The Washington times., 1910-06-21
PORK BAR'L WORRIES
THE HOUSELEADERS
Fear Taft Veto Ii Senate
Amends Bill Beyond
$2O,OOO,OOO Limit.

$20,000,O0O Limit.
Members Of the House into whose
| campaigns for reelection this fan
the provisions OF the public buildings
/ bin enter more or less seriously are
on the anxious bench for fear some
thing may happen TO the great pork
barI' measure that passed the House
at I o'clock this morning.
As passed by the House. the bin car
ries total appropriation Of $50. OOO.-
I 600 This being elect on year the
House leaders mad the greatest diff
4 hculty in keeping the aggregate down
SO low. and now well-fOunded rumors
! that the Senate viii load il down with
increases makes them fear that the
aDproPriati Will be swelIed 20 such
a point that the President will not
stand for the bill even IL the House
leaders do.
At no time has the President been
overenthusiastic for a public buildings
Dill With the economy idea firmly fixed
I'm his mind the President let il be known
early in tie session that II there were q
public buildings bill IL must be kept
INV II 10 lllt ellNtsFlV limit
The fa:e Of many a Representative
hinges on what he gets for his district
IN The public buildings bill II ne cannot
get WEat ne wants in the House he
sometimes is able 70 prevail upon a Sen
ator 70 stick an amendment on for him.
This game is being played 70 the limit
with the pending bill and there are am
numbcc Of amendments in the Senate
committee awaiting the House bill.
he House leaders, II is understood
VIII urge the Senate leaders 10 sIsa Inc
pIu--lng knife on the Senate amend
merits and send the bill back 10 fba
tgIse' after the Senate passes IL, car
FNinS an Appropriation thar V-iiI' 80
muster with the Presid lent.
Inc passage Of the public bDU5i,-z
III az % CLOCK q lS morning was NOS
Nlthout Its amuSiI & features. M
JgIlly or me RcpI esentatives went 10
ne capitol at : O'Clck hoping 10 be
away by IL But Speaker Cannon yyo,,T1
hoI let the public buildings nm cor~-
up until number OF minor u1es Sr1r,.-
I Wy'e passed knowing that il the biz
.Hi were voted on his quorum would
lace away Ike -he morning mists
30 ne kept the boys IN school with rho
PoEk par J. bill as reward for good
District Day Refused Again.
Encouraged by the scenes Of Ievirv
that had accompanied the passage Of
the public buildings bin. Representative
smith, chairman Of the House District
committee, attempted 20 obtain the
unanimous consent Of the House 10
make today District day.
Objections came from all sections OF
lhe nan. Representative Burleson. near
l-e speakers desk. was one OF the oh
1ectors and the Spea ker, hearing him
among the din said.
District day chances at this Session
a5d-n Went gllmmering and a moment
lateI serene F. Payne. majority leader.
.Lled ana worn out by the pOst-miduight
session moved adjournment
The manner in which the DubIic br,ft5
mss bill was rushed through the House
was almost without precedent AR
SINS arose 20 protest against passing
under a suspension OF The rules and
without debate bill CARRYING 500 ono plQ
he was greeted with cat caIs- v-bist1iDo
war WnoopS. and the banging OF desk
TOPS from all sections Of the chamber.
Mr, sims has raucuoUs voice. bur an
the height Of HIS protest there yr-ara
mock calls Of louder aU aboT+ -,
some members yelled water otEe~e
Yelled anything else that came 20 their
minds.
Much Horse-play.
He yielded 20 Representative suIzer
also bent upon entering a protest
Five minutes was consumed in an.
plauding Mr.. Sulzer. Finally he was
heard 70 set a word in. saying thar
Such scenes i'll beftted the House
dPpropTiaung S20,000.00O OF the peo-
pies money.
The reference TO the peoples mon
ey set loose another Series OF wells
Don YOU think its worth SPl 00l an
TOT US 10 have 70 listen 70 a speecb ar
TINS time OF night2' asked Represent
awe Burke Of Pennsylvania. in ne
midst Of the Sims protest.
Yes. and IL comes cheap al that II
you'll take the advice" said Mr.. Sims
Passed With a whoop.
Soon after that. final vollev OF
cheers ringing out as the last "pro-
testor'' sat down, the vote was put. So
many members voted in the affirmative. /
that "Uuncle Joe" did not attempt 10
count them carefully. He waved his
arm about a few times and announced 1
'197 have arisen in the affirmative
Make II 2ol.' shouted some one from /
the rear.
Five lonely members arose against !
the pork BARI bIl-Sius of Tennessee I
SulZer Of New York. Fitzgerald OF NnU
\ ork. korbly Of Indiana. and SABBATH of /
illinois Mr.. Sulzer asked for a roll car /
Everybody thought II a big joke, AMI 4
laughed again.
Then the same lonely five arose in 1
favor Of a roll call
Not a sufficient number" said The
Chair, amid more cheering.
The omnibus bill safely through and /
The pie distributed, the House ad iourned.
after having again "wallOped' the Dis
tr1ct Of Columbia by refusing to take IN 4
any OF It's thirty-three reported bills