The Washington times., 1918-03-16
FIGHT IS MADE
ON BORLAND BILL
ASSENATEM MEETS
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floor TO make an argument on the same
side as Senator Williams.
Senator Smith OF Arizona, who
voted for the BorlaDd amendment, an
nounced that he would vote against
that amendment when the bill went
from the committee OF the whole to
the Senate. unless provision was made
for pay for overtime. He said that
he felt the same way about that mat
ter as Senator Williams.
Inasmuch as the vote for the
amendment last night was 20 TO IS,
the fact that both Senator Smith and
Senator Williams were disposed to
change front. unless .they got the
amendment modified. gave much en-
couragement to the opponents OF the
Borland plan.
On a roll call. the Senate by q vote
of 40 to Il. sustained the ruling OF the
Vice President that the Williams
amendment providing for pay for
overtime was not in order.
After disposing OF this, the Senate
took up other phases OF the bill. The
consideration OF the Borland amend
ment will be resumed as soon as the
agricultural bill leaves the committee
of the whole and is in the Senate
proper.
Overwhelming Vote.
The House by the overwhelming
vote OF I2S to IS has put the Borland
amendment Itno the Legislative, exec
utive and judicial bill. a measure pro
viuing for the pay for a vast army OF
Government civilian workers.
Not only that, but the Senate in COM
mittee of the whole has adopted the
Borland amendment to the agricul-
tural bill.
The Senate today, unless the bill Is
DELAYED, will take another vote on
the question when the bill goes from
committee OF the whole to the senate
proper. Senator Sheppard will de-
mand roll call. II is possible that the
Senate may reverse the decision II
made in the committee OF the whole.
Question Not Settled.
The Senate vote for the amendment
in the committee OF the whole was
20 to % and. therefore. the ques-
ton cannot be considered settled In
that body.
while the agricultural bill affects
only employees OF the Department OF
Agriculture, IL the Senate persists in
standing by the Borland plan in con-
nection with this bill, ii will undoubt-
edIy do so when 1t acts on the legis-
Iative bill.
The legislative bill. which was
passed by the House yesterday with
the Borland amendment and the pro-
vision for a $120 increase in pay for
employees UP to $1,000, goes TO the
Senate today. It will be referred to
the Appropriations Committee, how
ever, and will not be acted on by the
Senate for some time.
Applies to ALL
Chairman Sherley, OF the House APP
propriations Committee, said in the
House the pay Increase applied to
240, 300 Government employees The
BorIand amendment in the legislative
bill applies to that number. but IL
Congress finally adopts it as to any
OF the clerks and employees IL will be
applied to all OF them. 1t is conceded
that IL would not do to apply it to
one department or one set or em-
ployes and not to others.
The Borland amendment made head
way in both houses yesterday against
every parliamentary effort Of its op-
ponents to check IL In the House,
Congressman Heating and Nolan led
the opposition to IL. In the Senate,
Senator Sheppard moved to strike 1t
out and he was backed by Senators
Reed, Penrose. Jones. and others.
Amendments Ruled Out.
The labor group in the House. when
the adoption OF the Borland amend.
ment seemed certain. sought to get
extra pay for overtime work. but all
proposed amendments were ruled out
OF order.
The vote in the Senate, in committee