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Senate Forces House to Re-
new Efforts for Definite Dis
posaI of D. C. Budget Jam

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posaI of D. C. Budget Jam
Leaders at both ends of the
Capitol Building speeded their ef-
forts today to bring compromise
on the District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill, one Of the is
sues delaying an adjournment Of
Congress, and there were renewed
predictions that the $4,000 600
budget for the Capital City will
not be permitted to die.
There has been as yet no tangi.
BILE thing that could be called a
compromise agreement but the
fact that the Senate and House
conferees resumed conferences to
day was hailed as a good omen.
Except One Item
The conferees are meeting on
all items excepting only the chief
cause of the Senate and House
dispute, namely, the size of the
Federal Governments contribu-
ton to the Capital City.
If all other Senate amend
ments to the bill can be gotten
out of the way, it will make
easier the task of somehow dis
posing of the 100000 lump
sum" controversy.
This latter has held up the Dis
trict budget for the past six
weeks.
While leaders were not to be
quoted in the present serious
situation, it is known that COM
promise that would save the
faces" of both Senate and House
is under consideration.
Proposal Under Way
Instead of accepting the Senate
amendment for a $4,000. 900 Fed
eral contribution or the House
proposal for only $4,000, 900. the
compromise talked about would
set the figure at $l0,0OO.O0O but
stipulate that the extra million
be not spent by the District until
an investigating commission de-
clares it to be just and necessary.
This, in effect, would put the
extra million "in escrow for the
time being. Another suggestion
is that the President determine
whether the District is entitled to
the $10,000,000 allowance.
Senate To "Save Day"
It appeared certain late yester-
day that some compromise Of this
sort must be reached. The Sen
ate Appropriations Committee has
voted unanimously not to report
out a mere continuing resolu-
tion," authorizing the District
government to carry on under
terms of last years appropriation
bill.
Instead, the Senate committee
! struck out the text of such reso-
luton passed by the House and
inserted thu District of Columbia
appropriation bill for 1881 as it
passed the Senate.
The strategic move of the Sen
ate committee put the entire Dis
trict bill controversy back on the
doorStepS of the House and Rep
resentative Simmons, chairman
of the District subcommittee of
the House Appropriations Com
mittee, asked for resumption of
the meetings of the joint confer.
ence committee which had been
broken off two weeks ago
Meanwhile, Senator Bingham
CRD, Connecticut, in charge of
the District bill in the Senate,
has withheld a motion to pass
a continuing resolution, as
amended and today was hopefully
awaiting developments.
Late yesterday, Representative
Garner, Democratic leader, told
the House he understood the
Senate was making ready to dis
pose of the District bill and the
veterans bill and adjourn by 6
o'clock this afternoon.
Majority Leader Tilson said he
had no such information, but
hoped Garner was right. TilSon
said an adjournment over until
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