Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-20
GOOD PROGRESS MADE
Many Items in District Bill Dis
posed Of.
HOUSE MAY FINISH 1T TODAY
Point Of Order Raised Against Ana
costa Bridge Provisions.
EFFORTS TO DROP EMPLOYEES
A Lively Tilt Between Grosvenor and
Clark Over the St Elizabeth's
Asylum Administration.
HOUSE MAY FINISH 1T TODAY
EFFORTS TO DROP EMPLOYEES

The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was considered by the House today in
committee of the whole. Judging from the
progress already made the bill will be fin
ished In record time. The first paragraph
against which point of order was made
was that in connection with the Anacostia
bridge, which makes 1t necessary for the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and
the Anacostia and Potomac River Railroad
Company to pay for certain of the work in
connection with that structure. But all
prior to that passed without discussion.
Up to the time The Stars report closed
appropriations under the following heads
had passed practically without discussion
reported In thre bill from the District of
Columbia appropriations subcommittee: Ex-
ecutive office. assessors office. excise
board. personal tax board, collectors Of
nee. corporation counSeIs Cfnce sinking
fund office coroner's Office, market mas
ters office. office of sealer of weights and
measures, engineers office. special assess
ment office, street sweeping department.
steam engineers examining board, insur-
ance department, surveyors office, public
library contingent expenses and improve
mentS and repairs.
From present indications 1t appears that
the bill will be finished this afternoon or
early tomorrow. although there are num-
Der of para graphs in the latter portion OF
the measure which. if there is opposition
TO them, may consume COnSlQeTdDlG tfIuc
Soon after converting today the House
resolved itself Into committee of the whole
for consideration of the District OF Column
ba appropriation bill. Just previously
Representative Littlefied of Maine asked
unanimous consent for consideration OF
resolution authorizing the House COM
mittee on expenditures In the Agricultural
Department to do something or other. but
Representative John Sharpe Williams OF
Mississippi, the minority leader. promptly
objected Mr.. Williams announced yester-
day on the floor that he would not permit
any more business to be done by unanimous
consent until action was had on the state
hood BILL which was now In conference
Mr.. Williams also objected to Representa-
tive Littlef1eld's request that he be per-
mitted to explain the resolution and the
House then proceeded to consider the Dis
trict bill under the fve-minute rule.
Tilt Between Clark and 0rosvenor.
After the first paragraph OF the bill had
been read Representative Clark Of Florida
moved to strike out the last word in order
to criticise the House committee on rules
for not reporting his resolution calling for
a congressional investigation OF St. Eliza
beth Insane Asylum. Mr.. Clark gave that
rules committee some hard knocks, and
declared that Representative GrOsvenor, a
member of the committee, had stated on
the floor yesterday that he knew nothing
of any complaints against st. Elisabeth
Asylum. Mr.. Clark then called attention
to Representative Grosyenor's bill author
izlng the asylums board Of visitors to in
vestigate itself.
Representative Grosvenor was mad clear
through when he arose to reply to Mr..
Clark. His language, which was hardly
parliamentary when he began. got rapidly
worse, and he wound up by declaring that
Mr.. Clark had purposely misrepresented his
statement.
Mr. Clark rose in a rage and yelled out
that Gen. Grosyenor would not dare make
that statement anywhere else than on the
floor of the House
This greeted with democratic APP
plause
The House was in uproar in moment
dozen members were their feet de-
handing that the words of Representatives
Clark and Grosvenor be taken down and
that they be called to order. After some
more excitement. Representative Grosve-
it declaration that Representative Clark
did not know anything about the subject
under discussion and that his mind was q
blank this matter. it every
thing else
Representative Clark replied briefly, quot
ing from the stenographic report of Repre-
sentative Grosvenor's speech of yesterday,
the language which he said constituted a
declaration that Mr.. Grosvenor did not
know anything about the complaints against
the asylum. He declared that the language
he had used with reference to Mr.. GroSve-
norS attitude was warranted.
Then there was more democratic applause
and after that the reading of the bill was
resumed.
Tax on Bonds and Notes.
Representative Sims offered an amend
ment to the paragraph making appropria-
ton for the assessors Office. which provid-