Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-04
Wants Bills Honestly Framed.

Wants Bills Honestly Framed.
The Senate ought to prove that these
bills are framed honestly and unselfish-
| ~" he declared 1.-The people believe
| that when we make up public build
ings bill members are Indifferent as to
| the extent of the bill. L do not know
how many items are in the bill that
| ought not to be in it.
ut is high time. however. that we
| should seek some other system to make
public improvements. in the way OF
public buildings. Let it be known that
we are not trading votes for buildings
| in our own communities.
| Senator Sutherland replied that each
senator cannot have his own way, and
that the conferees had done the best
| they could
'The Senate has receded from amend
mentS which l am sorry to lose, con-
tinued Mr.. Sutherland. The Senate re-
ceded from the armory item. which L
| think was one of the most important
| in the bill But there are many good
new building for the geological survey
was absolutely necessary. me pro-
vision for the park along Rock creek
was very necessary. l beheVe II Wouiu
be unwise for the bill to fail. because
! it does not contain some item which
| somebody would like"
Senator O'Gorman, disappointed be
cause of the failure of the New YORK
city item. declared that not a single
| senator had pronounced the measure
good piece of legislation.
| ut is labeled a public buildings Dill,
he shouted. 1t might we'll be named
public plumber bill. I move that the
conference report be laid on the table.
| That motion was defeated by vote
| of ~ to 49, 1t was then 12:4O O'CLOCK
Senator Kern of Indiana took up the
criticism of the modification OF his
| amendment, and asked that the leg1sla.
\ extra session
"The pork in this barrel he declared
raising his right hand. lis OF such qual-
ity that it smells to heaven
| concentrations by leaps and bounds until
over a billion dollars is now appropriated
| each year by Congress. Senator Kern de,
clared that his party, the democratic ;u mao
under the republican administrations.
Put Up to Democrats.
| LET me interrupt the senator to say
that s25OOO,OO0 was put into this bill by
the other house that is controlled by his
| marty. and that only $S,0OO.0(D has been
put onto it by the Senate, remarked
Wow! They're off. That started a real:
old-fashioned political wrangle Several
democratic senator's jumped to their feet
| to obtain recognition.
| diana yield?" asked President Pro Tenn
pore Gallineer of Senator Kern.
''To any one. although ] think I can
take care of myself" replied Mr.. Kern.
That broke the strain and senator's
| laughed heartily.
Senator O'Gorman of New York began
sharp criticisms of provision for Wyoming
buildings in the bill, evidently directly
aimed at Senator Warren of Wyoming,
one OF the conferees.
Except for two of the eight items
which the senator has read. they are
not in the BILL, Senator Sutherland in
terrupted to say.
There is only $4,000 in the bill for
Wyoming. a state that in acreage is sew
eral times larger than the state from
which comes the senator from New
York, retorted Senator Warren
From one of the places where it is pro-
posed to put one of the buildings" put
in Senator Clark of Wyoming. there
comes every three months enough money
to pay for all the items for Wyoming in
the bill
Senator Ashurst, democrat. OF Arizona
came to the defense of the measure by
declaring that the assaults on the bill
were not conducted in the spirit of fair
ness that should characterize the Senate
of the United States
The debate was warm and many Sena-
tors participated.
II am going to vote for the measure.
declared Senator Root of New York.
because of the many good things in
it," He specially praised the provision
for the purchase of the lower valley of
Rock Creek. characterizing it as "a
cesspool and a pest hole"
1T was our duty to do what we do
in this bill toward the erection of an
archives building in the National Capt.
tai he continued. Sound business
judgment required us to do what we
have done for the geological survey
The good things far overbalance any
criticisms that be made of the
bill.