office. These FSTeRBROOKS STEEL PENS The Esterbrook Falcon is the Best Known Pen in the World. 150 Varieties. For sale by all stationers. THE ESTERBROOK STEEL PEN CO. Works. Camden, N.J: 26 Sohn St.,N. Y. Suddenly You discover thut thoughts of disaster fill your mind. ‘They are almost real; the trouble itself could not disturb you more. 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