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Advance for Sesqui
Faces House Hurdle

The first 1850 supplemental ap-
preparation bill, carrying funds for
retroactive pay raises for District
government workers and $3,000,-
600 for the sesquicentennial cele-
bration of the National Capital,
today was headed for a House
Senate conference.
The bill was passed by voice
vote yesterday by the Senate,
which insisted on its changes from
the House bill and asked for a
conference with the other cham
ber. The House, some time today
or tomorrow, was expected to name
Its managers on the bill.
The provision Of $4,205,850 to
cover the delayed $3.50 pay raise
for the past fiscal year for city
employees is assured, since both
houses now have approved this
fund. 1t will not be in controversy
between the House and Senate.
Fair May Face Debate.
This situation, however, does
not apply to the Treasury advance
proposed by the Senate for financ-
Ing the celebration next year of
the 150th anniversary of the
founding Of the National Capital.
The House has more than once
declined to grant a penny for the
Freedom Fair" and the question
may again be subjected to debate
on the House floor.
Hope for approval of the
$3,000,000 fund, which is expected
to be repaid out of receipts of the
celebration, rests largely on the
recent development of more
specific plans and appeals for ap-
proval from President Truman and
other sponsors.
The bill, as passed by the Sen
ate, calls for a more liberal treat
ment Of the Districts child day.
care centers. While Congress had
authorized District appropriation
OF 100000 for this purpose in
this fiscal year, both the House
and the Senate Appropriations
Committee recommended only
$5o,o00 from city funds.
Senate Restores Cut.
On a motion by Chairman Neely
OF the Senate District Committee,
the Senate yesterday amended the
bill to provide a District outlay
Of 100000.
Aides of Senator Neely said he
appealed to the Senate for the
increase, after his Office had re-
ceived a "deluge" of appeals by
telephone and mail in support of
the full authorized amount. Child
day-care center officials had re-
ported the program would have to
be trimmed sharply unless the full
amount were granted.
Aside from the 3,000, 900 fund
Tor the sesquicentennial celebra-
ton and the extra $50, 900 for the
day-care center program, the Sem
ate added $115,673 to the House
provisions for the city government.
Included among these items are
an additional $11,660 for the
corporation counsel to provide
more help to handle the city's
new revenue act: $103,065 more
for medical charities to reimburse
private hospitals for care of chari-
ty patients in the 1948 fiscal year,
and a small item for settlement
of claims.
School Remodeling Approved.
Items now approved by both the
House and Senate include a fund
of $225 900 for remodeling the old
Powell Junior School Building
for it's new use as the Bell Voca-
tional School.
With the addition of the extra
$4,000 for day-care centers, city
government items in the bill now
total $4,914,219.
The bill also carries 5000, 900
additional for salaries and ex-
penses for Howard University
and $18,500 for the architect of
the Capitol. The latter fund would
be used for improvements to the
Senate Office Building cafeteria
and to the crypt under the Capt.
tol Building rotunda for statues