Evening star., 1936-04-23
Prompt Action Is Expected
on $43,86O,12O
Measure.
SIS, 100000 LUMP SUM
MAY THWART NEW TAXES
Probable Deficit Under House
Cuts Is Offset by Larger
Federal Share.
BY. ], A, O'LEARY.

The SAB 1850, 100 District appropri-
alton bill for the year commencing
July / will be called up for action in
the Senate at the first oppor-
tunity, today or tomorrow, by Senator
Thomas, Democrat, of Oklahoma, in
charge of the measure.
The Senate is expected to approve
without delay the changes the Appro-
priations Committee made yesterday
restoring the Federal share to the
budget figure Of $5,700,000 and add
ing many necessary maintenance items
not allowed by the House.
While the Senate Committee put
back the s3,o00,0OO by which the
House had reduced the Federal pay
ment, this does not mean the commit
tee was able to add that sum to the
detailed amounts to be spent. This il
due to the fact the Federal payment
Of So, 700 900 fixed by the House, toward
a total bill of $42 ,573,283, left deficit
in local revenues for the coming year
which District officials estimated
would have amounted to s2,095, 900.
Offsets Probable Deficit.
BY restoring the S3000,000 in the
Federal lump sum, the Senate Com.
mittee Offset the probable House defici
and left room for additional item
amounting to S905,000. Actually, how.
ever, the Senate Committee allowed
increases of approximately $4,000
Thus, while the bill as 1t now stand!
would call for about 100000 more O.
expenditures than the available rev
enue as estimated by District officials
it is probable that adjustments likel!
to be made in conference will resul
in a substantially balanced budget OF
the basis of retaining the SIS, 5,750 ,0Ot
Federal payment and the existing tai
rate.
The House bill would have left tn,
District facing new tax burden Il
make up for the reduction Of the Fed
eral payment to s2,700,000. In tn,
Senate hearings which preceded yes
terday's revision of the bill, local civic
and trade organizations presented
comprehensive statistics to show tina
Washington already has high tal
burden in comparison with the 4;
other largest cities of the country.
In addition to the changes which
were made in the amounts of none!
in the bill, several legislative provision
will be offered in the Senate as amend
ments. Senator Thomas gave the re-
qulred notice in the Senate yesterday
afternoon Of intention to move to sus
pend the rules, if 1t becomes necessary
to offer these other amendments.
Parking Meters Cited.
One would confer on the Commits
sioners' discretionary authority to In
stall automobile parking meters on the
streets and make any other necessar!
parking regulations.
Another would require snow remova
from sidewalks.
A third would amend the unemploy'
ment insurance law to exempt from
that law any foundation or agenc!
operated exclusively for religious
charitable, scientific, literary or edu'
cational purposes, no part of the ne
earnings of which inures to the benefl
Of any private shareholder or indi'
vidual
The parking meter amendment doe!
not require an appropriation since tht
amendment provides that if the meter.
are installed they are to be paid fol
out of the revenue collected. Motorist.
could park at the curb for the timt
limit specified in the regulations by
depositing coin. If he parked over.
time the meter would show it. (Tht
Commissioners oppose the meters.)