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some Of the major features of the
measure if the points Of order are
sustained.
The revolt against the action Of the
Appropriations Committee actually
started yesterday, when the House be-
gan general debate on the supply
bill. Three members of the Legisla-
tive Committee, including Chairman
Norton, served notice that when the
bill is read for amendments they would
attempt to have IL of the riders elm
mated on points of order. Joining
Mrs. Norton in the protest against the
riders were Representatives Nichols,
Democrat, of Oklahoma and Brew
ster, Republican, of Maine.
Compromises Spurned.
Efforts to iron out the differences
were made after the House adjourned
at a conference between Mrs. Norton,
Nichols and Chairman Collins of the
Subcommittee on Appropriations which
framed the supply bill. The discus
sion lasted for more than an hour,
but neither side would agree to q
compromise.
At its conclusion Collins issued a
statement in which he said he ex-
pected points of order to be made
against provisions which are contrary
to the rules and lack merit, but pointed
| out there should be no serious OBJ
lection" to various items in the bill
from the Legislative Committee.
Collins statement follows:
If there are legislative provisions
which are contrary to the rules and
which do not have merit, in the judg-
ment of the members of the Legisla-
tive Committee, I should rather expect
and should not feel in the least sur
prised or disappointed if a member of
that committee should make a point
of order against such provision or pro-
visions.
II am sure the members of that
committee have the same desire to
improve conditions in the District as
do the members of the Committee on
Appropriations. The purpose of each
is to provide and legislate for the Dis
trict in fair and equitable and busi-
nesslike way.
Free to Review Provisions
"If the members of the District
| Committee wish to make points OF
order on items in this bill which, In
their opinion, do not have merit, then
it is their duty to endeavor to elm
mate such provisions from the bill
and there will be no quarrel with me
or the Appropriation Committee be-
cause of such action. I do not, how
ever, expect, and should be very much
surprised if members of that commit
tee, despite the merits of propositions
should make points of order simply
because the matters were not present.
ed by that committee. There is not
proposition in my bill which that
committee is not free to review and
to legislate upon subsequently, either
in confirmation or by way of modif1ca-
ton.
L have endeavored to cooperate
with the District Committee through
out the hearings, and am sure there
should be no serious objectior.s on
their part to the various items in this
bill"
The principal target of attack will
be a rider transferring jurisdiction
over Gallinger Municipal Hospital and
the new tuberculosis sanatoria at
Glenn Dale, Md, from the Board OF
Public Welfare to the Health Depart
ment.
Face Points of Order.
Points OF order also are to be made
against the following legislative pro-
visions:
Transferring 20 municipal play
grounds to the community center de-
partment of the public schools.
Forbidding the Commissioners from
increasing the tax rate on real estate
in the coming fiscal year.
Transferring the Office of the SUPER
intendent of licenses from control Of
the assessor to the superintendent of
weights, measures and markets.
Directing the Public Utilities Com
mission to make an investigation of
the "reasonableness" of telephone
rates.
Permitting the Commissioners to
award contracts for repair work.
Giving the Commissioners control OF
the new Police Court Building.
Gas Tax Diversion Opposed.
Diverting gasoline tax revenues to
support the Department of Vehicles
and Traffic and the Department OF
Trees and Parking, as we'll as to pay
for snow removal
Authorizing an investment of $780,
900 of water revenues in United States
securities.
Preventing salary increases of en-.
ployes receiving more than $4,000 9
year as result of reallocations.
Precluding public school teachers
from doing clerical work outside the
class room.