Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-01-30 | Page 2 | House in Fury over Measure

HOUSE IH FUHY DVERMEASURE Congress Shows Discontent Over New Methods of Framing Fram-ing Appropriations w ISHINGTON, Jan 29, Growing dleconte.it ocr the new system of framing big appropriation measures broke in the house today with unexpected unex-pected fury The upshot was the virtual riddling of the , , fht 'mllBon dollar diplomatic and consular lull, which was cut to pares on points of order. fhere was no general attempt to wreck the bill, members dimply sought toreglster violent opposition to the manner of its framing. Not all were I willing lo to that far, for many ob-jectors ob-jectors were unwilling to vetx- on technical tech-nical points for its destruction. ( ne member, however, attacked item! after Item and they wont out as with-1 out authority of law. Xi SI 1 ok 1 BOUGHT. The attack served as warning of' What may be expected next week when the houxe begins consideration of the iirmy an.i naval appropriation bills.' It gave leaders cause for serious thought aa to whether the supply mea- nures could be pu' tnroiigh inf. .re March 3. Heretofore, the diplomatic bill has been prepared by the foreign affairs committee, in touehwlth needs of the! service. The same' rule applied to' other committees but under the sys-! tern ranking Republican and iv-mo-, r-atu- members ,.f the rorolsn affairs' committee, for example, were trane-ferred trane-ferred to e oonsolldu'ed appropriation aunimti. e of thirty-five tjienihers 1 B IKM an EZjaHNATED This method Virtually eliminated tho . hairman of the committee so far aai he Was authorised to talie personal 1 part Ld a vtpply bill's preparation. The Republican member transferred be-j ime head of the particular aub-oom-mlttes "ii appropriations, which lend-1 ed to make him S more p-iwerful fig- ui- -!. the floor than his former chair-I 1. urn. Jealous of their old powers. I some oaalrmen and committeeman, it1 was v,ud, mad. Bo attempt to conceal 1 animosity or desire to take a whack at the bill. The v.enk spet in the i,eW system.1 according to those opposing It. naa In fact that many appropriations wvre authorized which had not been authorised author-ised before, and which Were thus open to points of order. There arc u.iysl.y which the items rltmlnaed n . ! ,.,H ba-k. either' by the senate in conference or by spe-i clal rule, giving them legislative stand-1 Ing.