Evening star., 1931-12-14
U. S. S6,5OO,O0O Contribu-
tion With Four New Reve.
nue. Bills to Be Discussed
by House Tomorrow.
LEGISLATION MAY BE
RUSHED IMMEDIATELY
Application of Findings to Pend
ing Appropriation Bill for 1888
Is Expected by Chairman of
Washington Fiscal Relations In
quiry Group.

The report on fiscal relations
between the Federal and District
governments will be officially
made to the House tomorrow by
the Mapes Special Committee ap-
pointed by Speaker Longworth,
which has been studying the queS-
ton for nearly a year.
The House will take up the
Mapes report Immediately, Speaker
Garner said today, and an allow
ance of two days time has been
made on the legislative program
for consideration in the House
and action upon this report and
its accompanying measures.
The Mapes report will recon-
mend reduction in the lump sum
contribution by the Federal Gov
eminent TO support of the Ma
tional Capital from S9,5OO,OOO,
which is the basis for the budget
just submitted by the President,
to $6,500,000. Chairman MapeS
and the members of his special
, committee on fiscal relations an
tlclpate that their recommendation
Will be taken into consideration
by the Appropriations Committee
IN making up the next District
appropriation bill for the fiscal
year beginning July l, 1882.
Compromise Basis Seen.
! The understanding is that new legis-
latlon recommended by the Mapes com
mlttee for which four new tax bills will
! he introduced will produce a sufficient
amount OF revenue TO offset the differ
ence between S6,50G00O, as they pro-
pose, and the $500 900 on which the
budget was based.
Political leaders. especially those most
friendly toward the District of Co!um-
bla, expressed the opinion that the
proposed reduction in the lump sum
Will not be inserted in the coming Dis
trlct appropriation bill or that if it is
1t will be used principally to give the
House some grounds on which to base
compromise if the Senate insists as
heretofore on a more generous contri-
button to District expenses from the
-eOSFdl Government.
The four new District tax bills which
Will be introduced by Chairman Mapes
accompanying the report will provide
for 81 an inheritance tax. % an in
crease in the gasoline tax. ~ a motor
vehicle weight tax and "a an income
tax.
Expects Direct Action
Chairman Mapes expects that these
four measures Will be taken up directly
by the House and acted upon without
reference to any Of the standing COM
mitteeS. He explained that his COM
mlttee IS acting as a special committee
1or the House and in reporting these
bills it acts in the same way as anv
other standing committee in favorablv
reporting any measure
chairman MapeS expects that the
part OF his report dealing with the Fed
cral contribution will be taken BY the
Rouse Appropriations Committee for
what 1t is worth and will be considered
IN making up the next appropriation
Dill. He assumes that the Appropria-
tlonS Committee will use the facts pre-
Sented to them by his committee and
VIII consider them in their work on the
District budget this year.
The MapeS report is a lengthy docu-
tiC4!' " HlOIe stldIl oO pages, accom-
panied by a series of large tables, and
carries also minority views of Repre-
sentative James A. Frear, Republican,
OF Wisconsin of more than 10 pages.
The report will be signed by all OF
the members of the committee except
Mr.. Frear, who explained today to The
Star that he agrees with the commit.
tee on all of the increases, but does not
agree with the conclusions in the report.