Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-24
FINAL ACTION TOMORROW
Reading of Measure for Amendment
Completed Yesterday Afternoon.
MILITIA PARAGRAPHS HELD UP
Provision for Water Meters Con-
tested, But Objection Withdrawn.
Water Main Expenditures.

preparation bill for amendment was COM
pleted by the House yesterday afternoon
and the measure will be passed Thurs
day Final action would have been taken
Yesterday but for the fact that good
many points of order against items in
the bill, which were passed over by unan-
imous consent during the reading for
amendment remain to be decided by Rep
resentative Garrett of Tenn sssee, chair
man of the committee of the whole, who
presided during consideration of the meas
ure. Mr. Garrett will announce his rul-
ings tomorrow. Today is calendar We'd
nesday and the District bill cannot be
called up.
After The Stars report closed yester
day afternoon the sections of the bill re-
lating to the militia were reached, and
Chairman johnson of the District COM
mittee made points Of order against sew
eral of them.
The first paragraph. relating to the mi
litia, that was read was the following:
For the following, to be expended
under the authority and direction Of the
commanding general, who is hereby au-
fhoriZed and empowered to make neces-
sary contracts and leases. namely:
For expenses OF camps, including hire
of horses for officers required to be
mounted. and such hire not to be de-
tion. practice marches and practice
cruises, drills and parades. fuel, light,
heat. care and repair of armories, offices
and storehouses, practice ships, boats.
y 'achinery and dock. dredging alongside
OF dock, telephone service and for gen.
g: IS I coos tHs''''''' '''''s . mo SERVICE
"A oint Against Entire Paragraph.
Mr.. johnson announced that he made
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graph for the reason that there are SO
many unauthorized items in 1t to which
no para ocular amount is set. 1t is neces-
sary to make the point Of order to the
entire q ection for that reason. Besides
THAT. tht amount of money fixed covers
those TIA 'ngs which are authorized and
those thu ngs which are not authorized.
IL is neo essary to make the point of
order aga inst the whole paragraph for
the reason as I have just said, that
there are q number of items In there not
authorized, and the amount of money
as well as Ia e authorized items"
Mr.. Burlea on read section 55 OF the
statutes Of tn United States:
Section IS. That there shall be, allowed
for the genef al expenses Of the militia
such sums as may be necessary fDr the
rental and furH fishing Of offices for head
quarters. stationery, postage. printing
providing necessary blanks for the use Of
the militia. the cost Of storing, caring
for and issuing all public property, and
such other contingent expenses nat here
in specially provided for as may be es-
timated and appropriated for, the ac-
counts for which shall be certified to by
the officer receiving the service or prop
manding general and paid In the. manner
provided In section 60.
.sThat," he said, as the general author
ization for the establishment OF the
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fraying the annual expenses OF the nil
litia- There Ii another section which. in
terms. provides for the rent Of Armories
and so forth.
Naval Militia Also Involved.
THE naval militia is also involved in
the particular paragraph to which the
point OF order is directed I direct the
attention Of the chair 10 volu me 80.
United States Statutes-at-Large. page 4O4.
an act to provide for the organizatio Of
a naval battalion in the DISTRICT Of Co
lumbia. and in terms covers all of the
other items embodied in the paragraph"
This act.' rejoined Mr.. JOhnson, Cow
ers very many pages. and ! have not
seen 1t for probably a year. will ask
just little Indulgence to look and find
just what I want. would. however, in
the meantime, invite the attention Of the
chair to the fact that in this bfll there is
and for dredging, which, I am sure. is
not authorized"
BY unanimous consent the paragraph
was temporarily passed over.
Objects to Rent Iterns.
Mr. Johnson then made q point of order
against the section ''for rent Of armories,
Offices storebouses and quarters Dor nom
commissioned officers Of the army de-
tailed for duty with the militia, s17.664"
This. too. was passed over for the time
being.
Chairman johnson then made a point
of order against the item "for cleaning
or repairing uniforms. arms and equip
ments and contingent expenses, 81, OOO'
and this passed over. The same
thing was done with the paragraph for
LAY of troops other than government
employees, to be distAursed under the au-
thority and direction of the commanding
general. $4,000
The clerk then read the item for extern
sion of water mains and the refund of
amounts advanced by the United States
The paragraph follows:
"One-half of the following sums ap-
propriated in the District Of Columbia
appropriation acts for the fiscal years
1911 and 1912, chargeabie one-half to the
revenues of the District of Columbia and
United States Treasury not otherwise APP
propriated, or 50 much thereof as may be
expended. for the purposes OF extendirg
later mains, shall be refunded to the
Treasury of the United States out of the