Evening star., 1937-01-13
FISCAL RELATIONS
JOINT STUDY IS
PROPOSEDBY KING
Discusses Plan With Mrs.
Norton, Chairman of House
d. C. Committee.
BOTH ARE OPPOSED
TO BEING STAMPEDED
Representative Green Favors Clark
Suggestion of Territorial
Government.

A proposal for a joint study by the
Senate and House District Commit
tees of the various features in the
Jacobs fiscal relations report was con-
sidered today by Chairman King OF
the Senate committee and Chairman
Norton of the House committee.
The plan was suggested by Chair
man King in an effort to avoid repe-
tition of hearings before both COM
mittees on the merits of the proposed
three-point formula and the "a legis-
lative changes recommended in the
report.
Senator King and Representative
Norton discussed the plan at con-
ference late yesterday, but failed to
reach decision. Another conference
may be held in few days.
1t was learned, however, that Mrs.
Norton offered several objections to
the proposal. First. she already has
made preparations to create two spe-
cial subcommittee to consider the rec
concentrations in the report. One of
these subcommittee would devote its
attention to the five proposed plans
embodied in the report for raising ad-
ditional revenue to offset part of the
estimated $l0000,000 deficit the Dis
trict will face in the coming fiscal
year if the three point formula is ap-
proved by Congress. The other would
consider the 19 proposed statutory
changes.
Favors Separate Studies.
Mrs. Norton also is known to hold
the opinion that separate studies oi
the report by the House and Senate
committees probably would result ir
more comprehensive analysis. She
is said to feel that after the House
committee finishes its study the Sen
ate committee may be in a position
to develop some angles of the effect
of the three-point formula and the
legislative changes involved that might
be overlooked.
The report, according to Mrs. Nor
ton. should be thoroughly considered
and for that reason, she said she did
not intend to be "stampeded' into any
half baked legislation for reorgan-
izing the District government or the
imposition of new taxes. Senator
King also has said he is opposed to
rushing through legislation to carry
out the recommendations.
s. Norton has definitely decided
I anne Representative Ambrose j.
kennedy, Democrat, of Maryland, as
chairman of the special committee to
handle the five proposed revenue bills.
The chairmanship of the other special
subcommittee is expected to be given
to Representative Jack Nichols, Dem
ocrat. of Oklahoma.
The personnel of the two special
subcommittees will be announced as
soon as the District Committee is
organized. An organization meeting
will be held when the House approves
appointments to the committee to fill
existing vacancies and to replace those
members who will be given other
committee assignments.
J. L. Jacobs, Chicago efficiency en-
gineer and tax expert, who directed
the fiscal relations survey, has turned
over to Mrs. Norton a sufficient num-
Der of copies of the report for each
member. She will distribute them at
the organization meeting and request
the entire membership to make a
careful, conscientious study of the
recommendations.
This report is the most important
matter that has come before the COM
mittee since have been chairman"
saio Mrs. Norton. II want every
member to be familiar with the
changes proposed and especially the
effect these changes will have on the
people of the District"
Favors Territorial Set-up.
In the meantime, Representative
Robert Green, Democrat, of Florida
gave his Endorsement to the proposal
of Senator Bennett Champ Clark,
Democrat, of Missouri to set up
territorial government in the District
paralleling that in Hawaii and Alaska.
Green is chairman of the House
Committee on Territories.
IT think Senator Clark's PROPOSE
ton is sound in principle and some
thing of that nature should be DONE"
said Green.
1.-THE people of Washington and
Congress have been pickering about
legislative and fiscal matters for
many years and I think Congress
could well be relieved of the detail
Of legislating for the city and the
people probably would be more salts
fled.
Il believe the people here should
have voice in their own affairs and
you cannot blame them for want
ing it.
Either plan similar to that
advocated by Senator Clark should
be adopted, or Federal area should
be set up, encompassing all the Fed
eral buildings, and the rest Of the
territory of the District ceded back
to the State of Maryland. The people
who live here then would become
citizens of that State and given
voice in their government which
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