Evening star., 1928-04-04

| In many or the clues OF tnc Country
the tax rate, with full valuation on the
| property runs as high as AS" continued
Senator King. while here the rate Is
liz The property of the District is re-
lieyed from the payment Of just tax
| I am willing to vote, however, Tor the
So. 900 900 lump sum carried in the
House bill. Yet If all the property ci
! the Government in the District were
taxed at 20 per hundred it would noi
bring In more than SIS, ,00o, 900 or $6,0Oo.-
| 900 revenue.
Much Of the property of the Govern
ment in Washington Is used for the
| people. The Federal Government owns
| large parks here, but they are used by
| and for the people OF the District. II
| my point of order is not to stand, l
| shall vote against the proposed amend
| ment"
| Senator Caraway. Democrat. Arkan-
SaS. arose also TO oppose the 6o-4O
amendment.
Caraway Hits Local Government.
IF YOU want to be a statesman and
| get your picture in the paper" began
| Senator Caraway. all you have TO do
is to make the people back home pay
| the taxes for the people of the District
of Columbia
How any one in the Senate having
large property interests in the Dis
trict of Columbia can support this pro-
posed amendment I don't know. They
do not tell their people back home,
however. what they are doing. Yet
some of them are going to vote for this
amendment. II is outrageous yet they
do 1t. / would be ashamed to do It.,
though / own property here. I know
that the people back home pay about
four times as much taxes on their prop
erty as the people pay here"
Senator Caraway said that in the
so-called public lands States the Gov
ernment owns far more property than
in the District OF Columbia. yet no
one has suggested that the Government
ought TO contribute TO the expense of
the governments of those States.
Il don't want to criticize the District
government" Senator Caraway con-
tinued. because We created it. But
the commission form of government has
not been a success. I don't mean to
criticize the present Commissioners
There is bill for city manager before
the committee now But the govern
ment here is of a character to make
for inefiiciency and expense. know
live on a street which Is repaired over
and over again. I saw six men stand
ing around watching one work the
other day. I would like to see the
people here have a good government.
I would like to see it so they could try
a policeman here without having a
riot.
Glass Hits Lump Sum.
Senator Glass, Democrat, of Virginia,
strongly supported the committee
amendment, declaring that he was un-
able to see how anybody could defend
the lump sum basis.
Il do not say that 60-40 Is necessarily
the fair proportion" Senator Glass con-
tinued. but a Just and fair division
may be worked out If We are permitted
IN conference TO go into all phases Of
the problem"
Senator Glass added. however, that
in the past the confereeS had not been
able TO work out the problem because
OF the position taken by the advocates
OF the hump sum. The Virginia Senator
asserted that the District bill should be-
on q percentage basis, regardless Of
what Is found to be the fair percentage
Il come from State that pays is
times as much in taxes into the Fed
eral Treasury as the States OF some OF
those who advocate the lump sum. ''
Senator Glass said.
Senator Caraway inquired what
States Senator Glass referred to.
In reply Senator Glass said he would
refer. as an illustration. to Nebraska.
which. he declared, paid 5000, 900 into
the Federal Treasury and received back
In Federal aid funds about half OF that
amount. He said Virginia paid $79,-
OO0,0 900 into the Federal Treasury.
Holds Rate Is Fair.
Senator Glass said that If any one can
convince him that property in the Dis
trict Is not fully assessed and that 81 10
Is not fair tax and comparable to the
tax paid In other cities. he would vote
TO increase the tax rate here.
Il believe there should be a fair per-
centage. however" said Senator Glass.
Tor meeting the Governments share of
expense here" He said that he did not
think that $1,000, 900 lump sum was
the proper method of contributing to
the upkeep OF the District. Senator
GLASS criticized the conferees Of the
House on District appropriation bills
oeclaring that they had never been will
llAg 70 discuss details OF the matter and
frequently were offensive"
Senator Copeland, Democrat. of New
YORK, insisted that the situation in the
District was different from that In any
other city
i think we have TO share In the ex-
penditures OF the District" he said, IF
We are TO justify our supervision OF the
District government and the expendi-
tlire OF the money raised here. II. on
the other hand, we should contribute
lump sum OF $4,000 900 We have no
moral right TO determine how the
money above that sum shall be ex-
pended here We have taken possession
OF this District. think the Govern
ment should have full authority here.
but II we are 10 assume full control
over the finances Of the District we
must be fair.
i want TO see Washington made an
outstanding and beautiful city"
In less than an hour yesterday after
noon the Senate in committee of the
whole approved all Of the other changes
In the House bill Senator Phipps. Re-
publican Of Colorado. In charge OF the
measure. agreed TO let the fiscal rela-
tons amendment and the receiving
home question be deferred until today.
Curtis Indicates Opposition.
Senator Curtis. Republican Of Kansas,
asked postponement Of the children d
( receiving home amendment until he
could get more information concerning
II and indicated there was some oppo-
sition 10 IL
Senator King declared he was in
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