Evening star., 1923-01-07
dc. SCHOOL BUDGET
SLASH OF S65O,ODO
IS DUE TO BLANTON
Senate Expected to Restore
Items Blocked in House
to Measure.
NIGHT SCHOOL ADULT
STUDENTS WIN TUITION
Two Fairgrounds Provisions Lost
on Point of Order Raised
/ by Texan.

Projects aggregating $650.00o in the
$l,200,000 public school building and
grounds program recommended to the
House by the appropriations com
mittee in the District appropriation
bill for the fiscal year beginning July
l, next, were stricken from the bill
yesterday on a series of points of
order by Representative Thomas J..
Blanton, democrat of Texas, that
they represent new legislation on
an appropriation bill.
Appropriations totaling s25, 900 for
purchase of sites for two new play
grounds similarly were stricken from
the bill.
There is every assurance that these
items will be- restored in the Senate
and agreed TO in conference between
the two houses.
Adult Bar Eliminated.
The provision, which would have
compelled adults over twenty-oue
years of age to pay tuition in the
night schools. was eliminated from
the bill on an amendment by Repre-
sentative John Q. Tilson of Connect
cut, who. because of his own delay in
getting an aducation in early life. en-
phasized that this government should
extend every encouragement to per
sons OF any age anxious to get school
ing.
The provision for assessing Jurors
fees against unsuccessful litigants in
all the courts of tho District was the
subject of controversy between Rep
resentative John Philip Hill of Mary
land, who raised the point of order
that il was new legislation, and Rep
resentative Ben Johnson of kentucky,
who contended with Representati,
Cramton of Michigan, in charge Of
the bill, that it was Limitation on an
appropriation, which the committee
has every right to make.
Quoted Justice Mccoy.
Representative Hill quoted from
the testimony of Justice Mccoy be
fore the subcommittee which drafted
the bill, who argued that matter
should be considered at hearings be-
fore the District legislative commit
York. presiding in the committee of
the whole House, reserved his decis-
ion on this question until the House
resumes work tomorrow afternoon.
Two-thirds of the bill had been
considered when the House adjourn
ed last night.
Representative Blantcn was over
ruled on his point of order against
the items OF 100000 for continuing
the construction of an addition to the
Armstrong Manual Training School.
$4,000 Objection Sustained.
The items of $4,000 for purchase
of site on which to locate q six
teen-room building between Georgia
avenue and 18th street northwest,
north of Park road, was objected to
by Blanton and his objection sus-
tained.
The chair also sustained Repre-
sentative Blanton's objection to the
a new site for the Mckinley Manual
Training School. In this case Chair
man Cramton of the subcommittee
in charge of the bill promptly offered
a substitute. as follows:
For the purchase of additional land
for school purposes adjoining the
Langley Junior High School. s215,
000."
overrules Objection.
Although it was made plain that
this was a subterfuge covering the
same property to be acquired the
chair overruled the objection made By
Representative Blanton and sustained
the amendment of Chairman Cramton
Representative Hicks also overruled
an objection by Representative Blanton
to an item of $4,000 for purchase of a
new site on which to erect sixteen
room building in the vicinity of and to
relieve the TenIey School.
This decision of the chair was based
on the fact that the land to be ac-
ouired adjoins existing school prop
erty and is d continuation of public
work already begun.
Representative Blanton's objections
to the item of $4,000 for the erection
of an eight-room extensible building
on the site to be purchased in the
vicinity of Georgia avenue and 18th
street, north of Park road. was sus-
tanned.
Representative Blanton's objection to
the item Of s160,000 for the erection or
an eight-room extensible building, in
cluding the combination assembly hall
and gymnasium on the site to be pur-
chased in the vicinity of and to relieve
the Tenley School, was sustained.
Other Objections Sustained.
Representative Blanton's objection to
the item Of $250.ooo for beginning the
erection Of a sixteen-room building in
cIuding a combination assembly hall and
gymnasium to replace the old John +.
Cook School was sustained.
Representative Blanton's objection
to an item of $4,000 for purchase of
additional land in the vicinity of the
Slater-Langston (Cook) School was
sustained, but Representative Cram
ton, by an amendment changing the
words ain the vicinity of" to "ad-
joining" succeeded in having the
item retained.
Representative Blanton's objection
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