The Washington times., 1910-05-09
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she United States and the District Of
Mr.. Foster Of Vermont said:
7 DO not enjoy being told that 7 act
IN bad faith when I voted in favor OF
the proposition 10 concur n the Senate
amendment Who brings this matter
here2 Our Conferees have failed three
times 70 get the Senate 70 agree TO our
proposition, and now because we would
yield 20 the Senate We are 10 be &C
cused Of bad faith
Agreement Denied
Nj Foster denied that there had been
any specific agreement that the 81. go
was only 70 be apprOpris ted in event
that IL came from District revenues.
Representative Sulzer % New York
said the matter was one Of acting in
good faith with the people OF the Dis
trict- he deprecated the attempt TO
evade the organic law Of 1873, and said
the people would rot look with favor
upon a House that had qUibbled three
months over small item and held Up
a big appropriation bill
Representative BurIeson, of Texas.
said the Fairgrounds association had
spent entirely too much money in past
years for salaries IN 1905, 1895 and 1867
he said the association had spent for
salaries $1,000 out OF $1,000 appTODri-
ated- The attitude Of the ApprOpTia-
lions Committee today, he indicated.
vision" which might allow too much
OF this money 70 be so spent
Mr. BurleSOn read figures submitted
TO him b. the Census Bureau to show
the high cost Of maintaining school
children in washington as compared
with other cities The cost per pupil
per year IN Washington. he said, is
S54- % while the cost in Baltimore, where
SZ7.6S, and in New Orleans. where sim
lar conditions prevail Sz6-G5-
Representative Gardner OF Michigan,
IN charge Of the conference report.
declared that Nj Parsons had inserted
in the record a speech which ne had not
delivered on the floor of the House
which reflected on the personal Charac-
ter OF members Of the House, and which
vas based upon erroneous Information.
Mr. Gardner severely criticised the
advocates Of TIE Fairgrounds who had
and sent automobiles TO take them to
the various Fairgrounds In the city.
he declared that he had It upon the
authority Of the Engineer Commissioner
that holding up the appropriation bill
by these playground advocates had cost
not less than S1O1.000.
CONTRACTS already entered into -
said Mr.. Gardner. have been curtaiIed
for lack Of funds Street improvements
that ought to have been made and
would have been made but for the hold
ing Up Of this bill, have. been neglected .
and We are advised that work will soon
have TO stop altogether
school houses and improvements on
school houses contemplated and pro
vided for in this bill have been delayed
until now il viii be impossible 10 com
Plete them IL time for the opening Of
the new school year I am authorized
by the Engineer Commissioner Of the
District TO say that the estimated actual
loss TO the District viii be at Least
S100.0o0
.'Undst- the leadership OF a very few
members Of the playground associa-
ton there has been conducted the most
persistent and ineXcuSa ole course Of
lobbying within the range OF my knowI-
edge
Methods have been resorted to that
ought to be condemned and The parties
engaging in them rebuked ~ all good
citizens. Some Of these sseoule have
cIoAted over their ability to have the
bill held uD, while they were getting IN
their work. their leader, secretary, and
executive officer Of the association de-
Claring that il was nuts and cheese to
the assOcis ton 10 have action on the
bin delayed. though every DAYS DELAY
was costing the city secs in actual
loss