Evening star., 1921-01-19
KING LEADS FIGHT
IN SENATE TO CUT
DISTRICT BUDGET
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tbs accepted the amendment with the
understanding that it would be con-
sidered further in conference.
Other amendments offered by Sena-
tor Harrison increased the salaries OF
seventy-one janitors of schools from
$120 to $3.50. and Of nine tanitors from
$500 to $3.50, which Were accepted
also by Senator Curtis.
school Heads Salary Up.
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts,
asked Senator Curtis whether the
committee had considered the ques-
tion Of giving the superintendent Of
public schools an increase of salary.
Senator Walsh said that he under
stood the present superintendent had
that he would be given an increase,
and he suggested the District might
lose the superintendent il no increase
was forthcoming.
Senator Curtis replied that the COM
mittee had adopted a policy of not
where the salary was in excess Of s.. 900.
Senator Harrison of Mississippi,
then offered his amendments provid-
ing for the construction of new
school bulldingSVhe offered them on
Saturday. He modified these amend
ments, however. SO as to provide that
the limit of costs of the proposed
buildings should be 80 cents per cubic
foot.
This change" said Senator Har-
rison, should do away with all OBJ
jections that have been raised to ap-
prOpriating for new schools now. The
school buildings in Denver. Col, to
which the committee has referred. in
opposing appropriations for new
school buildings here, on the ground
that the estimates were entirely too
high, cost 33& cents per cubic foot.
Every one agrees that new school
buildings are needed here, and the
only objection to making the neces-
sary appropriation has been that they
cost too much Under the amendments
offered by me that objection would
not lie."
May Use . Filibuster.
Democratic opposition to the Ford
lay in consideration Of the District
appropriation measure in the Senate
yesterday afternoon Senator Pat
Harrison OF Mississippi and other sen
ators on the democratic side Of the
chamber let it be known that they in
oughly all measures which may come
before the Senate at the present ses-
sion This is . method of preventing
action on oontroverted legislation
which has been used frequently in
the Senate kind of secondary fill
buster.
When the bill was taken up in the
Senate yesterday an item providing
$25,o to be used for civic enters
and public forums in the public school
of Utah strongly opposed this pro-
vision, and succeeded in having the
Senate adopt a substitute providing
$4,000. making the work entirely
educational in character, with the
board of education supervising it. and
ployes to half the appropriation. Sen
ator King said that many people
think these community centers are
more or less soctalistic in their tenden-
cies.
I'm my judgment" he said,-''the work
cation should be performed by the
churches" He said that in the present
state Of the public finances the appro.
priation should be reduced, especially in
view Of the fact that public sentiment
was divided as to the advisability OF
continuing the functions of such centerz
at public expense.
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas on the
other hand, took the stand that the work
Of the community forums and civic CEN
ters should be supported generously. On
the whole, he asserted. they had been
instrumental in accomplishing much thai
was commendable. He said that there
had been q total attendance of 200
persons the last year. and that the aver
age weekly attendance had been II, 900,
and that more than 270 other civic Or
ganisations had held weekly meetings in
these community centefs. He added that
the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts organi-
cations had been taken care of, and he
pointed out that over fifty cities in the
United States had been developing sim
liar work
Senator Myers of Montana declared
himself opposed to paying salaries out
of the public treasury to those who are
employed in the management of COM
munity centers.
Senator Harrison. who is member
Of the Senate committee which inves-
last session. took up the cudgels for
the community centers, as did Senator
Hale of Maine. Senator Harrison said
that he nimself was prejudiced at
first against the community centers,
but that he had learned they had af-
forded social intercourse with the
young people under the watchfulness
Of their parents, and that the public
forums were places Of educational i'm
portance.
On motion of Senator Warren, the
Senate adopted an amendment which
would authorize members of the Ma
tional Rifles Association to obtain per-
mits to carry arms for the purposes
Of the association for periods of six
months.