The Washington times., 1916-01-18
VOTES TO BAR.
RIDERS FROM
D. c. BUDGETS
House Committee Decides That
Legislation Must Be Kept
Appropriation Bills.

the House District Committee adopt
ed a resolution which virtually
serves notice upon the Appropriations
Committee that the forner committee
VIII look with disfavor upon any leg
1slativc riders upon the District ap-
preparation bill. and desires to con-
slider all Legislative matter affectinS
the National Capital,
On motion of Congressman Lloyd,
the committee unanimously adopted
the resolution authorizing Chairman
johnson to notify the Appropriations
Committee that Legislation on the ap-
preparation bill WOULD meet the OBJ
jLction oC the District CoUmittee.
This objection will go so far as to
result in the raising of points Of order
against any rider on the District bud
get, provided such Legislation has not
been considered by the Johnson COM
mittec.
Resolution VoVted Down.
Second in importance to this action
was the voting down, twelve to four.
Of the NIapes resolution that all meet-
jngs of the District committee shall De
open to the public. The only four mem
bers voting for the Mapes resolution
were congressman Aiken. Crosser
Bailey and MapeS.
The defeat Of this resolution means
that the business sessions Of the COM
mittee hereafter will be behind closed
doors, although the hearings vii! be
open to the public.
The same rule applies to meetings
of any subcommittee. The doors VIII
not be opened, the amendment reso-
iutior provides, except by q majority
vote of the District Committee.
rejection of the MapeS' resolution
of the word mot" Congressman Lloyl
moved that whore the resolution pro
vided for meetings to be open to the
rubEC it should be amended to READ
not open.
The amended resolution provides.
however, that tho records OF the Dis
trict Committee shall be open to In
spectiCn at all reasonable times.
Clause Stricken Out.
That portion OF the original Mapes
resolution which authorized any one
member of the committee to demand
4 roll lall OF any question was
stricken T. On tho resolution.
As amended the sccret-session resolu
ti"n reads:
''Resclved. That all meetings OF TIE
committee on the District CT Columbia
and all meetings CT any subcommittees
thereof be not open to the public TN
less otherwise ordered by a majority OF
the committee: that the records Of the
committee or any subcommittee thereof
be open for inspection at all reasonable
times
Congressman Lloyd's motion regard
ing the taboo on legislation carried es
riders Of the annual appropriation Dill
authorizes Chairman Johnson TO re-
quest the approximations Committee to
priation bill
After the meeting. Congressman
Lloyd said
"1n recent years, however, practice
has developed whercunder the Dis
trict appropriation bill, prepared by
the appropriations Committee, has
contained important Legislative riders
covering matters not considered by
the District Committee.
"Tt was the unanimous sense of the
committee today that this practice
should be stopped. Under the resolu-
ton az adopted, Chairman johnson or
n"mhers Of the District Committee
win be fully justified in making a
point "f order against any legislative
tararraph in thc appropriation bill
II do not refer to the present Board
pf Commissioners. but in the past there
has been apparently a tendency on the
70 to the Appropriations COmnAttee for
barislation rather than the District
rommittoe This should not be"
The result Of the action of the Dis
tfl't tOinlnlllHe To-Day is expected TO
s;cN all consideration of legislative
mrttors by the Appropriations Com
nitrc".
'hairm"n Page. OF the subcommittee
Framing tn" District budget. said he had
nrt vet hcoL advised officially OF tho
rt'itud" Of IN" district "orimitteo hut
thHi hC would not attempt to load
l"v II the nrpropTia,io ion bill with legis-
lr 'iv" riders
Chairman Zen Johnson md others
In, l,n
plutiOn tCdav argued that the House
fistrirr Committee is the only commit
tee which attempts 10 consider business
uf this policy in tho SiAty-third Con-
Eross retarded rather than eNp@Jitei
b'r'in"ss They cOntcnded that trA
public necessities arc not ny opening
"" records or the commitre" after an
executive session.
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