The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-08

Washington, Dec. S.--Congress will have
none OF the smplfied spelling, If the
recommendation of the house committee
on appropriations. contained I'm the legs-
latlve bill reported yesterday. is adopted,
and there is little or no likelihood that 1t
Will he rejected
The members OF the committee, after a
long-drawn- -out fight on the question,
voted to stick TO the oldfashioned SPELL
ing. The new idea had one defender in
the committee, however, and he succeed
ed in holding up the committee and de-
laying the report upon the measure for
three hours, while the proceedings OF the
house dragged wearily along. and the
house finally took recess in order that
the appropriations committee might reach
an agreement and place the bill before
the house before adjournment,
Representative Gillett OF Massa chu-
setts, a natural born reformer and chair
man of the house committee on reform IN
the civil service. stood out against a dec
laration i'm the bill for retaining the old
system of spelling in congressional docu-
ments and other printed matter, and II
required the combined force OF all the
other members OF the committee TO over
come his objections They did so by their
votes. as they failed TO convince Mr.. Gill
lett by their arguments that the old
method should be allowed to prevail
Mr. Gillett became very much exercised
over the matter. He declared that it was
ridiculous for a little committee OF con-
gress to attempt TO overcome the grand
work OF reform which had been inaugu.
rB ted by so great "A man as the president
of the United states and that in the face
of the presidents order for simplihed
spelling for the committee 10 attempt TO
retain the old style would be TO hold tho
committee up TO the laughter or the puo-
lie
Mr.. Madden of Illinois was willing 10
accept the simpihed style, but did not
insist upon IL as did Mr.. Gillett
Some OF the members who attempted 10
a Ia. r,agffpf, with Mr. l,illCtt nOlnt-
ed out that by the use OF the Matthew's
Carnegie system OF spelling the president
in his annual message had made saw
ing OF l16 letters-at a cost OF about 500
10 the government i'm the printing bill,
The matter came up when the blll was
reported 10 the full committee from tho
subcommittee which prepared IL. IL
contained this provision:
Hereafter In printed documents au-
thoriZed by law or ordered by congress,
or either branch thereof. the government
printing office shall follow the rules OF
orthography established by Websters or
other generally accepted dictionaries OF
the English language
The members OF the committee looked
for no trouble over the bill, and expected
TO report II as soon as the house met. As
soon as this paragraph was reached. how
ever, n long discussion arose, ana lastcu
two hours or more, with the result that
the paragraph was allowed To remain IN
the measure. There Is not much nkeh-
hood that any attempt will he made to
strike IL out OF the bill IN the house, as
II could scarcely be held that u would
change existing law. which under the
rules Of the house an appropriation Dill
cannot do.
The bill carries an appropriation of sSo.-
500. $50. q reduction OF s6SS.Si2 from the esti-
mates. The legislative bill for the cur
rent year carried an expenditure OF SO,
leS. $50 or S36i, los less than Is recom-
monded In the present measure. The bill
requires the secretary Of the treasury TO
submit with his annual estimates for the
expenditures an estimate OF the public
revenues, which Secretary Shaw has not