Evening star., 1923-01-21
UNCLE J0E'S" FINAL
BILL 0. KID |NH0USE
Tribute to Veteran Is Shown
by Approval of Various
Items.
READY FOR LAST COUNT
$l2,eo5,ooo Supply Measure viii
Reach Final Stage on
Monday.
READY FOR LAST COUNT

Without any material change the
House approved, section by section
last night the last appropriation bill
that the veteran Uncle Joe" Cannon
will ever present to the United States
Congress. The bill was brought to the
stage of a final vote. which Will be
taken tomorrow.
1t was a distinct tribute to Mr..
Cannon, whose record for longevity
In the House has never been equaied
in any legislative body, and which
will probably stand for all time when
he retires on March ;, that his col
leagues indorsed every item OF the
bill
The only changes We're to increase
the salary of w. a. Smith. in charge
of the Congressional Record a. the
Capitol veteran of more than
thirty years service-by 5000. and the
elimination of n clerk 10 the House
committee on accounts at the sug,
gestion OF Representative CllHoro
Ireland, chairman Of the committee
because the clerk was no longer
needed.
ID. G.. Interested i'm Bill.
Many items of local interest are
carried in this bill which provides
funds for the Senate, the House. the
Capitol police. the Library of Con-
gress the joint committee on print
ing, the legislative drafting service,
the architect Of the Capitol, the
Botanical Garden and the govern
ment printing Office for the next
fiscal year.
This supply bill for the legislative
establishments totals $12.6e5,000. 1t
is the last supply bill of the year.
The debate on the bill ranged from
the science OF auto suggestion to the
disappearance of napkins from the
House restaurants.
Anxious to see the measure enacted
into law, Uncle joe appeared at the
night session. and. in one of the few
speeches he has made in recent months
pleaded With the House to suspend the
constant roll calls forced by members
anxious to go home.
Chairman Madden of the appropria-
tions committee said the expedition
of the measure constituted 4 record
legislative achievement and would
permit consideration of important leg
islation during the next six weeks.
The previous record for disposition of
supply bills in recent years was that
of the House in the SiXty-sixth Con-
cress, when II sent the last one to
the Senate on February II.
Napkin Loss Discovered.
The House began consideration of
the bill by debating the rivers and
harbors and Muscle Shoals items of
the Army bill, which was passed yes
terday. Then Representative Blanton,
democrat, Texas. objected to the ex-
pense of the House restaurant and
develop, the information that $50 dozen
napkins had been used up last year.
This brought demands from various
quarters as 10 how they disappeared.
and the debate promised to run on in
definitely until Representative Alice
Robertson. republican, Oklahoma, who
formerly operated restaurant told
members that napkins had way of
disappearing and there was no use
arguing further about it.
A fight then developed on the clerk
for the committee on the disposition of
useless papers, but this was finally
froned out by the explanation that
SIC, 900 a year was being realized from
sional and other public reading matter.
Tie House approved an increase
from $4,000 to $500 in the salary of
George w. Hess, director Of the Bo-
tanic Garden, and authorized the en-
ployment of an expert grower at
S1440 1t increased the amount for
employment of labor from $4,000 to
$4,000. 1t made an approximation of
$4,000 for reconditioning and repair
ing the main conservatory The total
carried for the Botanic Garden is 1884,,
142, an increase of s24,126.
For the Library of Congress thir-
teen new positions were approved. as
follows: Reading roorl-One inspec
tor of stacks, S1,440; three assistants.
sion, one assistant. $3.50. Law library.
one assistant, $3.50. Copyright Office
One chief clerk. $2,260; one clerk,
$1,000; three clerks, at $1,000 each,