Evening star., 1921-02-14
COMMITTEE is AGREED
ON 6O-4O PROPORTION
Report Goes to Printer-Expected
to Be Called Up in House
Tomorrow.


Davis of Minnesota. chairman of the
subcommittee in charge of this meas.
ure.
The confereeS have reached an agree.
ment on more than $50 amendments
and have come back to the House for
instructions. as required under the new
rule, on about fifty amendments pu,
on by the Senate which are construed
as new legislation requiring a separate
vote in the House.
Chairman Davis expects to call the
conference report up for action in the
House at II o'clock tomorrow morning
He will then make a statement saying
that the House conferees are agreeable
to acquiescing in the Senate amend
ments on which they are asking in
structions from the House, as required
by the new rules.
The one item on which a controversy
is expected is that with regard to COM
munity centers. The House Gbill origi-
nally carried $4,000 for the commu-
nifty center work. 1t was stricken out
or a point of order. The Senate in
serted an amendment carrying $4,000
and eliminating dancing and similar
activities from the social center work
and limiting it's functions to education
al features. An amendment will be
offered in the House proposing 100000
or $4,000 for social center work. to be
paid entirely from District funds.
Provides for GO-4O Plan.
The conferees reported an agreement
on the following amendments:
Providing that appropriations for the
District of Columbia for the fiscal year
1922 shall be paid 60 per centum out OF
the revenues of the District and 40 per
centum out of the Treasury in the man
ner proposed by the House, and restores
the House provision for Increased taxes
to provide revenue to meet the appro-
priations on the 60-4G basis. Strikes
out all of the matter relating to Dis
triet taxation and finances, inserted by
the Senate.
Relating to the care Of the District
Misunderstanding for two assistant
engineers at 81, 200 each as proposed by
as proposed by the House.
Striking out. as proposed by the Sen
ate, clerk at $1,000 in the assessor s
Office.
Providing for a clerk at $1,000 in the
personal tax board instead Of two a;
that rate as proposed by the House.
Relating to the license bureau
Strikes out a clerk at 81, 400 as proposed
by the Senate and restores an assistant
inspector of licenses at $1,000.
Provides for two assistant cashiers al
$500 each instead of one as proposed
by the Senate.
Restoring a clerk at sl.4OO in the
auditors office stricken out by the Sen
ate.
800 in the Engineer Commissioners
cfiice stricken out by the Senate.
Clerks Snlary IL Cut.
Relating to the Public Utilities Com
mission-Providing for a statistical
clerk at s1,4G0, instead of $500 as
proposed by the Senate; appropriates
$500 for incidental expenses Of the
commission. instead Of S12.5OO as pro-
posed by the House.
Relating to the surveyors Office
Reducing the appropriation for serv-
ices of temporary craftsmen. etc.
from $4,000 to $4,000, as proposed by
the Senate.
Relating to the minimum wage
board-Appropriatin $1,000 as pro-
posed by the House, inste of 81, zoo
as proposed by the Senate.
Relating to the Public Library
Striking out an attendant at 5000 as
PIRATES $4,000 as proposed by the
House, instead of $4,000 as proposed
by the Senate. for extra services on
Sundays and holidays,
Appropriating $1,000 for the pur-
chase of six automobiles AS proposed
proposed by the House. Strikes out
the para graph inserted by the Senate
relative to the purchase of automo-
biles from the War Department.
Authorizing the expenditure of S.
900. instead of $500 as proposed by
the House and $500 as proposed by
the Senate, for the purchase of street
car fares.
Striking out. as proposed by the SEN
ate, the appropriation of $4,000 for
to. glAlf
building.
Increasing the appropriation for the
purchase of identification tags for
vehicles from $4,000 to $17.5OO. as
proposed by the Senate.
Appropriations for Streets.
Relating to street improvements
Striking out as proposed by the Sen
ate the following items contained in
the bill as passed by the House:
Ingraham street. east of 14th street
$500.
Upshur street. New Hampshire ave.
nue. to 4th street, 10000.
Yuma street, 38th to 39th streets
S1OS00.
Narnum street, I'd street to Rock
Creek Church road, s6,S0O.
Third street. Taylor street to Up.
shur, $500.
Arkansas avenue. Emers street r.
Farragut street $1,000.
Shepherd street. west of 14th street
$1,000.
to T street. $500.
Reduces as proposed by the Senat.
the appropriations for the foIlowins
items contained in the bill as Dassee
by the House:
Eleventh street, y street to Mary
land avenue, from $40, 500 TO s10aSo
Sixteenth street, G street to Ken
lucky avenue. from $500 to $s,405.
Kentucky avenue, 18th to I6t,
streets. from $4,000 to sI3,6SO.
thirteenth street. Buchanan strae
70 Shepherd street, SI49O0 to s14I5,
webster street, 10Th to 18th streets
from slO,S00 to s10.260.
Upshur street. Rock Creek Churc,
road TO I'd street. from $500 to S342o
Seventh street. Webster street +,
Allison street. from s6.SOO to S6.4sO
Bryant street. east of North Capito
street. from $500 to $685..
Eyarts street. east of North capjto
street FROM $1,000 to s4.750
c street 122 to 14th streets, from
IS. 900 to- s4,750
New Hampshire avenue and Gran
Circle, from s37.SO0 to s35,91O.
$4,000 for Grading.
Striking out the appropriation o
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