The Washington herald., 1908-04-05

President had detailed a lawyer from the
Department Of Justice to help the board
out II the corporation counsel had been
appealed to, all this would not have
been. As long as the paragraph had been
ruled out, a special bill should be re-
ported 20 carry out the purpose which
had been embodied in the paragraph.
The clerk proceeded. and when he got
to the section OF the bill approprlating
money for the coroner's Office Mr. Sulzer
again found his feet He was glad to
learn that there was morgue in the Dis
trict of Columbia. If one was needed
there. But he felt impelled to say that
there should also be morgue In the
House OF Representatives. So many good
things got killed there-principally bills
introduced by Democrats and intended TO
benefit the people of the eountry-that
there ought to be a morgue TO send
them to.
Wants MorEue Committee.
There should be a committee on
morgue. TO which good Democratic bills
could be consigned. OF course. he real
lied that there were makeshift morgues
in the House-there were, for instance,
the Committee on the judiciary. the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, the Commit
tee on Appropriations, the Committee on
Claims. the Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce and the Committee on
Labor; all these We're excellent morgues-
but he felt that there ought 10 be some
committee really designated as the Com
mittee on Morgue. where good Demo
cratic bills could find rest.
After a little more reading, when appro-
priatlons for roads came up. Representa-
/ tive Gaines. Of Tennessee. got up to talk
about roads. lie started out 10 talk about
roads in the District. but he soon stopped
over into the nearby States, and finally
got around 10 ROADS in general Before be
| finished he had added another phrase 10
his own particular vocabulary. lie called
automobiles Of which he said he had seen
many flying arOurd the Capital. light
ning-bug expresses" But the House has
got SO used 10 Mr. Gaines always being
funny that II took his rev word as a
matter Of course and nobody even smiled.
Strikes Out Appraisers Pay.
Mr.. Gardner proposed an amendment to
the section devoted to the Department Of
Insurance under the District government.
striking out at the end a proposed appro-
priation for salaries of appraisers. 5000
It was adopted, and this was the only
amendment made to the bill which affect
ed the amount which Il proposed TO ap-
propriete when it came into the House
from the committee. Afr Goulden. Of
New York, wanted to raise the salary
of the superintendent Of the same depart
ment from 5000 to $500, but after an
explanation by Mr. Gardner this motion
was withdrawn.
Mr.. Stafford proposed that the free
Public Library be kept open until 10
o'clock in the evening, instead of 9, but
Mr.. Gardner again explained. and this
also was withdrawn.
Mr.. Mann reserved another point Of or
der when a paragraph was reached which
affected the Conduit road, but when If
was explained that the road has not yet
been turned over TO the District Com
misslOners, as is proposed in a pending
bill, he withdrew his point Of order.
Poor Lights Are Blamed.
When the paragraph was reached which
makes appropriations for lighting the
streets Of Washington. Mr Hardy. of
Texas, proposed an amendment TO IN
crease from Sl15,OOO 20 S2l500O the appro-
prIation for this purpose. He declared
that in his opinion poor lighting of Wash
ington streets was mainly responsible for
the robberies which have been so fire..
quent OF lste in the residence section
Of the city. and he proposed as remedy
for this condition that arc lights be put
In the place Of all the gas lamps. The
gas lamps were so poor, he said. that
if one met a man under one of them, one
could not tell his color. He wanted a
beginning made toward substituting 1000
candlepower arc lights for all the gas
lamps. Mr.. Gardner opposed this mo-
ton, declaring that Washington was by
no means the worst city, so far as such
crimes were concerned. Mr.. Gillette also
opposed the amendment, declaring that
the great number of trees in the city
made the use OF arc lights In the resi-
dental sections undesirable. The amend
ment was not agreed to.
Mr. OlcOtt on point of order. secured
the elimination OF a paragraph providing
for right Of way for sewer across
a large tract Of land south Of the Naval
Observatory. There was considerable de-
bate on this section, the contention being
that II was intended to benefit one in
dividual, and that it would interfere with
future development of the section which
the sewer would traverse
Fairgrounds Are Discussed.
There was also an extended discussion
OF Fairgrounds for che District, following
an effort on the part of members from
New York and Boston to have the appro-
priation for this purpose increased from
sl.5o0 TO S1OOOo. Messrs, Tawney, Gard
ner. and Burleson opposed the amend
ment, and the playground principal in
general, one member likening It 10 an in
stituticn for the cultivation of "molly-
coddles." The amendment was not
adopted.
At 5.G7 p. m. when about one-thIrd of
the bin had been read and disposed of.
Mr. Gardner moved that the committee
rise, and the motion was carried. Mr.
Dalzeil reported the progress of the
Committee Of the Whole to the Speaker.
and Mr. Gardner moved that the House
adjourn. Mr.. Williams demanded divis-
ion. then tellers, and then roll cali.
After taking twenty-five minutes TO do
It, the House at 5;S5 adjourned until noon
on Monday.