The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-04-14
MEMBERS OF HOUSE
CLASH IN DEBATE
Howard Of Georgia Attacks
Chairman Fitzgerald of the Ap-
propriatiens Committee.
BOAST DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
House Body Reports Show Amount
Needed for Foreign Service of U. S.
Is $4,5se,e77.66, an Increase
of $77e,ooo.

Washington, April 13.-Representa-
tive Howard of Georgia, in the house
attacked Chairman Fitzgerald of the
appropriations committee for the lat
ter's charges of extravaganza against
the Democratic administration.
You should get up here" asserted
Howard, addressing Fitzgerald, "and
denounce the Democratic party that
gave you your position and your pow
er. You assume to declare your own
party incompetent. When appropria-
tions are suggested for New York you
have not a word to say against them,
but when a Western member asks
$4,000 to save the assay offices in the
mining district of the West you prate
of extravaganza"
Fitzgerald Makes Reply.
THE gentleman Is displaying again
his spasmodic and Intellectual meth
ods," said Fitzgerald in reply. When
l delivered my criticism 1t was not
meant to include all Democrats in
tleman from Georgia, and those who
with him are supporting the efforts
of the Progressives and their leader,
Mr.. Murdoch. And what picture for
the progressive people Of this country
could they see this heroic band of
Progressives blindly and explicitly
following the lead of their arch en-
emy, Mr.. Mann, and seeking to in
crease the appropriations in a Dem
ocratic congress-"
I'VE think and act alike in a num-
Der Of things" said Minority Leader
Mann, ''and in the end we will get to-
gether and then woe unto you Demo
Gratis
The. gentleman is partly right, !"
said Progressive Leader Murdock. Re
publicans and Progressives will get to-
gether, but the Republicans will come
over to u.s."
Report Diplomatic Appropriation.
A net increase of 5000 in the es-
timated expenses Of Uncle Sans dip
lomathic and consular service for the
coming fiscal year is registered in the
diplomatic appropriation bill as re-
ported to the house. The bill as an
nounced by Chairman Flood of the
house foreign affairs committee car
ries $4,589, ,977.66.
The increase includes $4,000 for
the construction and purchase of
homes for our diplomats abroad; $685.
900 for clerks and attaches at embas-
sizes and legations, and $4,000 to be
added to the $355,000 contingent ex-
pense fund for foreign missions. The
$17,500 salary of John Lind, special
representative of the president IN
Mexico, who ranks on the salary roll
as an ambassador, is taken from the
contingent expense fund for foreign
missions by the state department.
Other increases are $4,000 for the
| fifth international conference of
American states; $50Oo0 for the sec
ond Pan-American scientific congress;
! $4,000 for the conference of the in
terparliamentary union; $4,000 for
the Alaska Canada boundary commits
sion; $4,000 for the fifteenth inter
national congress on alcoholism and
$4,000 for the international conven-
ton on public and private interna-
tional law.
Decreases included $4,000 in them
item for the American-Mexican boun-
dary commission and $4,000 for the
item of the British joint American
commission on the boundary.