Evening star., 1947-01-24
Hordn Pledges
Adequate Funds
ForD.C. Budget
Choirmun Announces
Policy After Session
Of Subcommittee
By Harold B. Rogers

Chairman Koran OF the District
Subcommittee of the House
Appropriations Committee today
pledged that the $95, 100000 city
supply bill would be handled in a
manner designed to give good gov
ernment and adequate appropria-
tions for the District"
The policy was announced after
an organization meeting of the sub
committee at which the entire situa-
ton was discussed with two city
finance officers: District Budget
Officer Walter Fowler and his
deputy, William G. Wilding. Both
officers spent some time with the
committee in executive session.
The District budget, Mr.. Horan
said after the meeting, would be
considered in terms of balanced
national budget.
There is a relationship between
the two which has to exist" he said.
No Riders to be Permitted.
Mr.. Horan strongly reaffirmed q
former statement that there would
be mo legislative riders at all'' on
any appropriations bill. All matters
of policy must be determined by
the House District Committee, he
stressed.
This policy already announced has
been widely acclaimed in the Dis
trict because in the past legislative
riders have been tackled onto appro-
priation bills thus by-passing the
legislative policy functions of the
regular District Committee of the
House
The Subcommittee on Appropria-
tions, Chairman Koran declared,
would be considered a nonpartisan
committee, and to this end he has
asked that the Democrats name an
other appointee to fill the vacancy
on the minority side. There are now
four Republicans and only two
Democrats
A new policy on handling District
problems in the budget was decided
by the committee, Mr. Horan said. |
This will result in a division of the
budget among three subcommittee |
Each of the subcommittee will IA
miliarize itself with the functions
handled by one of the three District
Commissioners.
Duties tof Subcommittee.
Under this plan one subcommit-
tee would handle appropriations for
public safety, law and order, which
are under the jurisdiction of Dis
trict Commissioner j. Russell |
Young; another would deal with
health, hospitals, welfare and re-
lated subjects handled by District
Commissioner Guy Mason; and the
third would study appropriations
on engineering projects, handled by
Engineer Commissioner Gordon r.
Young.
Chairman Horan reiterated his
approval of the plan for the heads
Of the four committees in Congress
handling District affairs to get to-
gether informally for discussion of
their problems.
II am all for this Big Four thing"
he said. He emphasized, however,
that he was waiting for this group
to be called by another chairman.
The four chairmen are Senator
Buck, Republican, of Delaware,
chairman of 'the Senate District
Committee; Representative Dirksen,
Republican, of Illinois, chairman of |
the House District Committee; Sen
ator Dworshak, Republican. of
Idaho, chairman of the District
Subcommittee of the Senate Ap-
preparations Committee, and Mr..
Horan himself.
Informal meetings of these four,
Mr.. Horan feels, will be helpful.
What We want" he said, "is a
sound government for the District
of Columbia. We hope we can get
some order, unity, and co-opera-
tion.'
Districts Efforts Praised.
Praising 'the District for its eff
forts to balance its own budget by q
new tax program, Chairman Horan
said that he felt this was in line
with the national effort now under
way in Congress to balance the in
come and outgo in the Federal Gov
ernment.
I'VE will do our best" he prop
ised. ito effect real balancing of
the budget"
Members of the subcommittee
which met today include Represent
atives Stefan, Republican, of Ne
braska; Church, Republican, of
Illinois; Stockman, Republican, of
Oregon; Bates, Democrat, of Ken