The Washington times., 1913-12-20

| day. temporarily putting aside the Dis
| trict Committees calendar,
Friends of the District in the House
say that every days delay in the con.
sideratlon OF the Grips bill is develop
| ing opposition to il.
Attacking indirectly a spirit which
brings from the District Committee such
measures as the hastily considered CrfsI
bill, Congressman Monden of Wyoming
a3sailed the destructive policy of the
committee in d speech in the House late
Friday.
In the name of humanity and OF
pride for this city, let us do something
constructive and not constantly find
fault" he said, engaging in colloauy
with Chairman Johnson, of the. District
Committee. Mr.. Mondeli made several
unsuccessful attempts to amend the
District budget by making provision fGy
municipal improvements needed. and II
was during the debate that he referred
to the constant dispute about the "ex-
pense of maintaining the National
Capital.
The gentleman from Kentucky, Mr..
Johnson said Mr.. Mondell, speaking
TO my amendment in regard to the fish
market today, made the same speech
that he made yesterday. lie has moth
ing to say as to the necessity OF this
market. as to the wisdom or advisabiity
of there being market there; but he
does not want the appropriation made,
because he says the Government owns
the land and the District is gettina a
Few measly dollars out OF it. Therefore
We must do nothing. That Is his aryu-
ment. Unfortunately. this attitude of
tauitnnding and inaction has been that
If certain number OF gentlemen to-
ward this District for a good long time.
II this land belongs to the Govern
ment; and II ought to belong to the
District. why does not the COMMITTEES
having charge OF these matters bring
in bill under which il will be sold to
the District and under which the Dis
trict shall pay for 1t? If, on the other
hand. 1t should remain the property of
the Government and the District Is Sc
curing and may secure revenues thar 81
ought not to secure from this source.
why does not the committee having
charge OF those matters remedy It?
Question Of a Few Dollars.
Must we forever hear thar tb. n;.
iric tshan continue 10 81 Iisera i,y
this miserable. tumble down. insanitar.,
1sh market because there is some ci,es
ton about who owns the land. some
question about few m Easily dollars
of revenue to be derived from ftP n
seems to me that instead D. a constant
and never-ending reiteration of excuses
for not doing things. IL is about time
that we have some constructive Iepis-
lation under which things cal b. done.
Il, l0r one. nave taken great pride in
Washington. but IL is iarr,n. % that
pride to have the city disy!acei in the
character of the landing place of some
of its most famous products-a landing
place and distributing point of the
character Of that tumble down, insan-
itary proposition down there on the
river front. II there is any question
about the ownership of IL. lie. us settle
1t. II there is any question about
where the revenue shall go, let us have
that question settled: but in the name
of humanity. in the name OF our pride
in this great Capital. let as do some
thing constructive, and not constantly
complain and find fault and critcisc
and give excuses for not doing things."