Evening star., 1934-04-19
Blanton Makes Attack,

BlantOn Makes Attack.
Immediately after this action the
House was thrown into an uproar
when Blanton made a bitter attack
on Otter. He declared the publicity
Otter had received as a result of his
efforts to aid the District had gone to
his head" Blanton also accused Otter
OF falling to attend the meetings of
the subcommittee on appropriations
when the supply bill was marked up.
Its the way these newspapers have
been playing Otter in the last week.
That's what's the matter with him"
Blanton shouted. His pictures on the
front pages of the paper have gone
to his head.
II the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania had attended the hearings when
we marked up the bill, he would know
something about it. He hasn't been
in Congress long enough to know any
thing about the District"
Minority Leader Smell leaped to his
feet on point of personal privilege
during Blanton'S TRADE, and made a
vigorous protest against the attack on
Otter. He also declared that under
the rules of the House no member
had right to attack another on the
floor, and that Blanton's charges had
impugned the motives of Otter.
Speaker Rainey, who had taken the
chair in the meantime. held that
Smell was right and the House ex-
plunged from the record Blantons
criticism of Otter.
Chairman Cannon of the subcom-
mittee on appropriations, who has
charge of the bill on the floor, de-
Tended Blanton, however, and said
that the Texans charges had not
been disputed.
Differs action in raising a point
of order against the tax rate pro-
vision was preceded by a debate be-
tween himself and Chairman Cannon
of the Subcommittee on Appropri-
ations which framed the supply bill.
Cannon declared that every express
SIGN of the tax payers in the Dis
trict indicated they wanted the tax
rate lowered
Appeals Fail.
Both Cannon and Blanton appealed
to Otter to withdraw his point of
order and when he refused to do
so Blanton raised his point of order
Just prior to the ruling of the chair
on Blanton's point of order Otter
turned to Blanton and shouted: The
onus Of dropping the $5,700,000 from
this bill will rest on the shoulders of
the gentleman from Texas"
During general debate on the bill
late yesterday Blanton predicted that
If the tax cut rider were eliminated
the House would reduce the Federal
contribution by $3.500,000 In fact
he even offeredNto bet Otter SIS that
such action would be taken.
Otter plans to offer more than
a dozen amendments to restore cuts
made in the Budget Bureau estimates.
He also will raise the point of order
against the tax cut provision.
Differs Goals.
Differs amendment will seek Sl37.-
400 additional for street and other
lights, S36,823 for the Public Utilities
Commission, S22,548 for the Alcohol
~No( OOA4I4O "a oOdAd, S<O,OOU IOI
fuel for schools, $50, 900 for the Fire
Department and $4,000 for the care
Of juvenile wards of the Board of
Public Welfare.
Other amendments are to be offered
by Chairman Norton of the House
District Committee, Representative
Smith. Democrat, of Virginia. and
Representative De Priest, Republican,
OF Illinois. Mrs. Norton will seek to
restore S3,744 to the tuberculosis
Hospital, and $4,000 to the Children's
tuberculosis Sanatorium. Funds for
completion of the wall around the
District reformatory at Lorton, Va,
improvement of the southwest farmers
market and an engineering survey
looking toward replacement of old
Chain Bridge will be sought by Smith.
De Priest will ask $4,000 for replac-
ing old equipment in the Shaw Junior
High School
Blanton's wage offer followed an at
tack on the bill by Otter near the
close Of general debate on the measure
late yesterday. A member of the sub
committee which framed the bill. Dit
ter declared he was entirely OUT of
sympathy with it and appealed for
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