The Washington times., 1924-02-06
TEACHERS
PAY BILL
FOUGHT
Congressman Keller Seeks
Restoration Of Original
Board Estimates.


Restoration of the Board Of
Education teachers salary sched-
lule to the bill now pending before
the House District Committee will
be the goal of a fight to be led
Iby Congressman Oscar E. Keller
of Minnesota.
Congressman Keller served no
tice on the House District Com
mittee at its regular meeting to-
day that he would attempt to
have the committee replace the
original Board of Education fig
ureS.
Lloyd Asks Hearing.
James T. Lloyd, former member
Of Congress and now president Of
the Board OF Education, appeared
before the committee to request an
early hearing on the bill. He
stated that the measure came to
the committee with the Endorsement
Of the Board Of Education, the
District Commissioners and the Bu-
reau Of the Budget. Congressman
William C.. Hammer of North Caro-
lima asked of the teachers approved
the bill. Lloyd said that he did
not know.
Congressman Keller then asked
IL the bill was that which had
originally been framed by the board
ITO be perfectly frank" Lloyd
replied, ut is not. We had to re-
duce the provision in order to get
1t through the budget bureau"
Asks Equitable Salary.
'I am for the budget bureau"
said Congressman Keller, but I
am not going to be influenced in
this matter by their decision.
/ believe that the Washington teach.
ers should have just and equitable
salary and one which will place
them on an equal basis with teach
, ers in other cities.
"I serve notice that intend to
demand the replacement Of the ori-
inal. Board Of Education figures.
Congressman Frederick N. Zihl.
man of. Maryland, acting chairman
Of the committee, appointed the fol.
lowing subcommittee to consider
the teachers salary bill: Congress
men Florian Lampert Of Wiscon-
sin, chairman; Clarence J. Mcleod
of Michigan, Zihlman of Maryland,
Hammer of North Carolina, Allard
H. Gasque Of South Carolina. Con-
gresham Lampert told President
Lloyd and Supt. OF Schools Frank
w. Ballou, who accompanied him,
that he will call a meeting Of the
! - IL
He stated that the special sub-com.
mittee on extension of the District
rent act, Of which he is chairman
will meet early next week and that
the salary bill subcommittee will
be called together Immediately after
ward.
Congressman Zihlman, upon re.
lQuest Of Congressman Thomas L..
lBlanton of Texas, appointed the
Following subcommittee to consider
Istreet railway legislation for the
lDistricI: Congressman Lampert,
chairr1an; Roy G.. Fitzgerald of
lOhio, Ernest W. Gibson of Ver-
lmont, Oscar e. Keller of Minnesota.
IBlanton, Ralph Gilbert of Ken
lucky, and Hammer.
Would Cut Fares.
| SOIBACb6LudH LOIu LnO
committee that reduction of street
railway fares is N"the most urgent
need Of the District today. We
have $4,000 school children in the
District of Columbia many Of whom
must use the street railways in
going to and from school. It Is a
disgrace to make them pay an
} Scent fare"
, Congressman Hammer declared
that he would like to see a genera
{ reduction and that the simplest way
| to bring this about is to repeal the
act creating the Public Utilities
| Commission.
: Upon motion of Congressman
: Blanton, the committee instructed
the chairman to make unanimous
consent request in the House tina,
, whenever a fifth Monday occurs il
. any month it be set aside for thu
! consideration of District legislatio
. Congressman Blanton stated tha
r unless more time is given for con
sideration of District business ther,
will be a legislative jam which will
l prevent the enactment of vital,
3 needed District measures.
Under the present rules the frs,
and third Mondays Of each month
are set aside for unanimous con
sent business and the second ant
!, fourth Morda"s for District legis
, 'lation. The fifth Mondays are lef
|. open. The first month in which 3
fifth Monday will occur is March.
Z Polite Court CrOwding.
D Cnngres.r'"n Stanlo" Kun.
Illinois, criticized conditions in tn,
District Police Court. He declared