Evening star., 1938-03-06
CAPPER WILL URGE
GA[L|NGER FUNDS
FOR DISTRICT BILL
Last-Minute Drive Seeks
$73,140 to Help Cut
Working Hours.
SENATE WILL RESUME
PARKING METER DEBATE
Virtually All Other Changes in
$48, 1855 900 Measure Settled.
Passage Seen Soon.

A last-minute effort to add s73,14O
to the appropriation for Gallinger
Hospital to shorten the hours of at
tendants at the institution will be
made by Senator Capper, Republican,
of Kansas, before final action is taken
by the Senate this week on the 1889
District supply bill
Meanwhile, the Senate will resume
consideration of the bill tomorrow or
Tuesday, with the parking meter
amendment awaiting disposition.
Virtually all other Senate changes in
the s48,l66,O00 measure have been
acted on.
The Senate is expected to pass the
bill eG1ly this week, but conferences
with the House may not start until
next week, unless Chairman Collins
Of the House District Subcommittee
returns to the city at an earlier date.
Relief Investigation Provided.
The Senate bill provides for an i'm
mediate investigation of relief needs,
and. assuming this is retained in con-
ference, Senate members are confident
there will be time to complete the
proposed survey before Congress ad-
journs. The Senate amendment calls
for report by May !, on the theory
that Congress could consider in the
last deficiency bill before adjournment
any recommendation that might be
made for an increase in relief funds.
The survey is to be made under the
direction of an expert, selected by
Chairmen Glass and Taylor OF the
Senate and House Appropriations
Committees, respectively. In this con-
nection, it was learned yesterday two
names have been suggested to Sen
ator Thomas, Democrat. of Oklahoma.
chairman of the District Subcommit-
tee, for consideration as directors of
the survey.
One is Fred H. Hoehler Of the
American Public Welfare Association
and the other is the Moran Research
Bureau. headed by J. p Moran 9th
ers probably will be considered, but no
decision can be reached until the Sen
ate amendment is acted on In con-
ference.
Shorter Work Schedule Asked.
When testimony was presented at
the Senate hearings that attendants
at Gallinger Hospital work 12-hour
day., Senator Capper indicated he
thought provision should be made for
q shorter working schedule One wit
ness testified that So men at the hos
pital work IL hours a day. seven days
week. 1t was testified also that
another group of women employees
work from 50 to IS hours a week.
The United Federal Workers of
America took steps yesterday to Law
before members of the Senate a plea
in support of the Capper amendment
Resolutions on the subject were adopt
ed at meeting Friday night of the
District Organizing Committee of the
U. F. w. A.
According to King Derr, legisla-
tive representative of the organization.
the purpose of the increase is to end
the 12-hour day and the 78-hour
week of attendants
The Senate on Friday voted to ear
mark $4,000 of the Gallinger fund
for employment of nurses. instead of
a staff of chief resident physicians to
serve as department heads.
Point of Order Raised.
Senator Burke, Democrat, Of Ne
braska has made point of order
against the parking meter amend
ment, on the ground it is legislation.
The pending question is the motion
of Senator Thomas of Oklahoma to
suspend the rules to permit consid-
Grafton of the amendment. The Sen
ator believes use of the meters would
be helpful to persons trying to park
for short time to transact business
at banks. stores or Government build
ings. He also pointed out yesterday
the amendment is not mandatory, but
merely authorizes the Commissioners
to try out the meters. No appropria-
ton is called for, the meters to BE-
paid for out Of the fees collected.
Meanwhile, there were indications
yesterday one of the major problems
in conference will be to decide which
OF the alternative highway construc-
ton projects are to be retained in tic
bill for the coming year.
The House has voted for traff'
underpasses at Dupont and Thoma
Circles, and the grade separation pro-
ject at K street and the Rock Creek
Potomac Parkway. The Senate he
substituted for these three the ne
Pennsylvania avenue bridge and a ne
bridge across Rock Creek at Massa-
chusetts avenue to improve the flow
traffic along the connecting parkway.
The Senate group is likely to hold ous
for postponement of the circle under
passes.
Meanwhile, it is understood that il
District officials are consulted they
will lean toward the Budget Bureau
program, which called for one under
pass, at Dupont Circle, the Pennsyl-
vania avenue bridge and the K street
grade separation project.