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year" answered Representative Page.
Did they ask for so per cent raise
also for any one else; for labOrerS or
charwomen?
NO. but there are increases proposed
for various employees"
Representative Austin of Tennessee,
government employees than any yet dis
cussed by the House. then addressed
Representative Page:
II am glad" he said. ITO see the gen.
tleman from North Carolina converted.
Yesterday he made a speech on the
creases for clerks. and here today he ad-
vocates an increase Of $1,000 for a
fve-thousand-do dollar position. This sim
ply illustrates the unfairness of Con.
have raised the salaries of the Presi-
dent, the cabinet, the judges of the
Supreme Court and of the members OF
Congress. and here we want to IN
crease the salaries of the Commission
ers in the face of the refusal of the
House yesterday to make an adequate
increase in the salaries of government
employees"
Defends the Commissioners.
flew to the rescue of the Commission
ers. and at the same time reminded the
watchdogs of the Treasury who were
growing at the thought Of an extra
dollar or two going out of the vaults
that the District paid half the bills. He
also said the Commissioners ARE the
hardest working men in the city and
that the people here applaud and ap-
preciate them.
Representative Mann interjected to
say that such hard-working men SEEM
ed TO be able to find time to be vice
chairmen of the inaugural committee.
Representative Howard said that job
wasn't much of a JOB, and that the in
augural vice chairmanships would not
require any real time from the Com
missioners.
Representative Dill of Washington
asked why no raises had been asked for
the men in the four and five hundred
dollar classes.
Representative Howard replied that
there was difference between fancy
hog and a razor back"
But don't razor-backs have to eat
as much7" pursued Representative Dill
Yes" said the Georgia democrat
but their rations are different"
Legislation Stricken Out.
islation was stricken 'out of the bill
following a point of order raised by
Representative Mann of Illinois. This
included the following provisions:
The proposed section repeating the
law that the assessor and the mem
bers of the board of assistant assessors
shall not be removed except for inef-
flciency. etc. The proviso rearranging
the Office affairs of the assessor and
turning over to the collector of taxes
some of the work now done In the as
SCISSORS Office.
The section providing for a new pro-
posed license bureau with authority to
assume all the duties and discretion
now vested by law in the assessor of
the Ditrict of Columbia with respect to
licenses.
The proviso that the term of office of
any member of the excise board whose
nomination is rejected by the senate
shall be terminated ana tnat MS salary
shall not be paid.
Approval of Salary Items.
After that much progress was made
of the whole approved Of all salaries
and appropriations as written In the
bill for several pages. including the
auditors office. coroner's office, market
master, and the markets. superintend-
ent of weights and measures. the En-
gineer Commissioners office. municipal
architects office public utility commits
sion, street cleaning division. depart
ment of insurance, surveyors oHlce-
Public Library. etc.
REPRESENTATIVE Mann also succeeded
in knocking out on a point of order the
legislative paragraph providing that
each real estate deed recorded in the
District shall carry statement show
ing the true consideration between
buyer and seller.