Evening star., 1924-05-29

| District Commissioners to go ahead
| and erect the proposed school for tu-
bercular children on the Upshur street
tract. Senator King said that he had
received many protests from citizens
| living in that neighborhood against
this amendment
Senator Phipps, in charge of the
bill, replied that this Is a matter
that has been hanging fire for five
years; that the House committee had
put In this provision, but 1t had been
stricken out in the House on a point
of order
Senator Kings motion to recon-
slider the vote by which the amend
ment had been adopted was defeated
on viva voce vote, and the bill then
passed without further debate.
Cramton Plan Beaten.
BY a vote Of 81 to "a the Senate
late yesterday agreed to the Senate
committee appropriations amend
ment striking out the Cramton
provision of $S.000,000 as lump sum
contribution of the federal govern
ment toward the upkeep of the
District and substituting therefor
per centum of each of the followin g
sums. except those herein directed to
be paid otherwise"
The bill will therefore go to con-
ference with the Senate standing in
favor of continuation of the 6O-4O
DldH OF IW tnt
District, or of increasing the lump
sum appropriation on the part of the
federal government to $l4.0000O
an increase of $6,000.000 over the
amount carried in the House bill.
Senator Phipps, in charge of the
bill, sought to have adopted an
amendment. which he was authorized
by the Senate committee to offer.
carrying into effect the findings of
| the joint congressional committee
that approximately $4,000, 600 surplus
revenues of the District now in the
| Treasury should be available for use
by the District. He was strongly
| supported by Senator Curtis and
| other senator's. But point of. order
against the amendment by Senator
Mex ellar of Tennessee. on the ground
| that il was general legislation on an
Senator Cummins. president pro
| tempore of the Senate, and the
amendment therefore was lost.
Pass Surplus Bill.
The Senate has passed a separate
| bill authorizing the use of the sur
| plus revenues by the District, and the
| bill has been reported favorably to
the HTnse. Senator Mcclellan in
| sisted that the matter should he
| handled in Legislative way. and not
as rider ON an appropriation bill, to
be handled in conference. His argu-
| ment was similar TO that advanced
| by Senator Phipps in support of a
| retention of the 60-4O plan of ap-
| propriating for the District. which
| the House has sought to set aside
| through rider on an appropriation
| bill Senator McKelar supported the
| House contention in that case.
| The roll call on the fiscal RELATE
| amendment, which came after a long
and acrimonious debate. follows:
Republicans voting for the amend
ment - Ball, Brandegee. Bursum
| Cameron, Capper, Cummins, Curtis
Dale, Ernst, Fess, Hale, Harreld
Jones tWashington), Reyes, Lodge
Mckinley. Moses, Oddie. Pepper
| Phipps. Reed CPennsylvania), Spen-
Ger. Sterling, Warren. Watson and
Willis. Total, 26.
Democrats voting for Bayard
| Fletcher, Harrison, Reed (MissourD
and Sheppard. Total, 3.
| Republicans against-Borah. Brook
| hart, McNary and Norbeck. Total, 4
| Democrats against-Caraway, Cope
land. Dial. Ferris, George. Harris
Hefiin, Jones New Mexico). Ken.
Shields. Smith, Trammell. Walsh
| (Massachusetts) Walsh (Montana)
and Wheeler. Total. IS
| FarmerLabor against - Shipstea6
and Johnson. Total, 2.
6O-4O Attacks Renewed.
Senators Caraway of Arkansas. Nc
! kellar of Tennessee and King of Utah
| renewed their attacks on the 60-4C
plan of appropriating for the Dis
trict during the debate yesterday
Senator Phipps, Senator Ball of Della
ware and Senator Jones of Washing
ton defended the committee amend
| ment.
Senator Mcclellan of Tennessee op-
posed the committee amendment
and declared that he did not see how
| it was possible to adopt the amend.
ment since it apparently sought to dc
two things. If the Senate approved
| the $14,o00,000 lump sum suggested ir
| the committee amendment. he pointed
| out, it would approve of the govern
ment contributing SO per cent of the
| total appropriation, and If it ap-
proved the remainder of the amend
ment it would declare for a 40 pei
| cent contribution by the government
! Senator Mcclellan said he thought
| the eight million dollars carried in
| the Cramton amendment was more
than the governments share of the
| expenditures for the District. He
| said that in his opinion the only fail
| way of dealing with the matter was
| to assess the government property ir
| the District and levy taxes against II
| just as other property is taxed.
Senator Phipps announced that il
| Senator Mcclellan would offer bill
| for that purpose he would be glad tC
| support 1t.
Jones Author OF Amendment.
Senator Jones of Washington took
full responsibility for the form of the
committee amendment, explaining
that he and other senators believed
that if a lump-sum appropriation was
| made for the District out of the fed
eral Treasury. it should be more thar
the House provision of $S,000,000, anC
for that reason the Senate committee
had proposed S14.000.000. or the con.
| tinuation of the 60-40 plan. He saic
| that the conferees could fix the sun
anywhere between $S,000.000 or $14,
| 100000 if 1t was found that lumI
sum would have to be agreed to. He
called attention to the fact that the
| Senate has added more than $4,500,.
600 to the House bill.
| Before taking up the fiscal relation:
amendment, the Senate agreed to al
amendment proposed by Senator Cope
land of New York, for the prevention
of diphtheria in the public schools
The amendment adds $4,000. and pro.
vides for the use of the Schick test ir
the schools.
| The Senate also agreed to the com
mittee amendment providing for the
purchase of three playground sites
instead of one AS nrODOSed in the