Evening star., 1934-06-01

effort to have Cannon's remarks
stricken from the record. He said
Cannon had described him as rene
gade Democrat" Blanton, however,
raised a point Of order against Coch-
rams move and 1t was sustained.
Defends Rights Of District.
"In considering legislation affecting
the District OF Columbia Cochran
said, Il endeavor to approach it in the
same way I would consider legislation
affecting the city from which I come,
and think this is the attitude that
the membership OF this House should
take.
In reference to the bill giving the
District the power to borrow from the
P. w. A. let me say two weeks ago my
city, by vote of to !. appropriated
$4,000, 900 in bonds for the purpose
of carrying on public works and to en-
able the city to come to the P. w. A
and ask the p. w. A., under the law,
to assume 80 per cent obligation tor
the work 1t desires to do On the same
day my State, by a vote OF 2 to /.
voted $4,000, 900 in bonds for identi-
cally the same purpose.
The people of the District of CO.
lumbla pay taxes to the Government
OF the United States just the same as
the people of Missouri and the people
of Texas. and part of the money they
pay to the Government of the United
States, no doubt, is included in this
P. w. A. money. The people Of the
District of Columbia must assume
their part Of the burden to take care
OF the public debt Just the same as
the people of Missouri and the people
Of Texas. Therefore, why should they
not have the right to borrow money
for needed public improvements.
I rose for the purpose of discussing
the appropriation for the Public Utili-
ties Commission.
Fights for Record Vote.
II have talked to the Speaker. the
parliamentarian, and numerous men,
bers who. think, understand parlia-
mentary law, trying to find some way
whereby l can force a record vote in
this House upon the paragraph that
affects the Public Utilities Commits
sion.
Men stand here on the floor and
say they are defending the people OF
the country. Are you defending the
people of Washington when you cut
the appropriation OF the Public Utili-
ties Commission from $87 900 to S50.-
900? That Is peoples commission
lts every act is supposed to be bene-
+ fcial to the masses Of the people.
81 would like ID find a way whereby
I can move that the House recede and
concur in the Senate amendment
which carried the SS7 900 appropria-
ton, but up to this moment I have
not been able to find such a way
However. / do hope that some one al
the other side of the Capitol, Senator
Norris. for instance, who has been in
terested in these matters for years
will see to it that the Senate insists
upon its amendment and in this way
provide the $4,000 to carry OF the
work Of the Public Utilities Commits
sion of the District of Columbia.
Service Rates Cited.
you get gas here, you get elec-
tricity here. and you get water here
cheaper than anywhere in the country
with few exceptions. Why? Be-
cause of the activities of the Public
Utilities Commission. My colleague
from my own State challenged this
statement when this bill was pending
before the House. but ! ask every
member to read the Senate hearings
consisting of nearly 400 pages, and
find out just what this commission
has accomplished"
During the heat Of debate, Repre-
sentative Cannon. Democrat. Of Mis-
souri,. chairman of the House Con-
ference Committee. denied the utilities
commission had accomplished any
thing in The last sfour years except