Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-04

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Mr.. Blanton said Yesterday: When
the time comes, Congress will order
him to do it in a bill. / am glad 1
have found out beforehand how two
faced Commissioner Dougherty has
BEEN
Capt Headley was not mentioned by
name in the amendment, but the ap-
preparations committee understood
fully that the $500 increase was in
tended solely for the police officer.
1t is possible that Representative
zihlman of Maryland, chairman of the
District committee, viii make another
fight for restoration of the $121, 900
appropriation. for IA additional school
teachers when the. bill comes out of
committee of the whole This amend.
nent was beaten by a decisive vote
yesterday.
Maryland Wins School Fight.
The main fight yesterday was
waged over an effort on the part of
Representative Hudson of Michigan
ito bar from the District schools all
outside students now attending the
schools free below the ninth grade.
The result of the fight ended in an
sother victory for the Maryland dele
cation, which had put through sew
,eral items during the day.
Mr.. Hudson based his plea for the
prohibition against nonresident pu-
pills attending District schools on the
gground that the local elementary
schools are overcrowded and that Dis
fIrlct taxpayers should not be com.
PEELED to pay for the tuition of more
than 5000 outside pupils. Consider
ing the teachers alone, he declared, it
was an annual charge of more than
$27O, 900
Representatives Hill and Zlhlrnan of
Maryland and Mr.. Blanton made
points of order against the Hudson
amendment, but these were over
ruled bv the chair.
The fight to bar Maryland and Vir-
GINA pupils drew support from Rep
resentative Byrnes of Tennessee,
who declared 1t was unjust to tax
District residents because Maryland
and Virginia have inadequate ele-
.mentary school facilities.
Il have no interest in this matter, p"
he said, 'but I do know there are
people In the District who object very
seriously TO being required pay out
of the Treasury money to educate the
children of those who live in border
States. They do not have to live
there; they can move back here. II
they live in Maryland and pay taxes
there, then Maryland should provide
school facilities for them"
TincIler Joins Fight.
Representative Tincher of Kansas.
opposing the amendment, declared
that il a man is employed by the
Government, working in the District.
he should not he penalized for going
outside the border and trying to live
within his means.
is it not fact" asked Mr.. Hud-
son, that in communities just over
the District line where there are
for the pupils those very pupils
are not attending those schools, but
are coming into the District schools,
where they have part timer"
II do not understand that to be
the fact" replied Tincher.
THAT is true said Hudson. 81
live next to the District line and |
know"
Mr. Hill pleaded that the present
rule permits the children of officers
and men of the Army, Navy and
Marine Corps and other Govern
ment employees to receive free tuition
in the District and this should not
be discontinued merely because they
reside outside the District. He cited
the case of children at Fort Myer
and the Agricultural Experimental
station, who would be denied tuition
here IL the Hudson amendment pre-
vailed.
Mr.. Hudson won his amendment
on the first vote, when it was adopted
40 TO 81. Representative Linthicum
Of Maryland then demanded a teller's
vote and the amendment was defeat
ed by a vote of SO to az, after a quo
rum had been assembled.
Barley Scores Schools.
Senator reject Barley of Kentucky
then took the floor and denounced
conditions in the schools. With al
the money that is being spent here t
beautify the Capital. he said that the
schools, with the exception of CentrL
High School, do not look much bet
ter than livery stables"
''If the Fine Arts Commission ap
proves of the designs" he said, "thel
there is no such thing as a fine arts
commission"
Mr.. Zihlman told him, however, the
Fine Arts Commission had only to d'
with the sites, but Mr.. Barley main
tanned his purpose was to try to ge
the school officials, the Commission
,ers or the municipal architect o
"whoever is responsible" to design de
cent looking buildings.