Evening star., 1912-01-30
House Puts Crossing Men on
Par With Regulars.
NINE OPPOSED TO MEASURE
Government Has No Right to Fix
Pay of Private Employees.
CONSIDERS NuMIsMATIc BILL
Representative Sisson Opens Fight
Against Incorporation of the As
sociation-Roll Call on Quorum,

Only nine members of tho House voted
today against the bill introduced by Rep
resentative Patten Of New YORK AMI
favorably reported from the District com
mittee proposing to put crossing police
men on the same basis with mcmbe. of
the metropolitan police force. far as
salary and sick and annual leave privi-
leges are concerned.
The bill was considered by tho House
a couple cf weeks ago, but no vote was
taken. This afternoon very soon after
the House met. roll call on the measure
was ordered and the resulting vote ia
iaNor vi the p.ii MAS -os 10 fae nine
members voting in the negative were
Representatives Durieson OF 1exas. Gaia
way OF Texas. Fitzgerald of New York,
Gillette of Massachusetts. Green OF
Massachusetts, Henry OF Connecticut
Henry OF Texas, Mann of Illinois and
Prouty of Iowa.
ihe present laws relating 10 the
metropolitan police force are amended
by the bin passed today by the in
sertion of the following paragraph:
And the special policemen Aforesaid
from and after 1.-THE passage Of this
act. shall receive as compensation for
their services a sum equal to the sal
ary received by regular members OF
the metropolitan police force OF the
District Of Columbia who have served
the same length of time, payable in
equal monthly installments as heretofore
provided.
They shall be allowed thirty days
sick leave and twenty Gays ANIMAL leave:
and said salaries shall be given said
special policemen for the time they
have served In such capacity in the
same manner as lis now or may here
after be given to regular members OF
said metropolitan police force
Opposition Led by Mann.
Most of the opposition to this bill. when
il was under discussion i'm the louise q
couple of weeks ago, was based on the
contention by Minority Leader Mann and
others that the government had no right
to fix the salaries OF employees of pri-
vate corporations, the compensation or
the crossing policemen being paid by the
local street railways. Chairman Joanson
Of the District committee explained at
that time, however that no protest had
been received by the District committee
against the increase of salaries proposed
by the bill.
Mr.. Johnson then called up the bill,
introduced by Representative Ashbrook
OF Ohio, proposing to incorporate the
American Numismatic Association. Ii.
o. Grandberg of Oshkosh. Wis; VIII
liam A. Ashbrook OF Johnstown, Ohio;
A. J. De Laberge of Passaic, n. j.; -:
A. Williams of Baltimore. Md, and
Howland Wood of Brooklfne, Mass, are
named as the incorporators of the~as-
ISOLATION.
Mr.. Ashbrook explained 10 the Housn
l~sI tr.s,a
rate the association was intended Ito as
sist in bringing about cooperation be-
tween all persons interested In the com
age, circulation, classification. collection,
sales and exhibitionfi use and preservation
of all coins, bills and medals: also to
acquire and disseminate trustworthy H.
formation upon these topics and TO pro-
mote great interest in the science of nu-
mismatolOgy.
Mr. Ashbrcok added that the object and
operations Of the society are not for Pc
cuniary profit.
''The membership" he said. includes
every state in the United States and the
province OF Canada. and the members
are high-class American citizens. who
have affiliated themselves together for
recreation. socia. and educational adyan-
tages. The passage of this bill will in
stitute no new policy in District legis-
lation.'
Representative Sisson of Mississippi
severely criticised the District COM
mittee for reporting the bill with
out giving 1t the slightest considera-
ton.
This bill was carried around for
members to sign" he said, land the
committee did not consider 1t for a
moment" He objected particularly to
the perpetual charter granted to the
association by the bill. and on his mo-
ton this was changed 80 as to make
the charter run for fifty years.
Encouraged by his success. Mr.. SIS
son moved to strike out the enacting
clause and thus kill the bill. This
motion was carried, 80 to 43. but Mi
nority Leader Mann made the point
of order that there was no quorum
present 30 the doors were closed and
q roll call on the bill was ordered.