Evening star., 1930-06-23
House, Agreeing to Senate'S
Request, Votes to Retain
Lump Sum Stand.
CRAMT0N WANTS RECORD
VOTE IN OTHER BRANCH
81, 10000 Item for Starting Work
on Park Development Removed
by Committee.

Promptly after the Senate adopted a
motion requesting a conference with
the House on the District appropria-
ton bill which has been in a deadlock
for more than a month over the fiscal
relations provision governing the Fed
eral contribution, the House TODAY ac-
cepted the Senate's request and voted
to resume the conference with further
insistence that the House conferees dis
agree to the Senate amendments.
The principal contention between the
two houses is that the House bill au-
thorizes a continuance of the 50 900 900
lump-sum contribution from the Fed
eral Treasury, which the Senate amend.
ed, increasing the amount to S12, 900 900.
The Senate conferees have been en-
deavoring to get some compromise be-
tween $4,000, 900 and $12,000,0 900, with
the House confereeS standing firm
against and increase over the 100000
amount.
CramtOn Speaks on Motion.
When the motion to disagree further
and send the bill to conference was
made in the House today by Chair
man Simmons of the subcommittee on
District appropriations, Representative
Cr5mton. Republican of Michigan, au-
thor OF the original provision for the
lump-sum contribution, was the only
speaker on the motion.
He pointed out that the House, after
disagreement had been reported, BY
a record vote of nearly 20 to insisted
that the House conferees remain firm
in their disagreement.
AS yet there has been no record vote
SanQtn "a
Cramton. and he argued that there
should be a record vote in the Senate
SO that the House membership can
know what is the real. sentiment of the
Senate. "I hope" he said, that the
House confereeS will not be in any hurry
to compromise on this Senate amend
ment until the Senate membership has
been given an opportunity to express
their views by record vote"
The Speaker named as confereeS for
the House Representatives Simmons of
Nebraska, Holiday of Illinois, Thatcher
Of Kentucky, Cannon of Missouri and
Collins of Mississippi.
S1,OOO,OOO Item Taken Out.
Another important development came
this afternoon when the Senate appro-
priations committee struck from the
second deficiency bill the 81 OOO,O 900
approved by the House to begin carrying
out the Cramton park development pro-
gram.
1t was learned that members of the
Senate took the view that washington
has all of the parks an ordinary city
OF this size would want, and that the
additional parks contemplated by the
Cramton bill are desirable because this
Is the National Capital. 1t was indi-
Gated that the Senators felt that If
Congress is willing to bear a larger
snare in the cost Of maintaining the
Capital, then the purchase of more
parks could be carried On, but If there
is not to be an increase in the Federal
share, then they take the view that the
parks should not come ahead of school
buildings and other similar local needs,
The action of the Senate COMMITTEES
In eliminating the park item, If ap-
proved by the Senate, would make this
item subject to final settlement in con-
ference.
The striking out Of the park item
from the deficiency bill, therefore has
close bearing on the disagreement
between the two houses over the amount
OF the Federal contribution toward
District expenses. The indications
were that the final decision as to
whether the 81 100000 for parks is to
be restored or left out Of the deficiency
bill will depend largely on whether the
Federal contribution toward the Ma
tlonal Capital is increased above the
SO, 100000 now allowed.
Bingham's Request Granted.
The Senate opened the way for a
renewal Of negotiations by granting the
request of Senator Bingham, Republic
can Of Connecticut, for the reappoint-
ment of conferees.
Immediately after the Senate had
convened Senator Bingham asked that
the local appropriation bill be
taken UP, that the Senate further in
sist upon its amendments and that the
Vice President appoint conferees. The
motion was agreed to by unanimous
consent and without discussion.
Same COnferees Named.
The same conferees who have been
working on the bill thus far were
manifestations Bingham, chairman;
Phipps of Colorado, Capper of Kansas,
Glass of Virginia and Kendrick OF
wyoming.
1t is expected the conferees will ar
range a meeting without delay, in view
of the approach of the close Of the ses-
sion, but just what proposals will be
put forward in conference are not
known.
The reappointment of conferees has
revived hope that the bill, carrying ap-
proximately $4,000 900 for the IL
months beginning July l, may be enact
ed. If the bill does not pass the only
alternative would be to adopt resolu-
ton continuing the current appropria-
ton for routine operating expenses OF
the city government, but this would not
make possible any new construction
work on schools, street paving and other
physical in1DrOVenents aooraootino