Evening star., 1924-05-24
Measure May Be Reported
This Afternoon, Carrying
$4,000, 900 Increase.
SOME FAVOR CHANGE
IN FISCAL RELATIONS
Believe, However, ANY Modifca-
tion Should Come as New Legis-
lation and Not as Rider.

Inc District appropriation bill with
the 6040 plan of appropriating for
the District restored and carrying ap-
prixamtely 100000 more than the
House bill, will be ordered favorabIy
reported to the Senate this afternoon,
it was predicted by members of the
committee. The committee is to meet
at 2 pm.
The subcommittee in charge of the
bill, headed by Senator Phipps of
Colorado, completed it's work on the
bill late yesterday. It's action in dis
carding the so-called Cramton amend
ment, which would substitute a lump
sum of sS,000,O0O as the federal gov
ernment's contribution to the up
keep and development of the Ma
tional Capital, had been forecasted
Members of the committee outside of
the subcommittee have also expressed
their intention of voting for the 60-40
plan and against the Cramton amend
ment. The action of the subcommittee
was nanimous.
Senator's for 6O-4O.
Other members of the committee.
NHoci Iic snip OF senator
Phipps, were emphatic against an
abandonment of the 60-40 plan, which
two years ago was made the perma-
nent plan of caring for the Districts
needs as a substitute for the $3.50
plan, which had maintained for many
years
The Senate itself is expected to back
up the appropriations committee on the
6O-4O plan. Many of the senators re-
garded the adoption of the 60-40 plan as
a permanent arrangement as settle
ment of a controversy over District af-
fairs which had been waged for more
than a decade between the House and
the Senate. 1t was with much surprise.
therefore, that they learned the House
this year was again seeking a new ad-
justment of the Districts fiscal rela-
tions
The subcommittee added an item
for the construction of a new junior
high school building, for the acquire
ment of an athletic field for Western
High School. 1t determined that sites
for school buildings should be ac-
qulred before the available property
was taken up for other purposes, and
that sites for Fairgrounds also should
be acquired for the same reason.
The subcommittee inserted a new
Item of approximately 100000 for
the construction of a building to
house the recorder of deeds
The increases made by the Senate
subcommittee are greater than the
Senate committee has ever added to a
The members of the subcommittee
however. believe that the District is in
need OF the improvements proposed and
for that reason Congress should pro-
vide the desired appropria tions.
While the House provided for street
improvements and extensions, the
Senate committee has been convinced
that still further improvements of that
for such improvements have been
added
Add to Water Funds.
The position of the Senate, which
it is said. will be taken in defense OF
existing law, will be d strong one
when the bill goes to conference. The
House is in the position of seeking to
change existing law.
The Senate subcommittee has dealt
generously with the District in the
matter of appropria tions, and the bill
as reported to the Senate will carry
between s27,000.000 and SIS, ,000. 900, il
is said, instead of the s24, 500, 900 pro
vided in the House bill.
One large increase made by the sub
committee. it is reported, is to carry
on the work for an increased water
supply. The House allowed SS00,000
for this work, and the Senate sub
committee has increased it to $4,000
600. This increase is needed to per
init the completion of the increased
water supply works by July. 1927.
Increases for school Sites.
Other increases allowed by the Senate
subcommittee are for school sites ana
public parks.
Senator Phipps, who will have charge
of the bill on the floor, will be author
lied by the committee to offer on the
floor an amendment authorizing the use
by the District of approximately s4-
500, 900 of surplus District revenues now
in the Treasury. it is understood. The
Senate has already passed bill for this
purpose, and the House District com
mittee has reported such a measure ia
vorably.
1t is unlikely that any attempt will
be made to include in the District ap-
bill increases in the pay of
the police and firemen and the public
school teachers to conform with the
legislative bills recently put through
such increases These in
creases will be cared for, it is said, in
the deficiency bill which is to come up
for consideration at an early date.