FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS, 1889-1891. 1421 
Mr. Cutcuron. The condemnation has been completed, and the 
balance of the appropriation is going back to the Treasury. 
Mr. Entor. I was about to say it is a very important matter if we 
are going into the business of establishing a zoological park or menag- 
erie that we should have a first-class, respectable place of resort for 
the people who visit this city. I opposed the original appropriation; 
I did not like the Government going into the business of raising ani- 
mals and running a menagerie; but as it has embarked in the business 
I think the money appropriated by Congress ought to be properly 
expended. 
Now, I understand that the park has been inclosed by a picket 
fence. Ido not think it was the intention of Congress to fence the 
public out of the park, but that the appropriation for fencing was 
intended to fence in the animals. That, however, is a matter in which 
the Secretary has exercised some latitude, claiming that he has good 
reasons for doing so. But it seems to me that every street or road 
that is traveled ought to be open, so that the public may drive through 
this park, and that nothing ought to be shut out or reserved from the 
public except what is necessary for the protection and preservation of 
the animals. 
I have here a list of the animals, which I will publish with my 
remarks, showing that we have a very expensive menagerie so far as 
it has gone. We have appropriated $199,614.16 in the first place to 
buy the property. We have spent $17,000 of the $92,000 appropri- 
ated last session; and we are asked for $110,000 at this session to pro- 
ceed with this work and to maintain the zoo. <A part of the property 
has been reserved for administrative purposes—about 14 acres of the 
most attractive part. I do not know whether that ought to be reserved 
from the public or not. Iam inclined to think it ought to be open 
like the remainder of the park. I understand also that the contem- 
plated improvements in this park will cost, when completed, the sum 
of $2,700 per acre, or $456,000. 
In this list of animals we have a grizzly bear, 1 cinnamon bear, 3 
black bears, 1 puma, 6 buffaloes, 4 elks, 3 deer, 1 Rocky Mountain 
sheep, that was living at the time this list was made, but has since 
died, 4 Angora goats, 1 prairie wolf, 4 gray foxes, 4 red foxes, 1 cross 
fox, 2 porcupines, 7 raccoons, 5 opossums, 4 monkeys, and 5 prairie 
dogs. 
Mr. D. Kerr, of Iowa. I make the point of order that this discus- 
sion of the bear garden is not in order on this bill. 
Mr. Entor. Mr. Chairman, I hope I am not hurting the gentle- 
man’s feelings by alluding to the monkeys in the zoological park. 
Mr. Kerr, of Iowa. Not at all. 
Mr. Enxog. I do not mean to reflect on the gentleman. 
Mr. Cutrcuron. We are sufficiently familiar with the animals. 
