The Washington times., 1923-01-06
BLAVTO|V KEEPS
Up FIGHT On
D. {. BILL
Objects 70 Every New Item.
Attendance 81 Committee
Criticized.

Congressman Thomas Blanton OF
Texas continued his attack on the
District appropriations bin in the
House today. Through his de.
termination to rule out every item
in the bill which in any way savora
of new lesisIation has caused much
delay.
While three days ago Congress
man Louis g. Cramton Of Michigan,
of the House Appropriation Conn
mittee, who has the bill In charge,
was explaining the reduction from
the budget bureau estimates, today
he was compelled to fight every
inch Of the way. In an effort to re.
tain appropriate which the sub.
committee recommended
On e point OF order, Blanton had
ruled from the bill this afternoon an
appropriation Of ST 900 for the pur.
chase Of q site now occupied by
the Hoover playground. BY q SINH,
lar means, an appropriation Tor
5000 was ruled out, 5000 OF
which was Tor purchase OF q play
ground site at TWenty.seWenth and
o streets northwest, and $4,000 for
purchase OF playground site in
lot 804, square 1898.
Chair Sustains Him.
The chair also sustained his point
OF order and ruled out Of the bill
the following clause: So much of
any balance remaining after the
purchase Of sites for Fairgrounds,
authorized by this act, as IL neces.
sary to clean up grade, drain, fence
In and place such sites In safe and
suitable condition for the purpose
intended"
BY an amendment offered by
Congressman Blanton, the money
appropriated in the. bill for the col.
lection Of ashes and miscellaneous
refuse will not apply to apartment
houses, of four rooms or more,
where janitor> service IL furnished.
Under the items for the District
electrical department, q salary OF
81, 200 provided for in the bill for
an electrician, was, on another
Blanton amendment, changed to
81 $50.
Prior to the ruling out of the APP
preparations for Fairgrounds. q de.
bate was held on the floor in which
criticised the methods Of Congress
for not having items in the bill
which appeared to be of 4 legisla-
tive nature brought into the House
through the District Committee.
Measures "Ham-StFung."
Congressman Focht of Pennsyl-
Vania, chairman Of the District
Committee, declared he had ap-
125 bills which he had
been unable to present to the House,
owing to the arbitrary methods of
the Rules Committee. He said Dis.
trict measures were "ham-strung."
The Rules Committee, he said, win
not give the District Committee an
to present these bills
on the floor. He criticized the
present methods of handling Dis.
trict matters.
Congressman Smell, Of the Rules
Committee, took issue with Focht,
saying that during this session, two
Mondays had been reserved for
matters relating to the District.
He said that on these two days
not q single member of the District
Committee were in attendance on
the floor Of the House.
Congressman Cramton said that
the District Committee should have
prepared and presented q long time
ago the bill covering the play
grounds situation.
A motion of Congressman Begg
Of Ohio to increase the salary of
Superintendent Frank w. Ballou Of
the public schools from $4,000 a
year to $4,000 q year, was ruled
out on q point OF order made by
Congressman CramtOn.