Evening star., 1936-03-15
SENATE GROUP DUE.
TO SUPPORT BOOST.
IN DISTRICT FUNDS
Revision Upward of House
Appropriation Figures Is
Held Likely.
COMMITTEE WILL HEAR
LOCAL OFFICIALS FIRST
Restoration of $4,000, 900 Slash
in Federal Support to Be
Sought by Thomas.
BY j. A. O'LEARY,
As a Senate subcommittee prepared


As a Senate subcommittee prepared
to begin hearings the latter part Of
this week on the 1887 District appro-
priation bill, all signs yesterday were
that the House figures will be revised
upward to bring about a fairer ap-
portionment of the cost of running
the National Capital. between the Fed
eral Government and the local COM
munity.
When the Senators convene on We'd
nesday or Thursday, with District
officials as the first witnesses, they
will find before them House bill
amounting to s42,573,283, toward
which the Federal share has been cut
to s2,7Oo 900. or only about 6 per cent
Of the total. In placing Uncle Sans
part of the bill at this new low level,
the House slashed 100000 from the
Budget Bureau recommendation.
Plans to Support Estimate.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Okla
homa, chairman of the Senate sub
committee, plans to support the budget
estimate, which called for continua-
ton during the comine year of the
present Federal payment of $500, 900,
it was indicated yesterday.
Decisions as to this, or other de-
tailed provisions of the measure, will
not be arrived at by the subcommit-
tee, however, until after week or
10 days of hearings.
While the House total of S42.573,-
2s3 is s908, 900 more than the budget
recommended, it leaves out many es-
sential maintenance items, amount
ing to s697 All, which the budget had
allowed The larger total OF the bill
is accounted for by the fact that. while
eliminating some operating expenses,
the House inserted several new projects
over and above the budget. aggregat-
ing about $4,000 to start a new
Police Court Building in Judiciary
Square, for new super-structure on
Chain Bridge and for an addition to
Eastern High School.
Seek Restoration of Items.
The Commissioners will go before
the Senate subcommittee with justi-
fications prepared in support of resto-
ration of the maintenance items
omitted by the House. AS soon as the
bill passed the House, Senator Thomas
invited the city heads. to submit
changes they deemed necessary.
A considerable number of the elm
mated items relate to public health
and hospital facilities, and it is ex-
pected that medical authorities and
civic leaders will join in urging the
Senate to make better provision for
these essential municipal functions.
Following its usual procedure the
subcommittee will devote the first -four
or five days to hearing heads OF
municipal departments. 1t will then
give the civic and trade organizations
Of the city an opportunity to present
their views.
House Proviso TO Be Considered.
The Senate group is expected to con-
slider the effects of a House proviso
which would have the effect of pre-
venting any municipal employe receiv-
ing 81, 400 or more a year from engag-
ing in any outside work. Although this
is believed to have been aimed pri-
marily at Health Department employees
it is general in its terms and woulo
affect some in other departments.
Those who will serve with Chairman
Thomas in the consideration of the
bill in the Senate subcommittee are
Senators Glass of Virginia, Copeland
of New York, Coolidge of Massachu.
sets, Overton of Louisiana, Truman Of
Missouri, King of Utah and Tydings
of Maryland, all Democrats, and Nyt
of North Dakota. Keyes of New Hamp-
shire, Carey of Wyoming and Cappel
OF Kansas, Republicans. Senators
King. Tydings and Capper are ex-
ofhcio members of the subcommittee
representing the District Legislative
Committee.
After the Senate acts on the bill
the final decisions will come in con-
ference.