Evening star., 1925-01-30
HOUSE W|LLPUSH
D. c. FUND MEASURE
Leaders Hope to Start Con-
Sideration Saturday-City
Heads Pleased.

Ihe S3l,oOp,ou0 supply bill reported
to the House yesterday for meeting
the expenses of the National Capital
during the next fiscal year proba bly,
will be called up for cons iders tion
in the House late tomorrow. This
is the program OF the House leaders
and Chairman Madden of the appro-
priation committee, the only obstacle
being that the independent Offices
appropriation bill may not be dis
posed of early enough.
If there Is any delay the District
appropriation bill will be called up
next Tuesday. In any event, all of
next week in the House will be given
over to District legislation.
City Heads Pleased.
Commissioners Rudolph, oyster and
Bell were unanimous today in voicing
qualification over the generous treat
ment accorded the District in the ap-
preparation bill.
The city heads feel that much head
way will be made during the Il
months. beginning July /, If the Dis
trict bill finally becomes law with
the total recommended by the House
committee. namely. s31,016,957.
were greatly pleased at the consid-
Grafton shown them by the House
committee while the hearings were
being held on the various projects
that make up the District bill, as evil
denced by the fact that the committee
added more than $4,000 to the
amount recommended by the Budget
Bureau, instead of curtailing the
budget recommendations.
This Commissioners will soon begin to
prepare themselves for the hearing.
before the Senate committee on Dis
trict appropriations following pas.
sage Of the bill by the House.
BaIIou. In Satisfied.
The action of the committee in re-
porting the District appropriation
bill carrying ss,130.517 for the public
school system-an increase of $545,-
302 over the current appropriation
was described today by Supt. Frank
W. Ballou as very gratifying"
DR.. Ballou also was strong in his
commentator of the House appro-
prlations committee, emphasizing that
it has taken a step in the right direc-
tion toward eliminating some of the
deplorable conditions In the public
schools. The admission by the COM
mittee that school conditions should
be remedied the superintendent
viewed as very significant.
1t is the hope of the House leader,
that a start can be made Saturday or
considera ton of the bill so as to get
as early as possible a decision
whether the House desires to continue
for another year the $1,000. 900 luml
sum appropriation which was writer
into the bill in an emergency situa
ton a year ago, or whether, In justice
to the District, the House will decide
to restore the old definite proportion
OF dividing the expenses of the Fed
eral city between the Federal Gov.
ernment and the local tax payers.
The first paragraph in the bill pro-
vides for continuing the $4,000, 00(
lump sum for one year. An effor
will be made by Representative Louis
Cramton of Michigan to have the
lump sum policy made permanent
legislation by insertion, "and here.
after"
The $50, 900, 900 public building pro
gram for housing Federal activities
in Government-owned structures ir
Wa ashington, which is included in the
81 50. 900. 600 public buildings bill, vii
come UP for consideration under sus.