The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-16
REGULARS LOSE
FIGHT IN HOUSE
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on by the leaders to defeat the intentions
of the insurgents. and Bennett being rec
ognized for the purpose Half dozen
other members were clamoring for recog-
milton, so that they could move 10 recon-
NIT the bill with instructions to eliminate
the paragraph providing that funds shall
be set apart for the maintenance of the
automobiles.
House Refuses to Adjourn.
The regulars wanted to adjourn, and
had tried 10 do so before the Bennett
motion was put. The House was in con-
fusion. Representative Dwight. the Re-
publican whip. issued orders right and
left. and messengers were sent abroad
for absent members. The roll was called
on the motion TO adjourn, members fling
In as this was going on The House re-
fused 20 adjourn, 100 voting In the affirm
alive. and 10 In the negative
When the Bennett motion to recommit
without instructions was put, Represent
alive Gillett cut of discussion by NOV
Ing the previous question on the Bennett
motion. This was defeated, Ito to 81.
Representative Foster then offered his
amendment, accompanying it by a mo-
ton that the bin be recommitted with
instructions to modify il. The allies raj
lied their forces, and the Foster amend
ment was adopted by a vote OF lib TO a.
AZ the last session Congress author
fzed the purchase OF automobiles for the
use Of the Vice President and the Speak
er. The sum provided by the legislative
bill containing appropriations for this
purpose was covered into contingent ac-
counts of the House and Senate II was
the aim Of Representative Foster e. the
outset merely TO knock out OF the bin
an item providing compensation for the
chauffeurs employed By the Vice President
and the Speaker to drive the government
cars placed at their disposal. AS adopt
ed, the Foster amendment provides that
no funds shall be set apart for the main
tenanee OF the automobiles used by Mr..
Sherman and Mr.. Cannon.
No Money to Move Wheels.
So that aside from its political signih-
canoe as to what the insurgents and
Democrats combined can do, II the Foster
provision should become a law the Vice
President and the Speaker viii each have
government automobile on HIS hands,
with no government funds to make the
wheels go around.
II was not believed at the Capitol yes
terday afternoon that the allies attempt
ed 10 do or desired to dc anything to en-
barrass the administration The stormy
session was more OF a show OF force
on the part OF Messrs. Murdoch. Norris.
Davis. and their colleagues than any
thing else. The most immediate result
Of the mix-up viii probably be that the
regulars viii not go home so early in the
afternoons. On two days in succession,
the Democrats. aided by some Of the
insurgents. have shown what they can do,
and It Is not doubted that they will lay
for other opportunities like those OF yes
terday and Monday.
Something May Happen.
Some day. II the regulars are not care
full. 1t was remarked at the Capitol, some
thing important belonging TO the admin
istratiOn viii be side-tracked or killed
or MANNED. and the story VIII get be-
fore the country in a way that, as one
member expressed il. will DO harm to
eiiS HNPNu'tNai1S IN llie cunning eiecuon-
Attached to the amendment offered by
Representative Foster yesterday was a
rider reducing the appropriation to en-
able the Secretary of the Treasury TO
administer the corporation tax law from
$4,000, the amount asked by the Presi-
dent. TO $75.Ooo. This provision was de-
feated. and the appropriation to enforce
the law therefore still stands at 500 600
This item is. Of course. very much adj
ministration business. and the fact that
nothing happened to It was cited by
members after the House adjourned. at
7:l5 o'clock, as reason for the belief they
expressed that the allies did not want TO
embarrass the administration.