A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > District of Columbia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=323 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=31628 Submitted by: barbara-dave Article Title: Washington Post Article Date: April 9 1912 Article Description: Scalped Clerk Page 4 Article Text: Washington Post April 9, 1912 Scalped Clerk Page 4 GIRL MAY GET MORE Martine Sure Senate Will Allow Miss Houghton $7,500. CASE DEBATED THREE HOURS New Jersey Legislator Unable to Recall From House Bill Giving Census Clerk Who Was Scalped $4,200, but Is Certain That He Will Be Able to Effect Increase in Amount Today. An unsuccessful effort was made late yesterday afternoon to recall from the House the bill granting $4,200 to Miss Alice V. HOUGHTON, the census office clerk who was scalped while working at one of the tabulating machines. Senator MARTINE still insists that the young woman should receive a larger amount than that carried in the bill, and he made the motion. The absence of a quorum prevented definite action, but it developed that there were at least eighteen senators present who were of the same mind as the New Jersey senator. The effort will be renewed today. When the bill for the relief of Miss HOUGHTON was before the senate last week, after a three-hour debate it was passed, fixing the allowance at $4,200, in monthly installments of $50 each, covering a period of seven years, with provision that the money should not be subject to any judicial proceeding. Mr. MARTINE made a strong speech, urging a greater amount, and his amendment increasing the allowance to $7,500 was defeated by a vote of only 17 to 16. This was not a quorum, although that point was not raised. Expects Victory on Next Vote. Senator MARTINE had the support of Mr. ROOT and other influential senators, and he believes if the bill is recalled and the proposition submitted when there is a full attendance his proposed increase will be agreed to. When he made the motion yesterday to recall the bill from the House, Senators BRISTOW and SMOOT objected to it at that time, owing to the absence of the chairman of the committee, Senator CRAWFORD. Senator MARTINE could see no reason why the mere question of recall could not be settled then, as the question of reconsidering the vote by which the sum carried in the bill would not come up until a later time when the chairman would be present. He insisted upon his motion to recall, and Senator BRISTOW made the point of no quorum. A quorum did not respond to the call, and Senator WILLIAMS suggested that the sergeant-at-arms be instructed to bring in absentees. Senator GALLINGER, however, moved an adjournment, and this prevailed by a vote of 20 to 18. This ended the incident for the day. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DC-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com