The Washington times., 1913-01-25


This is intended to be an excuse for
his adoption of the mistake OF Repre-
sentative Andrus. who had preceded MIN
port of the District Commissioners on
the Meridian Hill Park bill, and applying
IL tn the Rock Creek Park ADDITION Dill,
so as to charge me with asking nrst
|, 100000, then S550,00o, under the prick OF
conscience, and finally, as Mr.. Sims
said: ..-.
Now they have got down to $4,000.
IfMr. Sims in honest and manly fash
ion, had only said that he was misled,
and so had misled the House, or helped
to do so. and that he was very sorry
for It and for the injustice done to
private citizen, who could not defeno
himself on the floor, and who couid not
would be no occasion for my making
this additional statement today. In any
event, / would not have noticed his
misstatement as to the time OF DAY
when he made his attack on March g.
1909. But 1t Is characteristic OF the reck-
less and misleading style of speaking In
which he indulges, even to the point or
absolute Misrepresentation, that he does
not even tell the truth as to the time
of day.
Says Vote Was In Afternoon.
I have taken the pains to read the
Congressional Record Of March 3. 1909,
and invite your attention to the fact
that the debate in which Mr.. Sims and
Mr.. Andrus, by their misleading state
ments. killed the Rock Greek Park ad-
dition bill. together with the yea and
nav vote on that bill. took place In the
afternoon, not at night. The PROOF fs
found on page 3So2 Of the Congressional
Record of March ., 1909, near the bot
tom of the right-hand column OF the
page, where the following Is recorded:
RECESS.
Mr.. Payne-Mr Speaker, I move
that the House do now take recess
until 10 o'clock this evening.
The motion was agreed to.
Accordingly Cat 6:15 p. m.) the.
House was declared IN recess.
AFTER RECESS.
The recess having expired Cat 10 p.
MI, the House was called 10 order
by the Speaker.
And the debate in which Mr.. Sims
and Mr.. Andrus killed the bill BY mis-.
leading members OF the House ana
thew would Is recorded in the same
CONGRESSIONAL Record of March 8, 1909.
ten paEes back, namely, on pages 5fSs
and 3793, while the yea and nay vote
by which the bill was defeated Is FOUND
on page 1874, and It IL evident from the
most cursory inspection OF the Record
that much business was transacted be-
tween that vote and the recess taken
at Sis o'clock for dinner.
The published official record OF the
proceedings Of the House strips from
Mr.. Sims his poor excuse Of midnight
WEAKNESS and confusion for the wrong
that he did the National Capital and
incidentally one of its private citizens
in misleading the House to defeat that
bin.
He has to admit, of course, in the
face of the text Of the bills and the
reports Of the District Commissioners,
that his statements were misleading,
even though he denies that they were
them even while he admits that they
misrepresented the facts.
Alleges Negligence of Duty.
In the very next passage in his
speech, in which he publishes. as part
of his defense, the report Of Senator
Gallinger In 1906 on a composite bill
framed in that shape by the Senate
committee on the District of Columbia
so as to contain the two separate bills.
that for the Rock Creek part addition
and that for the Meridian Hill Park
project. and the two reports OF tne
projects, all OF which he had had three
wears to examine in connection with
the matter which he himself states was
so familiar to the members OF the
House that in, 1908 1t was perIecuy
understood, SO that II was not necessary
for the committee on appropriations
to do more than recommend the passage
o6 the bill. he convicts himself OF neglf-
gence of duty, as well as wrong per-
formance of his duty as a member OF
the House.
i insert for information the copy OF
Senator Gallinger's report as quoted by
Representatives Sims:
Mr.. Sims Quoted Gallinger.
Mr.. GaIlinger, from the Committee
on the District of Columbia, SUBJ
mitted the following report TO accom-
pany s. sol:
The committee on the District of
Columbia TO whom was referred the
bill (S. 5o0D to acquire certain land
in the District of Columbia as an ad-
dition to Rock Greek Park, having
considered the same, report thereon
with the following amendments:
On page /, line II. before the word
(which" insert the words "and the
loration of proposed new streets.
on page 3, line Il. after the word
"Therefrom,'' insert the words
"along the center of proposed new
street"
Several Amendments to Bill.
On page 8, line 16, after the word
line" where 1t first occurs, insert
the words, following the center line
of a proposed new street.
On page 6, line /. after the wori
plan" strike out the words, 'as 80
feet in width
ON page s, line 2. after the word
ARE" strike out the word mot, and
after the word for" in the same
line. strike out the words IN said
plan" and substitute the word
therein
Add sections I, S, 9. 10, and II to the
bill
Also amend the title so as to read:
ITO acquire certain land in the Dis
trict Of Columbia as an addition TO
Rock Creek Park. and IN Hall a.
Elyan's subdivision of Meridian Hill.
for a public park"
Two bills IS 520D, ITO acquire GER
tain land in the District of Columbia,
as an addition to Rock Creek Park,
and IS 52Se) TO acquire certain
ground I'm Hall g. Elvan's subdivision
of Meridian Hill for a Government
reservation" were submitted to the
Commissioners of the District OF Co.
lumbia for examination and report,
and their replies are hereto append
ed as follows:
Replies of Commissioners.
office Commissioners of the District
of Columbia,
Washington, March q, 1906.
Senator: The Commissioners OF the
District OF Columbia have the honor