The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-18
VOTE TO ABOLISH
MILEAGE SYSTEM
Virginia Members Of House Sup
port Provision to Pay Actual
Travelling Expenses.
EXPECTED TO EFFECT SAVING
Committee Will Visit Richmond
TO Inspect Site for Post
Office Addition.
Especial to The T,mes Dispatch. !,

Washington, April l1.--All the Nir-
2ina members OF the House OF Repro
sentativcs who were present to-day
voted IN favor Of the provisions in the
legislative, executive and judicial APP
propriatton bill! to abolish the old svS-
TEN OF allowing 20 cents mileage each
way 10 members of Congress. and sub
stitutinG for il IL provsi IN To pay the
actual travelling expenses OF tile mem
bers of his family. Thcv also voted
against the amendment TO the bill TO
increase tho salary Of CongreSSnlcn's
secretaries from $1,000 to $500 per
anuum.
Those voting with the COMMITTEES.
which was sustained in both Instances,
We're Hay, Holland. Jones. Montague,
Saunders and Watson. Carlin was not
present Flood was absent, complet-
ing plans Tor his wedding 10 morrow
Glass voted 70 abolish the old mileage
system on the hrs, roll call. Later he
discovered Slcmp was out Of town, and
had been paired with him, so he
changed his vote TO present" lie also
voted present" Oh the plan to change
secretaries salaries.
Agitatrd for Many Years
The plan To pay congressman their
actual travelling expenses and abolish
the mileage system of giving them 20
cents each way for the distance to
Washington. to and from their homes
years
Some of the gross INEQUALITIES OF the
old mileage system were that Carlin. OF
Virginia, received only $3.50 a session.
even when sessions were continued
from one To another without ouuortun-
ity for members To 20 home. while tic
resident commissioner from the Philip
pines received $4,000 session, and, az
he did not go home. spent none OF it
for mileage.
The old system was full OF gross IN
equalitics and graft" said Congress
man Cox. of Indiana. TO-DAY. Cox has
been the chief agitator of the bill for
years. and IS the best authority on the
subject III Congress. The Phil.pp,nu
commissioners received $4,000 "A, scs-
sion for mileage ! can huy Il ticket
To and from Manila, including railroad
and steainhoat fares. Pullman and
meals both ways for 1896. Chat in
ciudes eVerythint; both ways.
Mileage Expensive system.
congressman humphreys. OF Wash
inSton receives si.30o a session for
mileage. continued Cox. and can
buy ticket TO and from Seattle, In
Guiding Pullman fares and meals. for
$lS5. There are hundreds of other IN
rdualitics in the mileage system which
should have been corrected years ago
Mr.. Cox estimates that the new Sys-
tenn VIII bring about a considerable
saving While II may cost more to
bring some individual members with
large families 10 Washington under
the new system than under the old
Cox believes it Will more than even up
and effect AN economy.
For instance. Congressman watson,
OF NirG mia, living in the centre OF the
state. received 30 ccutS for 90 miles
or 5000 from the old system, and viii
rccc!v. for himself and Mrs. Watson
Slso.t". the actual cost under the new
ConErcssman Mahan. of New lIamp-
shire. with eleven in his family, will
cost the government moro under the
new system.
4" Inspect RIchmond site.
Congressman crank Clark chair
man OF the House Committee on Public
isuildings and Grounds. stated to-day
th", between twelve and fifteen mem
her. or the committee have advised
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