The Washington herald., 1922-05-23
IN FORCE 2 YEARS.
Women Hiss Blanton for
Many Attempts to
Block Action.
DANGERS OF DELAY
PICTURED BY BALL
Amendment, Clarifying
Wording of Measure,
Is Adopted.

effect for two more years.
Passed in the House by a vote Of
24S to 81. the bill was rushed to
the Senate, where by a vote Of IS
to is the Senate concurred in the
House amendments. The measure
was then dispatched to the White
House. where IL received the sigma
ture of President Harding and be.
came a law at s:es p. m. sbop,
three and one-half hours before the
old law expired.
Representatives Thomas L. BIan-
ton. Texas. and Frank c. Millspsugh,
Missouri. attempted TO delay the
passage Of the bill by every devic.
allowed by the parliamentary pro-
cedure Of the House. Calling for
a division upon each vote. Blznton
compelled the members 10 rise fifty
times during the afternoon, and SIX
times MillspauGh made a point OF
no quorum.
Blanton Fights for Delay.
Representative Stuart Reed. OF
the House District Comittee. who
had charge of the bill. spoke in
favor of il and yielded thirty min
utes to Representative Ralph Gil
bert. who opposed e.
Gilbert argued that continuation
NJ the law would have a bad effect
on building in the District and ths,
the situation would remain acute,
Representative william c Hammer
interrupted to inform Gilbert thar
there was more building in the Dis
trict during the past year than IN
any other city In the United Stste.
II was then moved by Reed 10
close the debate. Blanton made a
point no quorum. which was
overruled by the Speaker. as the
vote TO limit the debate showed that
there was a quorum in the House.
The motion 10 end debate on the
bill was carried by a vote Of 2s3
to II, Blanton asking for a divi-
sion.
Amendment Passes. Is2 90 :.
Representative Reed then offered
the amendment added in the COM
mittee and explained that the
changes did not in any way affect
purposes OF the bill. but had merely
changed the language which in
some instances in the old bill had
been miSconstrued.
Blanron made point OF order
that the amendment Incorporated al
the changes in the bill and was
not really ~ amendment
The chair overruled the point of
order. and the amendment was
passed by vote of l62 to g.
A motion by MillspauEh that the
committee arise .as defeated by a
vote Of 16S to r. and a point of no
quorum by Millspaurh was over
ruled by the chair as the vote fndi-
Gated there was a quorum present
Hissed by Women.
Blsnton offered an amendment 10
strike out the enactinE clause ana
was hissed by the women in the
galleries. Order was restored ana
] Representative James T RecE.
Ohio. who assisted Reed throug holit
the day, accused Rlanton Of en-
ploying dilstory tactics.
Section by section. the bill was
voted upon and each time the vote
showed that hut three members.
! Representatives Elliott W. Sproul.
! Rlanton and MllspauEh were vet-
ing as the opposition. Proponents
/ Of the bill kept their vote well
over hundred except upon one
occasion when il dropped down 10
| 90.
The hnal section Of the bill hsv-
ing been disposed Of. the bill was
!
/ amendments and passed a4S to 81.
Bill Goes 10 senate
House Leader Mondell then ,otI-
ned the members that the bill would
go TO the Senate and return 10 IN.
House within so minutes. Requesting
'he members to stay until the meas
ure was returned. he warned them
that should they leave il might he
necessary TO call them hack tonight.
Al 5:65 p. m. the bill was laid be-
% me senate by the chairma n
with the report Of the House
Senator Ball. author ~ IN. a.,
then asked the Senate to Law asia.
the tarif bill long enough TO con-
cur In the amendments Of the
House In order that the signature
OF the President might he obtained
before the old act expired at mid
night
He explained the character Of the
amendments and argued that fan-
ure of the Senate to act would re-
suit in wholesale evictions and rent
increases before the President
could appoint a new commission 20
take the place OF the one that would
cease TO function. should the law
be allowed TO expire.
Ball Recounts PerIIs.
Senator Lee s. overman. North
| Carolina, argued that many Of the
amendments were lengthy and
should be considered at length BY,
the Senate before approved.
Senator Ball emphasized the dan
ger Of a lapse in the law and in
answer to a question by Overmsn
declared he did not feel that the
retroactive clause in the new meas
ure would be much Of a protection
to the tenant should the old law
expire before a new one could be
passed.
Senator Frank A. Brandegee ar
gued against the bill and expressed
the belief that the law would do
nothing to remedy the situation
complained Of He insisted thar the
law IL passed would do more TO hurt
the situation than anything else.
Senator Henry l. Myers. Mon