Evening star., 1930-06-28
Changes Mind on Asking
Unanimous Consent for
Resolution O. K. Today.
HOUSE READY TO STAY
IN SESSION, TILSON SAYS
Leader Declares Members Are
Reasonable and Willing to
Aid Senate in Any Way.

Chairman Simmons of the House
subcommittee on District appropriations
was in quandry today as to If and
when" he will call up for action of the
House the continuing resolution of Dis
trict appropriations to finance the Dis
trict activities during the coming year
when the District appropriation bill
fails.
Mr.. Simmons intended to ask unani-
nous consent as soon as the House met
today for passage of this continuing
resolution, but after conference on
the floor with Chairman Wood of the
appropriation committee, House Leader
Tilson and his conference colleague,
Representative Holiday of Illinois, he
deferred action indefinitely. 1t seemed
apparent that Mr.. Simmons was fear
full that objection would be recorded to
a unonimous consent request and that
he would lose standing in this stra-
tegical position he now holds.
Mr.. Simmons was asked what he
had to say in reply to the debate In
the Senate yesterday regarding the
agree to adjournment or to passage
of the continuing resolution, but in
sisting that Congress stay on the job
until the District appropriation bill
becomes law. He said he did not in
terpret it as a threat and that he did
not find anywhere a positive state
ment that the Senate would not yield
on the fiscal relation provision.
Speaker Ignores Such Debates.
Speaker Longworth said that he pays
no attention to such debates in either
the Senate or the House and will not
be affected by them.
House Leader Tilson said the House
is a reasonable body and will be glad
TO assist in working out solution OF
the District appropriation problem.
But being reasonable men," he said,
1--WE must have reasons for our actions.
We will compromise on the lump-sum
provision if the Senate shows us reasons
for doing so, and that until such time
we will maintain our position. If the
Senate desires that we should remain
here to help work out the solution and
get the appropriation bill through, of
course we will be glad to assist in every
way We can," he said.
Members of the Senate have inti-
mated that they may put off adjourn
Senator Jones, Republican, of Wash
ington, declared in the Senate late
yesterday that there is every reason why
the two branches of Congress should
adjust their differences on the regular
supply bill rather than pass, as tenn
porary eXpedient, a resolution that
would merely continue operating ex-
penses of the municipality without much
needed new work.
The House conferees, after declining
to agree to any compromise above
$9000,000 on the Federal contribution,
prepared and had reported to the House
a continuing resolution to be put
through at the last moment If the dead
lock on the regular continued.
No Justification Seen.
Pointing out that the proposed con-
tinuing resolution contains the same
$4,000, 900 contribution that has brought
about the impaSse on the BILL Senator
Jones told the Senate he could see no
justification for the Senate passing such
resolution If the House does pass it
and send 1t to the upper branch.
"Of course" said Senator Jones, eff
we are to accept 100000 900, if the SEN
ate is to humiliate itself in that way
under the peculiar circumstances, then
we ought to do it in connection with
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill"
Senator Jones added, however, that
the Senate, judging by the vote it took
few days ago, does not approve of any
such course.
so it occurs to me-" Senator Jones
continued, "and I make the suggestion
that there is no reason for passage
OF any such joint resolution. In my
Judgment, with a reasonable stand by
the conference committees of both
Houses, a satisfactory adjustment can
There should be a mutual yielding by
the. two bodies in the interest of the
District"
Senator Bingham of Connecticut
chairman of the Senate conferees, ex-
planned during the debate that at the
last conference the Senators offered to
go two-thirds of the way toward meet
ing the House. in compromise, by pro-
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