Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-12
SENATE APPROVES
$12,0)O,0|DD LUMP
! SUM AND MARKET
District Appropriations Bill,
Calling for $44,420, ASS,
/ Is Passed.
MEASURE NOW GOES
BEFORE CONFERENCE
Capper and Frazier Lose Fight to
Block Agricultural Mart on
E Southwest Site.

After voting A. to %, in favor OF
establishing the farmers market in the
southwest section near the waterfront,
the Senate this afternoon passed the
District appropriations bill for the next
fiscal year, carrying q total OF $44,-
42o,455.
AS passed by the House last month,
the bill carried $45,S33,117. The meas
ure now goes to conference for settle
ment of the various points of difference,
outstanding among which is the ques-
ton of what share the Federal Govern
ment will bear toward maintaining the
Capital City during the next fiscal year,
AS passed by the Senate, the bill
provides for a Federal contribution OF
sl2,000,000, instead Of the House proW-
sion for 100000.
Glass Leads Market Backers.
The last controversial item in the
bill was the item of 100000 to carry
out the bill passed by Congress last
year for the establishment OF new
farmers market on the Southwest site
Senators Capper, Republican, of Kan
sas, and Frazier, Republican, Of North
Dakota, made fight to have the mar
ket item stricken from the bill on the
ground that the location of the farmers
market should be postponed because OF
changed conditions since last year.
ENI- NJ
replied that the question of where the
farmers new market should be located
was debated thoroughly by Congress
last year and that there were no new
factors to warrant a change.
After a brief discussion, the vote was
taken, and resulted in victory Tor
those advocating the appropriation for
the Southwest site by to /. Since
this item already had been approved by
the House, the Senate action In &C
cepting it means that it viii not be
subject to change in conference ana
will be in the measure as finally en-
acted.
Capper Attacks Market.
Senator Capper, in opposing the bills
provisions regarding the farmers mar
ket, read a letter from the Maryland
Virginia Farmers Market Association,
which he said represented 500 farmers,
and from a special committee OF tne
Federation Of Citizens ASSOCIATIONS, op-
posing the appropriation for the South
west site.
Senator Capper declared that in his
opinion it would be a waste OF funds 70
build the Farmers Market at the pro-
posed Southwest location.
The letter from the Farmers Mar
ket Association, signed by 8. y. Snaw,
executive secretary, stated that tne
members of the organization were plan
ming to 90 to the market being estap-
lished near Fifth street and FLORIDA
avenue northeast on a portion OF the
Patterson tract.
Just before the bill passed, Senator
Frazier sought to add an amendment
appropriating 100000 to buy land in
the vicinity of Fifth and Van Buren,
streets northwest for a proposed new
high school, but Senator Bingham OF
Connecticut, in charge OF the bill, raised
q point Of order, which was sustained.
Senator Bingham had an amendment
adopted today authorizing the Welfare
and Recreational Association Of Public
Buildings and Grounds to operate the
bathing pools that are under the d1rec-
ton of the director of public buildings
and parks.
While the appropriation bill was I'M
der consideration in the Senate, three
amendments were adopted which added
a total of $509,60 to the amount OF
the bill as it came from the appropria-
tons committee. They were:
For the building of subway TO aool-
ish the Chestnut street grade crossing,
$3.50 600; the placing back in the bill
of the House item of $4,000 for sur
vsy of the power needs of the District
with a view to establishing municipal
power plant, and the Howell amend
ment providing for the raising OF
1924, 900 from general taxation to help
meet the needs of the Water Depart
ment.
The Senate, at the same time, pro-
vided for an increase in water rates,
but lower than those favored by the
House. These water rates Will be SET
tied finally in conference.
The Senate struck out the House item
of $l35, 900 to rebuild and widen the
Monroe street viaduct in Brooklano-
There Is a separate bill pending In tnls
connection to authorize new Viaduct
IN NTichigan avenue, one block from
Monroe street, but no appropriation Tor
this was inserted in the appropriation
bill by the Senate. a. r.
while opposing the 100000 item for
She Farmers Market Senator Frazier
said the District had many other more
urgent needs, especially in the school
system. He declared that in Washing,
ton I'VE have some of the poorest school
buildings in the United States" He de-
scribed the portable school buildings
mere as mot only a disgrace to Wash
ington, but they would be disgrace TO
any city"
Senator Robinson, Democrat, OF
Arkansas asked Senator Frazier II II
was the attitude of local citizens that
no market appropriation should be
made in order to use this money for
other needs, or whether the rejection
of this market item would be followed
ia&ar nu n remaining of the question Of