Evening star., 1937-04-03

plated point OF order against pro-
vision transferring 20 Fairgrounds
from the Municipal Playground De-
partment to the Community Center
Department in the public schools.
Nichols did have eliminated on point
of order q provision relating to the
Community Center Department which
was designed TO change the distribu-
ton of employment on Fairgrounds
now under its Jurisdiction.
The slll,OO0 cut from the bill in
cludes three items: An appropriation
OF $4,000 for the Department Of We
hicles and Traffic; $4,000 for the pro-
posed survey Of the municipal SOW
ernment and $4,000 for the purchase
Of motor vehicle tags.
Lump Sum Change Lost.
At the very outset of formal read
ing of the bill Ford made two futile
moves to change the lump sum basis
Of fiscal relations between the Federal
and District Governments. First ne
raised a point of order against sec
ton which, II sustained, would have
restored the 60-40 ratio still In sub
stantive law. Under 1t the Federal
Government would pay about $l8000,-
900 toward District expenses in the
coming fiscal year.
Ford's point Of order was over
ruled and he retaliated with an
amendment to abolish all Federal
,.;v ;.t
This amendment was rejected after
Collins appealed TO the House to
defeat it.
1T is a matter of simple justice"
Collins declared. that the Federal
Government should pay part OF the
cost of running the District"
The House also voted down an
amendment of Representative Ellen
bogen, Democrat, of Pennsylvania,
father OF the District unemployment
compensation act, to have an item OF
Sl75,000 restored in the bill for the
Districts contribution to the unem-
ployment compensation fund, and one
by Representative Amlie, Progressive,
| Of Wisconsin, to increase the ap-
preparation for relief Of the poor from
$4,000 to 100000.
Jacobs Plan Attacked.
Debate on the bill was brought
to close with attacks on the dis
carded Jacobs fiscal relations plan
by Collins and Representative Engel
Of Michigan, the only Republican
member of the subcommittee which
framed the measure.
Collins said his subcommittee
scrapped the Jacobs plan chiefly be-
cause it could result in the Federal
Government eventually paying $20,-
100000 to $25.000.ooo a year toward
District expenses
The Jacobs report, Collins told the
| House, contained a ree-point
formula for solving the fiscal relations
controversy but during hearings on
the supply bill q fourth point was
developed. He discussed each Of these
points in detail, explaining the CON-
plexities involved in their applica-
ton and pointed out the entire plan
would lead to innumerable con-
troverSies
| Engel ridiculed the District Legis-
lative Committee for planning to
revive its study Of the Jacobs plan
Everybody In the District Of Colum.
bia knows the Jacobs report is dead
except the members Of the House
District Committee he said. Sug-
gesting that the committee might ad-
minister the flnal rites, Engel declared:
But I don't think any member
with possibly one exception, know,
enough about the Jacobs report te
write an obituary on it,
Nichols leaped to his feet and in
quired whether the remark was di.
rectsd at him personally. Enge
explained Nichols was the exception
to which he referred.