Evening star., 1935-03-14
M'CARRAN SEEKS
LUMP SUM BOOST
FORC|TYS BUDGET
Opposes D. c. Income Tax
in Senate Hearing on
Supply Bill.
HOLDING DOWN SHARE
OF EXPENSE OPPOSED
Welfare Officials Will Ask Res
toration of Items Cut
by House.

Because of the interest the Federal
Government has in the National
Capital it should meet fair part of
the cost of running the city, Senator
McCarran. Democrat, of Nevada, said
today in discussing local appropriation
problems. He also declared his op-
position to imposing a local income
tax on the District, particularly be-
cause he believes it would be burden
some on the large number Of Govern
ment employees.
In regard to the division of ex-
penses of maintaining the District,
the Nevada Senator indicated he is
not in sympathy with the trend in
recent years to hold down the Federal
share of the annual appropriation bill.
This trend has brought the Federal
1ump-sum payment from S9500,000 in
1882 to S5,700,000 for the past two
years. In the pending bill for next
year, the House voted to continue
that figure toward total appropri-
alton of 39,308000,
While not a member of the Subcom-
mittee now holding hearings on the
supply bill, Senator McCarran is on
the Appropriations Committee and
also on the District Legislative Com
mittee.
Would Restore Budget Items.
Going ahead with the hearings on
the supply BILL the subcommittee ex-
poets to hear Public Welfare officials
describe the urgent need of restoring
series of budget items for hospitals
And correctional institutions elm
mated by the House. Among the
witnesses were Elwood Street. direc-
tor of Public Welfare. and Capt NJ.
M Barnard, superintendent of penal
institutions.
Gallinger Hospital, the Tubercu-
losis Hospital and the Children's Tu-
berculosis Sanatorium will be hard hit
next year if certain Budget Bureau
estimates are not restored to the bill,
1t was pointed out.
These suggested amendments in
clude:
For the tuberculosis Hospital, $4,000
for nursing services: Children Tuber-
culosis Sanatorium, $1,000 for nursing
and $4,000 for maintenance; for
equipping the addition to the Chill
dren's Sanatorium, $4,000; Gallinger,
$1,000 for personnel and $4,000 for
maintenance.
L0rt0n Cut Made in House.
The House cut from sl9O,000 to
100000 the estimate for building a
wall and certain buildings at the
Lorton Reformatory and also reduced
the item for guards at the reforma-
tory.
The program for handling emergency
relief next year. for which the House
bill carries the budget estimate of ST.
100000, also was explained to the
Senate group. This S2,O0O,00O is to
enable the District to provide for its
unemployable persons, under the new
relief plan of trying to provide work
projects instead of direct relief for
those who are employable. Officials
believe it will still be necessary for the
Federal Government to continue to aid
the District with relief funds next year
to provide for employable persons who
may not be able to fit into work prof.
ects or who do not get sufficient in
that way to provide for their families
III connection WIFI OeDaue III tne
- Senate recently regarding the amo. mt
necessary for relief in Washington, az
compared with other cities, local Off
cials pointed out today'that out of 80
cities fairly comparable with Wash
ington the District stood eighteenth
in per capitSSexpenses Tor relief and
ffOeftfl m the amount per family.
" Officials agreed that the transient
relief problem is an important factor
here because so many persons are at
tracted to Washington The Federal
Emergency Relief Administration,
which seeks to take care of the tran
fient problem throughout the country,
furnishes funds for that purpose here
at the rate of about $4,000 a month.
While the Jail estimate was being
considered, subcommittee members
engaged in a debate on the question
OF capital punishment, but there was
no suggestion of changing the law
providing for electrocution here.
The subcommittee will devote to-
morrow to the needs of the public
school system.