Evening star., 1928-05-18
D. c. BILL PASSED
MINUS 6O,4O PLAN
Senate Accepts 100000
Lump Sum Provision After
Vigorous Battle.

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mg lost its fight as far as this session is
concerned to obtain a more equitable
fiscal arrangement from the House.
The vigorous battle of the Senate
conferees in defense of WaShington's
plea for definite percentage basis of
appropriating for the Capital ended yes
terday afternoon when the upper branch
Of Congress voted, so TO 81, to recede
from lis disagreement,
Senator Phipps, Republican, of Colo
rado, in charge OF the measure, made
sn earnest laSt-minute appeal to the
Senate 70 support its conferceS and let
the bill so back for further conferences
in the hope that an agreement sttls
might be reached on some basis other
than 100000.
Curtis Urges Recession.
Senator Curtis Of Kansas, Republican
floor leader. urged the Senate, however,
to recede from its position. declaring
that he had made a personal effort dur
ing the past two weeks to bring the
House and Senate together on the queS-
ton, but that members of the House
told him they would not agree to any
percentage ratio at this session. The
majority leader said he was anxious to
have CongreSs adjourn at the end of
next week and that he did not want to
see Congress pass q continuing rcSolu-
ton 70 provide for the current necessi-
ties of the local government in the
event the appropriation bill failed.
Senator PhippS. answering the ma
Sority leader. told his colleagues the
Senate conferees were not holding out
for the 6o-40 ratio fixed by the law of
1922 but had offered concessions to
the House managers. The Senate man.
ayers, he explained. had suggested a
ratio Of 66 2-3 TO SO Is. which would
have added only Si.680,oo0 TO the So
600 900 contribution.
"Afr. President" said Senator Phipps.
''I believe there is a disposition on the
part of the House to meet the Senate
If the members Of the House are in
formed as to the real conditions; but
this conference report is laid before the
House. and authority is asked to dis
agree to the Senate amendment with
out informing the members OF the
House that there is disposition here
to compromise and meet them IN
manner.
House Confcrees Differ.
"yo,lr representatives have been COM
pelleG for over a month to sit in
conference where. under instructions
from certain House leaders, the con-
ferees on the part of the House are not
free TO confer, are not free to act on
their own judgment. ana are not per-
mstted TO recommend what in their
own minds they think is the right ano
proper thing. In that regard, know
that the conferees on the part OF the
- S.4zas@sFzz1Ssc IN standing
for the $4,000 900 lump-sum proposal
Senator Phipps had made a motion
10 continue the conferences, but the
motion of Senator Curtis TO recede and
accept the House provision for So.
600 600 lump sum took precedence ana
came to vote first.
Earlier in the afternoon the House,
by vote Of 2S6 to SIS, had instructed
its conferees 10 insist upon its disagree
ment with the Senate. Senator Curtis,
In his plea to the Senate TO recede. re-
ferred TO this vote as indicating the
House would not give in at this session
THAT vote" Senator Phipps replied,
was had without the conferees on the
rart Of the House giving any informa-
ton whatever that q compromise had
been suggested by the Senate conferees.
Curtis Sums Up.
Senator Curtis. in summing up his
said:
aThe senator from Colorado. of
realizes as do other members
Of the Senate. that ! handled the Dis
trict Of Columbia appropriation Dill
during several Congresses. When IN
that position insisted on the organic
act, which provided for the $3.50 pro-
portion being carried out and liveo UP
r.. that MAN
changed. and the 1910 proportion was
adopted. Subsequently. two or three
years ago. that Was changed, ana the
Jump sum was adopted. II happened
to be my fortune to be on one OF the
conference committees which struggled
with that question We tried for weeks
10 get the conferees of the other body
to agree with us upon a percentage
basis. but they refused TO do SO, and
the Senate at last agreed TO recede and
accent the House provision. That was
done again last year, and II We expect
to pass this bill and have II become
las. in my judgment. It Is our DUTY 70
recede.
Il believe the Senate should not re-
sort to the expedient OF passing JOINT
resolutions continuing appropriations OF
tl1e previous year There Is one Of two
recede or PASS a Joint resolution con-
tinuins the appropriations for the Dis
tricg Of the preceding year.
Urges Holding 10 Principle.
.y,,ss before the vote was taken Sena-
tnr Pnipps declared the Senate once
more was being asked 10 give up prin-
csuie because Of the approach Of the
day OF adjournment He reminded the
senate that it had voted 46 ~ 20 for
return to the 60-4D ratio Of District ap-
sss0priations several weeks ago. He said.
1T is not a pleasant task 10 ask 10
90 back into conference with members
who have had their definite instructions
from TWO or three leaders Of the House;
lyat today We are IN the same situation
that We have been in three or four
times before. We are nearing the time
10 adjourn. and the House has deliber-
a1eiy delayed this conference and delay
ed Il so as 70 get Us IN the very situa-
f3ofl where they had us before, when
the Senate, rather than sacrifice the
ksli. yielded a principle. Now We are
asked again 10 yield principle, 70 de-
sef 10 the House dlctun1, when We know
mat the Senate voted 46 70 20, knowing
what they Here doing. and we know
that the House voted foT a lump~sura
appropriation Of So 900 000 without hav-
iEsg the information To which II was
emitted
Result Of Roll Cali.
The roll call resulted as follows:
Those voting To yieid 10 the House
arc accept tf.e 10 900 900 lumpsum we're.
Republicans Blaine. Bofah, Brook
hart, Ctlzena, Curtis. Cutting
J1eneen, Fess. Goff, Green, Howell
j. s9t1son, Ia Foisette. AeAary, Metcaf
Moses, koripeek Norris, kye, Pine,
q, ia&Ii, fnloot aud Vandenbefg,
Democrats Barley Bayard, Black
y atton, Cara way. Dbl, Gerry, Harris
Harrison, Hayden. Hefiin. King. LDchef.
steKelleF, Mayfaeld Nicely. Oyefman,
Tstifnsn, Robinson 81 Arkansas, Ehep-
asard. Simmons. Eteck. Thomas. Tyson,
Wagner, Walsh u Massachusetts, and
Naiefi ~ Montana,
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