Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-14
HOOVER WILL ACT
IN LUMP SUM IF
CONFEREESF FAIL
Chief Executive, However, Is
Confident Agreement Will
Ee Reached.
ANTICIPATES SOLUTION
FAVORABLE TO DISTRICT
Presidents Attitude Seems to Of
fer Only Ray of Optimism
in Situation. A.

President Hoover feels confident that
the Senate and House conferees will
reach an agreement on the Districts
$44,000,000 appropriation bill, but If ha
finds that he is mistaken, and that thiJ
measure appears doomed because Of thu
deadlock, he will personally take somI
action to save this legislation.
This was the positive opinion of thosC
who discussed the subject with th(
President today. No indication, how.
ever, was given as to what action tbs
President has in mind If he finds 1t
necessary to do something to break the
deadlock. 1t is thought, however, that
he will make his interests known to tina
leaders of both houses, with an urgent
conferees be adjusted and the appropri-
alton bill passed.
Anticipates Solution.
Mr.. Hoover, however, has given the
impression that he will not be called
upon to act. He has been kept advised
as to the legislation, and, according to
his own statement, he anticipates that
the confereeS will sign some solution
without disabling the District govern
ment. The President expressed himself
to that extent at his conference with
newspaper correspondents yesterday
when he was asked if he would do any,
thing or say anything to break the con-
ferees' deadlock.
Today, the President, while discussing
the matter privately, was represented
as being determined to help personally
in saving the bill.
AHaaVwtIoila ~
the subcommittee on District appro-
priations, responsible for the deadlock,
is having drafted today a continuing
resolution under which current appro-
priationS for carrying on the routine
work of the District government would
be extended during the fiscal year, be-
ginning July /, next. Under this con-
tinuing resolution, none of the new
public works projects would be started
and all unusual appropriations would
be eliminated except as they might
be specifically mentioned in the resolu-
ton itself.
Simmons Holds Out.
This action by Representative Sim
mons was interpreted by many of his
colleagues as indicating that he has
become convinced that the Senate con-
ferees will not yield on the fiscal re-
provides a 100000 contribution from
the Federal Government, while the bill
as it passed the Senate carries $12,-
100000. The Senate conferees insist
that there must be some compromise
between these two figures while Mr..
Simmons is holding out that they must
accept the 100000 as approved by
the House or there will be no bill
passed.
Simmons said that he has not yet
recognized that a continuing resolu-
ton will be needed as he still ex-
poets that the Senate conferees will
yield to him on the 100000 item.
The continuing resolution will be
presented in the House by Chairman
Wood of the appropriations commit
tee when the adjournment resolution
is offered.
When the conferees adjourned yes
terday morning with the House mem
bers still unwilling to accept the Sen
ate's offer of compromise on the main
issue of the Federal contribution, re-
port was drafted setting forth their in
ability to agree
Indications at the Capitol this morn
ing were that there would be no fur
ther developments in the situation to-
day. The Senate is in recess until
Monday, at which time it is probable
Senator Bingham, Republican of Con-
necticut, will file the report of the
failure Of the conferees to agree.
With Congress likely to adjourn within
10 days or two weeks, events of the
coming week probably will indicate
whether there is any last-minute pos
Sibility of reconciling the differences be-
tween the two groups of conferees over
the local supply measure without pres
idential action
Senator Bingham had not heard this
morning of any change in the situation.
He reiterated what he said when the last
conference adjourned yesterday, that the
Senate members expressed our willing
conferees were unwilling to compro-
mise.