Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-13
Complete Agreement on Dis
trict Appropriation Bill
Seems Far Away.
MONDELL'S SUGGESTION
ON SCHOOLS VOTED DOWN
Conferees Heatedly Criticised by
Several Members for Opposing
Increased Facilities.

After listening to a declaration by two
members of the appropriations committee
that the Senate had "sandbagged'' the
House. when it forced many of its amend
ments to the District appropriation bill on
the House conferees. the House today
rejected the conference report. agreement,
disagreement and ALL When The Stars
report closed complete agreement on
the District appropriation bill seemed to
be farther away than ever. The rejec-
ton was entirely satisfactory to Repre-
sentative Page chairman of the sub
committee which wrote the House bill
appropriating for the needs of the Dis
trict
He Immediately asked for instructions
to insist upon the bill as 1t was originally
written. or to insist upon the bill, with
the perfectly satisfactory Senate amend
mentS.
Representative Mondell of Wyoming
asked for separate votes on the section
of the bill in which there was no agree
ment whatsoever, including the famous
section eight, giving to the United Sta ties
whatever surplus of taxes the people OF
this city might raise: and also the Bor-
land amendment burdening property hold
ers with the cost of street paving.
Other Provisions Asked.
Mr. Mondelrs motion also asked that
the House should agree eventually to
the Senate amendment, on which there
was no agreement at all in the pre-
vious conference report appropriating
$4,000 for an addition to the Cook
School: s66,000 for an addition to the
Powell School: $45,000 for a site for
new school in the 9th division; $4,000
for the construction of new building
for the Emergency Hospital, and $780,
GOO for the erection of a Municipal
Hospital.
There was a slight discussion of the
failure of the bill to carry an appro-
prlation for repaving 7th street Chair
man age said that the conferees of the
House had visited the street in ques-
tion had had come to the conclusion
that the thoroughfare does not need
repairs as badly as some other streets.
He said also the District Commissioners
had not been very urgent in their rec
concentrations for 7th street.
The House stood by the Borland amend
ment. after Representative Sisson had op-
posed Representative Mondell. who was
anxious that the House should recede
from its original position and concur in
the Senate amendment which struck out
the Borland amendment from the bill.
Rejects Mondelps Suggestion
The House also refused to accept Mr..
MondelI's suggestion. as embodied in his
motion for a separate vote to appropriate
for additions to the Cook and Powell
schools
In debating this motion Representative
Page referred to these schools as col
ored schools. They are white schools.
Representative Mondell used this as an
argument that the conferees on the part
of the House are not familiar with their
subject.
Several members from various parts
criticism against the attitude of the con-
ferees of the House in strenuouSly oppoS-
ing increased school facilities. baslng
their statements on their own experiences
children into public schools near their
homes.
IF we are going to be called upon
to appropriate for the express purpose
of congressmen's children" retorte0
Mr. Page, then I think that members
of Congress ought to pick out some
locality nearer to his school
Objects to Keller Item.
Representative Madden objected to
Senate amendment No. 81. which. as
agreed to by the Senate, appropriates
$1,000 to Thomas w. Keller and Alice
N Keller for damages on account OF
condemnation proceedings in which the
Keller property was involved
He said that Mr.. Keller had not appeal
ed from the decision of the court in the
matter and asked why the Senate should
undertake to hand over an increased sum
for damages when courts had already
fixed a lower sum and Mr.. Keller had
not appealed from it.
Why. don't you know why?" asked
Representative Bartlett of Georgia.
This man is an old employe of the
Senate. and the entire Senate is be-
hind this amendment
Then I say this is one of the great
est outrages ever perpetrated on the re-
public" said Representative Madden.
The entire Senate. both sides, gets
behind all Senate amendments fur
ther commented Representative Bart
latt
Then the House ought to vote down
the whole conference report rather than
be sandbagged,' said MIR. Madden
rs 1t true the Senate undertakes to
reverse decisions of the court?" asked
Representative johnson of South Caro-
lima
Yes" replied Mr.. Madden. land a de.
cision from which there has been nc
appeal.
These remarks bring out the true
facts said Representative Page. chair
man of the House conferees. This item
has been placed in several bills for sew
eral years past ] am not going to de-
fend this amendment 1t is one of the
matters conferee has to accept against
his will. This is a question of whether
or not we will be sandbagged by the
other body"