Evening star., 1922-03-18
HOUSE TOACCEPT
M0ST|NCREASES|N
DC. APPROPRIATION
Senate Attempt to Change
Fiscal Relations Will
Be Rejected.
FUND FOR NEW CONDUIT
WILL NOT BE DISPUTED
Schools and Other Important Items
to Be Passed-0bject
to Parks.

to Parks.
Rejection in toto, without any at
tempt to amend, the Legislative rider
to the District appropriation bill.
which would entirely change the
fiscal relationship between the federal
and District governments, and ac-
ceptance of practically all of the in
creases, amounting to s3.536, 1874, writ
ten into the District appropriation
bill by the Senate. will be the prob
, able result of conferences between the
two houses of Congress.
Chairman Davis of the House con-
ferecs said today that he expects to
arrange for conferences on the Dis
trict appropriation bill 10 start
Wednesday,. The House conferecs
have been delayed by hearings on
other appropriation measures. Chair
man Davis has been attending hear
ings on the Navy appropriation bill.
and Represe ntatives Evans and john
son. the other two cOnferees, have
beeu attending hearings on the State
and Justice Department approprla-
tions.
Chairman Madden of the whole ap-
he literally iuclined toward District
appropriations. and. in conference
with the republican conferees. has as
sured them of his support il they de-
eide to give the District a majority
of the additional items of appropria-
tion put in by the Senate. The Dis
trict bill, as passed by the Senate and
awaiting agreement by the House,
calls for an appropriation of $2S, $780,
943.
Against Jones Rider.
Chairman Madden of the full appro-
priations committee. Chairman Davis
of the subcommittee on District ap-
preparations and Representative
Evans are all determined that the
Jones legislative rider shall be re-
jected in conference. This provides
that for the fiscal year 1928 and an
nually thereafter the rate of taxation
in the District shall be fair and rea,
sonable, and the revenues derived
from this source Shai g ,stsd PAD into tne
1t provides that until otherwise de-
termined by law the rate Of taxation
in the District shall be $1.!S per hun
dred. The Jones rider would also dis
priated surplus of the District. and
hereafter there would be no limit on
the amount of estimates to be sub
mitted to Congress to meet the an
nual needs of the District. In fixing
the value of improvements on real es-
tate for the purposes of taxation the
first two thousand of value would be
exempt.
Boiled down, the Jones amendment
means a fixed tax rate of $1.75 per
hundred for the District. all Of the
Districts money to be expended and
Congress to pay any deficit.
The republican leaders in the House
favor rejection of this rider without
attempt to amend 1t by changing any
of the provisions.
Water Increase Sure.
Every assurance is given that the
item of s1,5oo,oo0 for increasing the
water supply, with authority to con-
tract for an additional $1,450.000 in
building the new conduit from Great
Falls, will be retained in the bill after
conference.
A canvass of the conference today
shows that while the result will prob
ably be a pretty general acceptance,
especially of the more important
items in the bill as now framed. that
the conference will be spirited and
protracted one.
Practically all of the Senate amend
ments providing for the District
schools will be approved by the House
conferees, as will also some OF the
items for street Improvements. The
total for public schools added to the
three largest items In this are $150.000
for the Armstrong Manual Training
School; $4,000 for the Lovejoy School
and $4,000 for Phillips School. There
is also an item of $50.000 for addi-
tional land for Dunbar High School
and $4,000 for additional land for the
Tenley School. 1t is probable that all
Of these items will be retained.
The provision of 100000 written
into the bill by the Senate for the
commission, klingle Road Valley and
Piney Branch Valley parks and Pat
terson tract, will be under heavy fire
in conference. IT. Is known that
Chairman Madden is particularly ad-
verse to spending any considerable
amount Of money for the development
Of a park at Patterson tract.
More Building Inspectors.
The item In the bill providing for
additional building inspection under
= proposed increase in appropriation
Of the $1,000 for the municipal ar-
ehitect's office will probably stand
without any serious objection. Chair
Madden, it is understood, has assured
the republican conferees that he con-
siders. this one of the most important
items in the bill and as evidence OF
his sincerity carried an appropriation
for three additional building in
epectors in the deficiency bill
The increase OF $29,l Tor the fire
department and the item Of $14.s50
, for health department will be care
fully scrutenized and be debated al
considerable length in conference,
The total Of $416,150 added by the
Senate for improvement and repair
Of streets will be one Of the matters
on which the conferees will divide
Opinions privately expressed by the
conferees Indicate that about half OF
This sum may be agreed to.
The total increase for sewers OF
$4,000 probably will be allowed.
The items for the courts and fol
charities and corrections will meet
with very favorable consideration. II
is known that the republican con-
Gerees believe that everything pos
Sible should be done to take-c care OF
the INDECENT In every way, and while
particular items, such as $125.000 fol
the Home and School for Feeble
Minded, and $55.000 for Gallingel
Municipal Hospital will be very care
fully considered.
police Is likely to be rejected. The
items OF $25,0o0 for constructing q
bathing beach for the colored popu-
1ation and $1,000 for maintenAnce OF
tourist camp In Potomac Park prob
the item Of S10.0e0 for installing wa.
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