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Mr. Canpier, of Massachusetts. Will the gentleman from Illinois 
allow me a few minutes? 
Mr. Cannon. I have promised to yield a few minutes to the gentle- 
man from Kentucky first, after which I will yield to the gentleman. 
Mr. McCreary. Mr. Speaker, I am heartily in favor of the motion 
of the gentleman from Illinois [Mr. Cannon]. I believe we ought to 
insist upon the amendment offered by the gentleman from Illinois. 
The original act passed by Congress—and that was the question I 
sought to ask the gentleman from Maryland 
Mr. McComas. And I offered to answer it. 
Mr. McCreary. The original act passed by Congress with respect 
to the establishment of the park provided that one half of the money 
should be furnished by the District of Columbia and the other half by 
the Government of the United States. 
Mr. McComas. I will answer that. 
Mr. McCreary. I was not asking the gentleman any question. 
Mr. McComas. I thought you tried to get me to answer a question. 
Mr. McCreary. I was simply stating the proposition a 
Mr. Cannon. Interrogatively. 
Mr. McCreary. As that was the original arrangement, and as that 
was a proper arrangement, I believe we should adhere to it. Now, 
this same proposition came up a few days ago, and the gentleman from 
Illinois [Mr. Cannon], in accordance with the original requirement, 
offered an amendment to carry out that arrangement, to adhere to the © 
position we took in the beginning, which was that the District of 
Columbia should furnish one half of the money and the United States 
the other half. That passed the House by a vote of 114, with only 18 
against it. Then this bill goes over to the Senate, and there the Senate 
seek to make the United States pay the full amount. 
Now, Mr. Speaker, that is going back upon the original arrange- 
ment, if we are to have a Zoological Park. Iam one of those not in 
favor of that Zoological Park. I do not think we came here to legis- 
late for the purpose of furnishing homes for monkeys, zebras, and 
lions, but rather to legislate for the white people and the people at 
large. 
Mr. McComas. And for the colored people. 
Mr. McCreary. I said for the people at large. I say we came here 
to legislate for the people—white people, colored people, and all the 
people. 
A Member. And saddle colored. 
Mr. McCreary. But we did not come here to legislate for monkeys. 
Now, Mr. Speaker, I see no reason why this House should go back upon 
the position which it took before, and I hope the House will adhere 
to and insist upon this amendment. It is right, and if it does insist 
on its proposition as to this Zoological Park, let it be strangled. I 
applaud and indorse the position taken by the gentleman from Illinois. 
