Evening star., 1932-06-12
BUDGET AS SMALL
AS D. c. CAN STAND,
CAPPER DECLARES
Kansan Says in Radio Talk
Economy Need Prevented
Higher Total.
SUMMARIZES HISTORY
OF FISCAL RELATIONS
Senator Lauds Approval of
100000 Unemployment Relief
Measure for District.

The District appropriation bill, which
passed the Senate yesterday, represents
ebout as small budget as the District
can endure" Senator Capper, Republi-
can, Of Kansas, declared In a radio
speech from Station WMAL last night.
In reviewing the history of fiscal rela-
tions between the Federal and District
Governments Senator Capper said he
did not think the present Federal con-
tribution of S9,500C0 is as much as it
should be, and called attention to the
recommendation of the Bureau of Eff
cheney that it be placed at SIC. .l83, 39l
He added, however, that the necessity
for governmental economy mace 1t I'M
possible TO put the bureaus recommen-
dations into effect. On this subject the
Senator said:
From the time the District went
under the present form Of Government
until recent years, the Federal Govern
ment contributed an established per-
centage to the local budget. Then the
lump sum contribution plan was started,
although the law providing for 60-4O
fiscal relationship has never been re-
pealed In the last Congress, the So
900, 900 lump sum was increased to So
$1,000.
mot Fair Amount.
'I do not say that Is fair amount.
I do not think it is as much as 1t
should be- The Bureau Of Efficiency
made a very thorough study OF this
subject and recommended a Federal
contribution of sl0,l83.39l. OF course,
in this time when governmental econ
omy is so essential, it would have been
impossible to put into effect the bu-
reau's recommendations. So. in con-
sidering the pending District bill, the
Senate subcommittee had under con-
sideration the S9.500000 figure. In ac-
cordance with the prevailing economy
plans. that figure was cut 10 per cent,
giving us s8.550.000 as the recommend
ed Federal contribution for the next
fiscal year"
In celebrating on his assertion that
the local supply bill as 1t stands today
is as small a budget as the District can
endure the Senator who Is member
of the subcommittee on appropriations,
said:
The original estimates ran up as
high as s57,O0O,000. The Commissioners
cut SlO,000.000 from that, and sent the
revised estimates to the Budget Bu-
reau. The bureau chopped $4,000, 900
from the Commissioners figures. leaV-
li(S lOtdi vi S1HsNOo,ooO'
The House cut this to slightly under
s40,000,000. and the Senate has brought
it up to the present total of $43, ,789 000."
Glad Of Relief Approval.
Declaring it is badly needed. the
Senator said he was glad the Senate
approved the 100000 amendment for
relief of the citys unemployed.
The school items in the bill, he OBJ
served. total somewhat in excess of
$4,000, O,O00 about sl,O0OOO0 less than
in the current appropriation act. The
Senator placed emphasis on the ac-
comp,iShments OF the Summer schools
and night schools.
During his radio speech last night.
Senator Capper also announced receipt
of a letter from Attorney General
Mitchell. stating that the Department
Of Justice would give attention to the
rent situation here. which was referred
to him in resolution recently adopted
by the Senate District Committee.
Coordination Was Charged"
"In that resolution" said Senator
Capper, the committee directed me to
bring to the attention of the Depart
ment Of Justice the charge that rents
are being held up here by a combina-
ton of real estate owners and agents
Referring to the Government econ
omy bill, now in conference between
the House and Senate. Senator Capper
said: Il do not think there can be any
doubt that. by one means or another,
the Federal and District pay rolls are
going to be reduced"