The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-14
HOUSE VOTES.TODAY
ON BORLAND RIDER
Crisp Gives Treasury Depart
ment and Holman Rule Ben
eft Of His Doubt.
CONTINUED from First PaEe.)

hardshiy on anyone. but simply sub
rnits this proposition to the House. II
the House approves OF the proposal, IL
may vote IL in the bill II II disapproves,
II may vote 1t down.
The Chair thinks the substitute
amendment comes within the Holman
rule. and therefore .overules the point
Congressman Borland's substitute pro-
posal. as published heretofore in The
Times. proposes, not only an eight-hour
day, but requires reduction OF 10
per cent In the present working force
of.all the Government departments, this
reduction to be made on or before June
80. 1917
It il hardly believed Congressman will
vote for wholesale dismissals to offset
an eight-hour day of labor on the part
OF the underpaid survivors.
Bill To Pass Today.
The House will pass the legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation bill
as soon as 1t disposes OF the Boriand
substitute.
The eight-hour provision constituted
the last paragraph In the annual bud
get. and the measure Is scheduled for
final passage this afternoon.
As soon as the legislative bill has
been Passed II Is the plan of Majority
Leader Kitchln TO cali up the bill re-
pealing the free sugar clause OF the
Underwood tarlff law.
ihis Is the first of the revenue meas
ures which Congress must consider at
this session.
The Democratic leaders Of the House
still hold to the belief that all other
revenue legislation should be included
In an omnibus bill, although the Presi-
dent rs inclined toward separate consid-
commission bill
Immediately after this ruling debate
was begun on the merits of the Bor-
land substitute.
substitute was participated in by Con-
gressmen Mondell, Stafford. and Bor'
land. the two former alleging that the
| substitute avs not In order. They con-
| tended that Mr.. Borland sought to dc
indirectly that which he failed to dc
directly on Saturday when his original
eight-hour rider went out on a point OF
order.
Both OF these members insisted tina,
| the Borland substitute was n divisablc
proposition; that two substantive pro-
posals wore contained In II and that they
| were not related one to the other.
Congressman Borland commended thai
the propositions were closely related
| that the reduction in force was followed
by longer working day for the clerks
remaining. and the two proposals went
hand in hand.
Mr.. Stafford argued that the legisla.
tive appropriation bill did not cover al
Government departments, notable excep.
lions being the Agricultural. Interstate
Commerce Commission, and the Dis
trict OF Columbia. whereas the Borland
substitute would cover all departments,
Therefore. said Stafford, the substitute
was not germaine.
Chairman Crisp said he took this into
consideration. but the pending nppIo-
priation bill covered most OF the clerks.
He said he believed II in order under
ln 1InlF for ma alaAr 10 ..fra
an amendment reducing the number of
clerks and rotrenchinE expenditures and
| that the second Part OF the Borland sub
stitute was natural consequence Of
| the first.
Approximately 9O0 members of the
House were rSescnt during the debate.
| The attendance on the Republican side.
where opposition 10 the ,Borland plan
Is especially strong. being .rore repre-
sentative than that on the Democratic
side.