Evening star., 1930-06-22
HOPE OF BREAKING
D. c. BILL DEADLOCK
GROWS IN SENATE
Bingham Answers Citizens
Plea and Again viii
Seek Conference.
PRESIDENT IS ASKED
TO ASSIST DISTRICT
Merchants and Manufacturers'
Association Cites Dire Results
if Measure Fails.

With Congress entering what may
sion, hope of saving the $44 ,000, 900 Dis
trict appropriation bill appeared bright
er last night than for several days,
when Senator Bingham, Republican, of
Connecticut, announced that, in re-
sponse to the appeal Of q committee Of
citizens which called on him earlier in
the day, he is willing to seek q further
conference with the House on the
measure
This announcement by Senator Bing-
ham was the most encouraging devel-
opment that has occurred since Thurs
day. when the House revived the pos
sibility of new conference by sending
the papers relating TO the bill TO the
Senate. in position where the Senate
could request reopening Of negotia-
tions.
Senator Bingham tomorrow will make
the usual motion in such cases, namely,
to further insist on the Senate amend-
ments and reappoint conferees. II this
request Is granted, the door viii be
| open once more for managers on the
part of both houses to gather around
the conference table and try to COM
pose their differences.
Deadlocked on Lump Sum.
The deadlock arose over what should
be the Federal contribution toward ex-
penses OF the National Capital, with the
| House insisting on adherence to the
present 100000 lump sum and the
Senate conferees contending there
| should be q compromise somewhere be-
| tween that amount and the S12 900 600
| figure approved by the Senate.
| The hopes OF the people Of the Dis.
trict for an agreement before Con-
gress adjourns hinge on this latest
move toward q new conference, and,
while the outcome cannot be predicted
/ until the confereeS sit down together
again to discuss their divergent 7iews,
the possibility Of new conference
offered some encouragement IN q situa-
tion which had remained virtually un-
changed for a day or two.
| In announcing his willingness TO ask
the Senate to take steps toward another
conference with the House, Senator
Bingham said:
IT was very much impressed by the
statements Of the distinguished citizens
who called this morning, and ] am
| inclined to accede to their plea for
a resumption Of conferences with the
House. Evidently they believe some
good can come from 1t, and am glad,
as far as am concerned, to follow
| their wish in that respect"
He referred to the group Of civic
leaders, bankers, lawyers and labor
representatives. who few hours earlier
presented to Senate leaders q CODY Of
/ the petition taken to Speaker Long
worth Friday, urging resumption OF
conferences and calling attention TO
the hardships that would result from
adjournment Of Congress without an
agreement.
Senator Watson of Indiana, Repub-
Lean floor leader; Senator Fess Of
Ohio, majority whip, and Senator
Bingham, in charge Of the local apprc-
| priation bill, joined In conferring with
the group Of citizens and listened to
the reading Of the memorial.
Senate View Stated.
The three Senators all emphasized
that the Senate conferees have not
been insisting on the $4,000, 900 Fed
| eral contribution approved by the Sem
ate, but have been willing to meet the
House on some middle ground between
that figure and the 50 900 900 lump sum
insisted on by the House.
| The Senate leaders indicated that
they felt the Senate conferees have
! taken reasonable position in Offering
| to meet the House half way or even
better, but that thus far they had not
been able to get from the House mem
bers any agreement above the $9,000,-
| 900.
| All three Senators emphasized the
law requiring District expenses to be
met so per cent by the District and 20
per cent by the Federal Government is
still on the statute book, and that II
that law were followed the Federal con-
tr1bution would be approximately $15,-
| 100000.
Call S12,O0O,OOO Fair.
The Senators pointed out that they
regarded the $12,000,000 recommended
by the Senate committee as q reason
able amount, but emphasized again that
in conference they were willing to conn
| promise with the House on some figure
below $12,0O0,000
Among those present were Robert v.
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