The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-11
PLAN MADE
To SAVE
THEM
House VIII Consider These
Measures in Order Named
on Next District Day

The House District Committee
today began a determined fight
to save important District legisIa
ton, nenaced by the filibuster on
the floor Monday
The committee arranged a pro-
gram Of three bills for con-
sideration at the final District
day discussion on February %.
The program includes the follow
ing bills in the order they will be
taken up: The new traffic code,
the $19,OO0.O0O five-year school
building program, and the new
rent bill.
Special Rules Asked.
Chairman Stuart F. Reed of West
Virginia, was directed by the COM
mittee to request the Rules Com.
mittee to issue a special rule for
consideration of the rent bill. in an
effort to block "a disastrous fill
buster, which is certain to arise
otherwise.
The program was fixed after a
long debate in the committee. Con-
gresham Blanton of Texas, opened
the discussion by moving that the
traffic bill be given the right of
way over all other legislation on
| the next District day The motion
! was seconded by Congressman Rath-
bone of Illinois, but was amended
by Congressman Lampert of Wis
consin, to provide that the rent bill
be placed at the head of the list.
Lampert's motion was opposed
by Congressman Rathbone and UE-
| derhill of Massachusetts,. Under
hill declared that if the rent bin
were given priority over all other
District legislation 1t would fail.
He declared that in his opinion
the traffic bill, designed to save
the lives and limbs of people of
| the District" was more important
than the rent bill. He declared
that if the President actually were
behind the rent bill. as he is re-
ported to be, a special rule would
be provided.
Amendment Is Lost.
The Lampert amendment was
voted down. Congressman Keller
! of Minnesota. predicted that if the
| traffic bin were brought UP frs.
the same thing may happen that
! happened on the last District day
when a gentleman opposed to the
] Great Falls bill made filibustcr
/ against the milk bill merely to dc
| lay the other measure"
Chairman Reed stated that he
had been in conference with House
Leaders and with the Steering and
, Rules Committees and declared that
: they were sympathetic toward the
I District and will not oppose any
| effort, to obtain time for District
legislation.
81 told them that We had had
only four actual District days ,n
which to PASS legislation for a COM
munity larger than six or seven
States" Feed said. 81 showed
them the program of. pending Dis
trict legislation. They assured me
that they were willing to extend
the next District days program into
the night il necessary.
Decision on Rent Bill.
THE chairman Of the Rules Com.
mittee said that he was willing 10
help us get ar additional day. but
other leaders feel that this will be
impossible
Congressman Blanton requested
that Chairman Reed introduce "a
rule to call up the rent bill at s
o'clock next Friday night. He di.
/ rected that the rules allow two
hours for general debate and fixed
the time for a final vote at IL
o'clock. This motion, however, was
amended by leaving out the time
and thus giving the chairman dis
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