Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
CONGRESSMAN HARD HIT
IN AMENDMENT TO BILL
Would Be Barred From Doing Law
Business for Corporations or In
dividuals, Says Mr.. Smoot.

Under an amendment to the legisla-
tive. executive and judicial approprta-
tion bill adopted by the Senate MEM
bers of Congress who do any law busi-
ness for corporations or individuals.
judges who may lecture at various in
situations of learning and other per-
sons paid under the appropriations in
this bill who work for corporations
will have to give UP such work, is the
Interpretation by Senator Smoot OF
Utah The bill is now in conference,
and Senator Smoot predicted that this
amendment would be very much modi-
fed or stricken out entirely when the
conference report is made.
The amendment in question was de-
signed originally to prevent the gen.
era1 board of education. the Rockefeller
Foundation or the Carnegie Institution
from paying any of the employees of the
United States bureau of education, on
the ground that in this way these IN
situations might seek to advance edu-
cationaI propa ganda of their own But
Senator Smoot insists that the Ian
guage as il stands in the bill today is
so broad that it would prevent any
members of Congress or others whose
salaries are carried in this bill from
working for any corporation or indi-
vidual.
Text of the Amendment.
The language of this amendment is
as follows:
THAT no part of the appropriations
made for the bureau of education.
whether for salaries or expenses or any
other purpose connected herewith. shall
be ussd in connection with any money
contributed or rendered by the general
educa ton board or any corporate or
other organization or individual in any
way associated with it, either directly
or indirectly. or contributed or rendered
by any corporation or Individual other
than such as may be contributed py
state, county or municipal agencies; nor
shall the bureau of education receive
any moneys for salaries or any other
purpose from the general education
board or any corporate or other orga-
nization or individual in any way assoc
ciated with 1t, either directly or indirect
ly. or contributed or rendered by any
corporation or individual other than
such as may be contributed by state,
county or municipal agencies, except by
act OF Congress authorizing the same,
nor shall any person paid, in whole or
in part. by any such corporation or in
dividual for services rendered by him,
be employed by the government or be-
come or remain an officer or employee of
the government. Any person violating
any or either of the terms of this pro-
viso shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by a fine of not less
than 1900 or by Imprisonment for not
less than six months. or by both such
nne and Imprisonment. as the court may
determine"
If Senator Shoots Interpretation Of
this amendment is correct, and it should
become a law, many members OF the
faculties of institutions of learning in
Washington. including Georgetown Uni
versity and George Washington Univer-
sity, would be compelled to give up such
work or leave the government service,
clude judges of the various courts and
high government officials.