The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-07-22
HOUSE TANGLED ON
100000 MEASURE
Exposition Building Bill Brings
Heated Debate and Novel
Parliamentary Situation.

After having placed itself in a tangled
parliamentary situation. the House will
tempt tomorrow to extricate itself by
tssembling a quorum and voting on
neither san Francisco shall have $500,
~ Government exhibit building at the
as Panama exposition. The item is
arrted as Senate amendment to the
sundry civil bill. Members of the House
appropriations Committee INSIST that
'alifornia promised never to ask for a
federal appropriation IL the exposition
site were given to the Pacific Coast.
Congressman Qupre of Louisiana, who
fought for the New Orleans claims two
years ago, commenting on this promise
Yesterday, asserted that:
In addition 10 a glorious climate
and few native sons, California pro-
duces the best bunch of liars | ever
knew. l say this in an impersonal
sense, of course. J can well believe
that the two great universities On the
tactic coast. Falo Alto and Berkeley,
nave created a chair for the especial
purpose of promoting the. gentle art
Il mendacity."
The parliamentary situation in which
he House will ind itself tomorrow is
unusual. The House became SO tangled
ate yesterday that adjournment was
AIKEN, with the Frisco fight in the air.
congressman Kahn had moved to &C
PIT the senat> amendment. and the
notion carried, III to 100. Mr. Fitzger-
I'D demanded a recapitulation of the
lose vote. the result being the same.
Ir. Kahn then made a tactical bIunder
Of moving to reconsider and lay on
he table. perfunctory motion always
made b. friends of a measure. but a
notion which cannot be made by an
'pponeIrt of a passed blll.
congressman Sherley and Fitzgerald
shrewd parllamentarians, seized their
opportunity and demanded a division on
Nahn's motion.
Mr.. Kahn~asked to withdraw the mo-
ION, but Mr.. Sherley objected and thus
The Californians were forced into a re-
consideration of a question which they
lad just carried after an exciting fight
md by close vote. The friends of
Frisco were much disconnected, but by
he time a roll call was had on the re-
consideration motion the House was
ourteen shy of a quorum.
Congressman Fitzgerald suddenly
moved adjournment, leaving the roll
all uncompleted. A roll call on ad-
ournment was demanded and obtained
til virtually two roll calls in progress
ne House finally adjourned, 103 to IS.
Where are we now asked a Call
'ornia member.
The motion to reconsider will come
p automatically on Thursday, regular
usiness intervening on Wednesday,"
aid Speaker Clark and the House
found itself practically where it had
started. Both sides are today round
ing up votes. the California members
insisting that this Government, cannot
ask other nations TO participate in
The Panama exposition unless the
United States itself makes a creditable
showing.
II is proposed to erect the building.
L the Preside and to use it as bar
scks for the soldiers stationed there
fter the exposition shall have closed.
The row over the Senate amendment
iates back to the tight between New
irleans and San Francisco over the
Xposition site. New Orleans asked for
10000. but San Francisco representa-
YES said she wanted no government
d. Mr.. Dupre. while promising to vote
or the Senate amendment, declared
hat San Francisco has broken its
romise, and has already obtained $500
N and Congressman SherIey, FItzger-
ID. and Cox made similar complaint.