Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-30

100000. All this is in violation OF the
| law placed on the statute books some
! years ago fixing the Federal contribu-
ton on a 60-40 proportion, said Repre-
| sentative Bowman.
On other occasions you advocate
enforcement of the law" he challenged
some of the Republican leaders, but
now you refuse to let the House carry
out the substantive law, which provides
| for 6O-4O proportion. You do not
| know what the proper Federal proper
ton should be, and you will not take
steps to find out what it should be. 1
am opposed to the method and spirit in
which these conferences have been held
They were not disposed to compromise.
They have been stubborn. They denied
orderly procedure of the House, and
that Is why / am opposing this legis-
lation."
CramtOn Charges Bill SmOthered.
Representative Cramton explained
! that the lump sum had originally been
I put into the District appropriation bill
! in the House by vote of 20-to-1 and
sustained under the Holman rule. He
! complained that he had a measure
providing for fixing the Federal con-
| tribution at this fixed sum, pending be-
fore the District legislative committee,
where he charged 1t has been smoth-
cred
Representative Hall told his colleagues
that the present situation proves con-
clusively that the plan for legislating
for the District of Columbia is unsound
and untenable. when neither side will
yield to the other. He declared that at
meeting of the House District COM
mittee today he had been instructed to
urge the House conferees to work out
some compromise with the Senate. He
hopes to inaugurate q change of the
existing program and said that his
measure will at least cause some SEN
sible discussion of the subject. He
charged that Congress is now proceed
ing on wrong basis in regard to Dis
trlct legislation, especially in fiscal
affairs.
Declares Lump Sum Untenable.
He insisted that the Federal Govern
ment Is responsible for the activities of
the District of Columbia and should
guarantee them, and said that after
raising a fair revenue in local taxes
the Federal Government should meet
Whatever surplus cost there NAV be
The present plan of lump-sum contribu-
tion In any amount Is untenable. he
argued
Representative Patterson. Democrat
OF Alabama, asked that If the SO 600
vVO amount was tnfallible in 1925, how
u could be claimed that it is infallibIe
now, when the District appropriations
nave been increased so greatly.
representative Cramton told his COL
leagues that the SO 600 900 ump sum
was put into the District bill in order
70 make 1t possible for the District of
columbia to get needed improvements
wiChout placing heavy additional bur-
zen on the Federal Government, and
fnf NK-s~
been able to get extensive improvements
BIantOn Cites Tax Rate.
representative Blanton reviewed at
length what he claims In an "un-
ansWerable argument" citing the tax
rate in the District as one OF the lowest
IN the country, claiming that assess
erty can be sold for.
Representative Bowman accused Mr.
blanton OF attempting to treat the Dis
eTlct OF Columbia as one other CITY in
the united States, instead of as the
Nations Capital
representative Holiday, Republican
VI 4Iilnols, one OF the conferees on the
Dlstrlct appropriation bill, spoke briefly
on Inc unfortunate condition which has
ton made by Chairman Simmons of the
Rouse con1erees for arriving at a fair
determination of what the Federal
government should pay,
CritiOlEes Garner for Statements
Representative Moore. Democrat Of
virginia, appealed to the House that
tnere ought to be judicious determine
tlon OF what is fair and just particle
paCion by the Federal Government. All
OF the debate on the subject and the
resulting deadlock does not advance ons
Step toward cleaning up this problem
LOT the future, he said. He criticized
minority Leader Garner and Others nv
saying That 1t was mistake in sneeches
on the floor to say something that
would affront members of the Senate
and asked how under such circun.
stances the Senate could be expected
to yield.
I'VE are forgetting" he said "that
IN politics compromise is called for at
every step, and he quoted from his
CoTlans and great political leaders to
prove this. When Representative
Garner and others sent a hot Challenge
10 the Senate" he said, there might
nave been an opportunity for a COM
promise on the 100000 lump sum
iot Inc next fiscal year, with a COM
ing study of what the Federal contri-
ouIlon should be in the future"
chairman Wood of the House Appro-
prlauons Committee told his colleagues
mat Justice Hitz had called him nm On
The telephone today to warn him that
ne would be unable to try another case
In court unless Congress passed the
G T1H appropriation legislation.
would have to be laid of,
All this Is aside from the question
OF nscal relations" he declared.
ChindbIOm Tired of wrangIinr.
Representative Chindblom. Republi-
can, OF Illinois, said that aside from all
mat has been said about the people of
the District of Columbia, the trouble
now lies between the two houses. That
trouble should be remedied, he declared.
Inc conferees for the Senate and House
should act as reasonable men, he said
He appealed to the House TO pass the
Dill and then to find a way to get away
from lnterminable wrangling on the
subject of fiscal relations.
Representative Coyle, Republican. of
pennsylvania, contributed the observa-
ton that 1t Is impossible, perhaps, to
compromise where principle Is involved,
but that where there is arithmetic in
Volved there can be compromise
Representative Simmons. in conclu-
sion, said that the present question is
not what the fiscal relation should be,
but whether the District shall con-
| tinue to function. He repeated his
oner for a joint conference with the
Senate, starting November is, in an
effort to determine for the future what
is an equitable Federal contribution and
that in the meantime the Bureau of
Efficiency, the District assessor, the
Census Bureau and other agencies can
be preparing facts for consideration by
that conference.
Hoover Expects Bill to Pass.