The Washington times., 1930-06-06
POLICE RAISE
ALSOCAUGHT
IN " JAM /"
Simmons Seems to Hold Key
But Appears Determined
to Make No Concessions

10 make NO CONCESSIONS
AS an impatient Congress has
q daily desire to adjourn and go
home two important District Of
Columbia bills we're caught in q
legislative jam at the Capitol late
yesterday and today. One is the
annual budget for the District it.
self; the other is the policemen
and firemen's increased pay bill.
1t was possible. but not prob
able, that the police and fire pay
bill, might be extricated at a
meeting of the House Rules Com
mittee called for today This
meeting. however, was called for
consideration of legislation other
than the local pay bill.
The District budget, aggregat-
ing some $4,000, 900, the largest
ever proposed to Congress in all
District of Columbia history,
seemed to be hog-tied because of
conflict between members of the
Senate and House conference
committees.
Simmons UnmOved
Representative Robert G.. Sim
mons (R.) of Nebraska, chairman
of the District subcommittee OF
the House Appropriations Com
mittee, held the key to the situa-
ton but remained absolutely un-
hA hnCit0npV
in saying it, about both the an
nual District budget and the po-
lice and fire bill.
Simmons said he was standing
firmly by in opposing Senate
amendments to the annual Dis,
trict appropriation bill and the
police and fire pay bill.
AS spokesman for the House
conferees on the appropriation
bill he reasserted that he would
not yield on the House provision
that the Fc 'eral Government con-
; tribute only $4,000, 900 toward ex-
penses of'the District government
during the next fiscal year.
Simmons said that no facts
had been presented to him and
his colleagues justifying the Sen
ate amendment for $4,000, 900
Federal appropriation.
Senate Stands Firm
Meanwhile, at the other end
of the Capitol, Senator Bingham,
chief of the Senate conferees on
the District budget: Senator Cap
per, chairman of the District
Committee and Republican Leader
Watson we're reported as firmly
standing by the $12 900, 900 amend
ment.
The outlook was that unless
the Senate managers make over
lures the District budget will die
in conference committee.
In that event Congress, in its
last hours, would put Though a
resolution continuing" the ap-
preparations for the District as
carried in last years law. This
would take care of salaries,
routine allowances for schools
and streets, and so on. but would
not provide for the numerous
new projects carried in the bill
for the next fiscal year.
Representative Simmons was
positive about the police and fire
increased pay bill. He said he
saw the need of no further con-
ferences between himself and
members of the House District
Committee. Simmons said he had
yielded certain points on his
amendments to that bill, assumed
that the Senate would accept
them, and that then the Senate
instead of accepting his amend
ments had ordered the bill sent
to conference"
Up to Rules Group
So far Simmons has blocked
any House move to send the bill
TO conference by unanimous con-
sent. The whole issue is now be-
fore the House Committee on
Rules.
AS soon IS Simmons halted
sending the police and fire bill
to conference, Acting Chairman
Mcleod, of the District Commit
GSS, put III d I6SUluGIUA dShAAlS OAAC
Rules Committee to send the
measure to conference, as the
Senate desired.
The all-powerful Rules Commit
tee represents the last word in
domination in the House. It may
decide with Simmons or the Dis
trict Committee, which has re-
solved to hold no more meetings
until it is determined whether
the District Committee or Sim
mons is to dictate District legiS-
lation. The Rules Committee
was to meet tomorrow on other
matters, but it is anticipated that
the police and pay bill row will
come up.
Aside from these controversial
matters, the Senate late yester-
day passed several minor District
bills. One authorized the Secre-
tary of Agriculture to provide for
proper approaches from Fort
Myer to the new Arlington Me
mortal Bridge.