Evening star., 1936-05-29
ROOSEVELT IS COOL
TOD..C. CONTINUING
RESOLUTION PLAN
Favors Step Only as a Last
Resort-Firm for U. S.
Share of SIS, 700, 900.
COUNTERS SUGGESTION
FOR CITY TAX STUDY
President Would Approve Probe,
However, if Congress Feels
More Data Is Needed.

Standing firm by his budget recon-
mendation to Congress of SIS, 1000 as
the Federal Governments snare of
the District governments expense,
President Roosevelt today indicated
he was not particularly enthusiastic
over the proposed continuing resolu-
tion to provide available funds asa
means of meeting the situation brought
about by the deadlock between the
Senate and House conferees on the
District appropriation bill.
Neither is President Roosevelt en-
thusiastic over the proposal to have
an impartial commission study the tax
subject in the District. al this time.
In this respect the President referred
to previous independent studies that
had come TO nothing.
The President said further, how
ever, that if Congress thinks it needs
additional study Of the subject, or
thinks it needs separate commission
again to study this question, he has
no objections.
Continuing Resolution Opposed.
Mr.. Roosevelt, in commenting upon
the proposal of Senator Thomas, chair.
man of the Senate District Appropria.
tions Subcommittee, for a continuing
resolution, indicated he does not be-
lieve this plan as satisfactory as pass
ing the appropriations bill recommend
ed in his budget message. Mr.. Roose-
velt admitted, however, that if the
deadlock between the conferees cannot
be broken. the continuing resolution
would be better than nothing. as the
District government must have money
to operate
Senator Thomas has not decided
definitely whether he will introduce
the resolution this afternoon. It is
understood the Senate managers are
considering whether to introduce the
resolution Immediately or wait until
a formal report of disagreement be-
tween the conferees is written and
signed.
In offering two separate resolutions
to carry out this program the Okla
homan also will outline briefly the
history of the dispute which has ex-
listed between the House and Senate
over the fiscal relations issue for q
number of years.
He will not ask for immediate ac-
tion on the resolutions, but will send
copies to the House conferees, together
with his statement of the basic differ
ence of opinion over the lump sum.
Answer to Letter.
This will constitute the Okla
homan's answer to the letter he re-
ceived yesterday from the House con-
ferees, seeking to have the conferences
resumed with meeting on the House
side Monday. The letter also con-
tended the conferees would have to
meet again and sign a formal report
OF their inability to agree before any
substitute action, such as continuing
resolution. could be passed.
After explaining the entire situation
to the Senate today, Thomas will ask
that the resolutions lie on the table,
and wait TO see what response comes
from the House side regarding this
basis of compromise 1t was recalled
today, however, that substantially the
same proposition was turned down by
the House group when offered in con.
ference a week ago.
It appeared almost certain that the
Senate conferees will not accept the
invitation contained in the House let
ter, for a conference on the House
side Monday
Senator Glass, Democrat, Of Vir-
ginia, who is chairman of the Senate
Appropriations Committee and a con-
fierce on the District bill, took the
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