Evening star., 1922-01-24

is the same as the current appropria-
tion and $4,000 less than the budget
sl15.S0o, which is $1,000 less than the
current law and s50,200 less than the
estimates.
There is no provision in the bill
for personnel and equipment for the
new branch public library In the
southeast section.
This bill embraces for the first time
all regular annual appropriations for
the expenses of the government OF
the District Of Columbia, including
appropriations which it has been the
practice heretofore to carry in other
regular annual appropriation acts.
and which,, with the exception OF
three items amounting to $4,000 here
ury of the United States. were
| chargeable partly to the Treasury Of
the United States and partly 10 the
| revenues Of the District Of Columbia.
In explaining the drafting Of the
| trict shall pay 50 per cent of all 1ex.
penses and the proposal for continu-
ance of the present tax rate. the re-
port submitted by Representative
Charles r. Davis of Minnesota. chair
says:
Explanation Made.
I'm the so-called organic law ap-
proved June IL, 1878. 1t was provided
that the expenses of the government
of the, District of Columbia should
be borne one-half out of the reve-
nues of the District of Columbia and
cne-half out of the Treasury of the
United States. This proportion was
, abandoned fer the first time in the
District Of Columbia appropriation
act approved June ). 1920. in which
ii was provided that 40 per cent of
the appropriations for the fiscal year
ending June 80. 1921, should be paid
States and so per cent from the reve-
nues OF the District Of Columbia.
This latter proportion was repeated
as to current year appropriations. and
the committee recommended its con-
tinuance as to the appropriations for
1923. The committee also recommend
the continuance during the next fiscal
year of the requirement now existing
/ that the rates OF taxation on real es-
| tate and tangible personal property
| shall not be less than II per cent
nor more than per cent
"Cnder this proposed apportionment
| the appropriations proposed in this bill
| create a demand on the Federal Treas
| ury of $7.6s6, 1852, arrived at as follows:
propriated of s20,391.67s.S0. s1.O2s,020
| is included on account of the water
service, payable entirely out Of the
water revenues, and Sl4S.220 on ac-
count of the minimum wage beard,
municipal Fairgrounds and commun-
ity center activities. chargeable
wholly to the revenues Of the District
I-of Columbia. Deducting these two
sums. the proposed appropriations to-
tai $ls.215.4S9.So.. of which the Dis.
tricts share. under the bill as pro-
posed. is s11. .529. .263.SS. leaving as the
total demand on thu Federal Treas
ury $7.6s6.175.92. or s76S.4ss.5S less
! than 1t Is at this time obligated on
ations. and sa.411,2ao.7s less than tie
amount it would have had to bear ac-
cording to the estimates"
1t is proposed in this bill to require
that the appropriation interest and
ed Indebtedness of the District of
Columbia shall be borne in the 60-40
proportion. just as the bill proposes
| that other appropriations shall be
| charged, with the exceptions herto-
fore recited.
; Permanent Annual and Indefinite A.
propriatfons and RespprOprfations.
In addition to the regular annual
appropriations proposed in this bill.
| the estimated permanent annual and
indefinite appropriations for the fiscal
year 1928 aggregate $1.624,600. These
appropriations are those which oc-
annual action by Congress. having
| been created specifically by Congress
in previous years and continue until
legislation Is enacted modifying or
disseminating them. These appropri-
ations for the District of Columbia,
unlike the major portion Of similar
appropriations under the several
executive departments and independ-
ent establishments of the govern
ment, are practically all made up Of
trust funds Of which the treasurer
of the United States Is custodian, and
all but $4,000 of them do not repre-
sent demands which will be made on
| the Federal Treasury, and the $4e,oV0
| ultimately will be reimbursed.
The committee propose no reap
preparations whatever in this bill. nor
has 1t proposed single regular am
nual indefinite appropriation.
Exceeding Budget Proposals.. =.
In only a single case, have the
| committee recommended an appro-
/ priation Ii, excess Of the estImates.
For the minimum wage board. cre-
ated by the act approved September
19. 1913, the appropriation proposed
lin the budget was $500. or $1,70e
less than the appropriation fo- .he
-. 500, "a Fa.'.. CoIiiw = -
-.