Evening star., 1925-01-03
LUMP SUM GRANT
FOR D. c. EXPECTED
TO,BE S9,O(O,O)O
House Likely to Follow Last
Years Policy in Appro-
priation Plan.
GENEROUS PROVISIONS
ARE MADE FOR SCHOOLS
Measure Soon to Be Reported.
Leaders Want Action on
Surplus Issue.

The District apppropTia tion bill for
the next fiscal year probably will be
reported to the House the last OF next
week or the first of the week follow
ing. Indications are that it will be
based on 4 lump sum contribution
from the Federal Treasury, approx
mately 100000, the same as last
year, when the fixed proportion plan
Of sharing in the expenses of the Ma
tional Capital was abolished and the
lump sum arrangement substituted
by an amendment on the floor of the
House.
In view Of the fact that the bill
will be framed on the basis of this
lump sum contribution, the appro-
priations committee will be more lib
eral in providing for the needs of the
District than ever before. The com
mittee Is now in the attitude of will
ingness to give the residents of the
National CAPITAL all they want" with
the usual safeguards. of course, in
the interests Of economy.
Schools to Fare Well.
Two things are already assured.
One is that the most liberal allowance
ever made for the public school sys-
tenn will be written into the bill now
being drafted. Another is that in
creases will be granted all along the
line for the protection of property,
and this particularly includes a very
substantial increase in the police
force.
Canvass of members of the subcom-
mittee on District appropria tions and
of the full committee, shows that the
members are practically TO a unit III
favor of these Increases.
The surplus 70 the credit of the
District in the Federal Treasury prob
ably Will be made available for eX
penditure on important permanent inn
provements in the National Capital.
by action 10 be taken at this session
of Congress Just as soon as the
House District committee brings this
bill UP for sideration II will have
the stanch support of the House ap-
propriations committee, including
Chairman Madden and Representative
Louis c. Cramton of Michigan, Oh
whose motion the lump sum plan f2.
financing the District was adopted.
Action Seen Necessary.
Leaders in the House are agreed
at this time the surplus question
should be definitely disposed of, and.
recogn lzing the need for many i'm
portant permanent improvements. q
strong effort Will be made to make
this s4,0O0.OO0 to $5000,00 avatlabI,
for use at the earliest possible date.
All that is needed to provide AN
adequate water supply for the Gov
ernment workshops and for the gen
eral consumption in the National
Capital Will be provided in the new
bill. This will be made sufficient to
give adequate fire protection to the
priceless records of the Government
which are now subject to unusual
fire hazard.
The bill will be brought out on
the lump sum plan, even though the
permanent law is Tor d 60-4O proper
tion, while the lump sum arrange
ment was adopted specially for the
current fiscal year. The committee
will justify its action by the fact
that the House has ruled the lump sum
amendment in order, and this very
fact makes il in order for the
committee to recognize the expressed
sentiment of the House and bring out
a bill carrying lump sum appropri-
alton without it being subject TO
point of order on that paragraph.
school OmciaIs Heard.
School officials were before the sub
committee at hearings today presenting
in detail the program for school de-
yelopment which was approved by
associations. This constitutes the
largest group that has been before the
subcommittee on any particular de-
partment of District work. This dele
CATION of school officials was given
very decided encouras ement that no
action by the subcommittee would
hamper the proper development of tho
school system of the National Capital
Provision for giving per diem en-
ployes of the District government 10
days annual leave was asked by the
District officials al the nearing yes
terday. The question came up during
the questioning of }. 5. Garland, su
perintendent of the District Water
Department, by the subcommittee
The recent decision OF Controller
General McCarl that per diem en-
ployes of the District government
were not entitled to sucn leave was
called to the attention of the sub
committee.
The Commissioners are understood
to favor giving the per diem en-
ployes 80 days annual leave and so
days sick leave, the same as other
employees of the District who are on
the statutory rolls, and legislation to
this effect will be sought in the next
Congress.