Evening star., 1936-03-08
Capper Characterizes S3,-
100000 House Cut "Un-
fair and Unreasonable"
CITY HEADS PREPARE
RESTORATION ARGUMENT
Deficit of 100000 in Revenue
Seen if Bill Is Passed Without
Supplemental Funds.
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Sentiment against the S3,0000 900
House cut in the Federal payment to-
ward next years District appropria-
ton bill was developing in the Senate
yesterday, as the Commissioners pre-
pared justiflcations for restoration of
budget items totaling s697 All. stricken
from the measure by the House.
Senator Capper, Republican, of
Kansas, long a close student of Dis
trict problems, characterized as "un-
fair and unreasonable" the reduction
of the Federal share from $5,700,000
to s2,70O,000. As it passed the House,
the bill carried total of 42,573, ,283,
which would make the Federal share
only about per cent of the total.
The date for beginning Senate hear
lngs has not been fixed, but is expected
to be within a week or 10 days.
Federation Urges Fight.
The Commissioners were urged last
night by the Federation of Citizens
Associations to make fight for
restoration of the Federal payment,
at least to the S5,70o,000 recommended
by the Budget Bureau" Action was
taken unanimously without debate on
motion by L. A. Carruthers. chair
man of the Fiscal Relations Commit
tee.
The Federation many times has gone
on record protesting the inequity of
the practice of Congress appropriat-
;or 1,,,,
as the Federal share of costs of the
National Capital.
Draft Justification.
The Commissioners drafted the
Qualifications in response to the re-
cent letter of Senator Thomas, Demo-
crat, of Oklahoma, in charge of the
bill in the Senate. Following his Gus
tom of former years, he requested the
city heads to point out changes they
deem necessary in the House DILL. AS
chairman of the Senate subcommittee,
Senator Thomas is refraining from
comment on the House provisions
while the bill is awaiting Senate con-
sideration.
In addition to voicing his opposition
to the cut in Federal payment. Sena-
tor Capper expressed himself in favor
of the budget estimates for public
health and hospital facilities.
Indicating the possibilities of local
boost in taxes. it is shown there would
be a deficit in District revenues of be-
tween 100000 and 100000 if the
House bill should be enacted without a
dollar of supplemental appropriations
being passed later as an addition to
1886 appropriations.
Supplements Essential.
The Commissioners will have before
the Budget Bureau tomorrow supple
mental items totalling nearly $l,400,-
600, which, if passed, would raise the
deficit at the end of the next fiscal
year to some $2,200,000 on the basis
of the House bill District officials say
all of the proposed supp!ementals are
essential. The major item is a re-
quest for $6o8,00o for relief from now
Until July l, to prevent desperate hard
ship for nearly 10000 cases on the
roster. Present available District
funds for relief will be exhausted by
April IS.
While the House cut more than
$697 900 of essential items for next
year from the budget as sent to Con-
gress in January. it inserted other
new items. which raise the total $685.
900 above the budget total, despite the
sharp cut in available revenue as a
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