The evening world. Newspaper, June 2, 1920, Page 9

COST OF N 5 GOVERNMENT S BOSTED BY Tit MILEAGE GRAB IN GONGRESS — WF (Continued From First Page.) ‘the round trip mileage. In these days oft high costs this gum is not to be sneezed at even by @ member of Con- gress. The mileage for the members from the far Western States, such as California, amounts to more than $1,000 per annum. Mileage is pure “velvet.” Voting mileage is one of ‘the most popular indoor @ports among Congressmen. Formerly clerks to Senators as wrell as the Senators themselves got mileage, but some years ago public eriticism of the mileage grab became S80 mevere that something had to be done to stop the clamor, go the clerks ‘were made the sacrifidial Iambs, One of the remarkable features is that men who have earned the #o- Driquet “watchdog of the treasury” by. thetr opposition to wasteful ap- propriations of various kinds are among las al who have voted m ‘THE RVENI pénses,” but after « long wrangle in boag Senate the old appropriation of 20 cents @ mile each way was re- stored. At this time, the matter of cutting mileage to 10 or 16 gents a mile was discussed. Some defended this grab 6n the ground that the | Senators go back and forth more of- ten since popular elections of Sen- | ators require them to keep in closer touch with their constituencies, readily for measures which put modes Ney | ‘Whée the question’ was up .tn 20l6 in their own pockets through in- creased cleric hire, appropriations for extra clerks and mileage. UNEQUAL SALARIES CITED IN DEFENGE. ‘The mileage grab has been defended on the ground that if there were no mileage there would be a condition of ‘unequal ealarics paid Representatives and Senators, That ls, members‘from ; the far west would pay so much more than those from nearby States for tranfportation expenses to Washing- ton that it would really mean less pay than for others, Some of those who have taken this position have advocated members certifying their actual expenses, but this has always been voted down by the majority as “{mpracticable.” {n 1914 the House put it on a basis of “actual ex- and the House had proposed abolishing the old law the late Senator Bankhead of Alabama inquired whether a mo- tion to strike the entire mileage sec- tion from the bill was in order and when it was ruled out of order he ex- Plained that he mérely wanted to throw a scare into those patriots on the House aide’ who had willingly voted down mileage knowing fulwell it would be restored in the Senate and agreed to by the House cenferrees, URGES SETTLEMENT OF QUES- TION IN SOME WAY. “L want to say in defense of this motion, if I'ath permitted to make it under the mile,” said head, “that I amin favor of the law as tt stands. I shall yote for mileago as it now is and has been for 4 great many years, But, Mr. President, I have had so much experience and ob- servation on this question of mileage that I think ft ought to be setted he some way, I confess in making motion I have suggested it rae he regarded as A little bit wicked + ould like to see the tay 1 could go to another House and watch some of these economists. frint. femen on this side This matter ought to be ae Ww Bank-|ought to knock it out. think per- bog that would be the neat ae to Then at the néxt session of Con: oa tt gh Pe, reinstated perhaps.” ‘The House at that time wanted to give the Benatore mileage, at 5 cents & mile, one trip, the House membors to be allowed actual expenses for all deperident Anembers of their families, | Stern Brothers © West 42nd Street (Between Fifth and Stith Avenues) West 43rd Street old, @ printer, of "No, 244 Bast 109th Street, were arrested taxt night by do~ tectives Vathuda, McLaughlin and Quaine on complaint of Mra, Lai LAMBERT BROTHERS Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry Graduation Gifts HE three* Lavallieres here shown, suitable for graduation presents, are of exquisite work- manship. 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