Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-07
NEED SOME REFORM ALL NECKS CRANEDWA ON HIGH RATES
Bartlett Depart Man Climbing Monument Citizens Combine
o Thousands. GaNinge Bill
APPROPRIATION BUSINESS SUSPENDED ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
in " Com
RooevdnsA hetC Gonns0p
Prsga n Dpv
Of Clerks MAJ OF Engineer
Reached Office Figures.
DEBATE ON APPROPRIATION
Connects Lack Of Trust Prosecution
With Hoosevelt's Administration.
ALLOW FUND FOR EDUCATION
Paragraph in Bill Concerning Drop
ping Of Old Clerks May
Be Reached Later.

No sparks few in the House today
during the debate on the legislative,
judicial and executive appropriation bill
until late In the afternoon, when 1t ap-
peared that an attack was about to be
made upon that section of the bill which
appropriates for the Department Of
Justice
Representative Bartlett of Georgia said
that there was an appropriation in this
bill which permitted the prosecution Of
suits against the trusts, and at the time
The Stars report closed he was connect
ing the Harvester trust, the steel trust.
the Roosevelt administration and the De-
partment of Justice IN an effort to show
that some reform is needed
The paragraph concerning the dropping
of old clerks may not be reached today.
The bureau of education received an addi-
tonal appropriation of 5000. and the
House still spared for time over the
proposed abolishment Of the mints.
Mann Seeks Explanation.
Representative Mann of Illinois asked
for an explanation of the S20.56O asked
for to provide additional employees in the
photographic office. The democrats were
asked to defend this addition to the ap-
preparation bills of former years.
Representative Burleson said the ad
ditional men would eventually save the
government many dollars
II can't understand the kind OF econ
omy that increases the expenditures,
said Representative Mann. who also re-
minded the appropriations committee that
IL had never shown and other desire TO
add any salaries anywhere. Representa-
tive Fitzgerald said that new process
for engraving charts made IL necessary.
rd
] became a member Of Congress. The
photographic office wants to make all
the charts in the world. Here you
propose to install new employees for q
new process and then keep all the en-
ployes used for the old process"
Points Out Small Salaries.
Representative Dyer pointed out two
salaries Of employees at $3.50 in the
photographic office.
'Tt's not a decent wage" he said
Representative Burleson told Repre-
sentative Dyer he shouldn't get out Of
line with his leader. Mr.. Mann, who
once Representative Dyer asked for
$500 for the two employees. 1t was lost.
IS to IT. i
Items covering the Naval Observatory
and the nautical almanac office were
passed over without prejudice for the
time being The money involved amounts
to $s5,o0e.s
Representative Austin of Tennessee
asked If the reduction of ten watchmen
in the Interior Department had been
made on recommendation of the heads
of any bureaus there Representative
Johnson Of South Carolina replied that
the committee had exercised it's own
judgment
Did you consider the valuable records
in that ofiice?" asked Representative
Austin; but there was no reply.
Representative Gillett. minority MEM
Der Of the appropriations committee. said
that the chief CLERKS had failed to make
the committee cut down the watchmen
on It's own responsibility.
Consider Cut Too Drastic.
Il think they have done 1t all through
the government. and believe they have
been too drastic"
Representative Austin told the demo-
Gratis they were legislating several old
soldiers out Of office.
The democrats were quick to say Moth
ing Of the sort"
ed to abolish the Office Of assistant COM
missioner Of Indian affairs and precipi-
tated wOrdy war. The motion was lost
Mr. Lever Of South Carolina secured
more liberal appropriation for the bureau
of education. He moved an increase of
5000 in the appropriation and most vig-
orously advocated the expenditure for the
benefit OF rural communities.
Mr.. Bowman of Pennsylvania indorsed
Mr.. Lever, and was followed by Mr..
Small Of North Carolina In the same
vein.
Lauds Bureau Of Education.
Representative Austin paid a fine trib-
ute to the bureau Of education saying
that Congress should not be niggardly in
appropriatins for the bureau. Represent
ative Buriason. Texas. said he, too, firmly
believed in the bureau. but also said
many Of the Investigations to be pursued
under the additional 5000 appropriations
were not authorized by law and that
Commissioner Claxton himself had not
asked for them
Representative Bartholdt spoke in favor
Of the increase, and at the end of his
talk a vote was taken. The amendment
was carried. Al to d. and the increase
was authorized
Representative Fowler OF Illinois want
ed to reduce $122, 600 in the contingent ex-
penses Of the Interior Department to $75,-
600.
II want an itemixed account of these
contingent sums.
He said the Treasury Department has a
lot Of expenses of that sort and specified
several to which he objected. One was
expenses Of the Secretary OF the Treasury
10 San Francisco.
When the vote was taken Representa-
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