Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-27
PH|PPS MAY QUIT
HIS GUARDIANSHIP
Wants to Be Relieved as
Head of D. c. Appropriations
Subcommittee.

Appointment of new chairman for
the subcommittee which handles Dis
trict appropriations in the Senate
loomed as a possibility today, when
Senator Phipps. Republican, of Colorado.
indicated he was DESTROYS of being re-
lieved of the assignment.
The Colorado Senator fastened to
add, however, that if he should be
designated for other duties on the ap-
preparations committee 1t would not
mean that he would cease to be in
terested in the problems and welfare
of Washington. He went further and
predicted that studies now being made
by the Bureau of Efficiency of taxation
here and in other parts of the coun-
try will make a favorable showing for
the District and may lead to change
in sentiment on the part of Congress
toward the fiscal affairs of the National
Capital
Senator Phipps who has just arrived
in Washington from Europe, said he
did not know definitely at this time
whether he would be in charge of the
District supply bill at the coming ses-
sion of Congress, but pointed out that
he has been at the head of the SUBJ
committee for nearly seven years and
that he thought he should be excused
from longer service as chairman of the
subcommittee.
Fought Lump Sum.
In the last session of Congress. Sem
ator Phipps. who has long been a
stanch advocate of fiscal equity for
the taXpayers of the District, led a
valiant effort to induce the House to
abandon the 100000 lump sum as the
Federal share in maintaining the Capt.
tai City and return to definite pro-
portion basis of dividing the cost. The
House, however, stood pat, and as the
session drew to close the Senate
voted to recede from its stand for a
return to the 60-40 ratio. Senator
Phipps even at that time wanted the
Senate to continue conferences with
the House managers for while long
er in the hope that compromise might
be reached on some ratio other than
60-40. but those who felt the House
would not change its position and that
further conferences would not change
the situation in SO far as that Ses-
sion was concerned won out.
While the current appropriation act
was before the Senate early this year,
Senator Phipps several times took the
floor and vigorously defended the plea
of local taxpayers for more equitable
apportionment of the cost OF running
the National Capital as between the
local and Federal Governments.
Asked today what he thought OF the
outlook for the future on fiscal rela-
tions. Senator Phipps referred to the
data now being collected by the eff
cheney experts and said:
Regrets Police Situation.
UNLESS I miss my guess, it will lead
to some change in sentiment on the
question in Congress. / believe 1t VIII
show that the citizens here are taxed
as high relatively as those enjoying
similar conveniences in other compare
BILE localities"
Senator Phipps said he regretted to
learn of the police situation, which has
attracted so much public attention re-
Gently, referring to the number of po-
licemen being called before the trial
board for various offenses. The Sem
ator added that he had confidence in
the superintendent Maj. Hesse.
Senator Phipps is in Washington for
only a brief visit before going West.
The question of the Craftsmanship
of the District subcommittee of the
Senate appropriations committee is one
to be settled by Senator Warren Of
Wyoming. chairman of the entire COM
nittee. and he Is not in Washington
at this time. It is probable the ques-
ton of a change in the subcommittee
Craftsmanship will not be disposed Of
until shortly before Congress assemblies
in December.