Evening star., 1915-01-13

federal government and the District
and the system of taxation here will
now be adopted. Senator Gore of Okla
homa also has pending an amendment
providing for an investigation of Dis
trict affairs, but it provides for the
payment of salaries to the commits
sioners at the rate of $500 a year,
and the Senate Is distinctly opposed to
the creation of any more salaried COM
missions than are absolutely necessary.
Vote on Striking Out Rider.
The vote on the committee amendment
striking out the johnson rider was strict
ly non-partisan and was as follows:
Yeas 46)-Bankhead, Brady, Bryan,
Burton, Chamberlain. Chiffon, Clark,
Wyo.; Culberson, Dillingham;, du Pont,
Gallinger, Goff. Gore, Hardwick, Hitch
cock. Hughes, johnson, Jones, Lee, Nd;
Lodge, Mclean, MARITIME, N. j.; Myers,
O'Gorman, Oliver, Page, Perkins, Pome-
rene rene Ransdell. Root. Salisbury, sher-
Sterling. Stone. Sutherland, Swanson,
Thomas, Thompson, Tillman, Townsend.
Weeks, Williams, Work
Nays (2O)-Ashurst, Bristow, Clam
Cummins. Gronna. James, Kenyon. Kern,
La Toilette, Lane, Norris, Overman,
Pcindexter. Robinson, Sheppard, Shively'
Smith. Ga; Vardaman; Walsh, White.
Before adopting the committee
amendment the Senate voted down
amendments offered by Senator Sha-
froth of Colorado and Senator James of
Kentucky, proposing to change the sys-
tenn of appropriating for the District
The James amendment provided that
the District should paw two-thirds and
the federal government one-third of
the expenses of the District. The Sha-
froth amendment, offered as an amend
ment to the James amendment, pro-
vided that the District should pay so
per cent and the federal government 40
per cent.
Votes on Amendments,
The vote came first on the Shafroth
amendment, which was defeated 81 to
10, and the James amendment was de-
feated 40 to 10.
The vote on the James amendment
was as follows:
Yeas (1s)-Ashurst, Borah, Bristow,
Clapp. Gronna, James. Kenyon. Kern,
La Toilette, Lane. Norris, Overman,
Poindexter, Shafroth. Sheppard. Shive-
ly. Tillman, Vardaman and White.
Nays (49)-Bankhead, Brady, Bryan,
Burton. Chamberlain. Chiffon, Clark
(Wyo). Colt. Culberson, Cummins, Dill
lingham. du Pont, Gallinger. Goff. Gore,
Hardwick, Hughes, Johnson, Jones, Lee
(Md.). Lodge. Mclean. MARITIME IN. j.,
Myers. OGorman. oliver, Page, Per-
son. Root, Salisbury, Sherman. Sim
mons. Smith (Md.). Smoot. Sterling,
Stone, Sutherland, Swanson, Thomas,
Thompson, Thornton, Townsend, Weeks,
Williams and Works.
Prohibition Amendment.
Following the disposition of the
Johnson rider, Senator Sheppard of
Texas endeavored to get before the
motion to suspend the rules, SO that
he might offer his prohibition amend
ment to the District bill. By vote of
5 to 3 the rules committee had favor
ably reported the motion to the Senate
! few minutes before. The vote of the
committee was a blow to opponents of
prohibition in the District, for they
had hoped that by referring the mo-
ate had effectually killed it. While the
vote on the motion in committee was
not made public, it is understood that
those who favored the motion were
Smith, Gallinger and Cummins, and
those who opposed it were Senators
Kern. O'Gorman and Nelson.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, made
| a point that the Sheppard motion, hav-
ing been reported by committee of
| the Senate, must lie over one day, un-
| less there was unanimous consent for
| it's immediate consideration. The Vice
PreS1dent upheld the point OF order,
and the motion was laid over until to-
| day. Senator Sheppard giving notice
that he would call it up at the first
| opportunity.
! Members of the Senate supporting
prohibition for the District insist that
| the Sheppard motion will be adopted
and that then his prohibition amend
ment will be carried by a comfortable
majority.
Effort for Referendum.
| 1t is understood that an effort will
| be made by opponents of prohibi-
tion to have prohibition submitted to
the citizens of the District for their
verdict. Supporters of the prohibition
amendment will resist this vigorously,
it is said. Such a move, however, might
| receive considerable support from SEN
ators who believe in states rights"
| The bill was taken up for considera-
| ton of the committee amendments and
! about half completed before adjourn
ment yesterday afternoon. The COM
mittee amendments were agreed to ex-
cept a few which were allowed to go
over. One of the amendments agreed
to provides 100000 for the construc-
ton of a new municipal fish market,
including cold storage plant.