Evening star., 1938-03-05
D. c. BILL STALLED
BY YPARK|NG METER.
FIGHT IN SENATE
$3,MO,000 Increase Over
Appropriation Passed by
House Approved.
PASSAGE SCHEDULED
AT MONDAY SESSION
Committee Report Is Accepted
Virtually 1ntact-Gallinger
Given More Nurses.
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

Dy j. "A. " LEAnx.
After nearly all other features of
the s48,166,0oo District appropriation
bill had been approved by the Senate
late yesterday, final passage of the
measure was put off until Monday by
fight over automobile parking meters.
The Senate had quickly approved
all of the changes by which the COM
mittee added $3,O0O,0OO to the House
total, and had made several new
amendments on the floor, when Chair
man Thomas, Democrat, Of Okla
homa, offered the parking meter pro-
poSal.
Senator Burke, Democrat, of Ne
braska raised the point Of order that
the amendment was legislation, and
Senator Thomas moved to suspend
the rules to obtain its consideration
q motion that requires a two-thirds
vote. Senator Burke called for
quorum. and when roll call showed
only 13 Senators present recess
was taken until Monday.
Gallinger Proviso Changed.
The most important change made
In the bill on the floor was to strike
out a House provision authorizing
Gallnger Hospital to employ up to
six full-time chief resident physicians
as heads of departments at $500 a
year each, and instead to earmark
s25,000 Of the Gallinger appropriation
for additional nurses.
Two other changes were made on
motion of Senator Copeland, Demo-
crat, of New York. One added $4,000
to grant small pay increases to GUS
todial workers in the public schools.
The other reversed the committee in
reducing the maximum monthly allow
ance for home care Of dependent chill
dren from SIS to $50. As the bill now
stands the House figure of SIS
month is restored. but on Monday fur
ther efforts may be made to raise it
to the 500 maximum under the cur
rent law.
Senator Copeland explained that he
agreed with the committee in reducing
the unemployment relief limit to $50
a month, but he felt the item for home
care of children-which, in effect, is
a mothers pension plan-should not be
that low. He explained the purpose of
these payments is to enable widows
to rear their children at home instead
OF breaking up the home and placing
the children in an institution.
Gallinger Sum UnaItered.
The Gallinger amendment does not
increase the total hospital appropria-
ton, but directs employment of more
nurses instead OF the chief resident
physicians. This change was urged
by Senators King. Democrat, of Utah;
Austin, Republican, of Vermont and
Copeland
Previously the Senate had ratified
q list of committee amendments, in
cluding the following: Inclusion of
the $765,000 for street lighting under
the general fund; restoration of $780,
600 to purchase site for the proposed
District National Guard armory; res
toration of $620,OO0 to start the new
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge across
the Anacostia River; addition OF $780,
600 for Massachusetts, avenue bridge
across Rock Creek, and 100000 out |
of the water fund for a new reservoir
IN Soldiers Home grounds.
The Senate approved the Pennsyl-
vania and Massachusetts, avenue
bridges, after knocking out House
program for traffic underpasses at |
Dupont and Thomas Circles and a
grade separation structure at K street |
and Rock Creek-Potomac Parkway.
Other amendments restoring many
House cuts from budget estimates for
schools, health, welfare and several
other departments all were approved
Is recommended by the committee.
No Meter Appropriation.
The Thomas parking meter amend
ment authorizes the District Commits |
sioners to try the devices on local |
streets, and does not carry an appro-
priation, the purpose being to have
the meters pay for themselves. Two
previous efforts to have it adopted |
have failed, last year on similar |
point of order At that time, how
ever, Senator Thomas did not move |
to suspend the rules.
Efforts will be made to got the bill |
to conference as soon as possible in |
order to facilitate the proposed un-
employment relief inquiry, which |
would determine whether Congress |
should increase before IT. adjourns the J
100000 in the pending bill for the
unemployed.