Evening star., 1914-10-13
Resolution to Be Taken Up in
House After Philippine Bill
Is Passed On.
PROMISE TO JOHNSON >
is HOPE OF CLAIMANTS
Post Substitute Probably Will First
Be Passed On, Then the Whole
Matter Settled.

Immediately after the vote on tha
Philippine independence bill in tho
House there is every probability that
the Union station plaza property reso<
luton will be taken up and passed. Un<
less it is passed promptly on schedula
time there is a chance 1t will not be
passed this session. and the lingering
claims which should have been paid
eighteen months ago, had II not been
for President Wilson's negative atti-
tude based Representative Ben
Johnson's statements regarding the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad property.
will not have another inning before
Congress until December or later.
When the rule was adopted making
the Philippine bill privileged and CIV
ing it right of way throughout tho
calendar of the House, Chairman john
son of the District committee asked the
Speaker il District day would be side-
tracked as a consequence. and tho
Speaker decided that it would. Repre-
sentative Johnson thereupon fmmedi-
ately made a bargain with the House.
which appears in the Congressional
Record. that upon the finish of the vote
on the Philippine bill the plaza resolu-
ton should be taken up and voted
upon.
Representative Johnson has had this
in mind ever since. He had arranged
with Speaker Clark to be recognized
Monday, October 5. which was 'sus
pension day" Chairman Adamson was
to be recognized to bring UP a bill au
thorizing an expenditure of money for
a lighthouse tender, Chairman Lever
was to bring up from his agricultural
committee a bill to authorize federal
inspection OF warehouses, coupled with
certain banking features. and Repre-
sentative Johnson, chairman of the
District committee, had arranged with
the Speaker to be the third man to be
recognized. He would have asked to
suspend the rules and pass the plaza
resolution.
Henry on a Rampage.
Representative Henry of Texas was
on a cotton rampage that day and fili-
bustered all the afternoon. calling the
roll six times and blocking everything
in the way of legislation. in pursuance
Of his threat to tie up legislation un-
less he received a promise that his bills
to authorize emergency currency for
the southern cotton planter would be
recognized.
There remains less than two hours OF
debate on the plaza resolution, and it
could be consumed and a. vote reacned
WITHOUT the slightest delay to other
matters II the House would get down
to business and not attempt to delay
matters. Representative johnson. IL IS
understood, has conferred with Repre-
sentative Henry. who will probably
bring in a rule to make the cotton.
emergency-currency bills privileged
The Texas man had temporarily FOR
gotten the arrangement with the House
to take UP District business, but II -
believed he will not filibuster against IT.
and that he Will not attempt to have his
rule adopted to the detriment OF the
position which the plaza resolution has
in the House.
Tomorrow will be calendar Wednes-
day." sacred to the debate on bills OF
general character on the calendar. our
the agreement with the House 70 take
up the pressing District matter may
take precedence over the established
rule. There Is a possibility that the
promise to consider District matters
ippine bills means that 1t will come up
late today If a vote on the Philippine
matter is taken. but Chairman Johnson
assumes the House would consider that
keep it's promise.
State Of Plaza Resolution.
The plaza resolution is in this parlia-
mentary situation:
Chairman johnson has his resolution
up for discussion and vote. This pro-
vides practically for payment Of all
claims except the big Baltimore and
Ohio claim. and provides that a new
commission to handle the payments
should be created. specifically exclud-
ing Elliott Woods. superintendent Of
the Capitol, who was a member of the
original commission. In opposition to
this is the Post resolution. now in the
hands Of Representative Logue OF
Pennsylvania, and backed by the COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds.
The Post resolution provides for the
acquisition of all the disputed property.
and does not discriminate against :he
Baltimore and Ohio or any one else,
but allows new commission, on which
Elliott Woods is to be a member. to
pay all the claims and to recondemn
any property over which there is
difference of opinion.
1t is possible when the time to vote
arrives the Post resolution will be Of
fered as a substitute, and q vote will
be taken first on that question.