Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29
Within Less Than Two Days
Capital Will Be PenniIess
Unless Change Comes.
CITY OFFICIALS, HOWEVER,
MAINTAIN OPTIMISM
Simmons States He Has Not De-
cided Whether to Call Up
Continuing Resolution.

With the fiscal year to die and all
its appropriations for running the Dis
trict of Columbia to lapse within 48
hours Of last midnight, the fate of Dis
trict appropriations carrying new
money for the new fiscal year 1891 was
as much in doubt last night as it has
been since the Senate and House con-
ferees originally disagreed over the
amount of the lump sum weeks ago.
If anybody in Washington last night
knew whether the bill would die or be
passed in the final hours of the session
drawing to a close; whether a continu-
ing resolution would be made to serve
the purpose Of maintaining District
activities for a few months in lieu Of
the regular bill; whether the Senate
would try to keep the House in session
until it agrees to the Senate's proposals
for compromise; whether the President
has actually requested members Of
Congress to pass the District bill or In
what form the request was made-he
was keeping his information to himself.
Refuse to Become Excited.
Despite the fact that If Congress does
not act on District appropriations in
some form tomorrow, the District gov
eminent, beginning Tuesday morning,
will be operating on faith alone and
with nothing on paper to guarantee
payment of salaries, responsible persons
at the District Building yesterday re-
fused TO become excited over the pros
pect, and indicated their optimistic be-
lief that the bill would pass.
1t was pointed out, moreover, that not
until July Is, when the first pay day
of the new fiscal year falls due, Is there
need to worry over possible paralysis
of municipal functions.
On the House side, Representative
Simmons of Nebraska, chairman OF the
subcommittee on District appropria-
lions, said last night that. while he is
not anticipating any further confer
enceS on the District bill. the doors are
not closed and some compromise may
be reached. He said that his latest
proposal--that the 50 ,000. 900 lump sum
be continued In the District bill and the
conferees meet again next November
or December to thresh the matter out
Is still under consideration.
Mr.. Simmons also said that he hopes
to see the bill passed and has not de-
cided whether he will call up his con-
tinuing resolution tomorrow. He was
apparently on the point of calling 1t up
yesterday, but decided not to do It,
There was some gossip in the cloak
rooms of the House yesterday THAT the
bill would pass and that the reported
effortsSof the President to intercede
in the Interest of its passage might re-
suit in a different story, should the
House be again asked to vote on the
matter
On the Senate side. however. there
was no evidence Of a change in the at
titude over what was shown late Fri
day afternoon. when doubts were raised
that the Senate would consider the con-
tinuing resolution II 1t were sent over
from the House.
The Senate quit early yesterday after
noon, after getting the veterans bill
reported out, and the only mention of
District legislation was made by Sem
ator Black of Alabama, who called the
attention Of the Senate to the fact that
Muscle Shoals legislation had been held
up by the House just as effectively as
the House had held up legislation for
the District of Columbia.
Senate COnferees' Attitude.
The Senate conferees were repre-
tented last night as feeling that they
were extremely reasonable in their last
compromise offer to come down from
$4,000, 900 to $4,000, 900 in the Federal
contribution, but they have had no
word from the House group since 1t was
made.
Senator Bingham, Republican of
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