The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-09-12
v|hDlslTIVt SPIRIT
SHOWN BY REGULARS
IN LOWER HOUSE
PASS THE APPROPRIATION BILL
WITHOUT ALLOWING A
DISCUSSION.
Catch FUsIONIsTs OFF GUARD

Catch fUSIONISTS OFF GUARD
They, However, Got Their Objections
on Record by Entering a Written
Explanation OF Their votes-sen.
ate Had Quiet Day, ft
NASHVILLE, Sept. 1.-THE regu-
lars OF the house OF representatives
passed the miscellaneous sappropria.
ton bill Wednesday afternoon with
out allowing the fusionists to dis
cuss its merits or make any amend
ments. Mccormick. of Shelby. had
called MP the bill on third and anal
passage and the speaker had directed
a roll call before the, fusionists knew
what was UP, ana then wnen they did
raise affections to what they term.
ed 81 railorading process" the speak
er held that they we're out Of order
and that NO amendments could be Of
fered as the roll call had already
lbeen directed. }k3f$ @@
The miscellaneous bill was tdenti-
cally the same as the one vetoed by
Gov. Hooper at the last session on
/ the grounds that it, was loaded with
extrayagant items, chief being the ap
preparations for junketing commit.
tees. The fusionists had several
amendments to make to this, but BY
the ruling Of the speaker. they were
not allowed to make them.
However, when the roll was called
ito vote upon the proposition the ia,
sionists got their objections upon the
journal through written explanation
Of their votes.
The following was the explana-
ton: 80 & -
1--WE desire to explain our votes on
the miscellaneous appropriation bill
and to protest against its passage on
the following grounds:
"First-It provides compensation
for a large number Of members for
a time when they we're not present
at the session. This fact is SC well
known, that It IL a fraud on the state
not to make the proper cut in this
item.
Second-While under Gov. Hoop
ter's continual hammering the expens.
es Of junketing committees were
greatly reduced, this bill carries some
of the most outrageous examples OF
the junketing evil ever seen. This
bin pays members who served on re.
cess committees for many days when
the committee was not in session.
This is true Of the finance, ways and
means committee.
at pays members Of the Drane in
vestigating committee, composed OF
Representatives Drane, Collier, Ma.
lone and Stone, of Cheatham, $500
Iper day for thirty days, when the re
cess covered the time from February
81 to March IT, less than thirty days
lit therefore follows that the members
of the committee drew $13 per day
Ifor d portion of the legislative SEES
sion. %
Senator J. w. Lambert served as
sergeant alta rms for this committee
4 and is likewise paid $13 per day for
! part OF the legislative term, because
he gets pay as senator ard as ser
lgeant at arms for said committee al
the same time.
"Third-The so-called special pen
itentiary investigating committee ap
pointed by the house alone and com
posed Of Representatives Mcfarland
lMcDade, Link, Boyer and Bryant, sa
entirely during the session of the leg
; islature and were, therefore, not on
fitted to a cent of compensation ovel
and above legislative per diem. Blu
this bill reaches into the treasury ant
takes $500 per day extra for thes'
gentlemen, making $13 per day. TIT
! total expense of this committee wal
$3.50, all illegal and wasted. and con
shutting an indefensible raid on thu
/ treasury
Fourth-This Dill contains severa
items not covered by the call for thi
special session and, therefore. uncon
stitutional."
Signed, independents Mullens
Hickman, Denton, Long, Spears. FoS
! Williams, higgins, Campbell. Nc
Whirter, Kaufman, Miller, Mitchell
Republicans, Daniel, Fleeman, Hen
derson, Cresswell, Raulston, Scot,
Childs, Walker, Argo, Emmert, Rot
etrs, Ribinson. Foster, Duncan, Tes
erman, Park