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the Committee on Appropriations. He ex-
planned that the rule which he sought
would not have limited debate. but would
have limited the opportunity for amend
ncnt
The and 10 per cent amendments
were put into the bill after careful
thought by the House Committee on Ap-
preparations, he said. and were based On
what was considered an equitable m
crease in view of the present condition
of the Treasury.
He said the rule reported by the Rules
Committee, would open the sluiceways."
and defied any member to give an ade-
quate estimate OF what the proposed
amendments granting increases would
cost
LenFoot Alleges Timidity.
Representative Lenroot, of Wisconsin,
declared that the rule requested by Rep=
resentative Fitzgerald was an indication
that he was afraid to have the House
vote on the question. He questioned the
right of the committee to assume respon-
sihility for the full membership. and de-
Tended the Rules Committee.
Minority Leader Mann, recognized for
two minutes. urged his colleagues on the
Republican side to support the rule.
Everybody seems to be Of the opinion
that salaries should be increased" he
said. land II this rule is defeated it sim
ply means that any increases that are
written into the bill will be subject to
the point of order and can be stricken
out as new legislation"
Representatives Cannon and Byrn OF
Tennessee. spoke briefly in opposition to
the rule.
Chairman Henry of the Rules Commit
tee, replying to Representative Fitzger-
aid, declared he was chairman through
no assistance of the New York repre-
sentative, but against his wishes. Had
he chosen to run for reelection he would
have been chairman again without any
assistance from the appropriations chair
man, he asserted.
He chided Chairman Fitzgerald for de-
serting the Democratic standard In the
famous rules fight, in which former
Speaker Cannon was shorn of power.
Speaking on the rule. he declared that
jurisdiction in the matter of rules rested
solely with the Rules Committee and de-
clared that a request from House chair
man for a special rule did not imply that
the rule as requested must be granted.
Rule Declared Carried.
On a voice vote the rule was declared
carried. On a division 100 members IA
vored the rule and 49 voted against It.
y yea and nay vote showed 263 members
member voting present" Among those
for the rule were Majority Leader Kitcnin
and Minority Leader Mann. The roll-call
vote Is given In another column.
The rule as passed makes in order all
amendments to Section 6. 1t provides
that none of the amendments shall carry
Increases beyond the fiscal year ending
June 90 1918, and specifies that no new
positions be created.
When the House reconvenes tomorrow
amendments offered by members Of the
Committee on Appropriations will come
first and then others. Representative
Keating Is prepared to introduce the
amendment agreed upon by labor officials,
which will carry graded increases for
employees up to 5000. 1t grants 20 per
cent to employees in the grade of 500 or
less and is graduated to per cent for
h!gher-salaried clerks
Representative Nolan, of California, is
prepared to introduce his amendment for
= a day minimum for all employees re-
ceiving s1.OOO a year or less.
The action of the House Yesterday
caused many members who had planned
10 go home last night for an extended
Christmas vacation, to change their
minds and decide to see the fight through.