Show r r Heres Here's a Congressman Who Gives Money Back to the Government WASHINGTON July IS Belle BelievIng Believing that ho lie received something to which ho was not entitled Representative Witherspoon Witherspoon With With- of or Mississippi has turned back bacic Into tho the treasury department That sum represented tho the amount of ot his salary sal Bal cry ary for four days during which ho he was awa away uway from Washington recently on private private vate business The fact that Mr Ir Witherspoon Wither Wither- spoon had returned the tho money leaked out today despite his desire to keep tho the matter a secret Some Somewhere here In tho the statute books there Is a law which says Sal's a member of congress con con- gross gress shall not draw pay for tor tho da days s 's she he lie Is absent and not attending to his lila public pub pub- lie lic duties The law however has generally gen gen- orally croll been regarded re as us a dead letter But Dut not so 80 with Mr Ir Witherspoon He voluntarily surrendered his four days' days pa pay and as a result tho the government Is La Just that much richer |