The Washington times., 1916-03-12

not less than eight horrs CT laLor each
day except Sundays and days declared
public holidays by law OF executive Or
der.
Provided. that the provisions o. this
section shnll not apply 10 the classii I'D
employees In these branches OF the pub
lie servicA W. which employees glrO now
required to work eight hours a'day"
Point Sustained.
.\fter discussing a number Of precc-
dents. Chairman Crisp rendered tho fell
lowlne ruling sustaining the Mondell
point Of order aguinst the original Bor-
land provision:
TT was the practice under the
rules OF the House that legislation Is
not In order on an appropriation bill
unless IL comes within the exception
known as the Holman rule. Under
That rule In certain instances legis-
Iation is IN order. The Chair is Of the
opinion that section 8 In the bill un-
der. consideration does not retrench
expenditures by the number or salary
Of any officer OF the United States.
The Chair Is also of the opinion that
y does not within the meaning OF
any person paid out OF tho Treasury
or the United States. and the chair
IS OF the opinion that 1T does not re-
duco the amount OF money covered by
the bill.
Then the question arises that the
Chair determine whether the amend
ment IT, in order under the provIso
OF the Holman rule. The gentleman
from Missouri. Mr.. Borland, and the
gentleman from Wyoming, Mr.. Mon
dell, both concede that the Committee
on Appropria lions ts not. legislative
not cite authority to that effect, al
though the Chair could do so.
"Germane Amendments"
I'm the opinion of the Chair an In
dividual member con offer germahe
amendments and II they fall within
any of the excepted classes tho
amendments are I'm order. even 10
legislation. But the Chair has ruled
that in the opinion Of the Chair the
section In question does not come
within any one of those three classes.
The Committee OF Appropriations, be-
Ing n on-leHislative committee, has
no more authority 10 insert as "A
part of a bill section .. than any
member would have the right to offer
said section as an amendment ON
the floor OF the House.
The Chair docs not feel that II liz
incumbent op him to pass upon section
8 as to whether or not 1t would reduce
expenditures The Chair, however, ia
OF the opinion that under the Holman
rule the amendment must show thet a
reduction naturally follows to bring 1t
within the purview OF the rule.
THE Chair does not believe that the
opinion Of some one that the amend
ment might reduce and the oplEion OF
another that Il might not be legitimate
for the Chair to consider. but the Chair
must determine from the amendment
Itself whether or not It's natural cofise-
quonce is 10 reduce expenditures.
AS before stated, however. the Chair
is not required to pass upon thac. for
the Chair r. clearly of the opinion that
any amendment that reduces expendl-
lures. to be In order under the Holman
rule, must come from committee hav-
inE Jurisdiction of a legislative subject.
'rbe Committee on Appropriations in
this instance, not being a lels slatlve
Insert section in the bill and there
fore the Chair sustains the point OF
order"
Two Make Chief Fight.
Congressman Gallivan and MondelI
made the chief fight against the Bor-
land rider.
Mr.. Gallivan argued that the Bor-
land proposal was not in the interest
of governmental economy and would az
feet no reductions in the number OF
employees. The Massachusetts member
said lie had received letters from the
chief clerks OF the various department.
saying an eight-hour day would moi
result In q reduction OF force-the chief
point made by Mr.. Borland.
The keynote OF Congressman Borland's
theory was sounded in the following
statement on the noor:
There Is no doubt that II the Gov
eminent obtained full days work
from it's employees in place OF q lesser
days work, either more work will be