Evening star., 1933-02-09
Federal Share Reported Re-
duced to $4,000, 900 by
House Committee.
LARGE LOCAL SURPLUS
MAY BE PRODUCED
But Representative May Suggest
Higher Taxes to Pay for Emer-
gency Unemployment Relief.

The 1884 District appropriation bill
is expected to be reported to the House
tomorrow or Saturday carrying ap-
proximately s2,500,o00 less than the
$39, ,743,270 total recommended by the
Budget Bureau.
The reductions were made by the
House appropriations subcommittee.
headed by Representative Cannon,
Democrat, of Missouri, after series of
hearings, at which the Commissioners
and a number of other District officials
made vigorous efforts to defend all the
items recommended by the bureau.
The Commissioners recommended a
budget of SAL 1922, ,730, excluding perma-
nent and indefinite appropriations,
which brought the total to $44 ,230.
Commissioners figures to $39,743, ,270.
Eliminating permanent and indefinite
appropriations the amount recommended
for 1884 Is $50, ,795, ITO. OF this, $685.
600 Is for emergency relief, which, ac-
cording to committee proposals may
be financed through special tax pro-
vision, possibly through an increase in
the tax on intangible personal prop
erty, or an income tax.
The principal slash made by the
subcommittee, it is understood, was
made in the amount of the Federal
lump sum contribution to the expenses
OF the District. The subcommittee, it
was said, has decided to follow its policy
OF last year in recommending $500, 900
as the Federal contribution. The Bud
Puroof1 Tod itc do
tions on contribution of SITE, 900, the
appropriation act This item alone
would trim the budget by $I,275, 900.
viii Limit New Positions,
The remainder Of the $2500, 900
credit, it was indicated, involves chiefly
few new recommended projects which
the subcommittee believes can be de-
ferred for another year without
jeopardizing the progress and develop
ment Of the District, coupled with GER
tain economies 1t thinks can be brought
about as . result OF lowered material
prices.
No additional positions are to be
created in the bill except In the teach
ing personnel Of the public schools and
these are TO be limited to the actual
AtAxtAASCX ACcQC4 W IIlcct all dutlClU8GeQ
increase in enrolment. The salary
scale Of all District employees also Is to
be left undisturbed, but subject, Of
course, to the dictates of the Federal
economy act.
The public schools, it was learned,
are to be treated literally. The bill. 1t
was said, win carry an appropriation
slightly in excess of $l0,0o0.000 for the
school system. The Budget Bureau
recommended $10,679, $40 for the
schools in the coming fiscal year.
Senator's Favor Larger Sum.
In reducing the Federal contribu-
ton to s6,500,000, the Cannon subcom-
nittee takes the position 1t Is follow
ing the policy laid down by the House
at the last session.
Although it is regarded as likely the
House will agree to the $6,500, 900 Fed
eral contribution, the Senate is ex-
pected to continue its fight for $780,
geo. The Senate locked horns with the
House last year over the amount of
the contribution and finally yielded to
compromise of Sits, 900, but serv-
ing notice at that time that it was only
a temporary concession in order to: get
the 1888 bill enacted into law without
further delay.