Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
Bill Carries $60,500 to Pro-
vide 35 More Instructors
for Schools.
HOUSE APPROPRIATION
is INCREASED S22O,750
Copeland Fails in Fight Against
Location of Tech High
Heating Plant.

The District appropriation bill passed
the Senate this afternoon carrying q
total of s37 .076.S75, representing an
increase of S220.750 above the amount
as reported from the Senate appropria-
tionS committee.
The increases agreed to on the floor
of the Senate. and which now go TO
conference with the House, are: For
additional public school teachers.
$6O,550; for continuing the improve
ment Of Meridian Hill Park by grading
and constructing retaining wall, $137,-
600, and street paving item, $4,000
The bill as passed by the House
several weeks ago carried $36.215 .695
The Senate appropriations committee
before reporting the measure made a
the total to $50. 1856 125. and the several
items added on the floor today ran the
total beyond $37 900 900.
Teachers Item Adopted.
Following an earnest plea by Sena-
tor Harrison, Democrat. Mississippi.
the Senate added $60,500 to the bill to
provide for half of the increased
teaching force sought by the Board
of Education. but which had been dis
allowed by the House and by the
Senate appropriat committee.
The Senate also adopted an amend
ment by Senator Blease, Democrat,
South Carolina, making 81 900 imme-
diately available to be used for the
capture of the assailants who attacked
a woman in the Capitol Grounds last
night.
On motion of Senator Copeland.
Democrat. New York. the Senate also
inserted an item for the widening of
III street between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets to so feet wide at
a cost of 10000, the cost to be borne
by the abutting property owners
Paving Item Reinserted.
The Senate appropriations commit
tee also agreed to the request of
Senator Bruce of Maryland to rein
sert the House item for the paving OF
Thirty-eighth street from Alabama
avenue to Suitland road and Suitland
road from Thirty-eighth street to the
District line.
The bill as reported to the Senate
carried S36,S56.125. Rough estimates
made while the bill was being amend
ed on the floor indicate that when it
is finally passed the total will be
slightly in excess of s37 1000 900.
Senator Copeland offered an amend
ment TO prevent the Commissioners
from proceeding with the erection of
a heating plant for the Mckinley
High School on the corner of Second
and r streets northeast. contending
~ Ill -k,N I.1 he.
rear of the new high school and the
Langley Junior High School, instead
of on one of the corners of the site.
Asks More for Trees.
Senator Copeland also sought to
obtain an increase from: 100000 to
$115.000 in the item for maintaining
and adding to the shade tree system.
declaring that the trees are one of the
chief factors of beauty in the National
Capital.
Senator Phipps of Colorado. in
charge of the bill, suggested to Sena
tor Copeland that if he will ask the
Commissioners to send in supple
placed in the second deficiency bill
that he will join the Senator from
New York in supporting it,
Senator Harrison, after questioning
Senator Phipps as to the reason why
the committee turned down the re-
quest of the school authorities for "a
additional teachers. said he felt that
if the Board of Education was able to
convince the Budget Bureau of the
need for these teachers, Congress
should at least allow d portion Of the
Must Go to Conference.
When the Senator from Mississippi
made formal motion that $50. 500 be
added. which would provide for about
35 teachers. Senator Phipps said that
he would accept the amendment. Since
the House made no provision for addi-
tional teachers. however. this item will
have to go 10 conference to be finally
passed upon.
Senator Phipps told Senator Har1t-
son that the appropriations committee.
after hearing the testimony of the
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