Evening star., 1937-05-26
WOMEN ASK MORE
AID FOR D. c. IDLE
AT SENATE QUIZ
Declare Relief of Human
Suffering Should Super
sede Zoo Projects.
RESTORATION OF S68,1OO
FOR GALLINGER URGED
Oppose Abandonment of Receiving
Home July l, Although Favor
ing Boarding Homes.
BY j. A. O'LEARY.

BY j. A. O'LEARY.
A more adequate appropriation for
unemployment relief and improved
facilities for several of the city's
health and welfare institutions vera
urged by delegation from the Dis
trlct League of Women Voters at to-
Gays Senate subcommittee hearing on
tne 1888 District appropriation bill. -
Headed by Mrs. Walter S. Ufford.
the group included Mrs. David Cush.
man Coyle Mrs. Allan Morgan, Mrs.
John Allan Moore, Mrs. R. Thomas
West and Mrs. Lester Buchanan.
While the delegation was advising
the subcommittee of suffering among
the families of the unemployed he.
cause OF insufficient relief funds, Mrs,
Buchanan declared that relief of hu-
man suffering should be put ahead Of
alr-cooled bird houses" and other new
buildings at the Zoo. She said i'm.
proVement OF the Zoo is all right. but
tnat nrst things should be put first.~
Mrs. Buchanan also urged restora.
ton Of the s68,1O0 the House cut from
budget estimates for Gallinger Hospi.
tai.
Urge Gradual Change.
Although the League of Women
voters favors use Of boarding homes
as substitute for the Children's Re.
celVing Home, its spokesmen told the
subcommittee the change should be
made gradually, and with sufficient
funds for supervision of the boarding
homes. Accordingly the league dela-
CATION recommended that, instead of
abandoning the Receiving Home on
July /, as proposed by the House. the
lnstltutlon be given funds for nine
months Of the coming year while the
new system is being worked out.
Other requests presented to the
Senators by the delegation included:
Additional nurses at Glenn Dale 80
that all existing facilities in the Chill
dren's tuberculosis Sanatorium can
be utilized; added facilities at the
District Training School for Feeble
Minded, for recreation and for the
care OF sick children; an increase In
personnel at the Home for the Aged
at Blue Plains.
Inc Senate subcommittee also began
considering today whether to increase
the appropriation for rent of quarters
Tor the recorder of deeds Office or to
make some other provision for that
agency.
Rent Increase Proposed.
The subcommittee was told the Dis.
trict has been notified of proposed
increase from $4,000 to SIG 900 in the
annual rent for the building now oc-
cupled by the recorder of deeds. Sen.
ator Thomas. Democrat, of Oklahoma,
subcommittee chairman, told the Com.
missioners to submit a recommended
tion on this question.
Chairman Thomas indicated the
subcommittee probably would knock
out the sl3,o40 approved b. the House
to establish municipal bonding serv-
ice, in view Of an adverse recommen-
datlon from Corporation Counsel Seal
on the proposal. The House added
this amount to the corporation coun.
sells appropriation to provide three
bonding commissioners and stenogra.
pher. The money was placed in the
supply BILL on the assumption the
necessary separate law would be passed
to enable the municipality to furnish
the various bonds required by the
courts 1t was suggested by the House
that the fees for the bonds would Of
fer new source of city revenue. The
separate bill has not passed, however.
When all testimony is in, the sub.
committee will determine whether to
restore cuts the House made in budget
figures, or to add any other new
items. The changes the Senate makes
will be primary factor in determine
ing how much District residents will
have to raise in new taxes to meet
its share of the pending bill.
Created by House Bill.
Without any Senate changes, the
House bill already creates the neces-
sity for $6,000,0O0 of new taxation.
II budget cuts are restored, the deficit
would mount to $7,500,000. BY the
time the appropriation bill is ready
to be taken up in the Senate, the
House District Committee probably
will have formulated the tax program
to meet the citys requirements for
the coming year.
In addition to various civic delega-
tons, the Senate subcommittee today
was to hear Justice Harold M. Stephens
OF the United States Court Of APP
peals on the estimates for that court.
Parking Meter Question.
Meanwhile there are indications the
Senate subcommittee may give fur
ther consideration this year to the
advisability of authorizing the Com
misdoners to try out automobile
parking meters in Washington. The
Senate approved such an amendment
in the supply bill last year. but 1t
went out In conference.
Senator Thomas said yesterday he
still believes it would be worth while
trying the meters on some Of the con-
Rested streets as q means Of solving
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