The Washington times., 1930-06-26
AWAITS
MOVE BY
OTHER
New Conferences Uncertain;
(. Bingham Denies Yielding;
Simmons Backs Up Probe

Simmons BACKS up Fr0De
without a sign Of surrender on
either the Senate or House legiS-
lative fronts the District Of Co
lumbia appropriation bill. re-
NAMED today in a sort Of mo
mans land" While hope has not
been entirely abandoned that the
big District budget may pass be-
fore Congress quits, spirit OF
peSsimism was evident about tae
Capitol.
Further conferences between
the Senate and House managers"
on the District budget may or may
not be held. The fate Of the
$4,000, 900 measure is just as
definite as that.
Senator Bingham (R) Con-
necticut. chairman of the. dis
agreeing Joint conference COM
nittee, asserted today that he
was awaiting some further move
from the House. Representative
Robert q. Simmons R0. Ne
braska, chief of the House con
ferees. said he was awaiting
another move by the Senate and
by Senator Bingham.
Bingham DiscIaims Bluff
Senator Bingham said he depre.
Gated statements in a newspaper
of Washington that the Senate
was going to yield to the House,
"aS usual" on the chief item OF
disagreement in the District bill
namely. that 100000 was a
sufficient sum to come from the
Federal Treasury as its contrlbu'
tion to the Districts upkeep reyt
year.
Senator Bingham also chal
lenged statements on the floor
of the House that the Senate
seemed to be 'bluffing."
The Connecticut Senator intro
duced resolution for an investi
eating commission of seven mem
berS, composed of legislators and
Government officials and Capital
citizens, to study the whole cues
ton of the fiscal relations he
tween the Federal establishment
and the District. However
Senator Bingham asserted quite
positively that my resolution
has no bearing whatever on the
pending controversy over the
District supply bill for the next
year."
Simmons Wants Wide Quiz
Whether it is a bluff" or a
strategic legislative nBove in the
present impasse, Representative
Simmons, after hearing about the
Bingham resolution in the Senate,
today said, In substance:
4 do not cOncede the District
bill is dead; but admit it is
peacefully sleeping. Yes, there
can be an investigating COM
mission or committee, but It
win have to be House inquiry
board.
"And we will go not only into
the fiscal relations of the Fed
eraI and District governments,
but other things. I would want
such a commission to review
the entire tax situation in the
District; to bring out how much
tangible and intangible property
here is not properly taxed; to
report on the gasoline tax i'm
the District as compared with
surrounding, States; to report
on q revision of the corporation
and franchise taxes in Wash.
lngtOn, as compared with those
Of the various States; to ascer-
tain whether District autOmO-
bilists pay enough for their
licenses, and few other things
like that, including a special in
come and inheritance tax for
District residents"
win Act on Resolution
In conclusion, Representative
Simmons averred that If District
residents were properly and fairly
taxed there could never be a re-
sumption Of the dispute as to the
size Of the Federal contribution to
the annual expenses of the Capt.
tai City.
Mr.. Simmons said he would call
IN the House late today or tonor-
row his continuing resolution
which carries over into the next
fiscal year the appropriations
voted for the current fiscal year,
which ends June 80. Simmons ad.
n1itted this resolution would made
quately meet the needs of the
Capital City during the next IL
months. but declared that 1t was
the only expedient.