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turned down two Senate proposals for
settlement of the Federal payment.
The Senate conferees are support
ing the Presidents recommendation
for continuation OF the present Fed
eral lump sum of $500, 900 toward a
bill which totals about $4,000, 900.
All Of the remainder would come from
District taxpayers.
One Of the offers the Senate mem
bers made was to retain the $780,
900 figure for the coming year, with
the understanding that an impartial
commission would be created to de-
eide how the question should be han
died thereafter. The Senators pres
ent agreed to abide by the findings of
such q commission, but the House
eonferees turned thumbs down on
the proposal.
BIanton Rejects Offer.
It was the Senate side that offered
to let the President act as arbiter of the
question, but this was fatty rejected
by Representative Blanton. Democrat,
OF Texas, who has pending in the
House Q continuing resolution to au-
thorize the bare operating expenses
OF the National Capital after July /,
70 be paid entirely from District rev.
enueS.
Blanton today served notice on the
floor Of the House that he and other
House conferees on the measure did
not propose to give in to the Senate
any more on fundamentals"
Blanton explained that the House
eonferees were willing to recede on "a
Of the 81 amendments put in the bill
by the Senate, but failed to mention
that one of these changes involved
the amount Of the Federal share of
the expenses Of the District and an
other effected an appropriation for
character education in the public
schools.
He said the appendix In the Con-
eressional Record tomorrow would
contain ample evidence for knocking
character education out Of the school
curriculum"
Denies Press Report.
Blanton also shouted a denial of q
statement in a morning newspaper
quoting him as saying he had voted
for five unconstitutional bills recon-
mended by President Roosevelt and
that he would not follow him on any
other legislation.
mo man in this House Is more
friendly to the President Of the United
States than I am" he said. That
statement was a malicious lie"
Senator Thomas, Democrat, OF Ok
lahoma, in charge Of the bill for the
Senate, expressed the opinion late yes
terday that the President probably
will have to take a hand in the situa-
ton, or the District may be left with
out funds to keep the city government
going after the close of the fiscal year,
June 80.
Blanton this morning issued a heated
statement taking Thomas to task for
divulging executive proceedings" and
declared in q statement:
I'VE would have made the House
look ridiculous, had we accepted Sena-
tor Thomas proposal to let the Presi-
dent instruct Congress how to legislate,
and what to appropriate.
Ills budget merely outlines his
financial program. 1t is not binding
an Congress. The executive and legis-
iative departments are separate and
distinct. Many Senators and Con-
rreasmen would resent it, if the Presi-
dent attempted to invade. or usurp
their functions"
To support his action, Thomas de-
ciared that Blanton's proposal to in
troduce continuing resolution led the
other conferees to conclude that all
hope for settling differences over the
supply bill In conference was aban-
doned.
II the House passes the Blanton res
olution as substitute for the bill, the
Senate, according to all indications,
will amend 1t by inserting the S.
zoe, 600 Federal payment and by elimi-
mating the ban on character educa-
ton as well as the restriction on OUT
side employment of District oficials.
This would place the resolution in
the same deadlock which now sur
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