The Washington times., 1930-06-18
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House Backs Simmons Stand
For $4,000, 600 Lump Sum.
Senate May Accept Figure

For $4,000, 600 Lump Sum.
Senate May Accept Figure
Following action In the House,
by an overwhelming 283-to-16 vote,
spurning a Senate amendment TO
the District appropriation bill In.
creasing the Federal contribution
toward the maintenance of the
Capital, the Senate itself viii ftn-
ally determine the fate Of the
District budget today.
Senator Hiram Bingham R.),
Connecticut, chairman of the joint
conference committee which failed
to agree as between 81 $9, ,000, 600
and a $4,000, 900 Federal allow
ance, or even on compromise,
will present the issue SqiIareIy in
the Upper Chamber. He will sim
ply present a report from the SEN
ate confereeS saying that no agree
ment could be reached with the
House.
Senate May Yield
The Senate. by its vote, may
further insist on its amendment
| or a>compromiSe but that would
be practically useless. considering
the House vote and debate to
effect that "it is $4,000, 900 or
nothing" Or, the Senate may
recede and save the bill by yield
ing absolutely TO the House. Be
fore that is done, if ever, peppery
Senate debate is expected as the
Upper Chamber has Welded year
after year to the House on this
point and some of its members
say they are getting tired of it.
If the Senate decfiEaeS to &C
cept the House ultimatum there
remains only the passage of a
continuing resolutio carrying
over for the next fisp year the
more hnnited amount arried in
| the present years budg and pro
viding only for the par4st necessi.
ties of the District government.
Representative Simmons, N
braska, of the Appropriation
Committee, storm center in the
present long controversy. put in
such resolution late yesterday
after the House had by roll call
indicated the obdurate stand Of
its conference committee, led by
Simmons. The whole House
leadership, majority and minor
ity, applauded and vpciferously
backed up their confeTeeS.
Minority Leader Garner and
Chairman Wood, of the Appro-
priationS Committee, averred that
the Capital is "a refuge for tax
dodgers: and had the lowest
taz rate of any comparable ciex
in the country. Garner COM
planned that when the Govern
ment wants to buy land here,
however. I'VE have to pay double
| it's value"
House to Can Bluff
Garner also shouted that the
Senate was 'bluffing" and the
House would "caIl its bluff as
usual on the 100000 item.
There were half dozen speeches
aSsailing the Senate amendment
and asserting that Congress Is
treating the Capital fairly"
Representative Moore CD of
Virginia. pleaded in vain for u
fact-finding commission to ascer-
tain what is a fair and Just
contribution to its Capital by the
Federal Government, in view of
the mounting costs of local gov
ernment and $4,000, 900 budget
for the next year. .'e
Representative Anthony j. Grit
fin Cd. New York, Appropria.
tionS Committee member, made
the only extended speech in be-
half Of the District. He said he
served on the District Subcomnlif.
tee until he got worn down by dis
cuSsion Of this question. He said
there is a law saying the Federal
Government shall contribute on
the 60-40 basis to the Districts
upkeep. Representative Griffin
added, with feeling:
"I'm not saying whether,
100000 is too little. or too,
much, but the fact is the law
ON the statute books provides
that the contribution shall be-
40 per cent. The ratio of Sc
40 is now the law. The Ap-
pFOpriatiOns Committee IS Iegis-
Iating IL when it has no right
to legiSIate and virtually nulli-
flying that law. 1t an arrO-.
CANT assertion Of q right which
isf generally accepted Fc
Representative Collins Cd OF
Mississippi injected That the
$9,000.0 900 sum is also 81 law, but
Griffin said it should not super
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