Evening star., 1912-01-20

litical activity that he ran across the Isle
to shake hands with him.
Chairman Fitzgerald suggested it was
mere striving for cheap political enect
to charge the democrats with a denial OF
school facilities to the children Of Wash
ingtun.
Representative Miller Of MINES, s,ta
wanted to know how many Of the 1.45O
nonresident pupils enrolled in the public
schools Of the District attended the
Tal<oma School.
Mr.. Burleson couldn't tell him.
This mention Of 1.450 nonresident
pupils is q mere bogie," remarked MI.
Mann. 'T used to have one in the
had several How many Of the 1.45O are
the children Of members of Congress or
government Off1cials?
"Those are not included In the -L4Jo."
replied Mr.. Fitzgerald
THAT is a matter of opinion" insisted
Mr.. Mann. anyhow, how many of those
are at the Takoma SCHOOL," Mr.. Burle-
son couldn't tell him.
Mr.. Miller then advocated reducing the
amount for the Takoma Park addition
from $50. 600 as suggested by Mr.. Mann,
to $4,000 He controverted the state
ment that q large number of pupils are
receiving instruction at the Takoma
School who as non-residents. are not en-
titled to enrolment. and declared that no
such complaint had ever been made by
the residents of that section
He said the attitude Of the appropria-
tions committee toward Takoma Park
mighty thin wafer" Mr.. Millers amend
ment was lost and then Mr.. Mann's
amendment was voted down. 25 to 40.
to forty.
for the amendment and all the democrats,
except Mr.. Carlin, against it.
Ruled Out on Point Of Order.
Mr.. Mann tried unsuccessfully to secure
the adoption OF amendments for an eight
room building west Of the Soldiers Home
and for colored high school on NJ street
and new building for the Central High
School.
The amendments were all ruled out on
points of order made by MIR. Burleson.
Mr.. Mann made al earnest appeal to
the House to allow additions to present
ready have been purchased.
where are the gentlemen on the demo-
cratic side" he asked, who last year ap-
called for new high school building on
M street? They are silent today under a
false spirit of economy 1 admit we were
grossly In error when we expected some
decency to come from the democratic
side of the school question"
Mr. Mann said there were many items
in the bill subject to points Of order. but
that 1t seemed as If Mr.. BurIeson had
points of order only against school ap-
Representative Taylor of Ohio told the
House that all the evidence submitted to
the District subcommittee on appropria-
fions. OF which he IS q member, showed
conclusively that the M Street High
school and the Central High School are
terribly overcrowded at the present time
He said that balances remained after
the purchase Of the sites out OF the funds
provided for the purpose. There are bills
on the calendar to make available for
the preparation Of plans, etc, these bal
ances OF $4,000 and $4,000, respectively.
And L have no idea that these bills
will ever get on the calendar" He hoped
that II Congress ever does authorize q
new high school. 1t will be commenced on
a scale which will permit of the expan-
sior OF the building in the future
Representative Cox Of Ohio quoted from
President Taft's message to Congress de-
p,@rinS certain conditions re ating to the
public schools here. He declared the truth
OF the matter is that the board Of edu-
cation wants $8O0,O00 for a monumental
high school on the new ten-acre site that
has been purchased He charged that
part of that plan is the proposed voca-
tional high school,
Yesterday aftern0On,s proceedings In
the House ON the District appr0pria-
ti01 bill viii be found ON page g, part q