Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-09
Legislative Bill Encounters Oh
jections by Fowler Of illinois.
MANY. ITEMS OPPOSED
Salaries in Bureau Of Standards I'm.
der Discussion.
cox WANTS INQUIRY BEGUN
Urges $4,000 Appropriation for In
vestigating Deaths by Elec-
tricity and Lightning.

tricity and Lightning.
When Representative Cox of Ohio.
governor-elect Of that state. introduced
an amendment to the legislative. ex-
ecutive and judicial bill today, the de-
bate OF the House, sitting as committee
| on the whole, became the echo of a
fight in the House appropriations COM
mittee when Mr.. Cox tried to provide
$4,000 for the investigation of methods
of preventing death by electricity and
lightning. Representative Cox wanted
to get the item inserted into the ap-
preparations for the bureau of stand
ards.
offering the amendment because he is a
member of the appropriations committee.
but that the value Of human life should
be of greater regard than parliamentary
ethics. Representative johnson of South
Carolina. in charge Of the bill. battled
against the amendment, but Representa-
tives Cannon of Illinois. Hobson of Ala
bama and others announced their intention
to support the amendment.
AS the debate passed by. it became evil
OCht thdt lhC SohhhAttCC Oh 0PPi OPi idtAOhS
had been considering this very same item
and that there had been a very strong
difference of opinion as to the advisable
ity of appropriating $4,000 for this in
veStigatiOn at present.
The bureau of standards would have
resentative Fowler of Illinois been sue
cessful in striking out some Of the
items to which he objected. At one
stage during his running fire Of OBJ
5ections he had every salary in the
bureau in temporary danger; and at
the end of his objections he tried vain
ly to raise the salary of two minor
employees at the bureau of standards
Would Bar Illiterate Aliens.
Representative Rodenberry of Georgia
literate aliens. but Representative Bur-
Lessons point of order that it was new
legislation, not to be considered in an
appropriation bill was sustained.
Representative Fowler of Illinois
stopped the clerks reading of the bill
to ask why a new physicist is needed
at the bureau of standards at a salary
of $4,000 Representative johnson of
South Carolina, in charge Of the bill re-
piled that 1t Is necessary for the growth
of the bureau.
OWlcT Also asked ABOUT an as
sociate chemist at 81. 100. and two more at
$500 and $1,000. respectively.
1t would be useless to try to carry on
the work of the new laboratory unless
we al are g., EoinSGto put scientific men into it
were erected" said Representative john
son.
IF We have made a mistake with this
bureau" he continued. ut is because we
have given them too little
Objects to All New Positions.
Representative Fowler. carrying out his
policy Of objecting, made points of order
against all the new positions-and then,
having been stopped for a moment, OBJ
jected to the entire paragraph appropri-
ating $29O,94O for all the salaries of the
bureau.
IF it is left to committees of this
ones. then the country is in a deplor-
able condition" declared Fowler IF
these new positions can be created in
discriminatory the country is at the
mercy Of the committee. Millions of
other positions can be created also.
without any authority Of law; and
these millions of positions may be fix
ed at million dollars each"
He waxed violent along this theme.
Representative Mann Of Illinois silenced
Mr.. Fowler for few minutes by remind
ing theh House that it would be foolish
to build new laboratories and not pro-
vide workers.
Representative Garner ocerruled Mr..
EowIer. suggesting at the same time that
Congress had common sense enough to
create proper positions.
Representative Fowler kept on object.
Ing. He objected to all the new jobs al
Of the bureaus librarian from 81 400 to
81, 6OO and the chairman sustained him
In that item
After objecting to all the other in.
$3.50 to 5000 the salaries Of two women
laborers In the same bureau. Representa-.
tive Mann. Illinois. objected.
Representative Fowler made another
long speech. In defense OF women in
general, but his oratory could not raise
the two salaries even one cent.
Prevention of Death by Electricity,
Representative Cox Of Ohio offered ar
| amendment to authorize the bureau tc
investigate means Of prevention of death
by electricity and lightning. the item to
carry $4,000.
Representative Hobson. Alabama asked
II $1,000 is enough money for the Dur.
pose
| The bureau has the apparatus" was
the reply. 'All the bureau needs is money
| " allow men 10 make the study
| The trouble here Is that we lesfslate
along tmpersonal lines; we appropriate
money for testing materials-I ask YOU Il
lives.
When we do move toward helpine
the human unit there will be less OF
the unrest which is now disturbing the
country" ">
Representative Fitzgerald said the
Cox item was considered of less i'm.
portance than many others by the
chief OF the bureau Of standards.
That the bill carries money for the
projects Of the greatest mportance In
the mind Of DR.. Stratton, the chief of the
bureau. was the reply Of Representative
johnson Of South Carolina, chairman OF
the subcommittee in charge of the bill.
| Il don't question the wisdom of such
an Investigation said he, but we can,
appropriate all the money for all the
good projects in one bill"
| Representative Cannon. Illinois, SUD.
ported the amendment
The work ought to be undertaken
now" he said.
WISH MRS. LITTLETON SUCCESS
Friends Call on Leader of Fight t.
Have u. s. Purchase Monticello.
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