Evening star., 1936-11-30
District Unit Members Ad-
vice on Appropriations
Bill to Be Urged.
FISCAL RELATIONS BODY
WILL RECEIVE APPEAL
Program to Assure Payment in
Excess of Present $5,000,000
to Be Advocated.
BY JAMES E. CHINN,
Stan Correspondent OF The Star.


JERSEY CITY. N. j., November 80.
Chairman Norton Of the House Dis
trict Committee disclosed today she
had decided on two plans in an effort
to force the House at the forthcoming
session Of Congress to provide ade-
quate appropriations for the Nations
Capital.
First, Mrs. Norton proposes to urge
Speaker Bankhead to permit mem.
Der of her committee to serve as an
ex-ofhcio member of the Subcommit-
tee on Appropriations when 1t frames
the 1888 District appropriation bill.
Second, she will appeal to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's Special Fiscal Rela-
tions Investigating Committee to work
out formula for solving the trouble.
some problem that will assure the
District Of Federal payment in ex-
cess of the present $4,000, ,000-an
amount she considers grossly unfair
and inequitable.
Appropriation Bills Fate.
Mrs. Norton Is particularly con.
cerned about the fate of the 1888 ap-
preparation bill, especially in view Of
the fact that it will be framed by a
subcommittee made up almost en-
tirely of new members, who are un.
familiar with the needs Of the Dis.
trict and its problems. She feels that
member of her committee, merely
sitting with the subcommittee when
it begins hearings on the bill, will be
in position to offer valuable advice.
Because of her intense interest in
the Districts fiscal problems, Mrs.
Norton indicated she would be willing
to sit with the Appropriations Sub.
committee.
II am going to do everything with
In my power to see that the District
gets square deal at the coming ses-
sion of Congress" she declared. II
am sure my committee will be fair to
the District, but the matter of ade.
quate appropriations is Of vital inn
portance. That Is something over
which my committee has no control
and in view of the fact that the SUBJ
committee which will write the 1888
supply bill will be virtually new, 7
believe a member Of my COMMITTEES
should be allowed to serve on it in an
advisory capacity"
New Committee Members.
Two new Democratic members must
be assigned to the Appropriations
Subcommittee to fill vacancies caused
by the death of Representative Jacob.
son Of Iowa and the defeat of Rep.
resentative Blanton of Texas. Mrs.
Norton had been urged to take one
OF these vacancies, but she declined
with feeling that she would be Of
more value to the District as chairman
Of the Legislative Committee than
serving on the Appropriations SUBJ
committee. To take an appointment
on the Appropriations Committee,
Mrs. Norton would be forced to re-
! sign as chairman of the Legislative
| Committee
The only veterans left on the Ap.
preparations Subcommittee are Rep
resentatives johnson, Democrat, Of
West Virginia and Otter. Republican,
OF Pennsylvania. johnson, by senior.
ity. is in line for appointment as
chairman of the subcommittee, but
he is undecided whether he wants the
position.
Mrs. Norton said she wanted in.
creased appropriations particularly for
the hospitals, public schools and Police
Department, and appeared somewhat
amazed to learn that the primary
1888 estimates now under considera-
tion by the Budget Bureau do not
provide any increases for these as
well as other District agencies.
Payment Called Inadequate.
This is one reason the Federal
payment toward District expenses
should be increased" Mrs. Norton
declared. THE present $5,000,00O
does not represent fair share of the
obligation of the United States to-
ward its capital city. If the amount
Is increased to an equitable and just
figure, am confident it will be pos
sible to provide some of the urgently
needed improvements"
Mrs. Norton said she would sug-
gest to the Presidents Fiscal Rela-
tions Committee that in the formula
it works out for determining the
amount of the Federal payment, that
the major element constitute the tax
the United States does not have to
pay on its ever increasing holdings in
the District. She pointed out that
latest valuation placed on Federal
(see NORTON, Page A-3.)