Evening star., 1946-02-24
District Budget
Hearing SET 10
Tomorrow
Fowler to Present
General Picture of
8l-MiIIion Request
By Don S. Warren

One of the highlights of an extra
busy day on municipal affairs on
Capitol Hill tomorrow will be the
beginning of parade of city off,
cias in support of 1947 budget
OF $81 500, 900 that will nearly break
the District treasury.
A general picture OF District
financing is expected to be presented
to the Coffee subcommittee of the
House Appropriations Committee by
the Commissioners and Budget ON
Ger Walter l.. Fowler at the outset
OF these sessions. The procession OF
witnesses. ending with civic spokes-
men, is expected to continue about
three weeks.
On the Senate side, definite ac-
ton may be taken tomorrow morn
ing by the Judiciary Committee on
the Sumners-Capper proposal for
an amendment to the Constitution
to enable Congress to grant the
vote and representation to District
resident. Hope that measure would
be sent to the Senate for action
was voiced by Senator Hatch
Democrat OF New Mexico, chairman
OF the subcommittee in charge.
Pay Bill Hearings Schedule.
Sessions of both the House and
Senate District Committees also are
scheduled for consideration of other
municipal issues. On top of these
the Jackson Subcommittee will open
hearings on the Federal pay bill
and the House Ways and Means
Committee on the Social Security
system, with possible application to
the Federal retirement program
Arthur J. Altmeyer, chairman of
the Social Security Board, will
testify.
Chairman Bilbo of the Senate
District Committee indicated that
action may be taken by his group
on a call Of its calendar tomorrow
on several bills including the one
sponsored by the Commissioners
and Health Officer George C. Ruh-
land to strengthen the District s
control over recalcitrant patients
having communicable diseases.
The committee also is to be con-
slider a broadened version of the
House bill to require at least some
off-street parking facilities in or
near Federal buildings here and to
invoke nominal charges for their
use for private cars, as recon-
mended by the Huffman Subcom-
mittee. Another House bill up for
action is the one to give legal
to the treatment of extra
compensation of some police officers
as basic pay in making retirement
deductions.
The Bilbo schedule also calls for
reconsideration of the bill of Sen
ator Downey, Democrat, OF Califor-
mia, for the removal of Temperance
Fountain, Pennsylvania avenue at
Seventh street NV, and its re-
with a different monu-
ment from California. The bill twice
mas peen ShelVed at the request of
spokesmen from temperance advo-
Gates. Senator Dowrley has de-
manded that the statue be replaced
because, in his opinion, it was IAN
monstrosity."
The House District Committee
session is to be devoted to pleas by
working mothers for continuation
at least to June 80 of the Districts
child care centers. After granting
the hearing Chairman Mcmillan
introduced resolution to authorize
and direct the District to use any
unobligated municipal funds for the
purpose.
The Commissioners have agreed
to permit school properties to be
used for the purpose but have in
sisted the District lacks funds to
accept responsibility for the whole
program.