The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-12-20
NO FREAK SPELLING
Will Be Allowed in Official
Government Documents.
HOUSE GOES ON RECORD
By Decisive Vote Of 142 to rs Mem.
bers Put Pet Hobby Of Roose-
welt Under Ban-Debate
Mirth Provoking.

A Washington special says: The
house of representatives Wednesday
went On record in opposition to the
new spelling as recommended by the
president. BY ovte of 142 to 25 the
following was adopted as a substi.
tute to the item reported by the ap-
propriaticas committee on the leg
islative, executive judicial appropri-
alton bill.
mo money appropriated in this act
shall be used In connection with prin-
ting documents authorized by law or
ordered by congress or either branch
thereof unless the same shall con-
form to the photography recognized
and used generally in accepted die
tionaries of the English language"
For hours during the session the
debate on simplifed spelling held the
attention Of the house ard score or
more members took part in the dis.
cussion.
Representative Crumpacker of Indi-
ana, made point Of order against the
original paragraph in the bill which
provided that public documents
should be spelled as Webster's or 9th
er generally accepted dictionaries
spells them.
Representative Bingham of Penn.
sylvania, in charge of the bill, then
offered the amendment. which was
adopted
During the discussion Mr. Sullivan
Of Massachusetts remarked that IL the
president, by imperial ukase," could
change the spelling Of 900 words Of
the English language he would have
the authority to change $4,000 words,
or every word in our language.
If this could be done, he thought
new court language might be es-
tablished by executive decree for the
American empire.
I'VE got along very well with the
English language until the reiga Of
the present president of the United
States" said Mr.. Sullivan.
Mr.. CrumDacker Of Indiana said the
house was not responsible for an order
of the executive on the question OF
simplified spelling. Ie was Of the
opinion that legislation would retard
progress and reform in spelling.
Mr.. Lacey of Iowa asked Mr. Crum.
packer if the thought the public ,prin-
ter would Eave the discretion to spell
the word 'CrumpacEsI" with q 81"
and Mr.. Crumracker rerlied that he
thought he would
Representative Grosyenor Of Ohio
wanted to know whct existing law the
paragraph changed, and insisted that
there was no law rs 20 spelling ex-
cent as to the commonly accepted
way.
While Mr.. Grosvenor was discuss
ing the amendment, Mr. Towne Of New
York asked him whether the item re-
ferred to was not "on page %, be.
ginning with the line 23?"
Yes, l believe So" replied Mr..
Grosvenor.
Then, is that not double skidoo.
and II so, does 1t ;lot Of necessity go
out?"
'.Oh, that's an old story" replied
Mr.. Grosvenor, amid laughter.
The great confusion resulting from
the governments double standard Of
spelling has made it necessary for the
Joint committee on printing to take
imr,edite action, and Senator Platt
and Representative Landis Of the COM
mittee are at work On resolution
designed to strengthen the tangle at
once. Even If the house and senate
botli pass the legislative bill, with
a clause declaring for old.fashioned
spelling, the measure will not become
effective until the beginning Of the
new year and meantime there would
be no we'll defined policy as to spell.
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