The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-10
Extra Session the Single Hope
Of Remedying Lack of
Appropriations
By BILL PRICE.

Bitter the local disappointment to provide appropra
tons the increased salaries Of teachers policemen ren
and park policemen the District there to be but
possible hope that these faithful servants Of the public will
put much Inconvenience for months comean
extra session Of Congress
That possibility appears to be quite remote. there
any payments be before Congress assemblies again
the political exgences might President Coolidge call
brief session. but very few payments Of bonus
be made inside Of six months from July The appropriation
bill which failed in the furious closing Of Congress would
have provided the clerical help necessary to get the bonus
lists all ready The President partly offset this failure
by directing the transfer Of Government employees from other
departments and bureaus to take up this work.
Suggestions the President may by executive order
create deficit to carry the administrative features
bonus law not founded knowledge Of the Presidents
power and authority Just because Congress has provided
legislation that certain payments Of salaries shall be made the
President has no authority usp the powers Of that body
and authorize payments which will become deficit to be
later appropriated by Congress This is expressly prohibited
by law.
If the President could do this order carry into effect
the bonus law he could do the thing to the salaries
OF policemen fremen and other employees Of the District
To prevent the soldier vote from becoming
much wrought up the Administration will find way Of
shifting clerks to the bonus work No such consideration will
be extended the thousands Of local municipal employees who
will subjected to hardshps from the situation They can
VOTE and nobody in high official life will lose sleep through
their plight
demands from the soldier vote will bring about because
the La Toilette movement will force Congressional condera
ton Of farm needs The soldier vote will doubtless be ap
Congress together As to the strength Of the independent
ment in the West and Northwest the Republican leaders will
take inventory Of that and report to their chief in the
White House.
II La Toilette his followers could force an extra session
Of Congress their prestige would be enhanced with the
and labor vote Of the country. So the possibility Of such
session is distant, things look today.
The consolation to thousands of District teachers police
firemen and park policemen that Congress ct its
regular meeting in December will doubtless put through an
appropriation bill that will make the salaries retroactive to
July that there will be loss through the bonus these
employees will be deprived Of
Even the temporary loss of $40 per month thousands
local workers will be however in these days Of
high rentals and high prices generally Large numbers Of
mighty good and faithful and will be put
Inconvenience result of the blocking of
appropriation bill in the closing minutes Of Congress Bust
Of Washington will unquesonably anticipate the
emedg by Congress of the harm that has been done and
what they to aid in ding the endorsements
that are are There is every good reason to believe that
that will restore to the sufferers the justice they
titled to.