Evening star., 1934-05-20
PARLEY SLATED
ON DISTRICT BILL
Conferees Meet Wednesday
to Adjust S5,O00,000 in q
Differences.

Senate and House conferees will
meet at 1890 pm. Wednesday to
tackle the task of adjusting the differ
ences between the two houses in the
1885 District appropriation bill.
The House bill amounted to S32.-
$4,000, Of which the Federal share
was fixed at S4.364,295. The Senate
liberalized the measure to a total OF
s37 100000 and restored the Federal
share to the figure of s5,700,0O0, the
same as for the current year.
The amendments awaiting action BY
the conferees, therefore, amount tc
approximately SIS 100000 Until the
Senate and House managers exchange
views around the conference table, II
is difficult to forecast what the final
agreement will contain.
Relief at s3,000,o0O.
One of the largest Senate amend
ments was the addition of 81, TOO. .000
to the emergency relief item, making
the total for the purpose in the bill
S3,000,0U0. Since this additional sum
was estimated for by the Budget Blu
reau after the bill passed the House,
1t is believed tc have good chance
for final approval
1t is believed also that Senate
amendments making better provision
for the treatment and prevention of
tuberculosis will be among those most
likely to receive favorable action in
conference. The Senate added $780,
900 for additions to the childrens
unit and the preparation of plans for
the District tuberculosis Sanatorium,
at Glenn Dale, Md. Other increases
were granted by the Senate for main
tenance at the children's institution
at the tuberculosis Hospital in the
city, and for the Health Department
clinic
Sl,272,221 for Schools.
Under the heading of schools the
conferees will have before them
amendments amounting to $1,272, ,22l
most of which is for buildings and
grounds, together with necessary ex-
penses for beginning an experiment
in character study in grade, junior
and high schools.
Scattered through the bill are va
rious other Senate amendments for
ordinary maintenance expenses, such
as street lighting, personnel for the
Public Utilities Commission and SINH
lar items. The Senate also increased
the amounts which could be spent
for the water service, out of water
revenues, and for bridge construction
out of the gas tax fund
The Senate'S action in placing the
Federal contribution at S5,7U0,000 is
supported by the fact that this
amount was in the budget as trans
mitted to Congress in January, and
also was recommended by the House
Appropriations Committee in report
ing the bill to the House.
Sewer Fund in Dispute.
The reduction to S4,364,295 was
made on the floor of the House just
before the bill passed, on the theory
States 10 per cent of the sewer al
lotment made by the Public Works
Administration last Summer. Dis
trict officials told the Senate COM
mittee they understood the sewer al
lotment was made as grant, and
pointed out that if it had been pre-
sented to them as a loan they could
not have accepted it under the law
which prohibits the District from
borrowing money.
The Senate will be represented In
the conference by Senator Thomas OF
Oklahoma, chairman of the Senate
Subcommittee on District Appropria.
tions, and Senators Glass, Copeland
King, Nye and Keyes
The House conferees will be Rep
resentative Cannon of Missouri, chair
man of the House Subcommittee, and
Representatives Blanton, Jacobsen
Otter and Powers.