The Washington times., 1931-02-10
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'FOOLLAN'
Witness Then Invited to Tell
Needs of Schools for New
Furniture; Park Police Scored

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Furniture; Park Police Scored
The gag" placed on public
officials by the budget law was
vigorously attacked today when
the District subcommittee of the
Senate Appropriations Committee
resumed hearings on the local
supply bill.
Senator Carter Glass CD Of
Virginia termed the budget law
fool law" after Senator Hiram
Bingham (R) of Connecticut,
chairman of the subcommittee,
had warned a witness that he
was violating provisions of the
budget law when he asked the
committee for appropriations not
included in the budget estimates.
The attack on the law followed
criticism leveled at operations Of
the park police and while the
committee was considering school
estimates.
Crane Given Warning
Jere j. Crane, assistant superin-
tendent of schools in charge of
business affairs, had asked the
committee to increase the amount
for school furniture from the
$71 900 carried in the House bill
to 100000. Senator Bingham
warned him that since the in
crease was not carried in the
budget, he was violating the law
in asking for it.
Senator Glass rallied to the de-
fense of the witness. declaring:
eff the budget has such q
law, we might as we'll adjourn.
1 don't intend to admit, even
by implication that the budget
bill has any such control over
our actions. 1 don't believe we
should have any such fool law"
Invited to Testify
The matter was finally straight
ened out by having the COM
mittee invite Mr.. Crane to state
the full needs of the school
system.
Park police came in for crit
icism by Senator Bingham when
Lieut.. Col. u. S. Grant, 3rd,
director of public buildings and
parks, asked for six additional
policemen.
Senator Bingham questioned
Colonel Grant on the division Of
authority between the park and
metropolitan police forces and
declared there must be some de-
feet in this system which allows
the buck to be passed from one
force to another"
Should Be Consolidated
Senator William H. King CD
of Utah, declared that all the
police should be consolidated
under the chief of police. Sen
ator Bingham asserted that he
has noticed on several occasions
"a great tendency on the part
of park police to stand around
and gossip"
Colonel Grant defended his
force, saying they should be
judged by the performance Of
their duty and that the results of
their work have been satisfactory.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superin-
tendent of schools, asked the COM
mittee to provide for the employ
ment of additional clerks and for
a few additional teachers for the
junior and senior high schools.
He was Joined by Assistant Su-
perintendent of Schools Stephen
E. Kramer.
kindergarten Is Urged
Numerous witnesses appeared
to urge the retention of the un-
derage kindergarten at the Web
ster Americanization School,
which, under language in the bill
passed by the House, would have
to be eliminated.
It was pointed out that this
kindergarten is different from
others, in that it provides care
for children while mothers are
attending the Americanization
School. Among those urging re-
tention of the kindergarten were
Henry Galligan, of the Board of
Education; former Chief Justice
Walter I. Mccoy, Mrs. E. c. Rit-
tue and DR.. Ballou.
DIR. BaIlOu Lauds Bill
In summing up the discussion
of school needs, DR.. Ballou said:
This is the finest appropria-
ton bill that we have ever had
from the standpoint of the
schools"
Frederic A. Delano and DR..
George P. Neill, of the Council of
School Agencies, asked that the
funds for mothers aid be in
creased $4,000 over the amount
carried in the bill as it passed the
House. George S. Wilson, direc-
tor Of public welfare, joined in
the petition for this addition.