Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-04
LOCAL BUDGET IN SENATE
Amendment Increasing Commission
ers' Pay Adopted.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAUDED
Chairman Galinger Declares That
Business Is Transacted Econom-
ically and Scrupulously.

| The Senate this afternoon began the
consideration of the District appropria
ton bill. The amendments recommended
| by the appropriations committee We're
considered first and the first of these to
be taken up was the increase of the sal
aries of the Commissioners from $1,000 to
Sc 600.
| Senator CulberSon wanted to know
why the increase was proposed.
In reply Senator Gallinger chairman
| of the subcommittee which drafted the
amendment, said he was very glad, In
| deed, to see so much interest manifest
| ed In the District bill. Senators here
tofore, he said, had not paid much at
| tention to it. He then asserted that
| the Commissioners were much over
worked and their salaries did not COM
pare favorably with those received by
men holding similar positions. This
amendment was agreed to without OBJ
lection.
| In an additional amendment, not in
cluded in the original recommendations
the Commissioners were given two child
| labor inspectors at 81, 200 each.
| At this point inquiry was made by Sen
ator Culberson and Senator Clay as to
| the reason for the increase Of over $1,000,
600 recommended by the committee over
| the House bill.
Mr.. Gallinger said that the subcommit-
tee had considered every item most care
| fully
Business Transacted Economically.
| II believe we have kept the appropria-
| ton for the District" he said, well with
in,
the belief that the business Of the Dis.
| trict Is transacted most economically, and
| nowhere is such business administered
SO scrupulously."
Mr.. Gallinger went on to say that the
public schools of the District ought to
have a million dollars more than is al
lowed in the bill for the purchase of land
| and the erection of new buildings, and
that there ought to be more money given
| for sewers, but the committee had done
| the best it could at this time, and had
left the rest for the future.
Senator Bacon suggested that if the
business of the District was SO econom-
| ically and scrupulously administered. as
Mr.. Gallinger suggested that was a very
strong argument against any change in
the government of the District.
II think that is right" said Mr.. Gal
linger.
The amendment providing for mu-
tliCIpsil dTtillcct, whose duty IL snail De
| to supervise the preparation of plans
| for the construction of all municipal
buildings, and the repair and improve
ment of them in the District under di-
rection of the Engineer Commissioner
was agreed to. This provision repeats
| the law placing such duties upon the in
spector of buildings.
Diversion to Automobiles.
When the amendment was reached pro-
viding for an acting secretary of the au-
tomobie board at $500 a year Senator
Tillman arose and took occasion to criti-
else the views of Senator Bailey, ex-
pressed a few days ago, upon the en-
enlargement of the Of the automo-
biles. Mr.. Tillman said that when MI
Bailey opposed the use of automobiles he
was opposing the advance of civilization.
Mr.. Bailey came into the chamber JUS;
as Mr.. Tillman was closing his remarks
and proceeded to defend himself, where
upon a long debate ensued between the
two upon the subject of automobiles. Mr.
Tillman defending and Mr.. Bailey de-
| nouncing their use.
| In the meantime Senator Gallinger sat
by and patiently waited for a chance to
| continue the consideration of the appro-
priation bill.