The Washington times., 1925-01-29
Bis JUMP
OVER THIS
Y.A AIRS
FUND
Committee CIings TO Lump
Sum Plan, Seeing Revision
IN Future Years

Carrying total 81 SCI, 016y s57,
more than So, 0O0, 900 ii excess
Of the basic appropriation for the
current fiscal year, the District
appropriation biz for 1926, the
largest in the history Of the Ma
tional Capital, was today reported
70 the House BY the apprOpria
lions committee.
AS had been predicted, the COM
mittee increased the total est
mates submitted By the Bureau
OF the Budget, though the ii
crease, amounting To SCI. 4s6, vas
not 50 large Is had been antici
pated.
The only large item to suffer
at the hands III tie committees
was tie appropriation for tie
public schools. which was xasnpe1
below Ire bud St estimates b.
So, Z54. Tie total allowed for
schools b. the committee waa
s.. $50 81, an Increase 81 $600,056
over the appropriation FOR ths
current fiscal year. The increase
is mainly for salaries, under the
terms Of the salary bin Of last
year.
Lump Sum Plan COntinues.
just before the bin was reported
out of the committee an item II
$50, 900 was added for the improve.
nel1t Of the Potomac Park Camp
site, to be expended In improved
roads. stole facilities and the beau
LITIGATION Of the site.
The committee based the bill unou
q policy Of continuing iii effect the
lump sum appropriation Of Sc; 200, 900
as the share Of the Federal Govern.
ment In the expenses OF maintains
Ing the District.
With the exception Of single
item In the Interior Department app
preparation bill for Freedmen's Hos.
pital, today's bin embraces All the
regular annual appropriations
chargeabIe partly to the United
othtcS duu pAEt4y 10 tu0s revenues
Qf the District.
The total recommended by the
committee for 1925 In this approprias
ton bin Is 1864, SO3.79 more than
the total appropriations for the Dis
trict during the current year, carried
in the 1925 appropriation bill and
in all the supplemental and den.
cheney bills.
The committee has found It Inn
practicable to make any substantial
reductions in the budget proposals.
It is stated In the report submitted
to the House in explanation OF the
bill. On the contrary, q number
of situations presented themselves
which the committee felt should not
pass unheeded, and 1t has. therefore,
in a number OF instances, seen fit
to exceed the budget estimates.
Principal Increases.
The principal increases over che
current appropriations are the
$500, O56 for public schools, $188, $50
for charities and corrections, $780,
900 for the National Capital Park
Commission, 1914 800 for the new
water supply project and $546. $3.50
Tor miscellaneous items. or . TO
tai of $2,010, 489.79 I'm increases.
< AOAAOpAAA& 0OCA C0DG0 Ml4G4
made: For the interest and sink.
ing fund. which has beon wiped
out, $30O, 700: street and road Inn
prOVements and repair, $484 ,032: pO-
lcemen's and firemen's relief fund.
$500, 900, and miscellaneous Items
$128,14O, or total decrease 81
$1,812,172.
Continuation OF the lump sum
policy in 1926 viii result III d re-
duction' of the proportion Of the
burden to be met from the Fed
eraI Treasury to 81 per cent. the
committee estimated This shows
steady decrease in the proper
ton of District expenses shOuldered
by the United States. During the
current year, the COMMITTEES re-
ported, the share was SIS per cent
and In 1924, 40 per cent.
Plan Up 10 Congress-.
whether we should continue the
lump sum policy inaugurated IN
the current appropriation act or 80
back to the 60.40 or some other
percentage plan is
for the Congress to determine,
the COMMITTEES states in It's report
IF the lump sum contributed ~
the United States is settled 1t q
fixed amount for psriod Of yearS
that sum will represent decreasing
It the total amount y