Evening star., 1926-03-17
Points of Order Made as New
Legislation in Appropria.
tion Measure.
FUNK DEFENDS ITEM
BARRING OUTSIDE PUPILS
Sunday Law Sermon" by Lank-
ford Attacked by Treadway
During Wrangle.

The House in committee of the
whole engaged in another vigorous
fight on a provision in the District
appropriation bill today concerning
school attendance by District and
Maryland pupils
Representative Gambrill Demo-
crat. of Maryland made A point of
order against new legislation in ref
erence To a provision which would
require children from Maryland and
Virginia attending the District schools
to pay tuition. This point of order
was sustained
Chairman Funk of the subcommit-
tee that drafted the District appro-
priation hill then offered an amend.
ment which provided that children
from other States may be admitted
TO the District on payment OF tuition.
Mr.. Gambrill also raised point Of
order against this amendment. which
was sustained.
New Amendment Offered.
Mr.. Funk then offered an amend
ment that no part of the appropria-
ton shall be used for instruction of
pupils who dwell outside of the Dis
trict Again Mr.. C;ambrill made a
point of order which this time was
overruled.
Representative r. Walton Moore.
Democrat. of Virginia then pointed
out that substantive law directs that
children of Government employees
shall he admitted and taught free
of charge" in the District schools. He
stressed that the Funk amendment
would have the effect of destroying
this statute and would deprive the
very class of people for whom the
statute was enacted in 1915.
Representative Black. Democrat, of
Texas. then offered a proviso on the
Funk amendment that children OF Of
ficers and men of the United States
Army. Navy and Marine Corps and
children whose parent or parents are
employed by the Federal Government
shall be admitted to the public schools
without payment of tuition. Mr.. Funk
made a point of order. but later with
drew il. 5-s,e-r.t-. ,.l-.. -
Holds System Unfair.
During the debate on the Black
proviso. Mr.. Funk declared that it is
economic" for the people of Maryland
and Virginia to have their children
educated free in the District schools.
Mr.. Funk told of one school in Ia
koma Park where there are 500 chill
dren enrolled. 396 of whom live in the
District and 404 live in Maryland.
while just over the Maryland line
there is a splendid modern school
house. two rooms of which are empty.
why don't the people of Maryland
educate their children in their own
schools and not graft on the District
of Columbian" he asked.
Representative Connally. Democrat.
of Texas. spoke vigorously in support .
of the Black amendment. Answering
him. Repre- Simmons of Ne
braska, member of the subcommit-
tee on the District budget. insisted
that the appropriations committee is
not attempting TO legislate but that 1t
is trying TO fulfill duty of protect
ing the taxpayers of the District
against being forced to pay for the
education of children from Maryland
and Virginia.
Consideration of the school items
was delayed at the outset of today's
session by fight over the Sunday
closing law. brought about when
Representative Treadway. Republic
an, of Massachusetts moved TO eN.
punge from the Record a lengthy
sermon by Rev. DR.. Joseph f. Sizoo
Of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church, inserted as part of his en-
tension of remarks on the Sunday
blue law bill by Representative
Landlord. Democrat, of Georgia.
Mr.. Treadway claimed that Mr..
Lankf 3rd had abused the privilege
granted him by the House by insert
ing lengthy sermon. the printing
of which. he claimeu, cost the Gov
ernment $500
Mr.. Lankford was defended by
Representative Crisp. Democrat. of
Georgia. former parliamentarian
of the House. The row ended when
Mr.. Treadway withdrew his motion.
Three Lively Fights.
There were three lively fights yes
terday over phases of the bill-one
between Representative Begg, Re-
publican. of Ohio. who threatened 10
make points of order against new leg
islation in an appropriation bill, and
Chairman Madden of the appropria-
tions committee: another between Mr..
Madden and Representative Linthi-
cum. Democrat. of Maryland. when
the latter protested against new legis-
lation in the bill which would make
children from suburban Maryland and
Virginia pay tuition in the District
schools. and the third. when Repre-
sentative Lowrey. Democrat. of Mis-
sissippi. proposed to restore to the
bill an anti-evolution provision which
had been knocked out in committee.
Representative Cramton. Republic
an. Michigan. who originated the
lump-sum plan of contributions by the
Federal Government toward the ex-
penses of the National Capital. of.
fered an amendment making the
50. 900 900 lump-sum provision in the
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