Evening star., 1926-11-25
FISCAL RELATIONS
BILL PLACED FIRST
Agreement on Federal Aid
Leads District Slate in
Coming Session.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Careful, fair minded study of all the
equities and obligations involved in
the fiscal relations between the Fed
eral Government and the District OF
Columbia taxpayers for support, de-
velopment and establishment Of the
National Capital Will be the first legis-
latiVe need for the District urged for
passage when Congress reassenbles
next month.
This measure, fathered by Chair
man Zihlman of the House District
committee, is on the District calendar
awaiting action. 1t is considered basic
for any readjustment of the munich
paisea and essential in
a1y1ust apportionment of apprOpri-
atiops and fundamental to the estab-
lishment Of a new tax rate.
; The. District Commissioners have
,rgedfhat the fiscal policy investiga-
ton should he at the head Of the Dis
trict legislative program. 1t is also
considered Of primary Importance by
the Gibson subcommittee of the
House District committee, that is
making an intensive study Of the nu-
nicipal administration looking toward
remedial legislation.
Other important District measures
that are on the calendar awaiting
action in the House include the
Gasque bill for popular election Of the
School Board; the Mcleod bill for
abolition Of capital punishment. and
the highly controversial workmen's
compensation measure.
There are also four important bills
that have already passed the House
which are awaiting action in the
Senate-qualitication of jurors, which
passed the House on April 81; setting
UP board of chiropractio examiners,
passed the House May "a; permitting
installation of pipe lines. passed
House May "a. and the bill amending
the Borland act in regard TO paving
assessments. which passed the Senate
June 2l.
Among the measures that have
passed the Senate and are awaiting
House action are: The measure au-
thorizing a District flag. amend ZOn-
ing act, new street from Georgia
avenue to Ninth street, Michigan
avenue grade crossing, Fourteenth
street extension, Columbia Hospital
refund, amending Code recorders Of
flee fees) merger of gas companies,
relating to false information about
crime, valuation OF public utilities,
grade crossings Ito eliminate,, parole
commission for District and nurses
home for Columbia Hospital.
Congress meets December Z. The
first regular District day would be
December 13, which may or may not
be used for consideration of the pend
ing District measures. The next Dis
trict day would be December 27.
The District appropriation bill will
probably not be taken up for hearings
before the subcommittee Of the House
appropriations committee until after
the Christmas holidays or early in
January. There are four of the big
appropriation bills now the subject Of
hearings before subcommittees. 1t is
expected that the TreasuryPost Office
Department appropriation bill will be
in shape to report to the House on the
day Congress opens.
The Interior Department bill, which
carries appropriations for various
local institutions, including st. Eliza
beth's Hospital, Howard University.
Freedmen's Hospital and the Collum-
bian Institution for the Deaf (Gallau-
det College, is being pushed forward
so that 1t may be the second reported.
The Agriculture appropriation bill is
scheduled to be reported third and the
Navy fourth.