Evening star., 1933-01-28
Measure to Provide $625,0OO
for Unemployment to Go to
White House.
BINGHAM CLEARS WAY
FOR NECESSARY ACTION
Connecticut Senator Drops Fight
for Tax Refunds to Speed
Aid for District.

Within 10 minutes after the Senate
met today it passed the first deficiency
bill appropriating sG25,OOO of District
money for unemployment relief work.
The bill went through the House yes
terday, and, since there are no amend
ments, it will be on its way to the
White House late today to be signed
by the President.
Passage of the bill was assured when
Senator Bingham, Republican of Con-
necticut took the floor at IL o'clock
and withdrew the amendment he Of
fered late yesterday, seeking to restore
to the bill the s2S 900 600 item for Fed
eral tax refunds. The Senator ex-
planned that last night he thought it
would be possible for the District gov
ernment to borrow money to meet ur-
gent relief needs until the deficiency bill
becomes law, but he found this morning
this would be against the law.
Fears Real Suffering.
"If the deficiency bill does not pass
today there will be real suffering" SEN
ator Bingham said. Therefore, I will
withdraw the amendment and hope the
bill will be acted upon Immediately"
In taking this action, Senator Bing-
ham said he hoped Congress would pro-
vide without undue delay in later bill
for money due taxpayers as Federal re-
funds
Senator Bingham had been under
the impres sion the District Govern
ment would be abe to get along for a
few more days by borrowing funds, but
following a conference this morning
With Commissioner Reichelderfer and
District Auditor Donovan, he said that
he would not press for action on the
tax refund item in order to let the
District relief money go through today.
Bingham said he learned the city
Government is prevented by law from
borrowing.
Passed House Yesterday.
After having passed the House yes
terday afternoon, the measure was
quickly approved by the Senate Appro-
priations Committee and taken imme-
diately before the Senate by Chairman
Hale OF that committee.
Passage of the measure was put over
until today. however, when Senator
Bingham sought to restore to the bill
the tax refund appropriation. This
fund was in the original deficiency bill
and led to the presidential veto of the
measure because Of an amendment
added by Senator McKellar Of Tennes-
see, seeking to give a joint congress
sional committee power to approve re-
funds. This amendment resulted in
the veto.
The veto was upheld in the House,
and in order to put through without
delay the local relief item, the House
committee decided to omit the tax re-
fund section entirely from this bill.
While the Senate was considering
the appropriation of District funds for
immediate unemployment needs it de-
veloped that if Congress passes the
Nationwide La Follette-C -Costigan-C Cut
ting unemployment relief measure re-
ported from committee yesterday the
District of Columbia would be entitled
to $780,57294 of Federal funds.
Share Based on Population.
This was shown by a report on the
bill filed late yesterday by Senator La
Toilette, Republican. of Wisconsin. The
bill authorizes a total of $500, 900, 900
for direct relief work, of which 40 per
cent, or 5000 1000, 900, would be distrib-
uted to the States, Territories and Dis
trict on the basis of population. A
table printed in the La Toilette report
shows that $780.57294 would be the
Districts share of this distribution.
Chairman La Toilette, in sending the
bill and report to the desk of Vice
President Curtis. announced he would
seek to get the bill up for considera-
tion at the first opportunity.
Combining, with several changes, the
old La Follette-C -Costigan S500000, 900
relief measure and the bill of Senator
Cutting (Republican) of New Mexico
for sl5,000,000 to aid transients, the
bill is believed by its sponsors to be in
line with the views of President Elect
Roosevelt.
La Toilette and Cutting talked the
relief Situation over with the incoming
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