Evening star., 1927-11-21
Senator Favors Study by
Congress of Approc7ia-
tions fer D. c.
CIVIC LEADERS, PLANS
ATTRACT lis INTEREST
$9,000,0C0 Annually Held Too
Small for U. S. Share in Mount
ing Expenses of C1pital.

The incoming Congress should give
serious attention to the seal relations
between the Federal and District Gov.
ernments, with view to working out
fair IS of appropriating for the
needs of the Capital, Senator Capper
of Kansas. chairman of the Senate
District committee. declared upon his
return to the city today.
The Senator indicated a sympathetic
interest toward the plans that have
been in progress of formation among
local civic leaders during the recess
of Compress to lay before the legisla-
tors this Winter the plea of Washing
tonians for more equitable fiscal ar
rangement. The Board of Trade has
been particularly active in gathering
data to support the Districts appeal
for consideration of this question by
the lawmakers.
Il have felt recently that Congress
Is being too hard on the District in
this regard" Senator Capper observed.
adding that he would look with favor
on a careful study Of the problem
at the coming session.
Lump Sum Is Granted.
At the present time. and for sew.
eral years past. Congress has been
departing from the principle of di
viding the cost on a 60-40 basis and
has been appropriating lump sum
of $4,000 900 annually as Uncle Sans
share of Capital maintena nee and de-
velopment Meanwhile the total of
the annual appropriation bill has been
increasing steadily. with the result
that the $9.000.000 lump sum has
tf1x, - Ao%4 al
appropriations.
Senator Capper also displayed In
terest in several other questions that
have been in the foreground of local
discussion since Congress adjourned.
including the proposed street railway
merger establishment Of new Farm.
ers' Market and the question of what
should be done In regard to the fu'
ture Of Great Falls.
The chairman of the District COM
mittee renewed his hope that consol-
idation of the local transportation
units would be accomplished ION
basis that will be fair to the public
River Beauty Protected.
On the Great Falls question, Sena'
tor Capper said he was inclined to
agree with the position taken by the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission. that the beauty and
natural scenery of the Potomac should
be preserved If there is to be de-
velopment of the water power OF the
Potomac, the Senator added, he would
favor the Norris bill, which seeks to
have it done by the Government. The
Great Falls problem was brought to
a head during the Summer by the
application filed with the Federal
Power Commission by the Potomac
River Corporation of Delaware for
a preliminary permit for a huge
water power project on the upper Pc.
tomac.
Senator Capper said he had not
given any study yet to the plan being
considered by the Park and Planning
Commission to obtain advances from
he Federal Government at the rate
of S., ,O0u. 900 year for five years in
order to speed up purchase cf park
and. playground sites. He said. how
ever. that he wanted to see both the
school building program an1 the parl
extension plan go forward.
The chairman has not vet worked
out definite program for the com
mittee 10 follow, but it is probable
the Farmers Market relocation will
be one of the first subjects taken up
next month inasmuch as the Federal
Government Us waiting to get posses.
sion of the present space netweeD
Tenth. Twelfth. r and Little B streets
to proceed with the new internal
Revenue Building. The urgency OF
this question was emphasized today
when excava tion work was started or
an adjacent square for part of the
revenue structure.
Farm Aid Held Vital.
Turning to national topics, Senator
Capper said that on farm legislation
in which he has always been deeply
interested. he believes the incoming
Congress should take definite steps
to solve the surplus crop situation
The farmers. he went on. are impa
tlent over the continual discussion OF
the subject without action.
He has not had an opportunity to
discuss the question with other West.
ern Senators who have been consider.
ing for several weeks what form the
farm bill should take. i'm order to
obtain its enactment at this session.
Most Of this discussion has centered
on whether the equalization fee in
the McNary-fIaugen bin should be
retained. or give way to some other
method of financing the handling of
surplus crops
Senator Capper indicated that he
probably would be in accord with
whatever course Senator McNary
deems best to obtain legislation. The
Senator said he attended a meeting at
St. Louis recently at which 23 States
were represented. and that he OBJ
'erved no change of sentiment there
IN the subject of farm relief legisla.
ion.
('urfiS Il Eavnred
In response to queries concernine
the presidential race next year. Sena
tor Capper said Kansas is strong for
Senator Curtis if there Is to be an
open field. He pointed. to his col!
leagues long career in the Senate,
where he has become the Republican
floor leader. Senator Capper also sai6
the political leaders do not seem to bt
willing to accept as final the state
ment of President Coolidge that h.
does not choose to run again.
Discussing the outlook for the cam
paign IL Gov. Smith should be tn.
Democratic nominee Senator Cappe
said there is nothing in the career q
the New York governor to appeal t.
farmers in the West, and that the d,
sentiment in that section of the cour
try would regard him a wet even
he should take a position for law
fOrcement