The Washington herald., 1916-03-12

amendments and IL they fall within
any OF the excepted classes the amend
ments are in order. even IL 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 COM
mittee on appropriations, being a non
Legislative committee, has not more
authority to insert as a part of a bill
Section than any member would have
the right to offer said Section 8 as an
amendment on the floor of the House.
The chair does not feel that II is
incumbent on him to pass upon Sec
ton 6 as to whether or not II would
reduce expenditures. The chair. how
ever, is of the opinion that under the
Holman / rule the amendment must
show that a reduction naturally fol-
lows, to bring it within the purview
of the rule.
THE chair does not believe that the
opinion of someone tkat the amend
ment might reduce and the opinion of
another that 1t might not is legiti-
mate for the chair to consider, but
the chair must determine from the
amendment itself whether or not its
natural consequence Is to reduce ex-
penditures."
Holman Rule Analysed.
Speaking to his point of order, Rep
resentative Mondell, of Wyoming, ana
lyzed the Holman rule, and, waving
the question of that germaneness of
the rider, narrowed the question down
to the first part of the rule, namely,
that to come within the provisions of
the Holman rule 1t must retrench ex-
penditures by meeting one of the fol-
lowing three exceptions: a. by a re-
duction of the number of officers IN
the government service; (2). by re-
ducing the compensation paid out of
the Treasury under the provisions of
the bill, or go, by a reduction of the
total amount carried in the bill
Mr.. Mondell pointed out that clearly
no attempt was made in the Borland
rider to require any of these three re-
suits, and therefore the new legislation
was subject to a point of order.
There has been a distinct refusal on
the part of presiding officers of the
House to fritter away the Holman rule
by refinements of test. a thing the chair
will see might easily be obtained" said
Mr.. Borland. by refinement of techni-
Calities the virtues of the Holman rule
might be dissipated.
There is no doubt that II the govern
ment obtained q full days work from its
employees in place OF lesser days work
either more work will be done by the
employees prinna facie, and therefore the
work will be made more current and UP
to date, or a smaller number Of employees
will do a greater amount of work.
This bill carries a number of pro-
visions for the employment of special
and temporary employees. These tenn
porary employees are paid out of lump
sum or they are otherwise provided for
in the bill. 1t is perfectly manifest that
II the regular employees do a full day s
work, the necessity for temporary en-
ployes will diminish to that extent"
GaIIivan Hits Rider.
Representative Gallivan, of Massachu-
sets, author Of the minority report ex-
posing the Borland rider in its true light,
replied to the strongest contention of
Representative Borland, namely, that the
force of the rider would be to reduce ex-
penditures by a reduction IN the force OF
temporary clerks paid from the lump
sum appropriation.
The gentleman from Missouri has an
nounced his belief that the operation of
the proposal involved would result in a
reduction in the number of employees, -
declared Mr.. Gallivan. II made II my
business to go for information as to the
probable result Of the rider to the gen
tlemen here in Washington who can give