Evening star., 1932-05-20

property elsewhere, Senator Bingham
pointed out that a great deal Of unim-
proved land has been bought In recent
years for park purposes, and as to that
land it cannot be argued that replace
ment improvements 60 on the tax books
as an Offset.
To illustrate his point, he cited Ana
lostan Island, which Is to be given to
the Government by the Roosevelt Memo
rial Association. The Senator observed
that no one moved of that island and
built new taxable improvement else
where.
State Payments Shown.
An interesting table included in the
data compiled by the Citizens Commit
tee was one showing what the contribu-
ton of each State is toward the Federal
contribution Of $9,500,000 for the Ma
tons Capital, based on the percentage
Of State payments in Federal revenues
The table also showed what this pro-
portion of the lump sum amounts to FOL
each State on a per capita basis.
Senator Copeland Of New York said
he noticed that his State pays 2,629,
| 600 of the Federal contribution, which
the table showed, amounts to slightly
| less than 81 cents per capita. The
Senator said he was not complaining
and indicated he did not believe there
would be any complaint when the factl
are known.
The table showed that for the United
States as a whole the per capita share
| Of the Federal contribution toward the
National Capital Is only cents and 2
mills.
Mr.. Colladay pointed out that the
people Of the District themselves con-
tribute, through their Federal taxes,
toward the Federal lump sum the
amount of s57,950, which is equivalent
to IL cents and mills per inhabitant
Of the District.
That is one place where the people
of the District have national represen-
| tation," the witness observed, refer
ring to the fact that Washington con-
tributes its per capita share of the
| lump sum, through its national taxes
Col. Grant told the. Senate committee
| late yesterday that the House clause
prohibiting further obligations for pur-
chases under the memorial parkway
law would tie up an unobligated pal
ance now on hand of $790,000. He
said the playground being asked for
by the people of the northeast section
Is an illustration of what might be
taken care of If this restriction Is re-
moved
Senator Bingham read letter from
| former Representative Cramton, author
Of the memorial parkway law, stating
| that the House limitation In the pend
| ing bill is more serious than 1t might
seem.
Senator Dickinson, Republican, oi
Iowa, said he had opposed the parkway
bill while in the House and Is still
opposed to 1t.
Pointing out the park development
bill originated in the House, Senator
Bingham said he didn't understand why
the same group that originated this
project always has been unwilling to
admit that the extraordinary park re-
quirements of the National Capital
should be taken into consideration in
determining the question OF fiscal re-
lations.
Senator Copeland, referring to the
House ban against further expenditures
pointed out that, as far as projects in
the District are concerned, they are
self -liquidating expenditures, since the
District is required to pay back the
entire amount in annual installments
Auditor Donovan said that stimuli
| taneously with passage Of the Me-
mortal parkway law, the District bill
for the fiscal year 1881 carried q
81, 600, 900 appropriation for direct pur-
| chase of park areas, which made II
necessary to postpone the first reim-
bursement under the Cramton park
law until this year. The District, he
said, therefore, is facing 16 reimburse