Evening star., 1935-07-16
SENATE APPROVAL
OF DEFICIENCY BILL
IS EXPECTED SOON
Measure, as Amended, May
Be Under Consideration
by Next Week.
FUNDS ARE SANCTIONED
FOR NEEDS OF DISTRICT
Committee Responds to Pleas,
Adds $59,120 for Health
Service Work.
BY 7. A. O'LEARY.

The Senate is expected to pass the
second deficiency appropriation bill
as amended in committee yesterday to
meet urgent needs Of the District
Health Department and containing
other important changes for park and
public building purposes. 1t may not
be taken up, however, before next
week.
Responding to the plea Of District
officials, as presented by Senator
King, Democrat. of Utah, the Appro-
priations Committee added S59, 100 to
the bill for personnel to enable Health
Officer Rutland to carry on an ade-
quate program to safeguard public
health this year. Other outstanding
Senate amendments were:
An advance to the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission Of
another installment Of $800,0 900 toward
the program authorized in the Cap
per-Cramton act for the purchase and
development Of park and play
ground system. Funds advanced by
the Treasury under that act are paid
back later by the District Government.
G. A. A. Site Picked.
Authority to build q new General
Accounting Office on the square di-
rectly east Of the Senate ONCE Build
ing, instead of the House proposal to
remodel and enlarge the old Pensin
Building in Judiciary Square.
Appropriation Of $50, 900 from the
District water fund to replace pumps
In the Mcmillan Park filtration plant.
An amendment making s2,55o 900
available to allow Architect Of the
Capitol Lynn to extend the air-con-
ditioning system to cover all the
Capitol Building and the House and
Senate Office Buildings At present
only the House and Senate chambers
and few committee rooms are air.
cooled.
For all governmental purposes, the
deficiency bill as reported by Senator
Adams. Democrat. Of Colorado, calls
for $297,505, ,25l.3l, an increase OF
$73,000,000 over the House total.
Most of Health Funds Approved.
Senator Kings amendment for the
Health Department requested $61, ,240,
of which the committee approved all
but $2,120. If the House conferees
concur in the amendment after it
passes the Senate, Dr. Rutland will
be able to go forward this year with
his program of preventive work, in
cluding the development of a field
nursing corps and an extension of
school health inspection. Efforts to
combat the spread of tuberculosis
will be an essential part Of the plan.
From Beaumaris, Ontario, where he
is vacationing, DR.. William Charles
White, president of the District Tu-
berculoSis Society, sent the following
telegram to Mrs. Ernest r. Grant,
director Of the society:
II do not believe that there is a
citizen of the United States that does
not desire to see the Capital City a
model Of health administration. The
President with his keen interest In
social matters must desire this also.
Each Senator and Representative must
desire it as matter of pride and
because it is their residence for part
of each year. It cannot be done with
out a reasonable allowance by Con-
gress. If ever there was a time to
forget any Irregularities in presenta-
ton and to do the right thing it is
now. With the best Of health officers,
the confidence and cooperation of
the Medical Society, all voluntary
agencies and citizens associations, the
goal Of good health administration
can be attained at once with the
ratification of the extra sum asked by
the Health Department and the Com
missioners. With such free expend-
iture by the Government in every
other field, it is unthinkable that Con-
gress will refuse the pittance asked
for by ali the citizens of the District.
I send this letter to aid Senator King,
the constant friend of good health In
the District, In his valiant fight and
to encourage DR.. Rutland in his
great effort"
Repayments $4,000 Annually.
The park development fund will be
paid back to the Treasury at the rate
Of 100000 year under the District
P. w. A. loan lSw, which fixes that
limit on park reimbursements as long
as the District Is making other reim-
bursementS on public work loans.
The provision for new General
Accounting Office on Capitol Hill is q
recognition of the request made to the
Senate committee not to make an ex-
penditure on the old Pension Building
that would precl11e its removal at
some later time to make way for a
new District Supreme Court structure.
Court officials, representatives Of the
Department Of Justice and agencies
that deal with development of the
National Capital told the Senate Of
plans for grouping all District courts
in Judiciary Square and urged that
the General Accounting ONCE be
given adequate facilities elsewhere.
One suggestion was that the Federal
Government take over from the Dis
trict the Pennsylvania avenue 'front.'
age of the Municipal Center site for
a General Accounting ONCE. The
committee, however, agreed with the
proposal of Controller General McCarl
that the Accounting Of1ce be placed
near the Capitol and congressional Of
fee buildings.
Ultimate Cost $11,150,O0o.
McCarl took the view that his
agency Is an adjunct of the legisla-
tive rather than of the executive
branch Of Government, and also that
its facilities could be utilized more
easily by the law-making bodies If it
were housed near the Capitol. He
also contended more basement space
could be provided for storage Of rec
ords on q site east Of the Senate Of
fee Building than on Pennsylvania
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