Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-20
Senate Takes Final LegiSla-
tive Step by Ratifying Re-
port When House Acts.
CONFEREES LEAVE OUT
SUM FOR BICENTENNIAL
Federal Contribution of So, 500, 900
Unchanged-Some Senate
Amendments Eliminated.

The District appropriation bill for
the next fiscal year. carrying approx
mately $45, 672 900, is ready to be sent
to the President for signature this
afternoon, the conference report having
been promptly agreed to by both the
House and Senate today.
The Senate took the final legislative
step by ratifying the conference agree
ment within a few hours after the
House had acted.
The principal change made in con-
ference was the cutting out of the Sem
ate item of 100000 for expenses OF the
District of Columbia George Washington
Bicentennial celebration, but there is
still a chance for this money to be APP
propriated in the last deficiency bill.
The House group, it is understood,
could not accept the amendment be-
cause the separate authorization for
It has not yet been enacted.
Same United States Contribution.
Both branches of Congress having
previously agreed to continue the Fed
eral contribution at $9,500,000 for an
other fiscal year, it was not necessary
for the conferees to go into the subject
of fiscal relations this year. Before
the bill was taken up by the Senate 10
days ago Senator Bingham, Republican
of Connecticut, explained that he
thought the lump sum agreed upon last
year should be continued until the
Mapes Committee of the House has fin
tshed its study of fiscal relations.
Under a compromise worked out in
conference, it will be possible for moth
ers attending the Americanization
classes at the Webster School to con-
tinue to take their children to the
school. The bill as originally drafted
continued the restriction against ad-
hitting children under years of age,
except those entering in September VINO
would be by November /. The Senate
sought to make an exception to the rule
at Webster School because parents at
tending Americanization classes find it
nee ssary to take their small children
to the school with them. The agree
ment reached would make possible the
employment of matron at that school
without specifying it as kindergarten.
Amendments Left Out.
The following Senate amendments
were left in the bill conference For
a new building at the Janney School,
$4,000; for extending roadway in
Rock Creek Park from Beach drive to
the District to connect with a new
highway in Maryland, $37 900; to meet
growing requirements on the Board OF
Public Welfare for the home care OF
dependent children. an increase of SIS
600 in the House item; an addition OF
$4,000 TO provide Enclosures at the
Geological Park for the new animals to
be given the park frcm the estate OF
the late Victor Evans; for school furni-
ture. approximately 100000 OF the Sen
ate increases retained.
The following Senate amendments
were eliminated: For the widening o!
Seventeenth street between H street ano
PENNSYLVANIA avenue: for the grazing
of Eastern avenue from Bunker Hill
road to Queens Chapel road; for SIX
additional park policemen; for begin
ming development OF the Manor PARK
recrea tional center, 10000.
The Senate also yielded TO the House
by dropping the increases OF $4,000
each for the Woodbridge and the Ben
Murch School building projects. The
Senate increases would have covered
eieht-room additions at each school,
whereas the conference report allows
for four complete rooms at each place,
with unfinished space for four more.
The Senate's action in cutting $4O,-
900 from the fund for purchase OF
school sites was approved in conference.
In dropping the additional amount
for park policing, it was explained that
members of Congress thought some ar
rangement could be made to let the
metropolitan police watch over small
circles and triangular areas, leaving the
United States park police TO patrol the
larger parks.
The conferees were headed by Sen
ator Bingham Of Connecticut and Rep
resentative Simmons Of Nebraska.