Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-04
PASSAGE LOOKED FOR
FAVORABLE ACTION EXPECTED
ON THE GREENE SCHOOL BILL.
Hearings Will Be Given if the Author
of the Measure Re
quests It.

The announcement made yesterday Dy
Representative Morrell of Pennsylvania
that he had called a meeting of the sub
committee on schools of the House District
committee for Monday next to consider the
Greene bill, defining the status of teachers
in the local public schools, has accentu-
ated the already keen interest in the sub
ject among members of the House. AS told
in The Star yesterday, Chairman Morrell
of tbs subcommittee and Representatives
Greene of Massachusetts, and Olcott Of
New York are unequivocally in favor of
the Greene bill, and these gentlemen Con-
shutting, as they do, a majority of the
subcommittee, the favorable reporting of
the bill to the full District committee is
assured.
Representative Morrell is not in town to-
day having been called to Philadelphia
last evening on important business, and so
he had no opportunity to confer with Mr..
Greene, who will not reach Washington
from his home until some time this after
noon. Consequently Mr.. Morrell, before
his departure last evening, was unable to
speak with certainty concerning the prob
ability of extensive hearings being held
on the Greene measure
If Mr.. Greene requests, however, that
the subcommittee give hearings on his
bill, his desire will undoubtedly be grant
ed. And there seems to be no doubt that
he will take this attitude. He has reason
to believe, from the present temper of the
House concerning the various acts of the
board of education and the school super
intendent from Paterson, N. j., that he
could secure an almost unanimous report
on his bill by the House District commit
tee and could secure it's passage through
the House without great deal of trouble
Mr.. Fosters Opposition.
OF course, there would be opposition.
At the head and front of it would be Rep
resentative Foster of Vermont, who since
the enactment into law of his suggestion
that the Supreme Court of the District ap-
point the members of the board of education
uses the first person singular almost ex-
clusively in talking of school matters OF
late Mr.. Foster has been acting the part of
guide, philosopher and friend to Superin-
tendent of Schools Chancellor and his Capt.
toll shadow, Assistant Superintendent Percy
Hughes
Mr. Foster has undoubtedly been of good
service to these two gentlemen. According
to the best information obtainable, 1t was
Representative Foster who happened by
while Superintendent Chancellor was ex-
planning to somewhat uninterested and
entirely amazed committee clerk his reasons
for removing Mr.. Cardozo. 1t was also Mr.
Foster who came along just as Messrs
Chancellor and Hughes were becoming
weary of their vigil in Statuary Hail. where
they stationed themselves just before the
holiday recess to wait for Representative
Morrell and others interested in the school
matters and took them to his committee
room to talk things over.
Mr.. Foster is very much interested in the
school stuation-this according to his own
declaration made to a Star reporter this
morning as well as apparent from his &C
tiVitieS last year and at the present time.
Mr.. Foster thinks and says that DR.. Cham
cellor is a great educator and he comes
down hard on. everybody who happens to
differ with Dr. Chancellor in any particular.
I'VE are working for the little children,
NV EnCfa fn m
after he had grown red in the face and sar-
castle in speech concerning those who diff
fer with the superintendent eve are work
ing only for, the little children"
Explanations Desired.
Representative Morrell will return to
Washington tomorrow, it is expected, and
he will confer at that time with Represen
tative Greene to find out what the latter's
ideas are in the matter of hearings. Rep
resentative Olcott will, of course, also be
consulted. If the present tentative plans
of these gentlemen are carried out. Super
intendent Chancellor, Assistant Superin-
tendent Hughes and various members of
the board of education will be called before
the subcommittee to explain certain acts
which Mr.. Greene and his colleagues be-
lieve were in violation of the intent and
spirit of the school law passed at the last
session of Congress. Messrs Morrell,
Greene and Olcott of the subcommittee, and
many members of the House who interest
ed themselves in the school bill of last year
have expressed themselves very decidedly
as to the remarkably CONSTANT manner,
as they put 1t, that the superintendent and
the board of education have managed to
keep on the wrong side of the law. Def
mite arrangements will not be completed.
however until after the gentlemen men,
toned have had a conference on the SUBJ
ject But there is no doubt that the school
proposition will be well aired in Congress