Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-14
Increased Appropriation for
Fairgrounds Defeated.
YEA AND NAY VOTE TAKEN
Unanimous Consent De ed for Safe.
Gas Amendment.
OTHER LEGISLATION PROMISED
Committeeman Tell of Bills Being
Prepared-Dairy Provision for
Home Of Aged Defeated.

The District Of Columbia appropriation
bill was passed by the House today. after
the defeat by a yea and nay vote OF the
Parsons amendment to increase the APP
preparations for Fairgrounds, reversing
the vote OF yesterday; the refusal OF
unanimous consent to reconsider the para
graph concerning the purchase Of gas, for
the purpose of amending to provide for
safe gas by limiting the proportion OF
carbon monoxide, and the authorization
of revision by the Commissioners of cab
and taxicab charges.
When consideration OF the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill was resumed
by the House Of Representatives in COM
mttee of the whole today Representative
Mann of Illinois made a point of order
against the appropriation of $500 for in
stalling a dairy in connection with the
Home for the Aged and lnfirm, on the
grounds that it was new legislation. The
chair sustained his contention.
An amendment offered by Representa-
tive Gardner of Michigan appropr!ating
$500 to purchase milk supplies for this
institution was adopted.
Unanimous Consent Denied.
Representative Madden Of Illinois asked
for unanimous consent to return to that
for the purchase Of gas by the District.
He explained he wanted to offer an
amendment to prohibit the purchase Of
gas containing more than 10 per cent OF
carbon monoXide.
Mr. Mann interposed objection. He
stated to the House that the District COM
mittee was now considering legislation
monoxide to be permitted in the product
Of the Washington Gas Light Company.
Representative Campbell Of Kansas Of
the House District committee Endorsed
this attitude of Mr.. Mann. saying the
District Commissioners would submit
drafts Of two bills. one for prohibiting
the use of carbon monoxide in gas and
the other allowing 10 per cent OF this
product.
Mr.. Campbell further explained that the
members of the District committee hav-
ing no technical knowledge on the sub
ject, had called upon DR.. Wiley for infor
nation.
Representatives Madden and Gaines OF
Tennessee urged that the provision be in
serted anyhow. stating to the House that
several recent deaths In the city had been
due to carbon monoXide, and that there
was urgent need Of immediate action.
They were afraid there might be delay il
But Mr.. Mann and Mr.. Gillette contin-
ued to object to the request for unani-
nous consent to return to the gas para
graph. as asked by. Mr.. Madden. The
amendment, as result, was not consid-
cred.
Gaines Reads Letter.
Representative Gaines read, a little later.
a letter he had received commencing his
stand in the House yesterday against
the increased playground appropriation
and containing the statement that there
were in Washington $500 acres, or 9lz
speak of triangIes and circles. and that
this was plenty Of room for the children
and they should not be supervised at their
play anyhow.
Mr.. Mann objected to the appropriation
of $500 for the temporary home for
Union veteran soldiers and sailors of the
civil war and the Spanish American war.
declaring he saw no more reason for pro-
viding a home of this kind for former
soldiers than for other citizens. He did
not make point of order against ii.
Mr.. Burleson of Texas offered an
amendment also to admit soldiers of the
Mexican war. This amendment was car
ried.
Representative Slayden OF Texas offer
ed an amendment providing for a revision
Of the schedules of cabs and taxicabs I'm
the District along reasonable" lines. He
insisted that the cab and taXicab COM
panies overcharged citizens of the District
all the time, and said that the rates
were never the same on two different
days.
The amendment which instructs the Dis
trict Commissioners to make the revision
was adopted unanimously.
Defeated by Yea and Nay Vote.
The reading of the bill having been con-
cluded, Representative Tawney of Mime
sofa, chairman Of the House appropria-
lions committee. demanded a separate
vote on the Parsons playground amend
ment, increasing the amount from $l.5O
to $4,000. This amendment was adopted
in committee of the whole yesterday.
The division resulted in the amendment
being carried-51 to 49, Thereupon MI.
Tawney demanded the yeas and nays.
On the yea and nay vote the Parsons
amendment for increased appropriations
for Fairgrounds was defeated 1873 to DC.
The House then passed the District bill.