Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

sending the favorable report of that
committee.
This bill is emphasized as one of the
most forward step ever taken by the
Government for ideal development OF
the Capital City in an inspiring adj
dress by Representative Lanham,
Democrat, of Texas, ranking minority
member on the committee on public
buildings and grounds, formerly a
member of the House District com
mittee.
Even Representative Busby, Demo
crat, of Mississippi. who led the oppo-
sition to the companion measure, the
Reed bill, which provides an addition
al 800. 900 900 for Federal buildings
throughout the States and increases
the amount to he spent annually IN
the States from SIS, 100000 TO $25,O00,-
600. which passed by vote of 275 to
q. announced that he had no opposi-
ton to the $25,000,0 900 triangle bill.
Endorsement Wins Applause.
In stressing the Importance of i'm
mediate action to relieve the Govern
ment Of q heavy rent bill as well as
to make possible efficient transaction
of the Government business, Repre-
sentative I1dUIldLll WOll diJIJltiuoC II OtA'
both sides of the House when he said:
."The great purpose Of this com
panion bill is to carry out the Len
FAINT plan and place in this triangle
Federal departmental buildings like
the Department of Commerce, the De
nartment Of Justice and the Depart
ment of Labor, to get them out or
rented quarters and TO give us civic
center of our own buildings Wnere
we may obviate the payment or rent,
where we may transact the puDlc
business with greater dispatch, and
where we may have some archltec-
tural harmony and conformity among
the structures and make this the
great Capital that it should be.
Let me say that these buildings
the Commerce Department. the JUS
tice Department, and the Labor De
partment-are not intrinsically mere
District of Columbia buildings They
are buildings in which all the people
of this country are interested"
Chairman Madden Of the House ap-
nominations committee also laid EN-
phasis on the Importance of the FED,
eral building program as a sound
business proposition and pointed out
the importance of expeditiously carry
ing forward the construction.
S25,0OO,0 900 Fund Is Extra.
Chairman Elliott of the public build
ings committee. Representative Hud-
speth. Democrat, of Texas, and Repre-
sentative Reed of New York. were
among those who explained the pur'
pose of both public buildings measures.
1t was made clear that the $25,OOO,'
900 for purchase of the Mall triangle
site is in addition to and entirely out
side of the 25,00O,000 that can be
spent each year out Of the total
Sl65 900 900 public building fund ap
proved by the last Congress and in
addition to the $100,000,000 additional
! approved by the House yesterday. The
amount that can be spent annually
on the $5O,000000 program in Wash
ington, already approved, is so, 100000
year, which is not affected in any
way by the Reed bill passed yester.
day in the House.
In his report to the House on the
triangle bill, Chairman Elliott said:
TT is very desirable from the stand
point of economy that this territory
| be taken over at once, as taking il
over piecemeal and the erection there
on of modern Government buildings
will have a tendency to increase the
value Of the real estate not used
which increase in value will have tC
be paid by the Government later on
This property is assessed for taxa