Mr. GRIMES. The Deaf and Dumb Institution presents rather an interesting subject for contemplation. When I was a member of the ComDistCol we thought about 9,000 dollars a year was a large appropriation for the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. very enlargedit twice, I think, while I was a member of tIiat committee, and built a very valuable building; but I see it is now proposed to make an appropriation of $72,000. t may be all right; do not pretend to know anything about it; I only see that we are increasing, with most extraordinary rapidity, the 3p proprintions for that institution.Mr. MORRILL. I do not wish to weary the patience of the Senate. I simply desire to be understood. Every time the ComDistCol meet we have an application for these private acts of incorporation. Some enterprising gentlemen or some half a dozen enterprising, charitable ladies desirous to do goodz wish to be associated for that end; we think it harmless and we do it; but at the very next session of congress they come in and ask to be endowed. ow, you will find that at this very session there are several such applications; I only allude to them now to illustrate the argument; there are one or 2 I shall bring u to night. They do not ask any endowment. but pass this appropriation and all of them will come in here or endowment. I will mention one that I am not sure ought not to be endowed. There are very highly respectable ladies, not only in this District, but resident in many other sections of the country, asking to be incorporated for the purpose of erecting an asylum for the orphans of soldiers and sailors. We have reported a bill to incorporate them. They do not ask any appropriation; they ask to be associated simply for the better facility of transacting business; but is anlvlbody so blind as not to see that enter upon this polic and you will be asked for $200,000 to erect a uilding and endow it, and you cannot resist it? do not wish to be put in the attitude of opposing these appropriations as gratuities to worthy objects an to worthy individuals. I only want the Senate to understand the question and to vote upon it understandingly, so that hereafter when these institutions come before the committee which I have the honor to be upon we shall know what the policy of the Senate is.