Evening star., 1923-02-26
HOUSE FIGHT RACES
AS ASGALLER|ES URGE
TEACHER PAY BILL
Mothers From All Sections
of City March ON
Capitol.
POINT OF ORDER MADE
IN SEVERAL INSTANCES
School Reorganization Measure
Again Sidetracked After Stubborn
Effort to Have It Considered.

After hundreds of mothers from all
sections of the city had marched on
the Capitol today and while they sat
applauding In the gallery. stubborn
fight was made on the floor Of the
House today to get the District OF Co
lumbia its rights to the day for con-
siderat ation of the teachers pay and
school reorganization bill. which had
been further fortified by a special
rule unanimously voted by the House
rules committee.
With Chairman Campbell of the
rules committee in the chair, substi-
tuting for Speaker Gillett, Repre-
sentative Thomas l. Blanton. demo-
crat, of Texas, a member of the House
District committee, raised point of
order after Chairman Madden of the
House appropriations committee had
moved to go into committee of the
whole for consideration of the third
deficiency appropriation bill
Basis for Point of Order.
Blanton based his point of order on
the fact that this is the fourth Mon
day of February, and under the rules
the fourth Monday of each month is
to be given over to District legisla-
tlon, with the only exceptions re-
served that revenue and general ap
propriation bills may be taken up.
When the chair had overruled this
point of order. Chairman Focht of the
House District committee, raised
parliamentary inquiry whether 1t is
in the power of any committee to set
aside the rules of the House without
consent of the House. but his ques-
tion was brushed aside.
Representative Blanton made a fur
ther point of order that the rules
committee several days ago had
passed rule making in order the
teachers pay bill.
Applause stopped.
While Blanton was making his fight
for the District the proceedings were
repeatedly interrupted by applause
from the hundreds of women who
crowded the galleries while police
men were stationed both inside the
galleries and in the corridors outside.
Representative Cramton of Michi-
gan asked foc order in the galleries.
He said that the galleries are not
here to stampede the House and ara.
present by courtesy of the House, and
they must preserve order. Acting
Speaker Campbell admonished the
galleries that they must refrain from
applause.
The chair overruled Mr.. Blanton's
point of order and Blanton appealed
from the decision of the chair. House
Leader Mondell moved to lay this ap-
peal on the table, and the House did
50 by vote Of 100 to H. -
Madden Motion Carries.
Representative Zihlman, republican,
or Maryland and Representative
Blanton renewed their efforts to get
consideration for the District by or
ganiz,ng gan ing, opposition opp to Representa-
tion of the deficiency bill. The
Madden motion, however was car
ried by vote of Sc to 46, when Rep
resentative Meyer London of New
ork' SOCIALIST, made point Of order
tnat no quorum was present and
challenged the vote,
By a vote of 17a to 1a4 the House
agreed to the Madden motion.
representative r. Walton Moore of
Virginia raised the point of order
In order to inquire If there Is any
way in which the members OF the
House could learn when the teachers
pay bill will be brought before the
House, but ELECTED no promise.
When the deficiency bill was taken
up and the District of Columbia items
were reached, Representative Blanton
moved to strike out the last word
and again launched vigorous de-
thwarting the District from securing
action on the teachers pay bill after
special rule had been granted.
Representative Madden said that II
tIiC biotiiCL was OIL more importance
than all the rest of the government.
perhaps it would get the considera.
ton. Representative Blanton replied
that he was for the whole govern
ment first. but that he was lighting
for the D. c. on the District day.
Sees No Interest.
House Leader Mondell took the
floor. He stated that there are thir-
teen or fourteen bills from the Dis
trict committee and he enumerated
them. which are pending and, he said.
mo one appears to be Interested ex,
cept in this legislation. affecting
few individuals"
Chairman Focht of the House Dis
trict committee injected Because Won
have not given us the time to pass
them"
House Leader; Mondell. addressing
the House, said: Have we Reached
the time when we in Congress in the
transaction of public business are to
be affected by a stampede from the
galleries?" referring to the hun
dreds of women from important or
Ganizations and from the congress
of Mothers and Parent-Teachers' as
sociations, who had thronged the gall
leries as a demonstration Of their
insistence that the school teachers
pay bill should be passed.