Evening star., 1930-06-17
Continuing Resolution, Carry
ing No improvements,
Is Introduced.
C0NFEREES ARE TOLD
TO MAINTAIN STAND
Labor Asks Hoover to Break Dead
lock by Exerting influence
on Congress.

The House by a vote of 2sS 10 l6
today instructed its conferees on the
District Appropriation bill to maintain
their stand for the $9,000,Ooo lump
sum as the Federal contribution toward
the expenses OF the National Capital
IN controversy with the Senate. which
has increased this amount to $4,000
600 IN the bill as 1t passed the Senate.
This action was taken by the House
on motion Of Chairman Simmons of the
subcommittee on District appropria-
tionS, who reported a disagreement In
conference with the Senate.
During the roll call, Mr.. Simmons, as
chairman OF the subcommittee on Dis
trict appropriations, dropped in the
hopper on the Speakers desk o contin-
uing resolution, providing for carrying
forward for the fiscal year 1891 the 1890
appropriations for maintenance, with
all expenditures for new work stricken
out. The continuing resolution provides
$1,000 900 as the Federal contribution.
Discussion of this motion developed
into period devoted to praise of Mr..
Simmons by House leaders and others,
| who for years have been antagonistic
to any fact-finding study of what is
the proper proportion that the Federal
Government should pay in fiscal rela-
tions with the District.
Cramton Adds Praise.
Those to whom Representative SIM
mons yielded for this confirmation on
his stand Of refusing to compromise
with the Senate conferees included Rep
resentative Blanton, Democrat, Of
Texas; Minority Leader Garner, Ma
jority Leader Tilson, Chairman Smell
Of the rules committee, Representative
| Collins, Democrat, of Mississippi, a
member Of Mr.. Simmons subcommittee:
Representative Crisp of Georgia, whd
introduced the original resolution do
ing away with the time-honored $3.50
| percentage several years ago; Repre-
sentative Cramton or Michigan, author
Of the original 100000 lump-sum
proposition; Representative Frear Of
Wisconsin and Chairman Wood Of the
House appropriations committee.
The only ones given an opportunity
to speak on the other side or ask {
careful study of the equities involved
were Representative Moore, Democrat
| OF Virginia, and Representative Grimm
| Democrat, of New York, q former mem.
ber of the subcommittee on District ap,
preparations, who had made q careful
study some years ago Of such equities
Simmons Cites Reasons.
In opening the discussion, Repre-,
/ sentative Simmons said that he waa
not going again into the subject Of fis,
cal relations. He said that he had dis,
cuSSed this matter several times in the
House and that the House understands
the situation. Representative Simmon,
said that a point had been reached
where the House conferees desired an
expression from the House on the atti.
tude of the confereeS.
An effort has been made in the pres.
of Washington, Mr.. Simmons, said, to
involve the President in this situation.
80 far as know, the President has
taken no action whatever in this mat,
ter" he continued. LAS I understand
the Presidents attitude, 1t Is reflected
in the amount included in the budget
| Representative Blanton broke in with
a censure Of the press for attempts tC
"browbeat and coerce" Representative
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