Evening star., 1924-05-29
McKeIlar's Effort to Talk on
Five-Cent-Fare Amendment
Defeated, a. to Il.
BALLS POINT OF ORDER
SUSTAINED BY CHAMBER
Measure Provides approximately
$29,227,519 for Use of
Capital City.

passed by the Senate today This IS
$i,574,332 more than the House bill
carried.
Shortly after its passage the bill was
sent to conference by the House.
Representative Blanton. Democrat Of
Texas, asked Representative Charles r.
Davis, Republican, of Minnesota. in
charge of the bill, tospledge himself
that the Cramton amendment should be
insisted upon by the conferees as it
passed the House. Representative Da-
Wis said he certainly would not agree
to Sl4,000.000 as the lump sum share
of the federal government as an alter
nate for the 60-40 definite proportion
He agreed to bring the Cramton
back to the House for q
separate vote before an agreement is
reached on the bill The conferees for
the House are Representatives Davis
of Minnesota, Ayres of Kansas and
Funk of Illinois.
AS passed by the Senate. the Cram
ton amendment is stricken out and the
bin provides $14.000,00O as the con-
tribution Of the federal government
to the upkeep of the District, or a con-
TIN ance of the 600 plan of appr"-
An effort on the part of Senator
Mcclellan of Tennessee 10 add an
amendment TO the bill 10 bring about
a 5-cent street car fare. with six
tickets for quarter, was defeated.
Makes Point of Order.
Senator Ban, chairman of the Dis
trict committee, made a point of
order against the McKellar amend
ment on the ground that it was
general legislation and could not be-
carried in an appropriation bill. The
point of order was sustained by SEN
ator Cummins, President pro tenn. of
the Senate.
Senator McKellar then appealed
from the decision of the chair, and
the Senate voted A to 81 to sustain
the decision of the chair. The roll
cal call; on 6f1ioI sT1istaining the decision of the
Adams, Colorado; Ball. Delaware;
Bayard. Delaware; Borah, Idaho;
Broussard. Louisiana: Bursum. New
Mexico: Cameron. Arizona; Capper.
Kansas: Colt. Rhode Island: Curtis,
Kansas; Ernst, kentucky; Fernald.
Maine; Fess, Ohio; Fletcher, Florida;
Glass. Virginia: Hale. Maine: Jones.
New Mexico; Jones, Washington;
Hendricks: Wyoming; King. Utah:
Lenroot, Wisconsin; Lodge. Massachu
ca15se,iiSt se55n MGkinsy Measan dsain
Phipps. Colorado; Ralston. Indiana;
Ransdell. Louisiana; Reed Missouri:
Robinson. Arkansas; Smoot, Utah:
Spencer. Missouri: Stanfield Oregon:
Stanley, Kentucky; Sterling, South
Dakota: Swanson. Virginia: Tram
NELL. Florida; Wadsworth, New York:
Walsh. Massachusetts; Warren, Wy
oming; Watson. Indiana, and Willis.
Ohio.
Noes. 21-Senators Brookhart, Iowa.
Couzens. Michigan; Dial. South Caro-
lima; Dill, Washington; Ferris, Michi-
gan; Frazier, North Dakota; George.
Georgia; Harris, Georgia.: Harrison.
Mississippi: Hefiin, Alabama; Howell.
Nebraska; Johnson. California; John
son. Minnesota; Ladd, North Dakota;
McKellar, Tennessee. Neely. West
Virginia; Norbeck, South Dakota:
Pittman, Nevada; Sheppard, Texas:
Shields, Tennessee, and Shipstead,
Minnesota.
Speaks for Hour.
When the Senate met today at II
am. the Mcclellan amendment was
Immediately taken up for considera
ton. For an hour Senator Mckellar
addressed the Senate in support OF
District. At IL O'Clock, under unani-
nous consent. the Senate continued
its debate under a ten-minute rule,
each Senator being limited t"
speeches of ten minutes on pendlns
amendments TO the bill.
Senator Ball replied to Senator Nc
Kellar, opposing his amendment. and
then made the point of order.
Senator McKellar contended that
the two street railways-the Capital
Traction Company and the WashlnS-
ton Railway and Electric Company
were earning far more than the real
valuation of the properties entitled
them to earn. The people of the Dis
trict. he said, were being exploited To
make these earnings for the street
cOnn3nipS
Senator Ball in replying pointed
out that the Senate District commit
tee has held very complete hearings
on Senator Mcellars five-cent street
car fare bill. He urged that the
committee be allowed to complete its
consideration of that bill. He in
sisted that if the five-cent fare was
adopted, neither of the street car
companies could continue to operate.
Senator McKellar outlined the his
tory of the financing of the Capital
Traction Company and that of the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company. He told the Senate that
the Capital Traction Company over
IL per cent on its capital; that it has
paid per cent dividends and has put
a large amount of its earnings To
capital account.
Effect of Zone System.
Senator Mcclellan insisted that the
Capital Traction Company. was not
entitled to earn a return of IL per
cent He referred to the fact that
I'm New Jersey scent street car
fare has been adopted and that the
street car companies are now doing
an increased business. Senator Nc
Kellar insisted that the companies
here would do very greatly in
creased business and in the long run
would make more money with the
scent street car fare than the pres
ent Scent cash fare. He admitted
that in New Jersey cities zone
system is in effect whereby a pas
senger passing from one zone into
another must pay an additional fare.
a system which has not been accent
ed here either by the people or the
Public Utilities Commission. although
recommended by the Washington
Railway and Electric Company.
Senator McKellar charged that the
Public Utilities Commission has prac-
tically been nothing more than a rub
ber stamp for the street railway com
panies in recent years. He insisted
that the stock of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company has
been "watered'' until 1t is double the
amount 1t should be. He charged
that in the creation of the Capital
Traction Company the bonds of the
old Washington and Georgetown
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