The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-16

reserve or withdraw his point Of order, bu
the gentleman from New York was OBJ
durate.
The first trouble encountered yesteTda!
was when the Clerk in his reading of thu
bill reached the section on public schools
Mr. Bell offered an amendment inrreasin,
the salary OF the principal of the Contra
High School from 81 SEQ, as provided in tn
bill. to 81 000. He made a lengthy argu
ment in support of this amendment, dwell
ing on the great responsibility of the otfici
and saying that as the principal OF th'
High School had more teachers and pupii'
under him, it was just that he should re
ceive more pay than other principals.
Mr. Grout made a point of order agains
the amendment. and said that ne did no
consider it becoming in Mr.. Bell, as
member of the Appropriations Committee
10 agree to the provisions in committed
and then in Committee of the Whole Il
make an attack on that to which ne ha'
agreed. The point of order was sustained
but on further consideration the char r.
yersed his ruling and held that Mr. Bell
amendment was before the Committee o
the Whole for debate.
Mr.. Bromwell of Ohio took the position
that the principals of the Washington hlgl
schools were underpaid. He told OF th'
salaries pau III '.luCliiidtl ANA oiAAAA'h fNAS
lie services.
Mr. Grout defended the bill as reported
II an increase were granted to Principa
Hughes he said the same increase SHOULD
be allowed to the other principals. And a.
the difference in salary between the prin
cipals and the ordinary teachers wa
widened the lower salaries ought TO be
brought up The committee had acted con
sefvatively. True" said Mr.. Grout Mr.
Hughes has more teachers and more pupils
but then he only puts in his time. There
is Miss Westcott. of the Western Hlgt
School. think she does as much for hel
pupils and teachers as Mr. Hughes does
for his. The salary of one ought not TO b.
increased without increasing the salarie!
of the others
Mr.. Cromwell said that the ordinar!
teachers and the janitors only put In theil
time, and yet they were not paid as mucl
as the principals.
Regulation of Compensation.
Mr.. Allen of Mississippi said the salaries
of people could not be exactly regulated b!
the amount of work they perform. Som,
of the members of Congress are not wortl
% cents. and yet some of us are cheaI
at 1900 a year"
Il dare say" continued Mr.. Allen, thai
this High School principal worked yer,
hard to get the place. and l think vol
are in no danger of losing this cstima biz
man if you do not increase his salary"
Mr.. Allen thought it would be better Il
give greater sums of money for the benefit
of the lower schools instead of to tho
High Schools, which only comparatively
few children could attend.
Mr.. Bingham contended that the Wash
ington school teacher was well paid from
the fact that after deducting three months
vacation in summer, Easter and Christmas
holidays, legal holidays. and Saturdays ant
Sundays. the teachers working year was
only LA days.
Mr. Fitzgerald OF Massachusetts made &
vigorous plea for the adoption of the Bel
amendment. and generally deplored the
fact that Washington teachers were I'M
derpaid
Mr. Bells amendment was rejected by
a vote OF 81 to %.
Mr. Ray of New York made a point oil
order against the section on the electrical
department on the ground that it sought
to create new officers, and the section, IN
so far as il gave new titles to District
employees was stricken out.
When the District Appropriation bill had
been disposed of the Senate bill was passed
with amendments, granting to the state
of Kansas the abandoned Fort Hays mill
tary reservation for she location OF an
agricultural experiment station, for a
branch of the State normal school, and for
public park; also a Senate bill declar-
ing Culver River in Missouri TO be not a
naVigable stream.
A number OF resolutions ordering the
printing of various public reports were
agreed 10. Also a joint resolution giving
to each newspaper correspondent, whose
name appears in the Congressional di-
rectory for his use and that of the paper
he represents, a copy of the daily Con
gressional Record" and bound copy OF
the Record at the close OF each ses-
sion.
AT 4:25 O'Clock the House adjourned I'M
to-day