Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-30
Simmons Resolution Passes
Pending Compromise on
100000 Difference Be-
tween ConfereeS.
STAFFORD is HOPEFUL
FOR HOUSE CONCESSION
Lengthy Discussion Reveals Senti.
ment Shifting to Favor Increas-
ing Lump Sum Contribution Of
United States From 100000
to $1O,OOO,OOO for 1881,

BY vote of 1872 to 3 the House
today suspended the rules and
passed the continuing resolution
offered by Chairman Simmons of
the subcommittee on District an
preparations to provide funds
starting tomorrow to pay current
expenses of the District govern
ment on the same basis as during
the fiscal year which closes TODAY
This action was taken by the
House, however, only as a stop
gap measure in order to prevent
District activities being STONED
Tor lack of funds until a COM
promise can be reached on the
pending District appropriation bill
Tor the fiscal year which begins
tomorrow.
chairman Jones called a meeting of
the entire Senate appropriations COM
Hletee Tor 2:30 o'clock tomorrow after
luton. 'S'V
A lengthy discussion in the House
showed that the sentiment has CHANGED
ana The suggestion was made bV Rem
resentative Stafford, Republican AZ
wisconsin, one of the best known
watch-dogs of the Treasury. that Il
would not be unreasonable for the
HOUSE conterees to meet the Senate
ooLtereeS by increasing the lump sum
100000. y @AO'-
permanent Agreement Held Need.
IL was also stated positively by a
number OF speakers that the present
oeaoiock on the District bill has er1-
pnaSized that the present system in
nscai relations is untenahle and that
determination must be made by irn-
partial study to determine what is a
Just basis of fiscal relationship betweey,
the Federal and District governments
for the future.
Inc three who voted against the
continuing resolution are Represents.
ives Bowman, Republican, of west Vir.
glnia; Hall. Republican, of Indiana.
both members of the House District
committee, and Representative Patter-
son, Democrat, of Alabama.
chairman Simmons of the HOUSE
subcommittee on District appropriations
To-
ton be passed by unanimous consent.
but Representative Bowman objected.
Inc debate was started by Repre-
sentative Hall. who asked If the pres
entatton OF the continuing resolution
meant that no further attempt for con-
ferences with the Senate would be
made.
MIR. Simmons replied that he was
perfectly willing to confer with the
senate managers any time that they
asked for conference.
Simmons Approves November Farley.
Representative Hall asked If any at
tempt has been made to determine
whether the 100000 lump sum Is a
fair and equitable contribution by the
Federal Government. Representative
Simmons said that the House conferees
had informed the Senate conferees at
their last meeting that they are willing
to come back to Washington in Novem-
Der and go thoroughly into the fiscal
set-up with view to determining what
is fair and just Federal contribution,
and that in the meantime studies could
be made by the Bureau of Efficiency
the District assessor, the Bureau of the
Census, and other agencies, so as to
make reports on any facts that have q
bearing on the question.
MI. summons SAID tIlab at LnaL mo-
vember conference the House conferees
meeting with the Senate conferees
would try to reach some conclusion as
a basis for future District bills to avoid
the continual dispute over the Federal
contribution. He said that he had fur
ther told the Senate conferees that II
at that time 100000 was found to
be an insufficient amount that what
ever additional amount might be deter
mined upon could be carried in the
District appropriation bill next year.
This suggestion, he said, has neither
been rejected nor accepted.
Unemployment Threatened.
Representative Hall asked if MIR. Sim
mons and his advisers had considered
the position in which the people of the
District will be placed If the District
appropriation bill is allowed to fail. He
pointed out that thousands of persons
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