Evening star., 1935-01-13
Measure Will Not Be Re.
ported to House Before
Wednesday.
PASSAGE BY WEEK END
SOUGHT BY CANNON
Increases in Various Departments
to Be Attempted on Floor by
Lawmakers.

The House Appropriations Commit
tee yesterday altered its plans to re-
port the District supply bill tomorrow,
as preparations we're made by several
members to make determined fight
on the floor to give the Police Depart
ment the 35 additional men sought
by the Commissioners, but denied in
the budget estimates.
A delay in reporting the District
bill was necessitated by action of
House leaders. who decided to give
the right Of way tomorrow to a joint
resolution designed to consolidate the
uneXpended balances of current ap-
preparations for the various Govern
ment emergency agencies.
The earliest the District measure
can be reported now is Wednesday,
because the House intends to adjourn
over Tuesday so the Democrats can
journey to Harrisburg. Pa, to attend
the Inauguration of Gov. ELECT. Earle.
A special train has been chartered
for the trip.
May Be Passed Soon.
Even a two-day delay will not pre-
vent passage of the bill before the end
of the week. That is the aim of
Chairman Cannon of the Appropria-
tionS Subcommittee which framed
the measure.
There is no particular reason for
rushing through the District measure.
and a delay might be advantageous
because the Treasury experts. working
on the tex study at the direction of
President Roosevelt, might finish their
work IN the meantime. and find that
the Federal obligation to the expenses
of the municipal government should
be increased above the S5.700000 as
fixed in the bill. The Appropriations
Committee has indicated if the Presi-
dent recommends a higher contribu-
tion the figure could be changed.
A number of House members, not
on the Appropria tions Committee, are
planning to fight for increases for
various departments, but the battle will
center chiefly over the Police Depart
ment.
Police supt. Brown originally asked
the Commissioners for 140 additional
men in the coming fiscal year, but they
agreed to give him 35 more, the num-
Der needed to fill existing vacancies
in his force. The Budget Bureau,
however. decided the department
could function satisfactorily without
additional men. despite additional de-
mands being made on it and the gam
bling "racketeers" situation.
No Increase Allowed.
The subcommittee, it is understood,
followed the budget recommendation
in this respect. and make no allow
ance in the appropriation bill for
an increase in the force For this
reason, members of the House who
understand the problems of the de-
partment are planning to appeal for
an increase in the appropriation over
the amount carried in the bill.
Quite scrap also is expected on the
floor over an item in the appropria-
tion for the public schools for char
acter education. DR.. Frank w. Ballou,
superintendent of schools, already has
exerted all of his energy to convince
the subcommittee of the Importance
OF character education in the life
of the modern school child, but there
are some members of the House who
are still skeptical. One member is
known to be drawing up an amend
ment to transfer the character edu-
cation appropriation to the Com
munity Center Department.
The bill, as it will be reported, is
understood to carry appropriations
totaling Approximately SAL 900 900, the
same amount as recommended in the
budget. The subcommittee, however.
has made number of changes in the
budget report by increasing some
items and decreasing others, without
materially altering the total figure.