The Washington herald., 1919-06-19
DISTRICT BUDGET
OF s14,782,981
PASSES SENATE
Half and Half Finance Plan
Retained as Measure Goes
Through Upper House.
WATER PROBE KILLED
Police Force Increased and
$25,0 900 Each Voted G. W.
U. and G. U. Hospitals.

he Senate last night passed the Dis
tric appropriation bill carrying s14.-
7S-ss1 and the retention of the half
and-half plan of District taxation.
In view Of the fact that the House
already has struck out the $3.50 plan.
1t will now be D to the conferees 10
settle the question.
he rider Introduced by Senator Pom
creme providing for the extension OF
the Salisbury act niney days follow
ing the proclamation of peace was
embodied in the bill and passed.
Senator Pomerene's bill provides
that a notice of ninety days must be
given. Notwithstanding any waivers
or statutory notice previously made
by any tenant.
Water Probe Defeated.
The purpose of this measure Is to
prevent the election of persons now
occupying houses and apartments In
the District under virtue of the
salisbury act until at least ninety
days after the proclamation of peace.
when the Salisbury act automatically
expires.
An amendment to the bill intro
duced by Senator Norris, providing
for full investigation Of the sources
of the water supply of the District
of Columbia, was defeated.
Although the amendment did not
pass the Senate as presented by SEN
ator Norris. the matter of looking
INTO the threatened water famine in
the District came in for some heated
debate.
In discussing the number of inyes-
LEGATIONS that have been made rela-
tive to water power in and around
the District that could be utilized for
generating electricity. Senator Sher-
man advocated sbolishing long and
unsatisfactory studies OF the situa-
ton and get down to the matter OF
doing away with g possipis fimilie
OF water.
want Water. Not Power.
AT the present time" said Sena-
tor Sherman. we do not want
power. but water. The power that
we have is sufficient to operate all
street cars. what little manufactur-
ing we have here and the lighting
of homes.
Water is our problem sA that
is what we should take ur<r con-
sideration. Many times in the past
this city has been up s~1inst a
proposition of not having efficient
water to put down a confH grafton.
s A N
What should be done is to put the
water question in the hands Of some
one who can determine what he
wants to do without waiting SIX
months or a year. as some OF the
cabinet officers have done in the
past and continue to do. The Sec
retary of the Treasury requires six
months to get action on himself.
Police Force Increased.
"At this time we must not become
involved in a doubIe-headed investi
gation-if we do. We get no waer.
That section of the bill covering
the police department was changed
SO that instead of providing for 1877
privates of class one as passed by
the House the number was in
creased to 237.
The bill, as passed by the House.
provided for seven principals of
grade Misunderstanding schools and
334 teachers at salaries of $1,000
each The Senate added 5000 to
the group. making a total of $1,000
per year.
Senator Overman offered an
amendment providing for S25,000
each appropriations for the George
Washington and the Georgetown
hospitals. provided the Institutions
expend a similar amount for medi-
cal work The amendment was ac-
cepted.
An amendment to the bill requiring
that public hackers be prohibited from
plying their trade before the hotels,
and fined for unnecessary lettering.
was presented by Senator Smith. of
Arizona, and passed
The Senate conferees are as follows:
Senators Curtiss. Jones and Smith.
of Maryland