Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-03-23
WOMEN FOCUS
ATTENTION ON
CAPITOL HILL
Leaders of Legislation MOUe-
RleRts Are Optimistic. but
Take No Chances.
Special 20 Indiana Daily Times
knd Philadelphia Public Ledger.
rnNErANrE nREvET

I By CONSTANCE DRExEL-
] WASHINGTON, March 2S.-What with
stour-pOwer treaty in the Senate. the sol
] aier @bonus" bnI in the House and ap-
preparations for the various departments
. BIZ the Government under discussion at
zEhis time, attention is centered on that
knd Of Pennsylvania avenue dominated
Nby Capitol Hill.
4 Women interested in legislation have
been most active IN plotting through ap
& Preparations for the children's bureau
and women in industry BUREAU. both with
the Department Of Labor.
u Now they are jubilant, though a few
days ago they feared the Senate would
SEut down what the House had decided
sHpon.
By they we mean Marion Parkhurst
Legislative secretary Of the League Of
SWomen Voters; Ethel NJ Smith and Mrs
Ellis A. Yost, who have the same position
Tor the National Women's Trade Union
League. and the ". c. T. L., respective
y, and Ida Hafford, director Of national
headquarters OF the General Federation
~ Women's Clubs. to mention only four.
q It win be a surprise to the women back
bone who probably think appropriations
& lip through Congress quite by them
Eelves. Perhaps they do in case OF post
offices or seeds, but not for the women's
bureau or the children's bureau
FAY SEEM THAT Way
Bur 1T IS NOT.
Established as part OF the Federal Gov
rnment thro- h the arduous efforts of
&vomen's Orga- izations. il secures each
Fear's appropriations to carry on their
9Tork would be taken as a matter Of
ourse.
j But no. Even this year, In spite Of a
noticeable effort to be agreeable TO the
lew women voters, and to let them have
heir way when 1t does not interfere
zvith things as they were, the above men
@ioned women and others have been OBJ
ged to devote all their efforts during
he past few weeks just to next years
q appropriations for the children's and
Fomen's bureau. This seems a pity when
there are SO many other things to do.
However, now this worry is over. Ap-
Preparations are fixed for next fiscal year,
q Beginning July L There won't be any
hing more TO do than to spend 1t and
#ome again next year for more.
j What Congress finally has done is to in
Grease the appropriations for the chill
HAAE4Aa gGNrIJVs A1dA 1Ht 4QELEdu
II s271, 040 for this year, they will have
sS11.0 4O. The increase is to be spent for
Investigations and report on matters per
Naintng to the welfare Of children and
3hild life. OF course, all these reports
yin be available to the women OF the
#ountry. Millions Of pamphlets are sent
lut from the children's bureau every
ear.
30 FANCY SALARIES
IRE PAID.
As for the women's bureau, the in
rease Is from 900 to 100000 for
Investigations and reports as to eondi-
zions Of women IN industry. No extrava-
#ance In salaries is permitted. as they
re fixed with the appropriation. Moth
ing over 5000 even for the chief, and
post Of them around $4,000, is the
tipulation. That is done not only from
sense OF economy, but because Con-
Sress likes to have as many posts as
possible available In the Federal serv-
Therefore, the women who have been
4lobbying" with the Appropriations Com
Nnittet Of both House and Senate. then
eFith individual Senators when the bills
#ot 70 the floor, and then again with the
conference committee which has to iron
ut the differences between the House
nd Senate bills are pleased, and the
zsFomen hack home may rest assured that
|he work Of the ret bureaus Of women
PIN go on next year.
In addition to these appropriations the
honey for the Sheppard Towner bill. not
zsncluded in the budget, also has de-
banded attention. But that too, has
&ome through with flying colors, and
congress has appropriated the full
mount called for the bill, both for the
balance Of this year and for next fiscal
ear.-Copyright, 1922. by Public Ledger
Il company.