The Washington herald., 1922-05-04
Added Burden in 60-4O
Plan Approved by
1851 Vote.
O. K. TOURISTS CAMP
AND NIGHT SCHOOLS
Major Senate Amend
ments Win-Parkway
System Hits Snag.

Every parliamentary rule brought
into the fight on the District ap-
preparation bill on the floor of the
House yesterday was quickly cir
cumvented by proponents Of the
measure, and the tax amendment
was passed by more than a 2-to-l
vote
Representatives r. walton Moore.
Virginia; Frederick N. Zihlman and
]. Charles Linthicum. of Maryland,
sponsored the cause of the District
and scored the conferees for their
tactics in refusing to yield the
floor.
Following a point of no quorum
made by Representative Zihlman.
the amendment was accepted by
vote OF 1913 to 81.
Tourists Camp Wins.
Representative william II. Staf-
ford. Wisconsin. spoke for the tour
lists camp in Potomac Park. and
succeeded in securing the $1,000 for
its maintenance which the confer
ees had agreed to omit. Represent
ative Stafford was supported by
House Leader Mondell and Repre-
sentative Raker. California. who
directed attention to the tourists
camps provided in other cities.
An amendment offered by Chair
man Davis. of the subcommittee of
the Appropriations Committee, to
omit funds for part of the high
school term in the night schools
was defeated also, following a point
of no quorum.
All other Senate amendments
brought before the House wers .c-
cepted with minor proviso. which
in most cases. merely alter ths
phraseoloey eIcent the nrovt.ion
for the K1IngIa y.II.y pi,.,,
Eranch and Patterson ParEvay ,y..
tenn. In this instancs tbs uona
supported its conferees In th.Jr az
agreement.
p.
N.
chairman Davis spoke for the
snendment establishing the so-io
taxstlon plan and insisted that he
Distrtc, n 80 with the
he had aided the ,cbooI ,s.sh.rs
Policemen ana dr.mep hv ...,,r,
Increase in THAR saIarI.. 90
tempted to show whe-. th. -
ment was benetcIaI 20 ott,-.
the District. VI
Win.
.,,ron-.. tne money
anu streets
D.-,s hepresentative
..,.a,,,. tn.Sipo up'eo oy repre-
80 Lno,,r VINO desired
"here tnere were any
- po,o Masninston outside
n-I hepresehtatiVe
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oS II there were no
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.o,., =. -. ushout the
ar - 80 iSs than the
"e
King Flags Congress.
Representative Robert E. Evans
Nebraska, a member ~ the Annro
priations Committee, scored mem
bers of the District Committee who
mad opposed the amendment, charg-
ing they mad allowed bills which
nad passed the Senate to rest in
the District Committee for months
Wlthout oelng acted upon. Repre-
sentatlve King Illinois. asked IL
,ne people OF the District should
punIsned for the shortcomings
oi
an ahenoment OF the senate ac-
ptea win a proVlso included the
pu OF piece or ground to
ae tne place or the Columbia
playground only s25.00o
neins ahowed instead of s5o.o0O. it
nelng explained that its had been
found that this land could be pur-
chased for that amount.
The proviso to eliminate som. n,
the courses In the night school as
people of advanced ages were at
tending these classes, brought a
storm of protest from several MEM
bers. who argued that every ia
city snould De onered to people
OF an ages who wished to secure
an eoucahon. the proviso was de-
feated-
Accept Amendments.
The amendment nrovid,rr ia
the eouinment GRADING "a a.,
provinr .jx new addJtion.1 ..hna,
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