Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-04
LUMP SUM RAISED
ASIDE. B|LLPASSES
Hoover o KS $45,7s1 ,o02
Measure Carrying So
100000 Federal Aid.
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to the 100000 without any strings
attached to it.
Since the $4,000, 900 lump sum was
nrst adopted in 1925 as a departure
from the substantive law establishing
a fixed ratio of 60-40 the Senate has
| consistently commended that this was
| not an adequate amount for the Fed
eral Government and has made repeat
ed EFFORTS to obtain a larger amount
Every year, however, up to this time
| the House has been successful in hold
ing Congress down to the $9,000,000
contribution. While the Senate confer
ees endeavored to obtain a compro-
mise on 100000 600, which, they pointed
out, would have required them to go
two-thlrds OF the way toward meeting
the House in compromise, with the ses-
sion rapidly drawing to a close, they
carried their main contention that the
dispute should be settled agreeing on
some figure in excess of 100000.
The proposal to lay aside the add
ttonal amount for subsequent decision
was said to have been discussed in
formally by leaders as a basis of COM
promise, but it Is reported that In the
flnal conference the compromise pro-
poSals were approached on a fiat in
crease basis.
Approval Is Unanimous.
Promptly when the compromise agree
ment was reached Chairman Simmons
Of the House group, who had been
baking all attempts for nearly six
weeks to get the bill through, brought
the compromise agreement back to the
House, where 1t was Immediately ap-
proved by unanimous consent, after
Representative Simmons had said:
THE conference report on the District
of Columbia appropriation bill is a COM
plete agreement between the two Houses
and calls for an appropriation of
S9,500,000 as the Federal contribution
during the present fiscal year to the
upkeep of the District Of Columbia. In
the main 1t is what consider one of
the best District bills that have ever
passed Congress"
Chairman Simmons then offered his
resolution for a study by a special
House committee of the fiscal relations
problem, which had been reported by
the House Rules Committee, and which
the House approved by unanimous con-
sent.
This provides that "the Speaker Is
authorized and directed to appoint a Sc
lect committee TO be composed Of seven
members Of the House, whose duty it
shall be to investigate the various ele-
ments, factors and conditions which
may be deemed pertinent and essential
to the accumulation Of data and in
formation bearing upon the question Of
fiscal relations between the United
States and the District of Columbia and
to recommend TO the House what
amount, In their judgment, the United
States should contribute annually to-
ward the development and maintenance
of the municipality"
Full Investigation Empowered
This committee is also authorized
and empowered Ito investigate fully
the various forms of municipal taxation
and sources of revenue of the District
of Columbia, and to recommend to the
House such new forms of taxation and
sources of revenue and Tor such changes
in existing forms Of taxation and
sources of revenue as to them may seem
Just and fair"
to report to the House at any time by
a bill or bills, or otherwise, the results
of its investigations. &
"The Commissioners Of the District
Of Columbia and the other officers and
employees of the municipal government
are requested to furnish the committee
such assistance as may be needed in
connection with such investigations, and
the United States Bureau of Efficiency
may be reimbursed from any allot-
ment made for carrying out the pur-
poses of this resolution to the extent Of
actual expenditures made by such bu-
reau for Investigations made at the re-
quest Of the committee"
CramtOn Raps Senate.
Representative Cramton Of Michigan,
author Of the lump-sum rider, which
has been operating for five years I'M
der the Holman rule, although the. SUBJ
stantive law is still 60-40, said:
1.-THE House conferees have performed
q long and arduous task and have per-
formed their task notably well. They
are entitled to the thanks Of the House.
Here, in the closing minutes of the
session-the Senate having taken the
unprecedented position Of refusing to
pass continuing resolution In case Of
an appropriation bill deadlocked-and
in order that the business of the Dis
trict of Columbia may proceed in an
orderly way, the House conferees have
made some concession In the way of an
increase in the Federal contribution to
the expenses of the District of Column
bia. The Senate asked an increase of
100000. The conferees agreed to
one-half million dollars. It Is true that
1t is a contribution of half million
dollars from the Federal Treasury for
which no necessity whatever has been
shown. It is simply an addition to the
surplus in the District treasury. There
is no logic back Of It, but the House
confereeS and the House have wisely
yielded compromise. because all legis-
lation is built up on compromises, even
tt~''@! they are not always wise.
My purpose in rising Is first, to ex-
press my own personal appreciation of
the splendid services of the House con-
ferees, and. second. to emphasize that
the compromise is purely a compromise,
not q recognition that there Is any
basis OF logic or justice for the increase.
That being the case, 1t is not a prece-
dent: It does not mean that in the
future the House will agree to $500, 900,
or even TO $1,000 900 as the contribu-
ton Of the Federal Government to the
expenses of the District, but will
continue 10 safeguard the Federal
Treasury"
An hour before the session ended last
night Senator Bingham Of Connecticut
| head Of the Senate conferees, got the