Evening star., 1923-03-03
Reclassifying Bill
Speeded in llth-
Hour Effort.
TEACHERS SALARY
MEASURE DOWNED
Gasoline Tax Law Likely.
Car Probe Meets
Snag.

Determined effort is being made to-
day to rush through the reclassifca-
tion bill. If possible, before Congress
| adJourns.
The bill as it passed the Senate was
sent to conference by the House,
with Representative Lehlbach Of New
Jersey, Fairfield Of Indiana and Black
OF Texas named as representatives of
the House in the conference.
Representative Lehlbach, however.
gave positive assurance to the mem
bers of the House, in response to a
demand made by House Leader Mon
dell, by Chairman Madden of the ap-
propriations committee and by Mi
nority Leader Garrett. that he would
vision that this legislation should
not take effect before July /, 1924
Status of Other Bills.
Here's the situation in regard to
other District legislation in the
House:
The Capper teachers salary and
school reorganization bill is doomed.
The Commissioners bill for a 9
cents-a-gallon tax on gasoline. con-
ditional on Maryland granting auto
mobile tag reciprocity, will be pa ssed
late today.
The bill fathered by Insurance Com
missioner Burt Miller. to set up a new
insurance code in the District, must
fail.
The resolution introduced by Chair
man Campbell of the rules committee
at the request Of the Macfarland Me-
mortal Association TO erect me-
~ fDf To-, r
farland. former District Commits
sioner for ten years, will probably
pass.
The legislation urged by Miss Mabel
I. Boardman, granting authority for
the erection of new memorial build
ing on the site now partially occupied
by the National Red Cross building
will probably pass. This provides for
structure to cost at least 100000,
only one-half of which shall come
from the Federal Treasury and the
other half from popular subscription.
Several other small bills for the
District are likely to be passed.
Fate Seems Certain.
The fate of the schoolteachers' salary
bill seems sealed. Chairman Campbell Of
the rules committee, who Is acting Speak
er, said today that considerable oppo-
sition to this bill has developed. and,
therefore, as 1t would be a time-co1-
sumer, he cannot yet see when he can
recognize any one to call 1t UP.
1t develops that Chairman Madden
of the House appropriations commit
tee has warned acting Speaker Camp
bell and House Leader Mondell that
it would be futile to allow an attempt
to be made to pass the Senate bill
with amendments made by the House
District committee providing for in
creases to high school teachers. Rep
resentative Madden emphasized that
the bill as it passed the Senate will
mean an increased cost of approx
mately s1.000,00o, and that the House
amendments would add another $780,
000
If Representative Fred y. Zihlman
of Maryland is recognized at all to
call up the teachers pay bill 1t will be
with the distinct understanding that
he will move to substitute the bill
which has passed the Senate for the
bill recommended by the House COM
mittee.
This action would Immediately pre-
cipitate a bitter contest. Representa-
tive Thomas L. Blanton. democrat, a
member of the House District COM
mittee, Is prepared to fight the bill as
1t passed the Senate, on the ground
one designed principally in the inter-
ests of the administrative officers.
This opinion also seems to prevail to
a large extent among the members of
the House.
Attitude OF Teachers.
Members of the House District
committee said today that they have
been assured by some of the teachers
that they would rather have no bill
at all than the bill as 1t passed the
Senate.
If the Senate bill is called up. an
effort will be made to strike from
1t the increase in salary for the su-
perintendent of schools, DR.. Frank
w. Ballou, and to weed out of It those
provisions which tend to increase DR..
Ballou's authority.
Representative Zihlman received
positive assurance today from acting
Speaker Campbell that he will recog-
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