Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30
SENATE HEARINGS
| ON DISTRICT BILL
| START TOMORROW
Commissioners Are Expected
to Be Called First by
Subcommittee.
ACTION ON 100000
LUMP-SUM HOLDS STAGE
House Continues Former Policy by
Fixing Governments Share
Of Appropriations.

Senate hearings on the District ap-
preparation bill, which passed the
House several days ago, carrying total
Of 445,533,117, will begin at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning before the District
subcommittee of the appropriations
committee, of which Senator Hiram
Bingham, Republican, of Connecticut
Is chairman.
The Commissioners probably will be
called first, followed by heads of de-
partmentS, to explain items under their
direct supervision. The hearings are in
executive session and are likely to con-
tlnue throughout the week, or at least
for several days.
The House, in passing the bill. con-
tinued the practice 1t has followed for
the past several years of fixing q
$9,OOO,OOO lump sum as the Federal
Governments share. In the forthcom-
ing consideration of the bill at the Sem
ate end of the Capitol, chief interest
what action the subcommittee decides
TO take on this basic feature of the
measure.
Bingham Declines Comment.
The Senate in the past has defended
the plea of the people of the District
for an equitable division of expense be-
SWNCAA WAC AON04 GAi0 ESdCIh1 EONGIu1
mentS. Any changes the Senate may
make in the bill this year, either with
regard TO this or other questions, will
not be determined until after the hear
1ngs. Chairman Bingham has been
studying the House provisions, but has
not discussed the problems involved in
advance Of the Senate hearings.
Last year the Senate subcommittee
increased the Federal contribution from
100000 to $4,000, 900, and its action
was approved by the appropriations
committee and by the Senate. In con.
ference, however, the Senate had to
yield to the House on the lower figure.
The total Of the bill as it comes to the
Senate this year is considerably larger
than 1t was q year ago, but with the
Federal contribution still 100000,
producing wider gap between the
lump sum and the total.
The 100000 item in the bill for
purchase of land and establishment of
the new Farmers Market in the South
west, near the water front. which pro-
voked a lively debate in the House, Is
likely to be argued again when the
measure is taken up in the Senate.
Long Debate Last Year.
When the enabling act on which the
appropriation is based was before the
Senate year ago it led to a long de-
bate between opposing factions, with
Senator Glass, Democrat, of Virginia,
leading supporters of the Southwest
measure, and Senator Tydings, Demo-
crat, of Maryland, heading those who
contended the market should go north
of Pennsylvania avenue The bill for
the Southwest site finally was passed.
One amendment to the bill, which is
to be offered for consideration in the
Senate, would provide $4,000 for the
Improvement Of a roadway in Rock
Greek Park TO the District line. It was
prepared several days ago by Senator
Tydings.
In addition to Chairman Bingham,
the members of the subcommittee that
will hold the hearings on the District
bill are Senators Phipps, Republican, of
Colorado; Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota: Pine, Republican, of Oklahoma:
Glenn. Republican, of Illinois; Capper,
Republican, of Kansas; Keane, Repub-
lican. of New Jersey; Glass, Democrat,
of Virginia; Kendrick, Democrat, Of
Wyoming; Copeland, Democrat, Of New
York; Bratton, Democrat, of New
Mexico, and King, Democrat, of Uath.