Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-06

The motion for reference to the COM
mittee was made by Senator Phipps of
Colorado. in charge of the bill in the
Senate. following suggestion made
by Senator Curtis of Kansas. repub-
lican, A member of the appropriations
committee. The conference plan also
was attacked by Senator Harrison of
Mississippi, democrat, and by Senator
Norris of Nebraska, republican, and
Senators Poindexter of Washington and
Smoot of Utah, republican, called at
tention to the fact that it would lead
to long debate in the Senate.
Plan for Vote Abandoned.
Senator Phipps had originally moved
that the fiscal relations provision of
the bill, as drafted by the conferees
and agreed to by the House, should be
referred to the appropriations commit
of the Senate in the action of the
House on the fiscal relations plan was
abandoned.
Senator Underwood Of Alabama,
democratic leader, said he was in
hearty accord with the motion to send
| mittee. but that technically the whole
bill would have to be sent to the COM
! mittee with instructions.
PhipPs Accepts Suggestions.
Senator Underwood added that the
bill should be referred with instruc-
tions to consider the fiscal relations
amendment, and Senator Phipps ac-
cepted this suggestion.
The District appropriation bill has
been completed. SO far as Congress
is concerned, except for the fiscal re-
terday concurred in the recent House
action on all amendments still in dis
pute. except the fiscal relations
amendment.
The water supply item. providing
$1.500.000 and authorization TO con-
tract for another $1.45o.0oo, was
agreed to. and also the items pro-
viding S25.000 for the Fairgrounds:
$4,000 for the night schools with
out restrictions which had been pro-
posed. 100000 for beginning erec-
ton of an addition to the Armstrong
Manual Training School: 100000 to
begin home for the feeble minded
on a tract now owned by the govern
ment and on part of which the Home
for the Aged and Infirm now stands.
There were a number of other Senate
amendments in modified form, which
were agreed to.
Gives Up Park Plans.
The Senate receded from it's amend
ment which provided for the purchase
of the Patterson tract, and the Piney
Branch and KIingle Valley tracts for
use as public parks. the House hav-
ing re1uSeQ TO ylelQ on tnlS item.
When the District bill was laid be-
fore the Senate by the Vice President,
Senator Curtis said, with regard to
the fiscal relations provision as draft
ed by the conferees and agreed to by
the House:
This is an amendment agreed to
by the House, and it comes to us
not as report from the conference
committee, but upon a motion to con-
cur in the amendment put on by the
House. 1t changes existing law. 1t
is of vast Importance, and / think
it is of SO great Importance that ii
ought to go to the committee. hope
the senator in charge of the bill win
not try to put the amendment
through in this way. If 1t came
here as a conference report the
amendment would be subject to a
point of order. There is no question
about that in my mind, because II
changes a law which provides for an
appropriation for one year to a pro-
vision for an appropriation for five
years. 1t seems to me that this mat
ter is so important that the commit
, tee ought to pass upon 1t. and 1 hope
the senator from Colorado (Mr.
Phipps) will ask that 1t be referred
to the committee"
Norris Enters DEBATE.
Senator Norris of Nebraska at this
point entered the debate. saying tina,
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