Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-12

| bridge across the Potomac is n real
| tate scheme. and 1 saw smiles and mods.
not only on that side. but on this. There
4 is no evidence to support his statement
| and 1t is a reflection on me- ] own no
| real estate there and / never did. No
one has spoken to me about the project
| since l introduced a bill for a Grant-Lee
| bridge across the Potomac. except two
| Confederate veterans, who introduced
| themselves to me and told me- that thNy
| loved the name Of Lee.
Demands He Be Excepted.
| Now If there is any real estate specu-
lation, or any proposition to make money
| connected with this bridge, / beg to be-
| expected. He was challenged to pro-
duce proof and did not do so. and it is a
serious thing to make such a statement"
Later Mr.. Johnson said he had no
| thought of including Mr.. Cooper in the
| alleged real estate ring on the Virginia
end OF the proposed bridge.
| The House had steeled itself for a
| slam-bang argument on the subject or
an automobile for the Vice Preslden,
which had been provided for by a Senate
| amendment. and Representative Cox
| Representative Gray and other anti-motor
| car statesmen were expected TO rise ia
| extreme heights of protest against this
| outrage against the people, but Repre-
| sentative Mann of Illinois robbed them
of the limelight. He proposed to tack on
| an automobile for the Speaker as we'll "a
the Vice President. There was great
| applause.
| Speaker Clark. however. has decided
views on automobiles, according To
popular belief. He does not cross him
1 self when he sees one nor does he be-
| lieve that they have the evil eye. but
| having voted once against the govern
| ment furnishing automobile to
Speaker Cannon he has never allowed
| the subject of car for himself To get
| within gavel distance. Therefore. he
ruled Mr.. Mann out of order without
| a tremor. His ruling was greeted with
loud claps of applause from the anti
motor crowd, led by Mr.. Cox of In
| diana This Senate amendment was
| rejected also, 121 to 10.
| The galleries were thronged with House
| and Senate employees all the afternoon.
waiting to hear the debate on the Senate
| amendments to grant an extra months
pay to Capitol employees. 1t was Bit
terly contested point, with the bonus
| eventually lost to the employees, the
| House refused to stand by the Senate,
| and there is small chance that the Senate
| will make determined stand for IL. In
making a parliamentary decision during
| the debate. Speaker Clark went back 10
| the time Of Henry Clary to find the prop
1 er precedent. Representative Hardwick
| was the champion of the workers yester-
| day.
Plea for the Employees.
|
said, "and they have been here in this
city of high prices all summer work
| ing twice as hard as they would have
to work in private employment. do
not believe in a cheeseparing policy
toward our employees and L have seen
men who pursue such a pollcy gladiy
Join in raid on the Treasury Tor mil
lions when it would help their as
tricts."
ut is easy to be generous with public
money to aid the persons closely asso
ciated with u.s. said Representative fltz-
gerald in reply. but there Is no J Tl,,'
ton for this extra months pay. The EN-
ployes of this House are literally paid
compared to salaries in private employ
ment 1 know they are competent, en-
cient, loyal and all that, but why shouin
the clerk of the House at $3.50 year
be paid an extra months salary because
we have to stay here. He ought TO stay
here all the year round anyhow.
IT favor more liberal pay Tor the EN-
ploves of the Capitol, because OF the
Character of their tenure of Office
would pay them more than they would
receive in any other department or IN
any private employ. But two years ago
the House started a reform and stopped
this practice, and it should not be re-
stored. -
said that the Senate was always more
liberal than the House, gave ,aiEtr
salaries than the House does. ana ma
Renresentatives Mann and Sisson spoke
against the extra months pay.
Mr. Mann used a little OF his peppery
sarcasm in kidding the democrats on
their policy of economy which seemed To
him to be based entirely on the cutting
or of a months pay to clerks. Represent
atiyeSisson predicted dire ruin Tor tn
democrats if they persisted in such poll
cies as the extra months pay and other
extravagances. He said that many OF
the members had members of their Fam
lies on the pay rolls and would thus be
voting for extra compensation Tor people
closely related to them.
PALMER in Opposition.
IF the clerks are paid too much, cut
them down: if they are paid too little, pro
mote them," said Representative Palmer
of Pennsylvania: "but / oppose this at
tempt to return to a vicious habit OF dis
tributing public money without qud pro
quo"
Representative Mann demanded a roll
call vote in which the months pay
proposition was lost or disagreed To,
by 81 to 147. However, as the roll cal
would have disclosed lack OF quorum
and put an end TO the proceedings for
the day. Mr.. Mann asked unanimous
consent to consider the roll call as never
having been made. 1t was curious
proposition, but the roll call will never
appear In the Congressional Record
The fight against the Commerce Court
which has ragged for two years, endea
with the agreement of the House to con
tinue the extra judges in office until they
resign or retire. Previously the house
had voted the Judges out of office, as well
as having abolished the court itself The =,
Senate's amendment was accepted, be
cause of the belief that the deficiency Dill
would be indefinitely held up by the Sen
ate if the House insisted on legislatinS
the present Commerce Court judges out
of Office.
Red Cross Building Approved.
The House accepted some of the amend