Evening star., 1918-04-01
NAY VOTE To-Day
on HOUSING Fund
Heuse Considers $40 GOO 600
Appropriation for War
Workers Here.

Housing facilitieB FOR war workers In
the District are to be taken care OF
under $10,000.00o appropriation which
the House is considering this afternoon,
with prospect that the vote will be
taken today. This million dollar
appropriation is carried as an amend
ment to TIE s5o,000.o00 housing bill to
provide homes and transportation facil-
tiles where needed Cor workers in in
dustrial plants, engaged on war con-
tracts
Opposition to the 10000. 900 appropria-
tion for housing in the District was
voiced by Representative Treadway of
Massachusetts. msnntser of the ways
and means committees. who figured that
such commissions and boards employing
more than 1000 persons could DO their
work more efhciently for the government
somewhere else than in Washington.
thus avoiding the necessity of paying
millions of dollars to house them here.
Mr.. Treadway ceHsured the work being
done by the committee on public in
formation. which. he said, is contrib
uting great deal OF misinformation. ac-
cordfnE to the Congressional Record.
Efforts to Kill Amendment.
Efforts to throw out the appropria-
tion were made by Representative
Walsh Of Massachusetts,. who raised a
point of order. Representative Stat
ford Of Wisconsin argued that the
amendment was not germane because
the bill provided housing for Industrial
workers. Representative Dempsey of
New York argued that the language
WAS broad enough to include employees
OF the government residing In the Dis
trtct.
Chairman Clark OF the committee
asked leave to 2mend his amendment
ernxnent employees in. the District
whose services are essential to war
needs Representative Stafford raised a
point Of order that this was not ger
name. but the chair overruled the OBJ
lection, allowing the amendment to
stand.
Speaks for Amendment.
Representative Elliott Of Indiana. re-
publican, member OF the committee on
public buildings and grounds. spoke in
favor of the amendment. He said he
will support the bill and that Congress
must take care of men and women call
ed here to do war work. Representa-
tive Merrick of Connecticut. republic
can. declared he would support the bill.
here.
Representative Barnl1art of Indiana,
democrat called attention to the fact
that thorough study of the situation
had been made by the committee. He
said that homes must be built for the
thousands of war workers needed to
help with the government work here.
Nay Commander houses.
Representative Barnhart said that in
yestigatfon will be made Of charges
that certain large houses in Washing
nj xxyba
TO take In any of the clerks called to
washington for government operation.
He said that the Department of Labor
VIII make q survey Of the situation,
and that under this bin such homes
may be Communicated.
II our boys have gone forward to
fight, if tho people of the country are
furnishing their sons necessary to car
~ on the war, these people living in
luxurious quarters In Washington must
be forced to, do their share by taking
in the war workers"
Representative Langley of Kentucky.
republican. said that he would not OPP
pose the bill, but he hated to see such
vast sums Of money spent to provide
comfortable homes ut the expense of
the people throughout the country, al
ready heavily taxed. for those who are
getting big salaries here.
Representative Hersey Of Maine, re-
publican, said he is in favor OF the
bill, but that $50.000.00O or 500. 600 900
win not be enough to provide all the
enough to provide what must be done
at this time. He assured the House
that the committee had sought dill
gently to safeguard every dollar of
of Tennessee had read into tho Record
q telegram showing the sentiment in
his state as strongly supporting such
appropriations for war needs.